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

Tue, May 01, 2012

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
6.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.25

6.25 miles around my neighborhood at 5am. Weather= 71F, 76% humidity, 63 dew point, 20mph wind gusting to 30mph, dark. Average pace=8:44/m.

9:26

8:42

8:32

8:22

8:04

8:10 (pace for final .4 mile that I ran with Ashley and Tim)

9:46 (pace for .85 mile run by myself on the way home)

Met Ashley and Tim at the corner. Good workout today. I didn't look at my watch until I got home. I thought I was having a hard time breathing this morning but assumed it was the humidity. Now I see that we were actually going faster than I thought. The 8:04 mile was uphill against the wind. We took a brief break once we got to the top. I was out of breath. I kept thinking my form was totally sloppy today but I think it was the wind. I HATE the wind. I think it's the worst of every kind of weather element. I would rather run in 95 degrees than with 30mph wind.

Saucony ProGrid Ride Blue Miles: 6.25

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

Comments

From Emily J. on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 07:24:32 from 182.205.4.153

That wind can be killer! For me the hardest part is getting up early to run - how do you manage it, especially with small children?

From Rye on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 07:54:31 from 75.174.55.82

Nice job getting out TexasLindsey.... I am with you on the wind..... Nasty!

From I Just Run on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 07:56:01 from 67.79.11.242

I guess we'll be stuck with the wind for a while now...I just hope we get some rain this year! BTW...didn't you run 7 miles?

From TexasLindsey on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 08:33:07 from 70.253.128.48

Emily, I find that it's the best time of day for me to run. It's not as hot. I can get it over with early in the day so I don't have to worry about things coming up later that prevent me from running in the evening. don't have to find a babysitter or sacrifice time I would otherwise get to spend with the kids. Having people to meet is the only way I'd be consistent at it though. Last summer we met at 4:45 am every weekday. The trick is going to bed early enough... I try to be in bed by 9 but that doesn't always work out.

Thanks Rye!

IJR, I forgot to explain. The 8:10 pace was actually only .4 mile long. The 9:46 pace was only .85 mile.

I meet Ashley and Tim at this corner that is halfway between our houses. So the first mile and the last mile I run whenever I meet them is actually by myself. This morning I pushed the lap button when I finished running with them because I knew I was going to slow down when I started going back to my house and I wanted to record the speed of the final uphill that we ran together. I normally don't do that.

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