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Location:

Centerville,GA,

Member Since:

Oct 20, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PR's: North Face Endurance Challenge Trail Run GA 50mi 2011-12:55; The Great Floridian Triathlon 2010 (140.6)-13:24:15;  Disney Marathon 2009- 3:52:59; Disney Marathon 2010- 3:37:40;  Breast Cancer Half Marathon (2010) 1:41:39; Seaside Half Marathon 2011- 1:39:17; Red Cross 5K 2008- 21:52;  Recycle Run 5K 2009- 20:38

I will hit my 10th marathon this year after the Marine Corps Marathon.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Boston.  Get a new 5k PR. Run a 1/2 marathon in under 1:40:00  1:35:00. 

Upcoming Races:

Spartan Race GA                                  March 10

Navarre Beach Sunset Stampede 5k     May 5

Warrior Dash GA                                 May 20

Marine Corps Marathon                       October 28

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for Kona. Break 21:00 for a 5k Break 20:00 for a 5k;  Break 3:30 for a marathon.  Finish a 100mi run (far future after I achieve my other goals).

 

Personal:

I graduated 2010 with my masters in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida.  I'm now at Robins AFB. 

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Zoot Triathlon Shoes Lifetime Miles: 55.85
Mizuno Precision 9 Blue Lifetime Miles: 212.00
Vibrams Lifetime Miles: 20.50
Adizero Lifetime Miles: 219.50
Nike Free Run + Lifetime Miles: 506.10
Lime Precisions Lifetime Miles: 375.15
Precision 11 Lifetime Miles: 323.65
Nike Free- Live Strong Lifetime Miles: 237.95
New Balance Minimus Trail Lifetime Miles: 45.50
Saucony Peregrine Lifetime Miles: 114.25
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 24.10
Sketchers GoRun Lifetime Miles: 14.00
Mizuno Precision 12 Lifetime Miles: 5.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
23.002.5025.50
New Balance Minimus Trail Miles: 19.00Mizuno Precision Pink Miles: 3.00
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5.002.507.50

Ran 5mi at L H Thompson trail around noon.  It was very hot, but I really liked my new trail shoes.  This was the first time I tried them out on the trail and my ankles felt much safer being closer to the ground.  I am also less likely to trip with the soles being thinner since I do have a bad habit of not picking up my feet.

Had a soccer game and it was hot and humid.  The heat index was around 104 at the start of the game.  Both teams were walking a good bit and I rolled my ankle again.  Its not as swolen as when I sprained it a month ago, but it still is a little and it hurts.  It was my bad ankle, I guess I will have to start doing some strengthening exercises.

New Balance Minimus Trail Miles: 5.00
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1000yd swim.  I pulled 500 since my ankle was hurting and kicked with one foot for the rest.

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Mizuno Precision Pink Miles: 3.00
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Biked 25mi

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Trail run.  Started getting an upset stomach about a mile in and the heat index was around 104.  Miserable run.  I even had my ankle in a brace since it is still weak which created a knot in my calf.  The trail seemed to never end.  No more fast food on running days.

New Balance Minimus Trail Miles: 4.00
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Ran with my puppy for at least a mile out of the 3 that we did today.

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Wasn't able to make it out to the trail until 10:30am and by then it was getting pretty hot.  The run went much better today.  About a mile in I had to remove my ankle support since it was killing my calf, after that I felt much better.  I just had to slow down a bit and watch my footing to keep my weak ankle safe.  The first 4mi loop went very nice, I brought water and gatorade with me and had some bottles at my vehicle to fill up after each loop.  I did end up hitting the ball of my foot very hard on a short skinny stump which caused me to stumble but not fall.  My foot was starting to hurt as the miles went on, but it was bearable.  By noon, the heat was getting to me and I decided to just do 10mi instead of 12, so I turned around about a mile into the 3rd loop.  My foot ended up being nicely bruised on the top of my foot and it hurt to walk for about a day.  Thats the problem with the minimus trail shoes, although its better to bruise a foot than to sprain an ankle.  The NB minimus shoes put me close to the ground and I can get better footing compared to my solomon trail shoes, which caused me to sprain my ankle real bad about a month ago due to the high heel.  If I don't continue getting hurt on the trail and as the weather gets nicer, I shouldn't have any problem getting up to 31mi on a technical trail, just a lot of work ahead of me.

New Balance Minimus Trail Miles: 10.00
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New Balance Minimus Trail Miles: 19.00Mizuno Precision Pink Miles: 3.00
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