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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.202.006.20

I accidentally set my alarm for 4:30 instead of 5:30.  I groggily turned the alarm off, so I punished myself by running in the afternoon in hot, windy, humid, and sunny conditions (81 degrees, wind in gusts of 18-24 mph, 70% humidity).  I wanted to do some tempo running once I ran a couple miles, but I just couldn't get my pace where I wanted it.

First 2.1 miles averaged 8:45 pace (but the first 1.1 miles were more like 9-9:15 pace).  Then in my tempo portion, I ran 7:09 and 7:37.  Both too fast (I was shooting for just under 8).  I don't know why I had such trouble hitting the pace because both felt too fast.  Like, they felt really bad.

Then I cooled down (but I really didn't cool down--it was icky) at 9:15 pace.

Saucony Miles: 6.20
Comments
From april27 on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 18:01:47 from 99.188.251.180

i feel ya...this humidity is killing me.

From seeaprilrun on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 11:07:32 from 68.102.144.140

Sounds like a tough, rough, run. some days are like that. Good job powering through and nice fast tempo miles.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 15:13:20 from 71.229.164.25

That's quite a workout, especially in that heat. I hope you're getting some rest today.

And you shouldn't punish yourself.

From Tracy on Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 09:08:16 from 209.175.177.37

I wasn't really punishing myself :) The afternoon was the only time I had to run since I had class in the evening. My niece sat in the house while the kids slept--otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get a run in because of my morning laziness...

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