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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
31.200.0031.20
Night Sleep Time: 23.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 23.00
Sun, Aug 17, 2008
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.000.0017.00

What a beautiful day it is today!   17 awesome miles... they felt good- really good.  I really like feeling strong enough to break away from my group and run 3 or 4 minutes ahead of them.  I am thinking that I could easily move up a group or 2, but I like the people in my group- been running with them since May, so I dont feel right leaving them now.   So as long as they dont mind if I charge ahead of them and just wait to regroup at water stops, I think its ok. 

right now I am icing my leggers.... can feel my ankles.  and when I got home I took an ice bath!   I thought I would really hate it, but heck, I am from Boston, and go in the cold New Hampshire ocean  every summer... I can handle an ice bath once in a while!!!   Loved it!

Ok, going to watch some olympics.   Gotta spend some time figuring out what the marathoners are sniffing, and what happened to Deena. 

Later ... Talk soon!

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments(7)
Tue, Aug 19, 2008
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.200.009.20

No shortcuts for me, baby! Not tonight!  I got some catching up to do!  I got home and jumped into our jacuzzi tub - the really deep one- and "chilled" in the ice bath for 10 minutes.   It was very hot out....   But it was a good run.   I do have a little annoying somethign or other around my right ankle - the one i shattered in 7th grade when i went on a snow tube off a massive ramp somone built- crushed the little balls on my ankle... and I feel it a tad on the inside.  Se la vie... it won't stop me!  

Lunched with the lovely Lucia today- this blog is a wonderful thing.  I guess Sasha gets a huge thanks for bringing all of us together.

Talk soon cuties-   Jill 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments(5)
Thu, Aug 21, 2008
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Walter and fans, my tibia malleous is swollen...  Walter had suggested the cryo cuff contraption...   no chance.   The thing is bizarre looking.   So instead, I took yesterday off, and today ran part of the way home, and then went to see the massage therapist who fixed my knee problems.   Terrell is awesome....I think the best in our area.  Its  not a relaxing massage - rather he spent 1 full hour on my ankle alone.   I know it will feel great by morning.   I can't wait to see him again, even if it does break the bank.      

I hope you all are doing well!   Talk soon.  

 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments(4)
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
31.200.0031.20
Night Sleep Time: 23.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 23.00
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