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Location:

Bonaire,GA,USA

Member Since:

Aug 30, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

My accomplishment to date completing 15 marathons and 6 ultras....nothing fast....yet.

Short-Term Running Goals:

In the next 2 years I'd like to complete three 50 milers and a hundred miler before I turn 40. I'd like to break 5 hour marathon and then a 4:45 marathon and then keep improving. I’m starting to think I’ll hit 100 miles before I see a sub 5 hour marathon…..Geez.

Fifty miler #1: 2008 JFK 50 13:29:53

#2 Hearland 50 13:51 (got lost had to find road back)

#3 Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie June 12, 2010...very soon

Two down....one more to go!

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to run 100 miles.

Personal:

I've got two wonderful kids who are 6 and 8. I want to pass on the joy of running.

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Sat, Apr 04, 2009

400 m race pace	800 m race pace	1500 m race pace	3 K race pace	5 K race pace	10 K race pace	Lactic Threshold	Aerobic Threshold	Marathon Pace	Base II	Base I	Regeneration	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.01

Great morning run with my buddies this morning. I love the fact that the topic of conversation will range the enitre gambit of topics.

I don't know if all of you with Garmins know about the FREE software SportTracks but it helps me crunch my data AND makes cool graphs like this:

This graphs shows the average pace for each half mile. We stopped for water breaks which is why there are a couple of spikes in the middle of the graph. My buddies quit on me with one mile to go. I didn't think I had slowed my pace down when they left but as you can see....I slacked.

In a nutshell, average pace for this run was 12:23. Average HR was 160. Calories burned: 1431. Obviously it's time to eat a Dunkin Donut now. :)

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 12:42:43 from 71.229.164.25

It looks like you had a general increase in pace over the course of the run. Good job! Have a donut for me.

From Nevels on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 11:41:51 from 131.204.15.93

I know it's a little off-topic, but what type of trail shoes (if any) do you use? I've been contemplating trail footwear all morning (more, I think, as an excuse not to think about finite element analysis and fracture mechanics than anything), and I'm curious what others are using for the slanted, rocky, rooty, leaf-covered trails we tend to have in the South. For what it's worth, I'm becoming more and more enamored with Inov-8's

From Deborah on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 14:08:24 from 68.98.198.29

I've only been running in the Asics 2130 trail shoes. The trails I run are very easy and well maintained and I don't need anything more hard core...yet. I've been told the heartland 100 is mostly on a gravel road with big gravel pieces (like the side of a Rail road). My friend who ran this race suggested I purchase Montrail Hardrock. I've not done that yet.

If you find a pair of trail shoes you like please give me you feed back on them

From Nevels on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 15:35:45 from 131.204.15.93

I am incredibly pleased with my Inov-8 Roclite 295's and Flyroc's right now, and I've put the Flyroc's through some pretty rough trails; the Roclites are pretty new, so all I've had a chance to run with them are some pretty easy trails. The one downside common to both styles of Inov8's is that if you want to roll your ankle over, they will let you, so if you're prone to having weak ankles, you might want to have another pair for backup (although they do keep your heels relatively low and are a great way to improve ankle strength)

On the other hand, I have had a couple of pairs of Montrails, the Odyssey and the Nitrus, both of which are like body armor for your feet. The down side to both is that they are kind of clunky. That being said, I loved my Odysseys; they provided a nice, roomy toe box and a decent amount of cushioning, but they have been discontinued by Montrail, and I haven't found another pair of Montrails that can compare, although I will give the Nitrus its due; I made it all the way through the Pinhoti 100 in the Nitrus without ever having to change shoes or socks.

My limited trail shoe knowledge...

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