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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Mon, Feb 23, 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	5.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.80

Lots of fun on the tread mill this evening. As I read the different blogs on this site I realize how spoiled I've been this winter. I ran on a tread mill tonight because 44 degrees was too chilly for me to take it outside. Since I know you folks in CO, UT, and anywhere else have it so much colder you can feel free to boo me. :)

I'm quickly becoming adept at amusing myself for an hour at a time on the treadmill. Of course the 8 televisions in front of me help some as well as the mirror displaying my awful stride as well. I noticed last night that I run like a girl. (Gasp) My back foot kicks back and to the side as I run ... very similar to a dainty little girl being forced to run.

Geez, I will be thinking about this the next time I go on my group run. As often as we razz one another about everything on our long runs I have no clue how this has escaped the radar. We are doing the Snickers Marathon together in just under 2 weeks. I think I'll have to bring this most embarrassing bit of info to light around mile 18 or so when we need a bit of distraction. What better way to push through discomfort than to laugh with friends.

Well folks, I'm going to force a couple more pictures of my kids on you. I just got these earlier in the day. These were taken on race day last weekend. The first is my daughter about 15 seconds before she made her move on the older gentleman.

This next one is my son displaying his amazing abaility to levitate.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 09:30:33 from 67.177.240.240

Okay, I'll take the bait and mock you for running inside because 44 is too cold. 44 is positively balmy.

So you run like a girl. You are a girl.

Your kids are darling.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:04:33 from 67.171.56.164

Lovely children!! If you'd like to work on your form, I recommend Thomas Miller's "Programmed to Run."

From Deborah on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:26:41 from 68.98.198.29

I will look into the book. Anything that helps with running efficiency and improvement is worth a read.

Actually, I don't mind looking "girly" when I run...it's just that I've never noticed that before. It just struck me as funny last night when I noticed. So much so that I'll share the laugh with my friends when we need it at the end of a race when strength and perseverance are low.

From Nevels on Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 15:17:32 from 131.204.15.93

I feel your pain on the cold weather. I've put in some pretty cold runs (once it gets below 15F or so, I'm done), but every now and then I have a "Southerner moment" and hit the treadmill because 40 is just too stinking cold.

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