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schererville,IN,

Member Since:

Mar 02, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Madison Inaugural 1/2 Marathon August 2009 2:02:48--yippee PR!

Fall Frolic 4 miler Nov 09PR 33:27 AG 4th place

Race to Wrigley 5K April 2010 PR 24:54

Short-Term Running Goals:

PR my 5k time. But maybe for now I should shoot for under 30 minutes.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay injury free and see where that takes me.

Personal:

I have a husband who is wonderful, three beautiful dogs, I'm a teacher, and I'm a runner. Life is good.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Mizuno Rider 12 #2 Lifetime Miles:						327.30
Mizuno Rider 12 # 3 Lifetime Miles:						384.86
Turquoise Riders Lifetime Miles:						53.25

Mon, Aug 24, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.70

7:35 52 Degrees---yippeeee!!! Easy run

Whatever happened to the days when I took two days off and my legs felt fresh? Now they feel all tight...blech...but it was a good run anyway. I had to keep slowing down b/c I'm really trying to use Daniel's times. 5 days till Madison--They are forecasting 72 degrees with some cloud cover...YES!!!!

Mizuno Precision Miles: 5.50

Comments

From auntieem on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:55:32 from 67.182.145.8

Only five days? So exciting; you are going to rock! Do some extra stretching and maybe some Epsom salts baths for those legs. YOu want them fresh for your race! You have certainly put the work in.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:09:36 from 198.241.174.15

I find that taking too many days off makes my legs stale rather than fresh. I do short, easy runs the week leading up to a race to avoid getting stale.

Your temp at 7:30 this morning was significantly cooler than my temp at 5:00. Weird.

From Snoqualmie on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 14:11:56 from 24.18.192.33

You gotta love that cool air! Have a great time at your race. Don't think about the results, just enjoy it and do your best and I am sure you will be pleased.

From april27 on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 23:11:22 from 99.188.251.180

I love the cooler weather! It is sooo awesome!!!

So do you think a 2-3 miler on Friday would be okay?

From april27 on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 23:12:22 from 99.188.251.180

Sno--I agree I think I just need to treat each race like it was my first--do my best and be happy with that!

From Snoqualmie on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 23:56:09 from 24.18.192.33

Well, this is just my take on it, but I've been racing well this summer so I think it works... If I say to myself, "I am going to do great!" my nutty brain says, "uh oh... that's the requirement? can I do that?" and Doubt gets a foot in the door. But if I say to myself, "I'm going to have fun!" and "I'm going to do my best," well *those* things I know how to do. Race strategies for the Confidence Impaired, lol! Does that make sense?

From april27 on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:55:39 from 99.188.251.180

Makes a lot of sense! I think both of our brains work the same...

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