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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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Omni 8 #3 Miles: 25.00
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Got out at 4:45 for 5 miles.  Nice and easy, about 9:30 avg. This week my goal is to just put in about 5 miles a day and then try to go a little longer on Saturday after I get back from class.

This is why I hate morning running:

1)  I wake up a lot because I am paranoid that my alarm is not set correctly.

2)  My foot is always howling in the morning.  My gait was abnormal for about 1.5 miles.

 This is why I like morning running:

1)  It is pretty and peaceful.

2) Less wind (and this time of the year, much cooler).

3)  I will have more time in the evening (tonight it's all about cleaning and organizing)

 Now that I have no long races in sight, I am going to try to run in the mornings.  I think I am going to just shoot for 30-40 mpw until school is out, so it won't be too tough to get those miles before school.  I can do about 6 and still be on time.

Omni 8 #3 Miles: 5.00
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I only hobbled for 1/2 mile today, but my foot still didn't feel normal until about 1.5 miles in.  Nothing really remarkable at all about this run.  

Avg. pace:  9:18.  About 50 degrees, so a little chillier than yesterday, but still perfect for t-shirt and shorts.

Omni 8 #3 Miles: 5.20
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Another morning run.  I was up about 1/2 hour before my alarm--couldn't go back to sleep and couldn't get up.  We'll see how long this early morning crap lasts :) 

Then my garmin for whatever reason will not turn on (it was charging since my run yesterday) so now I have to do some trouble shooting if I have time.  I'm pretty sure I was slow, but whatever.  I'm in recovery mode anyway.

My foot was okay today, no hobbling, but a little sore.  You guys are probably right.  I should try something for it, as opposed to the nothing that I do right now.  I'm going to start by taping it.  If I can drag myself to a sporting goods store (Walmart doesn't carry KT tape and nothing else is really that convenient) I'll try that today.


Omni 8 #3 Miles: 5.20
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Omni 8 #3 Miles: 3.00
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Morning running and I decided yesterday that we should not be mutually exclusive.  Instead I had a date with some work that was just easier to do when everyone was in bed.  I ran a few miles late in the evening, after an earlier failed attempt to run with the kids while they were on their scooters (Eli is not very good on his scooter yet).  

Morning running and I very nearly parted ways altogether this morning.  I woke up in the middle of the night to close the windows because it was raining.  When the alarm went off, I said aloud, "I hope it's raining" went to the window, and was loudly disappointed when it wasn't raining.  My husband, who was 1/2 asleep, mumbled "Just go back to bed."  And I did, but jumped out of bed a minute later when I realized that it was morning running or nothing today.  I have class tonight.

So I got out there and did a little more than I set out to do, mostly so that I could make my average during the week 5 miles exactly. I was also faster than I intended (8:37 AP.  Splits:  9:29, 8:56, 8:29, 8:34, 8:21, 8:10 and .6 @ 8:05).  So I'm arbitrarily calling the last 4.6 fast.

I'm glad morning running and I made up.  4 days out of 5 ain't bad, especially for me.  Next week maybe I'll make it out every morning. 

Omni 8 #3 Miles: 6.60
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Omni 8 #3 Miles: 25.00
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