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Location:

MD,

Member Since:

Mar 30, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Marathons: Pre-Marine Corp Training Marathon, Marine Corp (5:24), DC Inagural (5:02), Pittsburgh.

National Half Marathon (end of March 2007) 2:18:01 (10:21)

St Pats.Shamrock 8k (Mar. 18, 2007) 45:47 (9:13)

Jingle Bell 10K 2006 60:43 (9:47)

Run for Victory 5k (2001) 27.52.1

Short-Term Running Goals:

In the next 6 months I would like to feel fitter, look fitter, run faster, and not feel like an elephant plodding along. I would like to improve my 5K times, and run a marathon in October. Goal for the marathon is 4:30. Not sure if this is possible....

Long-Term Running Goals:

Let's just get through the summer, then we can talk about long term running goals!

Personal:

Trying to get in shape through running. Not sure I enjoy it -- I feel it too much, I am too loud running.. it is not graceful. Not pretty. I have had some euphoric moments running, like when listening to Bon Jovi (I know...I know) or Tina Turner (you're simply the best!!) but these moments are not that often. I love how I feel after accomplishing a run.

I love the treadmill.... Love my ipod... blink 182 (are you feelin' this..) and a whole mish mash of other tunes that get me moving. I want to be better, faster, more graceful... and more accountable- therefore I am here.

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Wed, Jul 09, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00

Tonight was the Mormon temple hill run. I realized that this entry or this run, may actually be of interest to many f you, since we did hill repeats on the road that also houses the huge LDS Temple. Here is a link to a most incredible view of the temple: http://goldsteinphoto.com/temple.htm

It was a great run, even though we ran it in the POURING rain. I kept having flashbacks of being a kid playing in a thunderstorm and my aunt yelling at my cousin and I to come indoors from the weather. Well, tonight, everyone was encouraging us to run the best we could in the circumstances... It felt like we were runnign uphill with a river of raging water trying to push us downhill.

It was great fun. We went afterward wiht the group of runners - about 30-40 of us to a scottish pub for beer and a few chicken wings. Yummy! (I hate to say it, but they were really good).

Happy wednesday everyone! I can't wait to read your entries- They keep me motivated and inspired to do better.

Enjoy!

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Comments

From Lucia on Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 13:38:24

Wow, what time did it rain out there? The weather yesterday was crazy - I went out, it was sunny, 30 minutes later it was pouring on the East side of Capitol Hill, and a few minutes later I was running on dry streets; it didn't even rain West of the hill! You are doing amazing Jill, keep up the good work!

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