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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
6.000.006.00

Probably a bit more than 6.

Warmed up a couple miles with my JV team.  Since there was no official JV race, we did our own.  They totally screwed up the course, though, so the times that we took are meaningless :)

Ran the course backward while the JV was running--the reason I know they screwed up the course is that I did not run into them while running it. 

The boys and girls ran at the same on the streets of a little town near us.  I didn't have much time to run around on the course because the girls started 5 minutes before the boys.  I ran a bit from the start line down the course and then back over to the finish.

It was a great day.  Both my boys and girls won trophies. I was expecting it on the girls' side, but not on the boys. 

It's at this point in the season that I am thinking I can't give this up next year.  I love cross country!  I love these kids!  ...so hubby and I are just waiting to see what happens before we make any decisions about next year.

I haven't been as stressed this year, and I think it's because I'm not training for anything specific.  Last year at this time I was training for my first marathon and now I'm just running to run. 

Today is Sunday.  Hubby's taking the boys this morning to paint and I just want to start the week with a clean house and all my homework done, so I may not run because he is going to watch football this afternoon/evening so I'll have the kids.  He deserves a football day.  It's been a rough week for him.

Saucony Omni 8 Miles: 6.00
Comments
From april27 on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 17:13:00 from 99.188.251.180

sunday night football! I'm kinda glad that I work Sundays and MOndays--I'm not a football person but my SO is...this way he can still watch it with out me bugging him...and well I make money! Benefits both of us!

I hope you don't have to give up XC...is it b/c you are hoping to be preggars?

I'm not really training for anything specific and it is sort of driving me nuts! Glad that it has the opposite effect on you!

From Tracy on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 22:16:33 from 173.24.32.153

I had already made up my mind to retire (ha ha) at the end of this year...until I just think about next year and how my teams will be...and then on the flip side I think about how much more time I'd have in the fall.

I've put it in God's hands. No decisions need to be made right now anyway.

From april27 on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 23:20:40 from 99.188.251.180

Retire as a teacher or just from xc? I only ask b/c if you say from a teacher I have to ask how old you are...At any rate it is usually a good idea to put it up to Him when you are unsure. He does a better job at figuring things out!

From Tracy on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 07:23:48 from 173.24.32.153

Retire from XC. I'm only 31. Only 25 more years until I retire from teaching.

From april27 on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 22:21:04 from 99.188.251.180

Whew, I thought we were about the same age...Glad I was right! would you still run on your own if you did retire?

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