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

Wed, Oct 06, 2010

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

So after my IT band flared up on my 19 miler, I took 3 days off. I took IB profen, stretched, got 10 hours of sleep each night, and took about 3000 mg vitamin C spread out over each day. I got one of those foam rollers as was suggested to me by Jody and Nicole. I'm still learning but I can see how useful this would be to make it a habit.

I also went to my running store and bought 2 new pairs of shoes. I am going to start rotating shoes. My previous pair only had 360 miles on them but they felt really worn out. I could really tell when I tried on the new shoes how bad my other ones had gotten. No wonder I got hurt.

So I went running today to try out the new shoes. I took Ryan in the stroller. He was awesome! I can't believe how good he was. I like taking him more than Jake ... mainly because it seems I can go farther.

I only intended to run 3-6 but Ryan was so good I decided to just kept going until he got fussy... but he never did so I ran 10 miles and quit. My IT band never hurt at all. YAY!!!!

I'm going to keep my pace slow these next couple weeks because I don't want to risk more injury. I'm running 10-12 miles on Saturday and 10-12 miles on Sunday. The group is doing 20 miles not this Saturday but the next. It's the last long run before the taper for the marathon. If I make it through all that with out any more pain in the IT band, I'll pick up the pace here and there.

I just have to finish a marathon. I think I've been getting too ambitiuos and getting ahead of myself thinking I could qualify for Boston... I don't need to be thinking about that. I need to just finish one first. A 9 minute per mile pace for my first would be great... especially if I didnt get injured doing it.

Splits

10:23

10:01

10:08

9:46

9:40

9:42

9:57

9:38

9:55

9:43

Night Sleep Time: 10.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 10.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jody on Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 20:59:50 from 99.127.14.11

I am so glad you are feeling better! The foam roller is a learned skill, unfortunately. I can't use it when anyone else is around - way too much laughing involved.

You will surprise yourself on marathon day. You will finish well under the 4 hour mark and very close to Boston.

From TexasLindsey on Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 17:31:21 from 71.154.12.156

Jody,

You are SO right! It is very funny to do it the first time. My 3 year old watched me try it the first time and said with a shocked look on his face, "Mommy, WHAT are you doing?!!" Ha, ha!

Thank you so much for the advice and encouragement!

Hey- I notice you live in Fort Worth too... that you just moved here recently. What races are you planning? If you haven't been to Austin, you HAVE to go!!! Such a great Running town!!! There are some awesome race events. You gotta do one and take the family... Just alot of fun for everyone!

The marathon I'm doing is The Fort Worth Marathon. It's on the Trinity Trails. Kinda a small marathon (only the 3rd year they've had it) but I'm used to running those trails and I think I'll have an advantage because of it.

From Jody on Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 21:29:16 from 99.127.14.11

Linsday,

I have not signed up for any races. I took the summer off so to speak and haven't raced since January. I would like to find a good half to run in Nov/Dec and see what kind of shape I am in. Any suggestions?

I haven't run the trails since I moved here. I did a little during the past two years as I traveled here for work, I need to more often. It should be a great time to run, the weather is great and I love small races. There are only a few big races that are worth it.

From TexasLindsey on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 11:25:26 from 71.154.12.156

If you are ever interested in joining a group, let me recommend mine. I run with the Fort Worth Running Company on 7th street downtown -by the Trinity River. It's a one-of-a-kind father/son owned store and they are very involved in each person reaching their goals. They always know just where I'm at in my training and give me great advice.

We run the trails mostly... It's really scenic. They have evening runs throughout the week and then long runs on Saturday. On Thursday nights they have a track workout at the TCU track - that's REALLY fun! It's fun to have a reason to hang out at TCU campus. They also do hills at TCU on Monday night. This season though, I'm only running with the group on Saturdays. It's what I look forward to all week.

The Fort Worth Running CLUB puts on great races that are really fun afterward for the whole family. I've been to some that have bands and all kinds of restaraunt food. http://www.fwrunners.org/Club_Runs.html

Do I sound like a commercial?? LOL

Most people I know use this website for finding DFW races http://www.clinesrunningcorner.com/calendar.htm

But I also check out Run On's (the big Dallas running store). The races around White Rock Lake in Dallas are great! http://www.runontexas.com/calendar/Calendar.htm

Maybe we can meet up at a race sometime!

From Jody on Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 23:22:37 from 99.127.14.11

Thanks for all the info. I need to join a group if I am going to get serious about anything. Leaving my group was one of the hardest things about moving.

I have been meaning to get up to their store for 2 months now but it is hard to get away from the office during the week and Saturdays are sucked up by my kids. I will make an extra effort over the next couple of weeks.

It would be great to meet up at a race, I will let you know when I sign up for something.

So glad you are feeling better.

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