| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| Went out for a quick run with no garmin, no watch, no way to measure how long I was out or how long I went. I zig-zagged my normal routes so I'm guessing I went about 3 miles this evening. I'm listening to Jim Butcher's book First Lord's Fury. This is book 6 in the fantasy series. Wow, good book and a fun run! | | Add Comment |
| | 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 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Evening run - not quite dark. Podrunner's Native Sun mix playing. Humid as heck. I just had one very interesting running partner this evening. My neighborhood is on the outskirts of town so we have lots of forest land just outside my neighborhood. This brings a lot of wildlife out onto our streets early in the morning and at dark. I see the normal animals when I run: dogs, cats, occasionally I see possum, raccoon, or an armadillo. Tonight for nearly a mile I was accompanied by a bat. Seriously a bat! It was flying up and down the street above my head. Often it would dive down right in front of me into a pack of bugs just before I went through them. I can't say I've had a running partner do that for me before! It must be the fluff of it's fur as it looked like a rolly polly furry thing with thin and delicate wings that didn't seem like they should have been able to support it. This was such an amazing run! | | Comments(1) |
| | 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 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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It was a hard and slow long run. Six AM, 77 degrees, 95% humidity....then it got worse. Glad this one was over. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 8PM, 91 degrees, haven't check humidity level. The run got easier as the miles continued and the night cooled off. There were a lot of folks out this evening. I guess all of us want to enjoy this beautiful weather.
Saw this quote today .... thought I'd pass along a chuckle.....
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs. -- Dave Barry | | Comments(1) |
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Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie 50 miler (50 Miles) 15:15:15 | | 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 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 |
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Bethel Hill Moonlight Boogie 50 miler
Anyway, the short version of the this weekend….
Race started a little bit late. It was still 96 degrees and humid. It seemed a little bit less humid or I’m a bit more acclimated. My aunt who lives about 90 miles away came down to see me off. She hung around for a couple of hours to see me complete my first loop, left for the hotel, and then was back to see me finish. I love that lady.
The first lap went fine. It was hot and I was sweating like a pig before I hit mile 0.5. I know it will surprise you but I started talking to everyone around me. I can’t say anything spectacular happened during the first 10 mile loop. I took off on my second loop before sunset. I was toying with the idea of taking my head lamp with me but choose not to. It was dark (very dark) before I finished that 6 mile portion and passed by my car once again. So now that it was pitch black I worked on catching a group in front of me with lights and stuck with them for a while. Within 10 minutes of running with this group the folks with the headlamps spotted 2 copperheads crossing the road…they were both just 10-20 feet in front of us when we found them. I had enjoyed running w/o my head lamp but that was enough justification to pick it up for the next loop.
I picked up the head lamp and finished loop #2 – 20 miles. Someone in the group was starting to have some trouble and I decided to hang back and help encourage him. Although this sounds like a nice thing it was mostly because the other folks in the group were only doing the marathon and it was dark/scary out there alone. I’ve got no issue with slowing down for a piece of mind. This wasn’t the best idea. The guy was seriously undertrained and ended up walking 30/50 miles. Sadly being a big chicken that meant I ended up doing the same. It took forever to finish.
All of that said I got what I came for. I wanted to run through the night and see a sunrise and I did. I wanted to be totally exhausted and have the will/determination to keep pushing through and I did. It was exactly what I expected.
Also, the volunteers are so amazing. They would fill up your water bottle, get you food, and give encouragement.
I had the fun of watching folks vomit and then later stepping in someone else’s vomit on the course. I know you are all jealous. :b
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| | 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 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| Today was the first day back in my running shoes and it felt GREAT! I was having some problems with a toe nail that developed a blister under the nail during the boogie race. Mental note, cut toe nails before a long run. I guess I just have to learn the hard way. Today was actually the first day I have been able to wear shoes other than sandals. I ran my normal neighborhood route. Older couples (which is to say folks my age) were walking their dogs, local teenagers were walking in packs on the road, smaller kids were playing in their front yards. It was a very Norman Rockwell type experience. The temps are still in the 90s. I'm going to have to switch back to running in the mornings once again. On a different note, Doug Dawkins, the RD of the boogie marathon ran across the US last year. I learned that fact from another participants. I've been reading the blog of his adventures and thought I'd share the link. http://dougsrun.wordpress.com/ | | Add Comment |
| | 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 | 4.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.06 |
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8:45 PM, 87 degrees, 84% humidity
I'm noticing, as odd as this sounds, that I find myself looking forward to breaking a good sweat now when I run. It just seems to be an instant pat on the back for going out and putting forth a good effort. After a mile or two I'm drenched and feeling like a million bucks.
The downside to all this heat/sweat is the fact my garmin reads 15-30 sec slower per mile.
Actually, as I'm typing this my hubby is commenting on the smell of my endevors and is wondering why I'm on the computer rather than in the shower. He just looks at me odd when I tell him it is the smell of success. :0) | | Comments(1) |
| | 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 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | 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 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
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night run - a little warm.
Body decided it was done very early on in the run. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 | 4.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.57 |
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I’ve put off entering my mileage this week as it may have contained un-family friendly content. Saturday I went out for an easy 10 miler. I didn’t run with my normal group as they we weren’t meeting this week. I didn’t eat breakfast because I was running late and the temps were already climbing. I didn’t sleep much because I went to bed late. I had an awful run. I think that I sucked more that day then in the history of sucking. My heart rate was through the roof even when moving at a shuffle. I was struggling before I even hit mile 3. I turned around and found my car. Including the walk of defeat back to my car I was approx 5 miles for the day.
Fast forward a few days and looking at things in retrospect I only set myself up for a failure. My body is still a bit weak from my last race and I haven’t been taking care of some of the most basic needs (food/sleep). Keeping that in mind I went out Monday with no expectations except to put in some street time. Pace and duration of the run were dependent on how I was feeling. Two and half miles later I threw in the towel. I wasn’t too happy with the mileage but in 92 degree temps I was glad to be done.
Tonight there was blessed rain. I ran through the night faster than I had been all week feeling renewed, invigorated, and all around glad to be running. I managed to squeak in 4.57 miles. I came home feeling like a champion finally back on the path of training.
Speaking of training, I read an article that stated that you need to be as committed to the training plan as you are to the race on race day. My training log shows my commitment has been lacking for quite some time. My consistency has been in the toilet. It is so easy to miss a run for life’s other priorities. Kids are an easy excuse not to run but it is easy to schedule runs around them (early AM or late PM). Hubby feeling neglected is my normal excuse but it really only takes 10 min of quality time to resolve that. I just need to recommit myself to the goals I have set for myself. They are not un-obtainable but they do have to be scheduled and followed…at least 80% of the time.
I love finishing races. Albeit in the back of the pack I will still cross the finish line. I just like slapping on that bib, watching the miles melt by, pushing when it gets hard, and then feeling the pride of success when it is all over. I need to find a way to bring that excitement to my daily runs as well. Not every run needs to be exciting but it would be nice if most runs didn’t feel like a chore someday.
Having our group runs on Saturdays helps alleviate some of that. I’ve not run with them in nearly a month due to conflicts with schedules. I wonder if my Saturday morning running partners know how much they help keep me motivated. I hope that I am helping to keep them motivated as well.
I’m looking forward to Saturday’s run with great anticipation. We are going 10-12 miles on our easy route. I’m hoping that I don’t lag behind due to tired legs but I won’t mentally be-rate myself if I do. At least I feel confident that I will make my distance goal with my running partners friendship and support. As the Beatles song goes, “I get by with a little help from my friends”. | | Comments(1) |
| | 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 | 97.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97.63 |
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