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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Apr 04, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Prs:

1 mile: 6:31

5K: 23:37

Half Marathon: 2:04

My first post-high school 5K, in which I thought I was going to die

The first time I won my age division. Yippee!

My first half marathon, in which I attack Sasha

The time I beat my high school PR for the 5K (as a 31 year-old mommy of 3!)

My first 5K barefooted

Short-Term Running Goals:

I'm just getting back into running after a long break to have my last child. I would like to race some 10Ks, a half, and a marathon in the next 2 years.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be the oldest woman to complete a marathon. Yea! But hopefully I will also complete some BEFORE I geezer up, like, before I'm 40 for sure. I think it would be fun to dress up really strange for marathons, like impersonating celebrities and stuff. Except I don't really like celebrities, as a rule, so maybe I'll have to stick to the age old question of ninja, or pirate. I say ninja. *Hyah!*

Personal:

I am happily married to James W (Cool Runnings). We have 3 boys and 1 opinionated little girl. I love reading and I'm also a news junkie. I am a stinker.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Wed, Aug 15, 2007

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
1.00	2.00	3.00

My husband James paced me for my tempo run last night. He was so cute. He carried a water bottle for me, kept the garmin--so he could check the pace and tell me how much farther I had to go, AND he even resorted to singing "BINGO" to me when I started to drag. (Chuckle)

1 Mile easy warm-up.

1st tempo mile at 8:37. This is pretty good for me, but I can definitely see that I am not used to keeping an even tempo. It seemed to me that we started off super slow and sped up the whole way. Short walking break.

Next half mile at 8:27 pace. It felt pretty hard, but not painful. I was tired but otherwise OK. Walk. Next half mile at 9:30 pace.

So now I am wondering what I should set as my goal for the 5K next week. One thing I want is to pass a lot of people. James is going to try to keep me at an even speed, so I'll be passed a lot in the beginning, but I'll catch a lot toward the end. I really want to experience this "hunting" feeling that some runners describe. OK don't laugh, but honestly, when I have to pass someone in a race it has typically been a huge annoyance to me because in addition to feeling the pain of running, I feel bad for the person I am passing--like maybe their little heart is breaking because they had vowed not to let any short blonde piano teachers pass them in THIS race. I know it is RIDICULOUS. But there it is. I want to get a little more into the racing mindset this time.

Anyway, I was super sleep deprived on this run. For the last two weeks I've been experiencing INSOMNIA. Ug. I've been going to bed at decent hours and laying there awake FOREVER every single night. This is very unusual for me! I hope it goes away soon.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Christi on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 13:56:16

I'm excited for you for your 5K ! (that was awesome grammar) Anyway- your tempo run sounds like it went well. I bet you'll finish faster than you've been predicting. Don't feel bad passing others- ITS A RACE!

From Lybi on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 14:11:22

You're right Christi! Lemme at 'em! I can't wait to chick as many guys as I can.... Thanks for the encouragement.

From Michelle on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 14:12:57

WOW! you really are fast! I don't think that I could keep up with you. And I definately think you would be the piano teacher that I don't want to pass me. But I would understand because I would realize like, Christi that it is a race! Good Luck!!!!

From Lybi on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 14:35:25

*Blush* Thanks, but you have to realize I ran 1 mile, then walked, then ran 1/2 a mile, walked, THEN ran another 1/2 mile. I bet you could go as fast as that if it was all broken up--probably faster--especially if you had someone to pace you. Eventually, I would like to be able to run 2 miles without stopping at that pace. Actually, I wish I could run 26.2 miles at that pace. I think that would quialify me for Boston. :)

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 15:33:22

Get rid of the walking breaks. Run slower if you have to, but finish the tempo without them.

For an encouragement, the biggest obstacle to not being able to run the marathon at goal pace is not being able to run the mile at that pace. If you can run a mile at goal pace, you've won 60% of the battle. I think with proper training you could get a BQ.

If somebody feels bad about you passing them at 9:00 pace or slower, tell them to get on the Fast Running Blog, you might still be passing them, but you would have to run a lot faster to do it.

From Lybi on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 16:45:08

Sasha, you just made my day! Me in Boston?!? Well, I guess the catch (and it is a big one) is the proper training thing. But still--someday, when my kids are old enough (i.e. youngest 7)maybe James and I can BOTH run 60 miles a week...

From Brent on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 17:59:15

Lybi, you a hoot, positive road kill, at half way in the 5K, count or have James count, the number of people you pass and the number that pass you. Positive road kill should get you something special from James. Also, this also may help to monitor whether you went out too fast. Also, as you will be the hunter and chicking guys, some comment when you pass them may be appropriate, like: looking good. It can be taken both ways. Good luck. By the way, you will not be a short blond piano teacher on race day, you are a powerful conductor of your own race.

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 14:24:26

Lybi - you may be able to qualify for Boston with only 40 miles a week. Or you may be able to run 60 miles a week long before your youngest turns 7. However, in order for you to make the breakthrough you need to change the way you think of yourself as a runner. You need to learn how to see yourself where you can be without letting the reality where you currently are block that vision. E.g, you are driving from Mesa to Salt Lake, you focus more on the fact that you are traveling at 75mph than on the fact that you are hundreds of miles away from your destination.

So with that perspective, you although fitness wise you may still be a mid-pack runner, you need to drop the mid-pack runner behavior in thought, word, and deed. Never call yourself slow, never make excuses for being slow, instead take your fitness and train the very honest best your circumstances permit you.

From Michael on Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 21:16:18

I adopted Brents suggestion of "roadkill" earlier and it has helped me. I try to concentrate on the "target" in front of me and go for one at a time and I try to not let those who make "roadkill" out of me get to me, just tell myself I can pass them back.

Sasha is right too - the less I think of myself as slow or average, the better I do. Im horrible battling the negative thoughts but Im doing better at eliminating them

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