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Location:

TX,

Member Since:

Jan 19, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

I have completed 27 marathons. 

Utah Valley Marathon 2013: PR 3:16:20, 1st division.

Running With the Bulls 5k 2011: 20:02, 1st place

Race For The Cure 10k, San Antonio 2013: 42:47, 2nd overall

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 3:20 @ Air Force Marathon 2015.

Sub 20 min 5k

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 3(ish) hour marathon before I am 40. 

 

 

 

Personal:

1.  God

2.  Family 

3.  Running

Mother. Wife. Runner.  I chase stroller on the border of Mexico. 

Now is the time to run the race of your life!  Elaine Dalton  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Lunar Racer Lifetime Miles: 40.70
My TM Lifetime Miles: 838.35
Boston Blues Lifetime Miles: 146.00
Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.009.5021.50

Last Vernal loooong run!  I don't have to climb the forever long inclines here any longer.  This was not my best long run.  Body felt fine, but my mind couldn't get over the fact that I had to run 22 miles.  At about mile 12 I started running in the moment. 

At the beginning of my run I passed a family twice, they were out for a morning jog.  The last mile of my run they drove up to me in a car.  They asked how far I had run, I told them 21 miles.  Their jaws dropped, and they asked my what I was training for. 

That run proved to me that I am not completely ready for my marathon in 4 weeks.  I just felt so blah.  I had to siphon energy out of myself to get the miles I needed.  I think that I did better than I am giving myself credit for though.  I am just happy that I only have 4 weeks to go. 

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Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 10:35:55 from 204.134.132.225

Hang in there...training is tough as you hit your peak mileage weeks. You got 'er done, that is what counts most. Learn from the run...maybe you need to work on your fueling and hydration approach, find ways to mark the mileage differently in your head so 20M+ doesn't seem so long while running (break the run down into 5K segments and count those, not individual miles). Maintaining focus and energy now is tough, but the weather is getting nice and the goal race is just around the corner...believe me the experience is worth it!

Hang in there!

From bec on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 11:49:41 from 205.123.38.98

Thanks Jeff. Sometimes when I run that long by myself my mind gets clogged. I try to break long runs down in my mind, but for some reason I was bogged down. 4 weeks to go now, and the next few weeks are vital. MARCH MADNESS is almost over.

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