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MRTC Road Race Series 5 miler

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Location:

Collierville,TN,USA

Member Since:

Oct 22, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

St. George Marathon, October 4, 2008 -  3:49:19

Boston Marathon (4/20/2009) - 4:07:23

Boston Marathon (2010) - 3:49:50

Boston Marathon (2011) - 3:53:33 

NYC Marathon (November 2006) - 4:30:39

St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon (December 2008) 1:42:15

2009 Germantown Half Marathon 3/15/09 - 1:43:34 (Second Overall Grand Masters)

2010 Germantown Half Marathon - 1:40:02

2011 Germantown Half Marathon - 1:47:08

2011 New Orleans Half Marathon - 1:44:34

2008 United Way 5K - 22:40 

2010 Jingle Bell 5K (12/11/2010) - 22:44

Coca-Cola Classic 10K (May 2008) - 48:01

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

1:40 or better half marathon - 2010 Germantown Half Marathon - 1:40:02 (almost)

Requalify for Boston -  2010 and 2011 (done)


Long-Term Running Goals:

Sharing the joy of running with everyone

Personal:

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Masters age group runner

2 grown children

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7 am - 40 miles on the bike.  Would have liked 50 + but had too much to do today.

4 miles at 6 pm - out and back on Humphries Blvd.  Took it slow since my left leg muscle hurt.

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6:15 pm - 5 miles at Shelby Farms. It was very hot and humid, so I took the first 1.5 miles slow but then felt good after the warm-up and ran between 8:05 and 8:20 pace for the rest of the run.  Felt like I could have gone longer.

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4 miles with Carbon in Collierville.

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6 pm - 5..1 miles at Shelby Farms around the lake, flat course, tempo run the second half.  Very hot and humid but felt good.

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7 pm - 6.77 mile hilly course in Cordova.  Took it slow because of the hills.  My left leg did not hurt until about mile 5.5, and then it was just slightly uncomfortable.  Walked another mile after 6.77 with the dogs to cool down and then stretched.

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6:30 pm - fit in a short run before going to a family cookout.  Left leg hurt as soon as I started running - I can feel the hills and distance from yesterday's run.  Limited time necessitated running the hilly course in Cordova again, so I took it very easy and stretched a lot afterward.  We'll see how it feels on tomorrow's run.

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6 pm - Cordova - route with a few hills.  Felt good and ran a fast interval at about 3 miles.

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8 am - wolf river cafe ride from Rossville.  Nice morning for a ride.  By the end of the ride, temp was in the mid-90s.

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Race: MRTC Road Race Series 5 miler (5 Miles) 00:39:42, Place overall: 114
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7 am - Road race series 5 miler in Bartlett.  Just after the start, the car keys popped out of the back pocket of my shorts, and I had to circle back around to pick them up.  They fell into two pieces, and I carried them by hand the rest of the race but was able to put the two pieces together by mile 1.5, so it was easier to carry, but was a little sweaty.  The course winds through a neighborhood, with lots of turns and several small to moderate hills, then enters a municipal park at the end.  You can see the finish line on the other side of the park as you run around the baseball fields, which is very motivating and made me run faster at the end.  Overall I was happy with my time, which is from my watch - official results are not yet posted.

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rest day

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6 am Shelby Farms - ran part of the 10K route for the road race series but skipped the very steep hill.  Another lap around the lake at the end.  Stopped at mile 7 to stretch because the pulled muscle was hurting, then ran an easy .5 to cool down.

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7 pm - the 7-mile route in collierville.  This was a slower run.  Left leg muscle started to hurt at the end. 

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8 pm - 6.2 miles in Cordova.  Easy run.  Walked one steep hill because left leg muscle hurt and didn't want to re-injur it.  Stretched afterward.

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6:15 am - 3.77 mile trail run with Ido and Flipper, my rat terrier.  Felt pretty good but turned my ankle coming back.  Fortunately, it did not hurt too much, no damage done.  Would like to have a chance to run a little more this afternoon.

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6:55 am - 45 mile bike ride with a stop for breakfast in collierville.  Fun ride with some fast intervals, and some "touring".

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rest day

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6:16 am - 4-mile trail run with Ido and Carbon.  Beautiful morning.   Carbon got to run in the off-leash dog area for about .75 mile and loved it.

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Forced rest day - severe thunderstorms after work until 9 pm.

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6:30 am - 5 miles at Shelby Farms - the flat course around the lake.  No time for more than that before work - very busy work day ahead.   Looks like I need to get out there earlier.

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6 am - 7 mile run at Shelby Farms.  

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6:30 pm - trail run at Shelby Farms with Carbon.  Left leg (groin) muscle hurt a lot - maybe it was the hills or running with the dog on the leash who pulls a bit at times. 

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7 am - 53 mile road bike ride from Lifetime Fitness.  Nice route.  Left leg and hip hurt toward the end, so Ido and I did 53 instead of 62 miles.

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Race: MRTC RRS 2nd 5 miler (5 Miles) 00:38:20, Place in age division: 2
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7 am MRTC 5 miler in Bartlett.  Ran the trail around the baseball fields to warm up and see how the left leg would feel.  Everything seemed good even though it hurt like crazy yesterday at the end of the bike ride. 

I've come to really like this race - in past years, it was not exactly my favorite.  There are lots of turns in the neighborhoods that we run though, and it seems kind of fun now.  At mile 3, my time was 23:00 which was encouraging since it was better than the first 5 miler, so I just kept it up and finished in 38:20, which is not quite a PR.  Last year, same race was 38:15.  Stretched a lot after the race, especially the hip adductors. 

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6:30 pm - 7.28 mile run in Cordova with a few gradual hills.  Ran with Carbon, the wonder dog, who got a little tired out but recovered nicely. Left leg muscle hurt for a little while but was better toward the end of the run.  Nice evening to run!

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7 mile run in Cordova at 7:15 pm. Nice evening for a run. Some hills - left leg felt 'ok' but not great.

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6 am - leg weights on the machine, 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps leg pushes and leg raises - hoping to strengthen the left leg.  Arm weights also.

7:15 pm - about 3.7 miles at a local high school track.  Nice, new track surface - comfortable run.

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5 pm - about 5.2 in collierville after work.

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7 am 55 mile bike ride to collierville, mississippi, etc.

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8:30 am 8 miles or so run in collierville

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rest day

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