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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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Thu, Apr 16, 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	4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

Headed out the door at 5:30 this morning...no friends, no iPod. What a difference. What is it about an iPod that robs you of your senses when you run. My neighborhood smells GREAT right now. I had no clue. It was too dark this morning to see (actually look around) the yards, homes, etc that I've been missing.

My pace was slower than normal. I wonder if that was because it was so darned early or the fact I was looking at things I've never paid attention to before. I'll give the morning routine one more try before I decide I'm a night runner instead. I'm so accustomed to running in the evening that my mind wants to go out again (habit) even though it's been 12 hours since my last run.

Well, if I do actually make it out tomorrow AM and then to my race on Sat I will have completed my first week containing 5 runs. That is a very satisfying feeling.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 18:34:25 from 198.241.217.15

I've never been an evening runner. If I don't do it in the morning, life gets in the way and it doesn't get done.

I've also never considered myself a morning person, but I do manage to get myself up early to run. You can train yourself to do it if you want to. Do morning runs work out better with your work schedule?

From Deborah on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 18:50:23 from 68.98.198.29

I think the early morning runs would fit the schedule better. The family didn't even miss me while I was gone.

From leslie on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 00:17:20 from 76.23.61.78

I agree with Carolyn, if I don't get my run in early before my brain turns on, it doesn't happen. Guess we are all different. So what race is it you have tomorrow? Best of luck to you!!!

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