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Year: 2011

2010 Bests and Worst races. What made them so great or not so great?

2010 Bests and Worst races. What made them so great or not so great?

I saw this at Kitzzy’s Blog and loved it! Wanted to do the same (apologies in advance if I’m not supposed to borrow the format – I’m relatively new to non-personal blogging) Biggest Achievement: ING Georgia Half Marathon – The first. My perseverance in training for it amazed me and made me realize that I could do things that I had thought impossible. Biggest Achievement #2: Callaway Gardens Sprint Triathlon – I had to break rules and have a 2nd biggest achievement. Just…

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Goals for 2011

Goals for 2011

GOAL PLAN OF ACTION Improve my 5k speed from 37min to under 36 by the end of the year. And get to 2:45-2:50 in a half marathon. ·      Continue with the speedwork and tempo runs once a week. They DO payoff. ·      Once a week of weights, and once a week of boxing. Toning up helps speed up too. Go for the FULL – Chicago Oct 9, 2011. It seems like a looooong time away. But I AM going to…

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Revisiting 2010

Revisiting 2010

Jan 1st Resolution Run 5k: 41min 48sec (My first race after I started attempting to run. All previous “races” were casual walks)Jan Mileage – 61miles (wow !!! How did I do that??)Feb 6th Chattahoochee Challenge 10k: 1hr 24min (I finished so slow that all the food was gone)Feb Mileage – 55miles March 20st ING Georgia Half Marathon: 3hrs 9min (My very FIRST. Sooooo proud of myself) April – Total inertia after the major effort it took to get to the…

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Resolution Run 5k – 2011

Resolution Run 5k – 2011

What better than to start off the New Year with a race in pouring rain? Last year, this was my first race after I started seriously training, and I wasn’t going to let it go this year. Not to mention the $30 race fees and the cute race Long sleeve tech Tshirt ATC Track Club gives out (although I’ve always struggled with their sizing) 2011 Time: 37min 08sec (Plenty of walk breaks in between, pouring rain and squishy shoes) 2010…

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