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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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Fri, Jan 09, 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	7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

Last long run before the race next weekend. The group decided to keep it under 10 miles.

The temps here were mid 70's on tuesday and below freezing this morning. Brrrrrr.

On a different note, last night I signed up for a 100 mile race in Oct. I was telling my running group about this. As expected I got a lot of "are you nuts?!" comments. What I wasn't expecting was the, "hey that sounds like fun, I'll sign up too". No kidding! One of the ladies I run with (she is so much more talented than me) has offered to join me. She's done a 50 miler (about 1.5 hours quicker than I did) a little over a year ago. Are you stunned reading this? I'm still stunned that she offered and that was 12 hours ago.

Wow, that would be exciting to have someone to run my local long runs with between now and Oct. I've got a few training marathons and ultras along the way. My race partner from VA will be at a few of those (Thanks Elvis). Also forgot to mention, my race partner from VA has also signed up for the 100 miler as well....although it was his idea...I'm not an ultra pimp. :)

On that note, good luck with your 50 mile training this year Leslie!

Comments

From Nevels on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 20:50:07

Which 100-miler did you sign up for in October? I'm planning on entering the Arkansas Traveller again, which is on Oct. 3, I think, and was curious....

Also, which race do you have next weekend?

From Deborah on Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 14:06:46

I'm doing a local marathon next weekend. My first 100 will be the:

Heartland 100 & 50 Mile Races

Spirit of the Prairie

October 10, 2009

Cassoday, Kansas

There will be a few more 50 mile and 100K races along the way between now and then.

If you have any training tips Nevels then I'd love to hear them!

From Nevels on Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 17:10:06

Good luck at the marathon and at Heartland!

If I had any training tips, they would be to get in some good long runs (running in 50 milers and 100k's is a great way to do it), get to where a 20-26 mile training run is no big deal, and do at least one (though I wish I had done more than one) set of back to back long runs (i.e. two consecutive days of running 20+ miles; mine was 22 miles late one night followed by 20 miles early the next morning). If you can get this kind of training in and have firm handle on your nutrition/hydration plan, you'll hammer home Heartland. Again, best of luck!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 19:36:30

You ultramarathoners are a rare breed. You're fortunate to have found friends to run with.

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