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Bonaire,GA,USA

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Aug 30, 2008

Gender:

Female

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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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Mon, May 25, 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	3.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.16

Morning run: 3.16 miles. Warm and humid. Average pace 11:42. I'm hoping to make it out for another 4 miles tonight.

I learned something this weekend. Normally, my long runs are done with my running group where we run using Galloways run/walk/run method. Feeling a bit full of myself I did my 11 miles last weekend non-stop....except for dog meetings.

What I noticed:

1. my time was a bit slower

2. I felt sore/tight the next day (I never feel sore/tight)

3. My run today was sluggish becuase 2 days later my legs still have some residule cement left in them.

Well, this is only a test case of one person but I think I'm going to go back to good ole' Jeff''s training and put those walk breaks back in. BTW, I had to do that in this morning run becuase my legs are sore. Oddly enough, my finish time today is the same as the previous weeks finish time without the walking break.

Hopefully, y'all will be reading more tonight.

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Night run....

I'm watching the lightning light up the sky and rain pour down in buckets. I'm thinking I'm not going to get a run in tonight. Dang. I'm dressed, have garmin and waiting another 30 minutes hoping this will pass.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, May 25, 2009 at 14:04:18 from 71.229.164.25

I don't have any experience with the Galloway method, but I know that Snoqualmie used it and eventually transitioned off it succesfully. If your goal is to cut out the walk breaks, you should ask her about it.

From Nevels on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:58:28 from 131.204.15.93

I ran into Jeff Galloway at a coffee place after a marathon and had an interesting conversation with him about his run/walk method. He has apparently done some pretty extensive analyses of overall times/recovery rates/rest periods to back up his method, and it was very informative talking to him about it, especially considering the applicability of the method to ultrarunning. In my case, I've used a run/walk pattern for long, timed, relatively flat events, but I've always let the terrain decide how I cover it on technical, hilly, or mountainous courses, and I have yet to swallow my pride enough to employ it in a marathon (although I am curious as to how it would affect my times, for better or worse) In any case, to each his/her own.

Gearing up for Sweet H2O?

From Deborah on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 20:23:12 from 68.98.198.29

I'm really quite excited about sweetH20. Did you do it last year? I made the mistake of reading a post about last years run and it sounds like a tough one. It's gonna be fun...I might use a few more choice words than normal during the race however.

I'll most likely be wearing my Macon Tracks or Marathon maniacs shirt. (and I’ll be lined up in the back) Please stop over and say howdy.

From Nevels on Tue, May 26, 2009 at 20:30:36 from 75.143.88.18

I haven't run it before, so I'm looking forward to it as well.

I definitely come by and say hi, and I'll probably be wearing a blue, sleeveless Mountain Mist shirt, so if you see me first....

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