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Location:

Rantoul,IL,

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

1/2 marathon 1:43:09--Illinois Marathon, April 2013

10K: 46:50--Safe Kids Run in Crystal Lake Park, April 2010

5K: 22:07--Jingle Bell Run, December 2009

Short-Term Running Goals:

Do another marathon AFTER GOOD TRAINING

1/2 marathon in 1:41 or under

Break Burt's 5K PR by 1 second

10K in 46:00 or under

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep encouraging my family in their development of a healthy lifestyle

God willing, I will run until the end.

Personal:

I run with God. I use my running time to contemplate, to pray and to listen for His call. I'm married to a non-runner, but a supportive one, and we have four children.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Iso Lifetime Miles:						133.20

Tue, Dec 09, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.50	4.30	4.80

Ran on the treadmill at 8:12 pace. I ran at that pace for 35 minutes, mostly because I find it hard to believe that I'm actually running at 8:12 pace. Then I cooled down a 1/2 mile.

I almost didn't get to run today because I tutored a kid after school and I thought it would take 1/2 hour and we worked for an hour and a half. I had planned to run after I was done with him and then my husband was going to work his night job (a painting project with his bros). But one brother had to cancel at the last minute so they are going to paint tomorrow.

I may not be able to run tomorrow, but I have conflicting guilt: do I skip the run and feel guilty about that, or do I come home at 6 only to bring my kids to the gym so they can spend more time with someone else and then feel guilty about that? I'll probably skip the run...mom guilt overrules everything.

Asics Miles: 4.80

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:03:49

That mom guilt really bites. I've got mom guilt in spades, but it actually bothers me less now that my kids are a little older.

That was nice of you to tutor the kid. What subject were you tutoring him in?

From Tracy on Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 20:35:56

Well, at least I have something to look forward to, even if the guilt never really goes away.

I was doing some tutoring for the good old ACT. I teach an ACT prep class and one of the kids who took my class last year needed a quick refresher before taking it on Saturday.

I was looking at your last blog with jealousy since you said your kids' late start for school was at 10, which means they must start at 9? Man, how I wish that was my start time. We start at 7:50!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:57:53

Ah, the good old ACT. I remember it well. Okay, not really. I don't remember anything about it except my score.

Actually, I have two kids in high school and two in elementary school. The high school starts at 7:15. The younger of the two goes to a church class before school (at the school) at 6:00. I drive him to that. The older one walks to school with his friend or gets a ride from a neighbor at about 6:45.

The elementary school starts at 9:05, or something like that. My two elementary kids take a school bus and they head to the bus stop about 8:45, but can go as late as 8:55 and still catch the bus.

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