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Location:

Glen Rose,TX,USA

Member Since:

Nov 26, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

SGM 2009 3:29:18

HobbleCreek 2009 1:39:23

FWRC 15 K 2011 1:15:32

DesNews 10K 2009 44:19

Fireman's Fund 5K 2012 21:41

5 Marathons, including Boston 2009

Short-Term Running Goals:

Have fun and enjoy running. Work on my fear of racing and learn to enjoy this "season of chaos" that is currently my life.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue running and living an active life

Personal:

"If you take care of the little things, the big things take care of themselves." - Bill Jacobsen

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Purple Mizuno Lifetime Miles:						315.03
Raspberry Mizuno 18 Lifetime Miles:						105.90

Wed, Jan 02, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
7.00	0.00	7.00

We went to the rec center to run on their treadmills today to avoid the single digit temps. I did 6.18 there and then came home and finished .82 on my treadmill to make it an even 7. Not a great run, my hip was bothering my and I just really do not like the treadmill. On the bright side, it made the outside not seem so bad, so we will be back outside tomorrow.

Happy Running!

Comments

From andee on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 11:25:23

Wow - 7 miles every day, you are on a roll! Have a good day at work.

From Lybi on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 15:34:37

Good job Jody! I saw your race schedule--you aren't doing Painters or the Striders half. Darn, I'll have to wait until St. George to meet you. Unless you change your mind...*hint hint*

From Christi on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 18:26:33

Sorry about your frigid temps! Hope it warms up for you soon. On the plus side, running treadmill always makes me pay attention to my form (but as I recall, you have great form!) Take care of that hip & knee!

From Brent on Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 22:37:34

Jody, some treadmill games, they get me past some boring miles.

1) Run your normal pace, at every lap crank up the pace from say a 7.0 speed to a 8.0 speed and count your steps on the left foot for "40 steps" then slow back down to your 7.0 speed. Practice doing this every quarter. You will be surprised that it is not as hard as you think and gives you some quality Sasha striders.

2) Another good mental excercise, if you feel tired increase the speed from say 7.0 to 7.1, I know this sounds crazy. But, this is good practice for race conditions. You will be surprised how often it helps to pick up the pace.

3) Lastly, complete a progressive tempo type run. Start at your easy pace and increase the speed every quarter or every mile by .1 and see how far many times you can keep increasing the pace. When you get out of gas take a break and either go again or just slow down the pace.

These types of runs usually take little recovery and can improve the quality of your run and future races.

Thanks for the WOW, WOW WOW right back at you, your running consistent past the dog days of winter will pay off.

Stay Cool, B of BS Rools out

P.S. I think we need a "handle" for all us winter warriors. James and Kory, the super winter warriors could be our leaders.

Last P.S. you and your faithful running buddy, Paula, 25 commando points for being winter warriors.

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