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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 12, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

Ran after school.  My legs felt heavy for some reason.  I stopped after 4.5 miles to stretch for a few minutes and that helped a little bit.  I didn't wear my watch, but instead went along a known distance.  I went pretty slowly, and I'm glad I didn't have the watch.  Sometimes it nags me to go faster than I need to.

 

Omni 8 #3 Miles: 6.50
Comments
From SlowJoe on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 21:28:10 from 184.79.24.255

Amen to the watch thing. Sometimes I think it makes me pick up the pace and not be lazy but what's the point if it's supposed to be an easy run anyway? Anyway, nice mid-week run.

From Stacy on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 22:38:39 from 97.112.18.114

I hate that heavy leg feeling. Seems to set the tone for the whole run. I only use a watch for my speed workouts. My husband is talking about getting me a Garmin. I don't know. Since I am my own worst competitor I'm afraid it would do more harm than good.

From Tracy on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 08:18:38 from 173.23.75.96

Stacy, I like the garmin most times. But Joe is right: sometimes knowing my pace forces me to pick it up during an easy or recovery run, which sorta defeats the purpose.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, May 13, 2010 at 08:23:04 from 72.205.226.44

Ditto what is said above. I am beginning to think more and more that the watch does me more harm than good. There seems to be value to running based on effort and feel and not knowing the pace.

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