TexasLindsey

April 15, 2025

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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
Sat, Oct 20, 2012
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
20.000.000.000.000.0020.00

20 miles at 8:57/m.  Ran with Mo and Meghan.  We took it easy.  My legs felt great.  It didn't feel hard at all.  Actually, I was amazed that at the end I picked it up to 8:30/m the final two and it felt like I was finishing maybe 10 miles.  I even got blister protectors today so I didn't suffer with my feet as bad... they still hurt a little, but I could definitely handle that over last week's sufferfest.   

 Now I just wonder what pace I'll be capable of for 26.2.  I've never done my long miles at such a slow pace before.  I am the least injured I've ever been after running 20+ miles.  Hmmm... there could be a correlation there.   Anyways, normally I would run these long runs at 8:00/m which is around what my goal race pace would be.  Now I'm not confident enough to do that.  I'm thinking maybe I could manage 8:45/m at NYC... possibly 8:30...  I'm thinking about spending the next couple weeks running 8:30's for 6-10 milers to see how that feels.   #1 goal at NYC is just to have fun though.  I don't want to over-stress this race.  I got sick in the middle of training so I didn't train very well.  

Asics Nimbus Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 15:10:10 from 97.117.84.241

nice long run today! your plan for the next couple of weeks sounds good. i think you'll do great the NYC.

From Rye on Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 20:41:31 from 71.220.155.32

It's always nice to get a 20miler in. You will do great at NYC. Having fun is what it is all about. You are Wonder Mom. Great job in keeping up with everything.

From TexasLindsey on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 17:54:56 from 70.253.131.63

You guys are so sweet. Thanks for the encouragement. I've been a little down that I'm not in as good shape as I was last year. 2012 has been a rough year, while 2011 was a year of PR's. I guess that's life. Maybe NYC will inspire me to turn it around and 2013 can be rewarding with my running again.

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