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Tallahassee,FL,United States

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Jun 24, 2008

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Local Elite

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PRs:

Mile- 5:27 Breakfast on the Track, August '09

5k- 18:59 (6:07)  Tails and Trails, May '09 (And two more times! GRR!)

8k- 33:08 (6:39) Sweetheart 8k, Feb '11 

10k- 41:38 (6:42) TRBC, March '09

15k- 1:02:46 (6:44) Lake Caroline 15k, Nov '08

Half Marathon- 1:36:58 (7:24) Hoover Dam Half, Oct '09

Marathon- 3:37:16 (8:17) Mississippi Coast Marathon, Nov '08

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Help my knees help me.

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Moving to Knoxville this summer. Hooray for being in a place with a running community!

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Tue, Dec 02, 2008

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I'm totally overloaded with school work since I slacked off while my parents were here, but of course instead of doing work I am trying to plan my future race schedule. Here is what I am thinking as of right now. I think it will be best to do Boston in 2010, since I have my preliminary doctoral exams in mid-April this spring.

This Saturday: 3k jingle bell fun run with some friends

January 17: 15k/30k in Tallahassee (not sure which I will do)

February 1: Tallahassee Half Marathon

February 21: Flash 12k in Tallahassee

March 28: Antelope Island 50k

There is a marathon I want to do in Albany, GA on March 7th, which is very tempting, but I don't know if I want to run one before the 50k or not. I could run it easy as a training run, but it may be hard to hold myself back. I'll have to talk to the experts about that one :)

Comments

From Nevels on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 17:00:44

I've done 26+ mile training runs three weeks out from a big ultra before with no ill effects (and, I'm sorry to say, most of them have been on mainly roads), so you should be able to do the marathon if you take it easy and don't get caught up in the race atmosphere, which tends to be my main problem with races as training runs. At that point in training, if you are in good shape for the 50k, muscle/endocrine system/cardio recovery won't necessarily be an issue, but you may still want to monitor your joints and feet for aches and pains that may result from pounding the pavement for an hour or four. I'd say go for it; it sounds like fun.

Just my humble opinion

From marion on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 17:02:10

Hey Antelope Island is in our neck of the woods! We are going to have to have a muffin party!

From Kelsey on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 17:20:24

Of course the guy who runs 100-milers thinks it "sounds like fun" to running a marathon as a training run! I wouldn't say that around "normal people" although I'm sure the fact that you have run a 100-miler freaks them out even more. I think it would make my training a little easier because it takes up the spot of one really boring, lonely long run. As long as I keep my pace under control.

And yes Marion, I can't wait to meet everyone! I am totally up for a muffin party. As long as there is a ton of spaghetti as well :) After it is official and I buy my plane tickets we will all have to make plans!!

From Nevels on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 19:31:03

Exactly; it will be much more enjoyable than a boring lonely long run on roads you've covered a thousand times, and as long as you can control the pace, it'll be a solid, beneficial, and entertaining training run!

And muffins have carbs, too...

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