| 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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I did a quick 2 miles just to see how the legs would feel. They started out like feeling like cement (but they almost always do) the run felt great.
Once again I overdressed and roasted myself. At least I got it right once on race day thanks to Carolyn in CO's suggestions. | | Comments(2) |
| | 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 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Awful run. No energy, no motivation so I just turned around and came home. | | 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 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.80 |
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Did my run on a tread mill at the gym. My pace was slow but I tried to pick it up some. I had wanted to do 5 miles today but called it quits. I'm really surprised that recovery from my last race is so slow. Perhaps I'm just a bit impatient but I'm ready to start training for a marathon in Jan. I was feeling discouraged until I got an email last night from a friend who also ran the JFK 50. She's also slower than normal and her distances are very low as well since the race.
It's too bad we can't all be superman or superwoman and bounce back after a couple of days.
Tomorrow I'm going to take the kids to run their first race. They've volunteered at water stops before at local 5K/10K but Saturday will be their first 1 mile fun run. They are so excited. | | Comments(4) |
| | 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 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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Reindeer Fun Run
The kids had a blast at the fun run today. They took off like a bat out of hades and found themselves winded at .1 miles. They took a walk break and took off again. Somewhere around .5 mile my 6 y/o stated that this was HARD! She then sat down. Being so sympathetic I reminded her that we were still in a race and to get up and walk. (Feel the love?) We rounded the coner and the last .15 miles were all down hill. They were off again seeing the finish line. I actually had to sprint to keep up with them. Who knew those little legs could go so fast? Finish time 12:31. I'm so proud! Best non-long run day ever!
We enjoyed the post race buffet of cookies as you can see below.
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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 |
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Just a quick trip around the neighborhood as my running shoes were feeling neglected. It is freakishly warm 65 degrees right now. Aaaah it feels so good!
In all of this down time of not running I've been looking for my next goal. I finally found it two days ago. The Heartland 100 and 50 mile races at Cassoday, KS in Fall 2009. http://www.ksultrarunners.org/ (scroll to the bottom). This will give me the next 4 months to work on strength and speed. (It would be nice to PR at the Snickers Marathon in March. ) After that I'll get back to putting in the longer distance training again.
You know you have a good friend when you tell them you toying with the idea of doing a 100 miler and thier response is "Sounds like fun, do you mind if I join you?". No Kidding. I often wonder if runners aren't just a brain damaged group of folks.
I've got an 18 miler scheduled for Sunday with a wonderful young lady training for her first marathon. This will be my first long run in 3 weeks. I'm really looking forward to it.
I found this quote today and liked it so much I thougth I'd share: I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso | | 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 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
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I had the pleasure of keeping a friend company on her 18 mile training run today. She's training for the Disney Marathon.
I was really nervous about this run as I've not been able to do more that 3.5 miles recently before my legs got very uncomfortable. All was good until about mile 11 and then it became a great effort just to keep going. It was an effort to will the legs forward but they did...and we finished. (Whew!)
All this great effort was of course rewarded with a trip to BK for a cheeseburger and large fries....to replenish my carbs and protein....of course. :)
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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 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
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Tried to do some hill repeats. I got about a half mile into the warm up run and decided that 18 miles on Sunday was a bad idea. My were legs are very tired and heavy. I'm overly paranoid at the moment so I ended the run.
I'm going to try these again tomorrow. Hopefully one more day off will be what I needed. | | 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 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Hills, Hills, and more Hills. I started doing my hill repeats again. This time I'm doing them for time to try and increase my overall speed. They seem to be so much harder when you are trying to get up there faster. Surprisingly, I beat my goal time to the top each time but once. (I was 3 seconds over). That is something to get me excited! Next weeks hills where I'll add one more repeat to the mix. I wonder when I'm done with my hill repeats (in 7 weeks) if I'll no longer be intimidated by this hill.
Runny happy 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 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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I started out with my local running group with all intentions of running 1 or 2 loops with the group which would be either 9 or 18 miles. Alas, I think I'm not as recovered as I'd hoped so I ended my long run with just 5 miles. The hamstrings were tight and I just had no energy.
I guess I'll run a few miles tomorrow so that I can at least make some mileage for the weekend. | | Comments(2) |
| | 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 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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I ended up doing my hill repeats on a tread mill today. My kids are home from school and the gym has a family room where your kids can play in a glassed off room while you run on the treadmill 3 feet away. I kept the warm up short and the cool down was non-existent. (Bad me).
I ended up doing 5 repeats with my hills set at a 4.5% - 5.5% grade. I honestly thougth I was going to die. I must have set the treadmill grade or the pace too high. The treadmillheart rate monitor only goes up 180 BPM so I had to cool off just to come down to that level. Geez! | | Comments(2) |
| | 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 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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Temps are oddly warm (70's) and we sweated an easy 8 miles today. Isn't amazing how fast runs go when you have good company? | | Comments(2) |
| | 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 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Hill repeats. Gonna love these one day. | | 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 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 49.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 51.30 |
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