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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
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Grape Jelly NB Miles: 17.00Kinvara 3 Silver With Purp Miles: 8.75Run The Base Miles: 3.50
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EZ miles before work. 8:15 AP

Grape Jelly NB Miles: 5.75
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Ran on the TM in the evening because I was too tired to get out of bed before work in the morning.  Boring and felt gross.

Grape Jelly NB Miles: 6.00
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5.25 before work.  Just proud that I got out of bed.  Felt really tired because I had worked out the night before.

Kinvara 3 Silver With Purp Miles: 5.25Grape Jelly NB Miles: 5.25
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Race: Base Turkey Trot (3 Miles) 00:21:20, Place overall: 1
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So I really did NOT want to do the base 5k.  I told David to go and win a turkey for us and I would just follow him around in the car.  The weather absolutely gross.  Freezing and windy windy. We got to the gym and I thought for sure they would cancel the race but they didn't.  They had a nice group of runners out (25 or so).   

We tried to warm up and I just felt like running in the gym and never coming out.  I decided that I would leave my sweat pants on over my running shorts.  I was sad I didn't have a hat.  I could deal with running 3 miles for free turkey...

We started going and I planned to plant myself behind the fastest female.  Well, she went out really fast and I was so close behind her I was stepping on her heels.  I was using her as my wind-shield!!!  But she really slowed down and I had to pass her within the first 1/2 mile.  I was running pretty hard considering how crappy my runs have been as of lately.  And I am NOT just saying that, I have lost A LOT of fitness this past month.

About mile 2 my body was getting tired and just ready to be done.  1 more mile and I would be finished.  They changed the course and it was short this year.  I have no idea why they did that.  Oh well.... I was first in the ladies by a long shot.  David was first for the men.  He actually had another guy he was running with for sometime and he kept on him until the last half mile where he passed him up.  

They usually give out about 20 turkeys at this event, so mostly everyone didn't go home empty handed.  The event is free and they have a TON of donated turkeys.  I think this race is one of the best kept secrets of Laughlin.  :)  If people only knew how easy it is to get a free turkey...

I stayed after and did the ARC for 30 minutes.  I was so cold had to do something to warm back up!

Run The Base Miles: 3.50Kinvara 3 Silver With Purp Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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17.503.0020.50
Grape Jelly NB Miles: 17.00Kinvara 3 Silver With Purp Miles: 8.75Run The Base Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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