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June 2014

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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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Purple Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 315.03
Raspberry Mizuno 18 Lifetime Miles: 105.90
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Orange Mizuno Miles: 46.00Pink Mizuno 17 Miles: 53.00
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8.000.008.00

8 easy miles with Wendy.  The first 4 were miserable and then it started feeling better.  Incredibly hot and humid and mostly a sufferfest.   Working on an attitude adjustment.....

Avg Pace 8:38

Orange Mizuno Miles: 8.00
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10 hilly miles on Bryant Irvin, Altamesa & Dutch Branch.  Hot, humid and harder than it should be.

Pink Mizuno 17 Miles: 10.00
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5.000.005.00

5 easy miles with a lot of stretching afterwards.   We had planned on 8 with some sprints, but tired legs won out.
 

Orange Mizuno Miles: 5.00
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13.000.0013.00

Oh, another rough day.   I have really struggled the past few weeks, tired week legs and have yet to have a run that feels like I have progressed.  Each has been a slug fest that just never ends.   We had planned on 20 today and I had a bad attitude from the moment I rolled out of bed  - tired after a very long, hard week at work and a few crazy issues at home.   I was not in the mood to run, but headed out.  I met Mo at the woodshed and we ran 3 to meet Wendy.  We had planned on the south half of the Cowtown course, which I normally love, but not today.  Not is 75 degrees + 70%+ humidity...It is draining.   My legs wouldn't move and rollers were too much.   We had to turn at campus to run Mo back and when we reach the Woodshed, I was done.  I am hoping that ending and not pushing will help going into next week and I will start to feel better physically and emotionally.

Pink Mizuno 17 Miles: 13.00
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6.000.006.00

Met Wendy at Tom Thumb for the usual route up to the Woodshed and back.    There was some high lightening when we started but no thunder, so I assumed we were okay.    About .5 mile from the Woodshed the wind picked up and the temp dropped dramatically.   Sprinkling started at the turn around and a down poor by the time we were across the bridge.    It was nice to get it done, but we were soaked.  Today's run was also indicative of how much the heat has been affecting how I feel.  Once the temps dropped, I felt so much better and our pace picked up by 30 sec/mile.

 

Orange Mizuno Miles: 6.00
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After a long week, we needed to complete our long run on Friday instead of Saturday due to work/family commitments.   Wendy and I met at Tom Thumb and ran up to the Woodshed and from there we deviated from our plan to run loops and headed west on the trail, up to Ridglea Golf Course.   We ran the out and back and finished with 2.5 miles on Bellaire.   Over all the best long run of this training cycle by far, but also the easiest because it only had some rolling hills and the trail is soft.    Saw a tiny baby turtle on the trail, a beautiful sunrise and a few other gifts along the way.

Avg Pace 8:47

Pink Mizuno 17 Miles: 20.00
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After a long day of work/volleyball/birthday celebrations, I finally headed out around 9 pm.   It was hot and humid and I have learned this summer that my body really does not like heat/humidity and almost fights against it.   6 easy miles and 20 oz of water consumed.

Avg Pace 8:53

Orange Mizuno Miles: 6.00
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7.000.007.00

Wendy and I met at the store and ran up through Rivercrest to Merrick and back down.   Easy pace up and picked up a little on the down.

 


 

Orange Mizuno Miles: 7.00
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10 easy miles with Wendy.   The conditions today were the same they have been for the past few weeks - Hot + Humid=suck....   Out and back on Bellaire, up to the Woodshed and then out and back on Bellaire again.   We ended up with a decent pace for the conditions 8:37..

Pink Mizuno 17 Miles: 10.00
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6 miles in Omaha.   The first 4 were hilly and the last 2 were out and back on the bridge that crosses the Platte into Iowa.  Amazing how much better it felt with the dew point in the low 60's.

 

 

Orange Mizuno Miles: 6.00
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8.000.008.00

8 miles around TCU in the oven that is FW.  Very hot and humid this morning.  Ran the first 5 with Wendy lapping the Track, Baseball field and out to University to and back by the stadium to get the hills  (x2) and the a third lap by myself and sprints in the parking lot to finish up.  

Orange Mizuno Miles: 8.00
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Orange Mizuno Miles: 46.00Pink Mizuno 17 Miles: 53.00
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