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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

Wed, Apr 15, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	5.00

I didn't feel too slow yesterday, but I did have to stop for about a minute after 4.5 miles while a stomach cramp subsided. But I forced myself to continue, even though I wasn't feeling it so much.

I don't have a game plan for the short-term yet as far as running is concerned (besides a 5K next weekend and a 10K the weekend after that). I'm thinking another 1/2 marathon this summer, but I don't know when. My brother is doing a triathlon at the end of August--I'm thinking about that, but I don't know how that'll fit in with my fall schedule.

Lots of life-changing choices need to be made in the next month. One is deciding whether I can balance school, work and coaching all at once. I hate making decisions.

Saucony Miles: 5.00

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 16:18:21 from 198.241.156.7

Good luck on your upcoming races.

So are you a student, a teacher, and a coach besides? I thought that coaching was your job, but I know you've talked about grading papers or something. So what do you teach?

From Tracy on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 09:18:27 from 173.24.32.153

Teaching is definitely my main job. I teach English. Right now I am working on my master's in administration. I've been taking classes for the last year, but in the summer I officially enter into a program where my schedule is a little more structured. I think it might be difficult to balance that with coaching, since most classes are offered Friday nights and Saturday during the day, and Saturdays are our important meets.

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