TexasLindsey

Fort Worth Running Club Labor Day 15K

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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

Mon, Sep 05, 2011

Race: Fort Worth Running Club Labor Day 15K (9.3 Miles) 01:12:12, Place in age division: 6

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
0.00	0.00	9.30	0.00	0.00	9.30

Weather=65 degrees, 27% humidity, 40 dew point, 18 mph wind gusting to 25 mph, sunny. Average pace=7:41/m (according to my garmin).

mile 1- 7:07

mile 2- 7:35

mile 3- 7:49

mile 4- 7:50

mile 5- 7:43

mile 6- 7:47

mile 7- 7:49

mile 8- 7:57

mile 9- 7:40

final .3 pace- 7:40

I didn't do as well as I thought I could. I think I ran too much and too hard on Saturday. My legs felt dead the whole race. I just didn't have that extra gear. I felt ok aerobically though. I started out with the 7:10 people and slowed down to the 7:40's so therefore, I got passed the whole race. This sucks so much. It's so much better to start out slower and run negative splits passing other people the whole race. Even if your overall time is slower it's just psychologically better to pass people than to be passed.

Oh and my ipod stopped working at mile 7!!! I blame mile 8's time completely on my being so pissed about my ipod!! Grrrrr! I fiddled with that stupid thing trying to get it to turn back on. Then I took out my ear buds and my right ear drum popped or something so not only did I have to hear myself breathing the rest of the way but I heard it as an echo! LOL It really was distracting.

Anyways, one good thing I'm thinking is that I felt like I was sputtering the whole race and I maintained 7:40's for the most part... which is my goal pace for my marathon. So if I can have an off-day with dead legs and all this wind and still do 7:40's, then I think by December if I have fresh legs and good weather I should be able to meet my 3:25 marathon goal. (This may be overly optimistic of me to say but that's the story I'm telling myself!!)

Saucony ProGrid Ride Miles: 9.30

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jody on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 14:31:18 from 75.141.131.35

You did great! Running on tired legs is what prepares us for marathons. Today was a tough day with the wind, but you stayed strong and dealt with the unexpected.

It was great to see you this morning!

From I Just Run on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 17:52:31 from 166.205.13.178

I agree...when you feel bad and still run a respectable race just think how well you'll do when you're fresh and the weather is decent! Just mark this one down as a training experience:-)

From timp on Mon, Sep 05, 2011 at 21:21:07 from 99.110.188.230

Hard to race well in that wind - bank it as a nice MP run.

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