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.
I ran a warmup mile at 8:44 (I was raring to go after about .3 miles). Then I ran 3 fast miles 23 minutes) and then a cool down mile (10 minutes). I felt great!
Ran with the XC kids. After about 3 miles I let the kids I was running with go ahead while I waited to give support to a new runner. I ran about a mile with her. I'm pleased she was able to run all 4 miles.
Ran 2 slow miles to the track. On the track I did intervals.
800--3:48, 400--1:52, 400--1:54, 800--3:42, 400--1:51, 400--1:51. I was a little fast on some of them, but not by much (goal for 800 was 3:47, for 400, 1:54). It felt good, but I feel as if I can start increasing the distance for my speed workouts.
