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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

Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.50	5.50	8.00

When I got home today I put on a few layers, then realized that it was warmer out. So I took one layer off and ran in long pants and a long sleeved shirt. I am never good at gauging how I should dress when it is between 40 and 50, because it always depends on the wind. Today it wasn't too windy. I was a tad overdressed, but it wasn't too big of a deal.

I did have a great run, though. My garmin didn't kick in right away, so I hit the lap button after I knew I had gone a 1/2 mile. So the first 1.5 miles were at about 8:50 pace. Then I slowly got faster. Next 4 mile splits were 8:31, 8:21, 7:50, 7:43. Then I started my cool down. Next mile was 8:49. Then I decided to hell with the cool down; I wasn't done running fast. Did 1/2 mile at 8:17 pace, and my last mile in 7:34.

The run felt fabulous. I love this weather. Our snowstorm from Monday is almost melted. Crazy.

Cohesion Miles: 8.00

Comments

From SlowJoe on Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 15:21:53 from 96.61.24.215

I love how you picked it back up at the end! Nice going, sounds like one of those feel-good runs.

That temperature range always confuses me too, I never choose correctly when it comes to sleeve-length.

From Tracy on Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 17:15:44 from 50.103.236.137

I know, right? I feel like 50 is the magic temperature. Anything above 50 is definitely shorts and a t-shirt. But 40-49 feels different depending on wind and sun...

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