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Location:

Rantoul,IL,

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

1/2 marathon  1:43:09--Illinois Marathon, April 2013

10K: 46:50--Safe Kids Run in Crystal Lake Park, April 2010

5K: 22:07--Jingle Bell Run, December 2009

Short-Term Running Goals:

Do another marathon AFTER GOOD TRAINING

 

1/2 marathon in 1:41 or under

 

Break Burt's 5K PR by 1 second

 

10K in 46:00 or under

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep encouraging my family in their development of a healthy lifestyle

 

God willing, I will run until the end.

Personal:

I run with God. I use my running time to contemplate, to pray and to listen for His call. I'm married to a non-runner, but a supportive one, and we have four children.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Iso Lifetime Miles: 133.20
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.104.008.10

I'm going to have to drive this to see exactly how long it is.  MapMyRun doesn't have street names of one of Rantoul's neighborhoods correct and I don't think even their position is right.  Oh well.

I warmed up 1 mile, did roughly 1 mile fast, but a little too fast, it felt.  I cramped up a bit.  I ran another slow mile, then did another fast mile, but not as fast as the first.  I was still sorta crampy.  Then when I was nearing the time to do another fast mile, I just wasn't feeling it yet.  My stomach was still cramping.  So instead I did the last 2 miles fast.  I know that the last mile was faster than the one before it.  

I forgot to wear my watch, so the only split I have is for my last mile, where I used my ipod (how many songs went by) to time it.  My last mile was 7:47.  I kinda wish I had my watch so I knew even just my average pace. 

I noticed before my run that the right earphone on my headphones was not working.  Then the other side conked out with about 2.5 miles to go.  I left the headphones in because they were saving my inner ear from the wind, but it was annoying. 

On a slightly interesting note, our senior class has a Facebook stalker.  I know that it is one of the kids (and I have a pretty good idea who it is).  I showed the kids how to "defriend" someone and how to change their privacy settings the day one of the kids said this person was sending him weird messages, but I think I created a monster.  Before "she" was creeping out a handful of people (including me and the Spanish teacher).  Since I brought it up in class, she's trying to creep out everyon in the entire class.  And she just sent me a message that contained my address.  I'm impressed that "she" can use a phonebook.  Ah, the joys of teaching.

Saucony Miles: 8.10
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:13:59 from 71.229.164.25

It sounds like you had a great workout. Too bad about the cramping and that you didn't have your Garmin. I'm such a data junky, I never forget my Garmin, although I did recently arrive at a race, only to find it out of juice. I had to reassure myself that it was okay because the race would be timed. I just wouldn't have my split times.

This facebook stalker kid sounds very strange.

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