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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
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Red Saucony Miles: 12.50
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I decided that I have to do at least a little speed before my half coming up at the end of April, but I really don't have a time goal.  But since I would like to PR in a 10K a couple weeks after that, I do need to actually train instead of just running some leisurely miles.  So I'm on a speed work Tuesday, tempo work Thursday, long run (slightly faster than I've been currently running) on Saturday type of schedule.

I really have no desire to be a slave to a program and it was hard to convince myself to just do the 6 x 400s that I had planned (or thought I had planned, I was actually supposed to do 4 x 800, but I'll do that next week instead, whoops).  But I did and I was happy.  I ran all 400s at a 1:45-1:50 pace and it was comfortable.  I probably could have gone a little faster, but since this is my first "speed" workout in a looooooooong time, I went for conservative instead.  I need to get a little more confident in my abilities.

I did a little over 2 for a warmup, my 400s on the track with 400 in between, and then a bit over a mile home.  Didn't wear the garmin (no batteries) and I think it was a bit over 6, but not quite 6.5, so I'll just call it 6.

Red Saucony Miles: 6.00
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Just an easy 3.  Nothing remarkable.

This week has been a little hectic.  Caleb was sick Monday and Tuesday, and when I got back to school, my sub had not really followed my lesson plans (which makes me a little mad, but they were complicated).  So I had to reteach some stuff and it throws my whole schedule off. 

I need some advice from anyone who has it:

My SIL has been battling breast cancer since last April.  She finished chemo last month and is currently cancer-free.  However, she still has to have her ovaries removed, wait a month, then have 6 weeks of radiation and then have reconstructive surgery after another month or so.  And all this has been delayed because she currently has pneumonia. 

And for some reason, she has latched onto a statistic that isn't accurate anymore, that she has a 50% chance of surviving over 5 years (except I think she views it as a 50% chance of dying).  No amount of talking can convince her that the statistic is not correct.

She's fighting depression.  Don't know if she's doing anything for it (or even if she can right now), but that's beside the point. 

I'd like to extend a nice gesture towards her.  My brother intimated that just taking her to lunch would be enough to help cheer her a little, but I was trying to figure out something else to do.  I'm not one for grand gestures, but lunch seems to fall flat. 

Anyone who has been in her situation or mine have any ideas?

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An easy 4.  Caleb's still sick.  Poor baby.

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I did a little bit of tempo running today.  After a 1/2 mile warm up, under 7:45 pace felt comfortable for the first 2.5 miles, and agony for the other 2.  The wind added to the agony. The whole run averaged 8:22, which seems respectable, given the fact that I haven't been doing anything fast lately.  Two of my fast miles were a bit over 8 min, 2 were under 7:45.  I'll blame the wind.

I had to switch up my runs because of stuff at home (but Caleb is feeling much better).  So no run yesterday, but I'll run long tomorrow instead.

Red Saucony Miles: 6.50
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