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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
36.254.0040.25
Red Saucony Miles: 24.00Light Blue Saucony Miles: 10.25
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.002.0011.00

I planned on doing 10 today, then when I realized at about mile 7 that I would be going over 10, I decided to make it a round 11 instead of 10.something.

I started relatively slow (I think around 9:21, but my garmin didn't pick up a satellite right away, so I had to guess a little) and then hovered around or under 9 minute pace for the next several miles. 

Around mile 4 a little dog followed me for a couple minutes, barking like crazy.  I  wasn't scared of him, but I was scared for him if he was going to follow me, so I tried to chase him home.  I couldn't exactly figure out which house he came from, though, and I chased him back once only to have him follow me again.  Finally I backtracked to where I thought he came from and rang the doorbell.  No one answered, but the dog stayed on the porch and didn't follow me again.

Then I tried to pick up the pace for the next few miles, just to about 8:50.  Mile 9 and 10 were a bit under 8:30 and mile 11 (my bonus mile) was a slower cool down (about 9:20, right where I had started).  While it wasn't as fast as it was supposed to be (I was shooting for 8:45 average), I also wasn't working that hard.  Pace felt good.  The wind was pretty fierce.

This time I didn't overdress.  When I first left the house I thought I was under-dressed (shorts and two long-sleeved t shirts).  But wearing gloves and an ear band helped keep me warm.  It was probably somewhere slightly under 50 degrees, but I was glad I just went for shorts.

Red Saucony Miles: 11.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

Ran at my mom's house.  Planned on 5 but then went longer.

Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.250.004.25

Took my brother's dog for a run today.  His limit is 4 miles, apparently.  A little past 4 miles, he sat down and tried to run the other way (like that was the direction of home).  I decided to walk him the remaining mile home because I didn't want to kill someone else's dog.  When we got closer I ran him so that my watch would hit 4.25 because I didn't want to log 4.07.

Then we waited and waited and waited for my brother's baby to be born.  She finally was on Wed. night.  Mom and baby are well.  I saw them today (Thursday) and then we headed back home.

Took my SIL out to lunch on Tuesday.  She's struggling mentally, but she is seeing a therapist, which is good.  She had her ovaries removed Wednesday.  She is doing well physically..

Light Blue Saucony Miles: 4.25
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

An easy 6 after a day of waiting and traveling.  I skipped my planned workout on Wednesday because I opted to run with the dog and didn't think he could handle intervals (though he did make me run faster than I wanted to, at least in the beginning).  I thought about doing it instead of an easy 6, but then didn't for no particular reason.  We'll see if it gets done on Friday.

Light Blue Saucony Miles: 6.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.502.006.50

Ran to the track (2.1 miles) for some 800s.  Then did the 800s progressively faster.  First 3 were 3:45 (whoops, too slow), 3:40, 3:34.  I figured after the first 3 that I should aim for 5 seconds faster.  Then I accidentally hit the stop button instead of the lap button, so I don't have my time.  I'm fairly confident it was at most 3:30, maybe a little under, but I will never know...

Then ran home.  I find that my pace after a little bit of speed is slower than normal, but I can't make myself hurry when I am running back from the track.  Whatever.  I try to concentrate on my form when I find myself running slow.

Red Saucony Miles: 6.50
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

Woo hoo!  I'm over 40 miles this week!  Just an easy run.  Tomorrow I do tempo.  I'm mixing it all up this week.

I'm getting tired of the cold, BTW.  I thought March was supposed to go out like a lamb.

Red Saucony Miles: 6.50
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
36.254.0040.25
Red Saucony Miles: 24.00Light Blue Saucony Miles: 10.25
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