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December 2011

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Location:

Fort Worth,TX,USA

Member Since:

Jul 15, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in 2008 while I was a stay-at-home-mom.  I discovered this blog in July 2010 and followed the advice from the blog to gradually improve my distance/speed.  I achieved various PR's in 2010/2011.   I went back to work part-time in 2012-2015 and switched to mostly running trail runs.   When I got prego with my third child in 2016, I stopped running and started work full-time.   After a 7 year hiatus, I returned to running in 2022.  I have alot of work to do to get back in shape, but looking forward to the challenge!

P.R.'s 

5K - 21:15 on 11/25/10  (6:50 pace) Overall Female Winner!  (local Fort Worth race)

10K - 45:08 on 4/16/11  (7:17 pace)

15K - 1:11:17 on 11/20/10  (7:39 pace)

10 Mile Race - 1:14:28 on 2/12/11 (7:26 pace)

Half Marathon - 1:35:21 on 10/15/11 (7:17 pace) and 1:35:48 on 3/27/11 -Dallas Rock 'n Roll, Qualified for NYC Marathon with this race!

Marathon - 3:35:10 on 11/14/10  (8:12 pace)  - Fort Worth Marathon.  Qualified for Boston with this race!   

NYC Marathon 2014 - 4 hours, 9 minutes - about 9:30 pace.  Best race ever!  So much fun and energy!  

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Gradually increase mileage 

- Gradually increase speed

- Get my body back in shape - add muscles, lose excess fat

- Run a half-marathon in Fall 2022

Long-Term Running Goals:

- Stay injury free

- Become age division winner again! 

- Stay in the habit of running for as long as I possibly can

- Travel to run fun trail runs across the country

 

Personal:

Married Mom to three kids - Jake (14), Ryan (12) and Avery (5) - and two dogs.   Work in Procurement for the Aerospace Industry.  
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Wave Rider Lifetime Miles: 72.35
Nike Pegasus Purple Lifetime Miles: 109.50
Nike Pegasus Pink Lifetime Miles: 90.30
Saucony ProGrid Ride Blue Lifetime Miles: 150.60
Asics Cumulus-gray/teal Lifetime Miles: 213.20
Saucony ProGrid Cortana Lifetime Miles: 59.75
Asics Nimbus Lifetime Miles: 170.50
Totals
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
30.200.000.000.000.0030.20
Nike Pegasus Pink Miles: 13.20Saucony ProGrid Ride Pink Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Sat, Dec 10, 2011
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.500.000.000.000.004.50

4.5 miles at 5pm.  Weather= 49F, 56% humidity, 34 dew point, 3 mph wind, cloudy and getting dark. Average pace=8:21/m

mile 1- 8:38

mile 2- 8:05

mile 3- 8:09

mile 4- 8:36

final .5 pace- 8:15

It's been 3 weeks since I pulled a calf muscle and stopped running.  The weather was perfect for running so I thought I'd give it a try today.  My calf was ok at first but then 1/2 mile out, it started hurting.  I turned around to run back to my house but I didn't want to stop running.  After experimenting I discovered that if I changed the way I ran, my calf didn't hurt at all.  So I just kept going and did a 4.5 mile loop. 

Normally, I'm a toe runner.  Always have been.  Today I found that if I landed flat footed, no pain.  It felt very strange to run this way.  I felt slow and clumbsy.  I was kinda surprised I was doing 8:00ish pace.  Plantar Fasciitis is a stubborn injury.  I still had pain in my left foot.  

It felt good to run again.  

 

Nike Pegasus Pink Miles: 3.50Saucony ProGrid Ride Pink Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Dec 24, 2011
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles at the river.  40 degrees.  Average pace=9:30/m

Saucony ProGrid Ride Pink Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Mon, Dec 26, 2011
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles around my neighborhood. 40 degrees. Average pace=9:09/m. Right calf feels sore but mostly I felt ok. Definitely lost fitness after taking time off for this injury. I have gained about 5 pounds too. Goal is to go slow but run 5-6 miles everyday this week. Maybe next week I'll be in good enough shape to run with Ashley and Tim again.

Saucony ProGrid Ride Pink Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Dec 27, 2011
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles at 3:15pm.  55 degrees and sunny.  Perfect running weather!!  Watch wasn't charged so I don't know pace.... probably about the same as yesterday, maybe slightly faster.  I'm feeling pretty good but I don't want to push it and risk injury.  Just ramping up slow and steady.

I remembered that the Benbrook Half Marathon is the end of January.  I think I'll make that my next goal race.  I need some kind of goal to keep myself interested.  This race is a really hilly course.  There is this one hill right in the middle that is especially NICE... no, really, it's actually called "Nice Hill".  Last year I ran it in 1:41:21.  It'll be a good test of fitness to see what I can do this year. 

 

 

Saucony ProGrid Ride Pink Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Dec 28, 2011
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
3.500.000.000.000.003.50

3.5 miles at 5pm. Weather=50 degrees. Average pace=9:30/m.

Pushing Jake in running stroller and answering questions the whole way. It was a good run. When we got back to our street the neighborhood children ran with us around the block.

Nike Pegasus Pink Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.200.000.000.000.006.20

6.2 miles at 4:30pm.  Weather=65F, 12mph wind, sunny.  Average pace=8:50/m.

 

Nike Pegasus Pink Miles: 6.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
30.200.000.000.000.0030.20
Nike Pegasus Pink Miles: 13.20Saucony ProGrid Ride Pink Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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