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Location:

Spring Lake Park,MN,USA

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2011 Northern Lakes 5k: 26:25 (first race EVER!)

2012 Goldy's Run 5K: 24:32

2012 Minneapolis Half Marathon 2:12:42

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work on speed! Would like a 7 min mile to be a comfortable pace.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I am flirting with the idea of running a marathon at some point (2013?).

Personal:

I am married with three kids, 2 boys and a girl.  I started running in the fall of 2010 and have loved it ever since! 

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Asics Cumulus 12 Lifetime Miles: 437.62
Saucony Triumph 9 Lifetime Miles: 449.45
Mizuno Pink Lifetime Miles: 231.80
Brooks Ghost 5 Lifetime Miles: 53.75
Saucony - Red Lifetime Miles: 35.85
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88.50
Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 88.50
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8.00

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 8.00
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5.00

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 5.00
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4.00

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 4.00
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5.00

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 5.00
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10.00

Nice morning for the long run....I started to struggle around mile 9.

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 10.00
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4.00

I left the watch at home today - the weather was so nice and cool that I just wanted to run for fun and not worry about time.  And it WAS a LOVELY run.  :-)

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 4.00
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5.00

5 miles in absolutely beautiful weather.  Wanted to go for another mile but I couldn't remember if my son's soccer practice was an hour or an hour +.  Turns out I could have gotten that last mile in but then  I wouldn't have been able to sit and play with the adorable schoodle puppy.....wow, was he cute! 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 5.00
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3.20

This was supposed to be six miles but the baby-sitter arrived and said that she couldn't stay very long.  Oh darn.....actually turns out to be a good thing because my legs were feeling pretty heavy. 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 3.20
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6.00

6 lovely, strong miles.  Not sure of the stats since mapmyrun said it lost them....sigh. 

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 6.00
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6.00

I was dragging a bit half way through, interesting though to see how my body reacted after doing 6 miles tuesday night.  Nice cool evening for a run.

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 6.00
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10.00

10 slow miles.  Best part of the run was that I kept the miles at an even pace, no big swings between fast and slow.  Last mile was the fastest so starting out slow works!

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 10.00
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5.30

I was feeling the 10 miler I did on Sunday and thought I was going really slow.  However I was pleasantly surprised that I kept up a decent pace throughout the run.  For the first time in my running history I felt a twinge in my shin at the beginning of my run (it went away after a couple minutes) so I rolled the heck out while catching up on some mindless TV - hopefully that helps!

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 5.30
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6.00

Great run in great weather though my legs were feeling a little tired.  These longish runs in the evening are really taking a toll on my sleep though - I couldn't get into a deep sleep for the first half of the night because my legs were aching.  Also, I definitely need to make sure to rehydrate properly - felt like I had a hangover this morning!

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 6.00
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11.00

Great run yesterday though I waited a bit to long to head out and by the end of my run I was feeling the sun and the rising temperature.  That being said, I've really been working on keeping an even pace on my long runs and I'm getting better!  Less than a 15 second split difference between by starting mile and ending mile.  Yippee!  :-)

Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 11.00
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88.50
Saucony Triumph 9 Miles: 88.50
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