| 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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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.00 | 10.00 | 11.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.80 |
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| Asics Cumulus- Teal Miles: 19.80 | Brook's Ghost Miles: 10.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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7 miles at 6:30 pm. Splits (9:59, 10:10, 9:26, 9:07, 9:03, 8:27, 8:16)
This was a crazy run! I made a deal with my husband that I would take both kids in the double stroller for 2 miles to give him a chance to eat... Then I would go out for solo run for another 5 miles.
First mile was downhill with the stroller with baby crying and 3 year old whining about the sun. Second mile was uphill with both kids now happy and me struggling pushing it thinking this was possibly the hardest mile I have run in a long time.
So then I started solo run... was going easy just listening to my music around mile 4.5 at about a 9 min pace when all of a sudden I get passed by another runner. Thing was this guy that passed me did so on an pretty big uphill and he was about as unlikely of a person to be going faster than me that I could imagine. He was maybe 40ish with a pot belly and a strange gait and he wasn't wearing running shorts or shoes. He was thrashing his arms accross his body when he ran.
I thought he'd slow down before the top of the hill. But no. He sped up. Then I thought he'd stop at the top of the hill. But no. He kept going. I followed him for another mile or so and he kept getting faster. The gap between us got up to 150 ft. Finally, I decided I would try to catch him. I had to get up to 8:03 a mile going uphill to catch up. Then he turned one way and I went another. I guess you can't judge how fast a person is by how they look!!
Then as I was turning the other direction, I saw another runner ahead of me about 200 ft. I thought... ah well, why not. So I tried to catch this guy. He had a pretty good pace and there were some more rolling hills so it was tough... but I got within 20 ft of him before I turned to go another way.
So I guess good workout. I didn't even know my splits til I got home. One problem with running at night is my stomach was cramping the entire run. I don't seem to ever have that problem in the morning. It's just so dark and cold in the mornings now, I have been opting to sleep in and do evening runs. |
| Asics Cumulus- Teal Miles: 7.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.40 |
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I'm loving this cool weather. Legs feeling great!
Splits (9:13, 8:56, 8:57, 8:36, 8:33, 8:30, and 7:25 pace for last .4) |
| Asics Cumulus- Teal Miles: 6.40 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.40 |
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Same route as yesterday. Felt a little more tired today. After the first couple miles, I charged every hill and tried to run them in under 8:25.
Splits (9:31, 9:00, 8:41, 8:29, 8:37, 8:39, and 8:02 for last .4)
Tomorrow my running coach has the group doing 10 miles. My plan is to do another 4-6 afterwards. |
| Asics Cumulus- Teal Miles: 6.40 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Ran 10 miles with the group this morning. 7:56 average pace.
Splits (8:10, 8:14, 7:48, 7:51, 7:56, 8:03, 7:59, 8:03, 7:39, 7:35)
All the girls were there today. I ran with Brenda, Laura, Ashley, and a new girl whose name was Amy (I think). It was challenging and fun to run with so many fast girls! I'm calling the whole thing a tempo - threshold miles. The first 4 miles I was seriously doubting my ability to hang with them but I pressed on. If I had been by myself, I wouldn't have gone so fast. But that's why I like running with these girls! They are making me a better runner. By around mile 4.5, I got into a great rhythm and started feeling great at that pace.
Then around mile 8, I started having some IT band "tweaks", so I put in my ipod and zoned out to Lady GaGa concentrating on my form... and I ended up getting faster and faster. I didn't even look at my watch until the end. I got ahead of everyone else in the last two miles. I wasn't trying to "win" but I just wanted it to be over and I got totally into the zone!
It was cold -about 45 degrees. Last time it was cold, I underdressed and was cold the whole run... so this time I might have over-dressed. I wore a headband and hat over my ears, long tights, a short sleeve tee, a long sleeve tee, and gloves. Actually, the only thing that I was annoyed with was the long sleeve tee. I ended up taking that off at 2 miles and had to endure it wrapped around my waist the rest of the run (which was super annoying). Good to know, if my marathon day is this weather. |
| Brook's Ghost Miles: 10.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.00 | 10.00 | 11.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.80 |
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| Asics Cumulus- Teal Miles: 19.80 | Brook's Ghost Miles: 10.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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