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4th of July Independence Day Run

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Location:

Auburn,WA,USA

Member Since:

Sep 30, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Ran lots of 5K races and placed a few times.

Finished my first half marathon 11/08 with a surprising time of 1 hr 5o min:)

Finished my huge goal of completing my first marathon! Portland Marathon 2010 with a time of 4:18:49

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5K in under 20:00 min.!

Independence Day 5K run in Chico, CA  7-4-10

Portland Marathon 10-10-10 

Jingle Bell Bash 2010 Seattle 12-12-10

Tour De Lights Fun 5K in Bonney Lake 12-21-10

Linkin City half marathon 3-6-11

Long-Term Running Goals:

Staying physically fit my whole life, which includes keeping into the running routine. Would want to accomplish my goals by: continual running and have completed a marathon. Another great accomplishment would be to complete a triathalon as well.

Personal:

Happily married, no kids yet

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.100.000.000.0010.10
Night Sleep Time: 17.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 17.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 955.00
Race: 4th of July Independence Day Run (3.1 Miles) 00:24:14, Place overall: 29, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.100.000.000.003.10

4th of July Independence Day Run at Bidwell Park in Chico, CA. Dad talked me into running a race while I was home visiting. We registered Fri and ran it early Sun a.m. 7:00 a.m. Felt tired from not sleeping well last night but knew I would just have fun with it and try to keep about an 8 min mile or less. First mile, just getting into it, kinda tired. 2nd mile seemed to be feel the hardest. I was able to save a kick for the end. Sprinted the last 100 meters to the finish line. My time was decent so that was fine since that is what I was shooting for. I've always wanted to get a faster time though if I had been training more for speed. Placed 29th overall and 2nd in my age division. Happy about that! I got a gift certificate to a resturant in Chico for $15:) No pain but felt nauseous at the end; I was able to hold it together. Feeling went away shortly afterwards. Small race of about 150 runners. Not too organized, no chip timing. Time was slightly diff from GPS watch from what they gave me.

Their time for me: 24:14 min                   My time according to GPS: 24:07 min

Luckily the mile parkers seemed pretty dang close to what my GPS was saying.

Avg: 7:50         Max: 5:12

Miles: 7:29, 8:11, 7:58

Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 294.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Game Farm Park. 5:30 a.m. Park not opened so parked in a industrial parking lot right next to it. Very tired this morning. Ate late and didn't get too much sleep. Just tried to do the best I could. No leg, knee or foot pain. Beautiful morning, light out so didn't feel as early as it was. Saw 2 guys running with dog who I've seen many times before, as I was finishing my last mile.

TT: 26:34                   Avg: 8:51 min                Max: 7:19 min

Miles: 9:00, 8:50, 8:43        Very happy with my gradual decrease in time!

Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 284.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Les Grove Park. Only worked 1/2 day so decided to go for a mid day run. I would have ran in the morning but I had to start work at 6:45 a.m. Unfortunetly, I chose a day that hit a high of 94 degrees. Ran at 12:30 p.m. Tons of kids at the park going through the mini water park and play set!!! I've never seen so many people around in such a small proximity!!! It was hard to run because kids kept getting in my way. It started out fine but I got really hot fast. I think I was crazy to be running at this time of the day! My goal was to be 5 miles but I coudn't handle it with the heat. I just did 4 instead. Felt okay but very hot and dehydrated.

TT: 35:37 min                Avg: 8:54 min                   Max: 6:30 min

Miles: 8:42, 8:51, 8:59, 9:02 (As you can see, I gradually got slower because it was SO hot and humid)

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 377.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Night Sleep Time: 17.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 17.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 955.00
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