TexasLindsey

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Location:

Fort Worth,TX,USA

Member Since:

Jul 15, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in 2008 while I was a stay-at-home-mom. I discovered this blog in July 2010 and followed the advice from the blog to gradually improve my distance/speed. I achieved various PR's in 2010/2011. I went back to work part-time in 2012-2015 and switched to mostly running trail runs. When I got prego with my third child in 2016, I stopped running and started work full-time. After a 7 year hiatus, I returned to running in 2022. I have alot of work to do to get back in shape, but looking forward to the challenge!

P.R.'s

5K - 21:15 on 11/25/10 (6:50 pace) Overall Female Winner! (local Fort Worth race)

10K - 45:08 on 4/16/11 (7:17 pace)

15K - 1:11:17 on 11/20/10 (7:39 pace)

10 Mile Race - 1:14:28 on 2/12/11 (7:26 pace)

Half Marathon - 1:35:21 on 10/15/11 (7:17 pace) and 1:35:48 on 3/27/11 -Dallas Rock 'n Roll, Qualified for NYC Marathon with this race!

Marathon - 3:35:10 on 11/14/10 (8:12 pace) - Fort Worth Marathon. Qualified for Boston with this race!

NYC Marathon 2014 - 4 hours, 9 minutes - about 9:30 pace. Best race ever! So much fun and energy!

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Gradually increase mileage

- Gradually increase speed

- Get my body back in shape - add muscles, lose excess fat

- Run a half-marathon in Fall 2022

Long-Term Running Goals:

- Stay injury free

- Become age division winner again!

- Stay in the habit of running for as long as I possibly can

- Travel to run fun trail runs across the country

Personal:

Married Mom to three kids - Jake (14), Ryan (12) and Avery (5) - and two dogs. Work in Procurement for the Aerospace Industry.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Mizuno Wave Rider Lifetime Miles:						72.35
Nike Pegasus Purple Lifetime Miles:						109.50
Nike Pegasus Pink Lifetime Miles:						90.30
Saucony ProGrid Ride Blue Lifetime Miles:						150.60
Asics Cumulus-gray/teal Lifetime Miles:						213.20
Saucony ProGrid Cortana Lifetime Miles:						59.75
Asics Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						170.50

Fri, Oct 28, 2011

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

10 miles at 11 am. Weather=55F, 47% humidity, 38 dew point, 12 mph wind, sunny. Average pace= 8:58/m.

9:19, 8:28, 8:56, 8:53, 8:28, 9:04, 8:58, 9:22, 9:09, 9:01

Today I ran by myself. It was the first time in a long time that I've done that. It did not go all that well. I was running 9:00 pace but the effort felt more like 8:00 pace. Both feet hurt with every single step. I've got plantar faciaitis on my left foot and my right big toe was hurting on toe off. The worst part was that at the 9 mile point, my left knee IT Band started cramping up. I don't understand it. I just realized a pattern. The only time I have ever, ever had IT band issues is in the fall season. Every October/November I deal with this. Is it the cold weather? Was it just because I didn't drink or use gu today? Is it the slow pace? Plantar faciaitis causing IT Band problems? Geez! I just hope this goes away.

I was supposed to run 20 miles tomorrow but now I'm not so sure. This is not a very opportune time for me to get IT band issues. I was aiming for White Rock Marathon on Dec 4th. If I can't run a 20 miler this weekend and next weekend, then I'm going to have to pick a marathon in Jan or Feb instead.

I wore tank top and arm warmers today. I was cold at first but I got rid of the arm warmers after third mile.

Saucony ProGrid Ride Pink Miles: 10.00

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

Comments

From SlowJoe on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 21:16:58 from 75.109.104.60

Yuck, hope all those things are temporary. IT band is the one injury I have not experienced, so I'm no help there. Hope you can do the 20 tomorrow.

From Rye on Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 23:27:19 from 174.27.115.108

Ouch! I had that a couple of years ago and got some relief with that strap above the knee. It wouldn't flare up until I ran over 10 miles or so. (similar) Once I used the strap I could finish my long runs ok. I would tighten it up though. It seemed to prevent the band from rubbing and getting inflamed. That's one injury that you can't run through. It never put me down and out. It was something I was able to work through. Good luck.

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