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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

Wed, May 04, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

I realized something yesterday: I use running as a way to break up the stress of being a working mother. Yesterday my SIL took the kids after school to work on a project, and so when I got home I had nothing to do till 8. You would think that would be my opportunity to run, but instead I sat on the couch and watched 2 episodes of Pregnant in Heels. I've never watched that before. I can't imagine being as helpless/needy/useless as the pregnant moms on that show.

Then finally I got off the couch and decided to play around with the Wii Fit again. I don't think I get a good workout, but I did sweat a little. Then, since I had wasted my running time, I just didn't run, and I didn't really care.

Not sure where I'm going with running now. I'll probably feel more into it next week, I'm guessing.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, May 05, 2011 at 13:22:55 from 198.241.174.15

I think there's a fine line between running to break up stress and being stressed by your commitment to running.

And I have to say that being a working mother is one of the hardest things to be. I may pit the SAH moms against the working moms with this comment, but I've done both, and being a working mom is way harder.

Don't stress it if you don't feel more into it next week.

From april27 on Thu, May 05, 2011 at 14:44:10 from 165.138.243.1

I also think there is something to be said about post race blues. I didn't want to run for about 3 weeks after my race. I think I"m almost back in the wanting to groove.

From Tracy on Thu, May 05, 2011 at 14:58:27 from 209.175.177.37

I think you're both right. The past few years as I have been running longer distances, I have felt stressed by running about 3 weeks before a race and then I have loathed it. This year I haven't been so much into it, so my entire preparation for this 1/2 was haphazard and half-hearted anyway. And though I do not need the recovery after this race, probably half of my blah is what I've been feeling all winter/spring. The other half is that it's almost that time of the month. You know how that goes.

And Carolyn, I agree. I think any mom has a tough job, but I find my life is so much easier in the summer when I am not working.

From SlowJoe on Thu, May 05, 2011 at 15:00:58 from 131.59.200.82

yeah, totally

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