TexasLindsey

Fort Worth Running Company Cowtown Race Series #3

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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, Feb 12, 2011

Race: Fort Worth Running Company Cowtown Race Series #3 (10 Miles) 01:14:28, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
1.00	10.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.50

Great race today! I am very happy.

Race started at 7 am. Temperature: 30 degrees, not much wind. Ran 1.5 mile warm-up.

Goal was to do 7:30/m pace. Average pace ended up being 7:25/m. Very even. 1st half average = 7:24/m, 2nd half average = 7:25/m

Mile 1 7:11

Mile 2 7:27

Mile 3 7:23

Mile 4 7:29

Mile 5 7:34

Mile 6 7:34

Mile 7 7:23

Mile 8 7:19

Mile 9 7:25

Mile 10 7:26

I had a pretty good pre-race routine today which I think contributed to my meeting my goal. Went to bed at 9:30 pm. Woke up at 4:30 am. Ate breakfast and got ready leisurely. Got to gym at 5:45 am. It was so cold outside, I decided to do warm-up at gym. Ran 1 mile at 9:15/m pace. Ran quarter mile at 7:35/m pace. Ran a quarter mile at 6:40/m pace. Walked for a quarter mile. Drank about a half gallon of water between 4:30 and 6:00 am. I stopped drinking before I left gym and made sure to go potty.... Got to race by 6:30 am. Race started at 7:00 am. Took caffenine gu right before race start, another at mile 4, and another at mile 6. I bypassed all water stops on the course because I was super hydrated. Dispite much effort, I have yet to figure out how to drink while running. Decided it was too cold to risk water all over my face and shirt.

Felt strong whole race. I think all this speedwork I've been doing on the treadmill is paying off. I haven't been running near enough miles though - between 15-30 miles a week these last couple months. I'm very happliy surprised I did this well. Makes me wonder how much faster I could get by increasing my milage to like 50-60 miles a week. I heard that Emily just ran a 70 mile week (her peak training week for the Cowtown Marathon) and now she's running her long runs with the 7:00/m guys. At this point, she's probably the only girl in my running group faster than me. It would be cool to get that good and run with the fast guys...

The only possible way I could do this is if I got up at 4:30 am everyday and ran 10 miles before my husband and children woke up. I have to just get the miles in first thing, because if I try to wait until my husband gets home from work, there's just too much that can happen later in the day to ruin my best intentions. That is alot of effort but it will get easier as the weather gradually improves. I'm thinking about it.... hmmmm

Asics Cumulus- Blue/red 1 Miles: 11.50

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

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 15:45:33 from 24.10.248.6

Great race. It really keeps you motivated and excited when you keep seeing improvement.

Good to see the old picture up again! Hmmmm... it's 1:26 right now - I could probably grab a beer right?

From Kelsey on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 16:08:07 from 159.230.97.199

Nice race! Good luck finding the motivation to get going at 4:30... I just couldn't do it!

From TexasLindsey on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 16:08:27 from 71.154.11.45

Rob,

AAhhh, ha, ha! Well, it's actually my post-long run tradition to eat mexican food and drink beer. I look forward to it all week!

I'm laughing because I'm actually having one right now! : )

From TexasLindsey on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 16:10:12 from 71.154.11.45

Thank you, Kelsey. I'm not sure if I have that kind of motivation, either. I'm trying to get myself inspired.

Reading Rob Murphy's training log really helps... ; )

From Kelsey on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 16:12:14 from 159.230.97.199

Nice, I have a very similar recovery plan! Although I have plans this week to eat a donut bacon cheeseburger after I run. And of course some liquid carbs :)

From JulieC on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 23:47:40 from 67.41.189.133

Way to go!! GReat TIME and PLACE!! From reading your report and seeing previous times listed YOU are sure to PR A LOT this YEAR!! Hope you recover well :D.

From timp on Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 09:31:52 from 66.167.50.219

great race Lindsey!

From allie on Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 23:21:07 from 174.23.192.205

way to go on an awesome race! it's always great to see improvements, and i am sure there is more to come.

as for getting up at 4:30 -- i recommend it. your body gets used to it, and i now look forward to that time where i can run in the peace and quiet and collect my thoughts before the crazy day begins.

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