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Tallahassee,FL,United States

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Jun 24, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

Mile- 5:27 Breakfast on the Track, August '09

5k- 18:59 (6:07)  Tails and Trails, May '09 (And two more times! GRR!)

8k- 33:08 (6:39) Sweetheart 8k, Feb '11 

10k- 41:38 (6:42) TRBC, March '09

15k- 1:02:46 (6:44) Lake Caroline 15k, Nov '08

Half Marathon- 1:36:58 (7:24) Hoover Dam Half, Oct '09

Marathon- 3:37:16 (8:17) Mississippi Coast Marathon, Nov '08

Short-Term Running Goals:

Help my knees help me.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Personal:

Moving to Knoxville this summer. Hooray for being in a place with a running community!

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
New Balance 903 (Orange) Lifetime Miles:						63.00
Red Flats Lifetime Miles:						44.88
Brooks Salmon Lifetime Miles:						304.65
Brooks Black Lifetime Miles:						131.30
Brooks Baby Blue Lifetime Miles:						116.25
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Mon, Apr 27, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00

A few months ago I read on someone's blog that they like to try to get a little walking in after each run (if it is you let me know!). Ever since then I have successfully walked about half a mile after every single run. I'm proud that I've kept up with it and it's actually become somewhat enjoyable. On an out and back I always make sure to go out further to get my walk in. Today on my post-run walk some guy yelled out the window and told me he loved me. What a nice thing to say... I think.

New Balance 903 (Orange) Miles: 6.00

Comments

From Nevels on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:44:25 from 131.204.15.93

Whereas I don't think it was me that mentioned walking, I have been trying to heed the advice of a much more accomplished ultrarunner than myself by incorporating a little uphill walking after long runs. According to Greg Gearhart (a great guy, venerable ultrarunner, and former sub-2:30 marathoner out of Clinton, MS), a good way to put the finishing touches on looooooong-distance training is to finish up a long run and then hop on a treadmill at full incline for 15 minutes or so of walking to simulate walking up hills late in a race.

maybe a little off-topic, but i thought i'd share anyway...

From Eric Day on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:47:10 from 189.192.171.112

the Guru has spoken.

careful, your hubby would not like that comment. =)

From Burt on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:50:36 from 68.76.197.194

Probably one of those guys offering you a dollar to do pull-ups in your skirt.

From montelepsy on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:52:24 from 217.68.199.130

Did you break your promise to Jason and start doing pullups with a skirt on earlier today? That would probably explain Mr Driveby Lovestricken.

From kelsey on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 17:32:01 from 128.186.154.139

Haha, like I said, I'm not allowed to do that. And that is one rule I don't need to break.

That's interesting about the uphill walking. I wonder if my no-hill walking has any positive effects. Since I don't stretch I figure it couldn't hurt.

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