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ABCGreys


My dogs are fast, not me

    posted: 12/2/2006 at 11:07 AM
    On September 30, I ran a 5K at 39:14, 12:40 pace. Today, I ran the marked 5K at Shelby Farms and ran it in 35:59, 11:26 pace!!!! Shocked Robin
    Robin
    zoom-zoom


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      posted: 12/2/2006 at 11:08 AM
      Woot! Look at you go! That's really awesome improvement in a very short time! By this time next year you'll be under 10, for certain! Big grin k

      Kirsten

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      • punch Type 1 in the junk

      va


        posted: 12/2/2006 at 11:58 AM
        Wow, that is a great improvement! I am especially impressed that you did it in such cold weather (28F). I am really not a cold weather runner. Once the temperatures dipped below 60F, I headed indoors. I find that my running performance really decreases when its cold. I just don't seem to breath as well. Anyway, I am hoping to try my first 5K race in the Spring.
        Wingz


          posted: 12/2/2006 at 12:48 PM
          Big grin Big grin Big grin!!! That deserves a WHOOT!!! Wink

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          rockenmamaof5


            posted: 12/2/2006 at 1:33 PM
            WOOT!!! WTG!!! Congrats and AWESOME progress!!

            Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

            kooky2003


            Now that was a bath...

              posted: 12/2/2006 at 2:07 PM
              That's awesome Robin!!! What an amazing improvement in your pace! 28F sounds very cold, brrrrrrrr. Snuggle up with a warm drink and a blanket. You deserve it. Claire xxx
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              Pron8r


                posted: 12/2/2006 at 3:01 PM
                That's a huge improvement! Well done and congratulations!
                My Masters (>50) Race PR's: 5K - 20:17 10K - 42:36 HM - 1:31:22 Marathon - 3:20:48
                ABCGreys


                My dogs are fast, not me

                  posted: 12/2/2006 at 4:56 PM
                  Quote from va on 12/2/2006 at 11:58 AM:
                  Wow, that is a great improvement! I am especially impressed that you did it in such cold weather (28F). I am really not a cold weather runner. Once the temperatures dipped below 60F, I headed indoors. I find that my running performance really decreases when its cold. I just don't seem to breath as well. Anyway, I am hoping to try my first 5K race in the Spring.
                  Yeah, 28F for Memphis is unheard of! I didn't feel warm until about 2.5 miles, then, parts of me were too hot while others remained chilly. On the other hand, the frost was so thick, it looked like snow and was beautiful at Shelby Farms. Plus, since the Memphis Marathon was today, I had the place pretty much to myself.
                  Robin
                  RunChicRun


                  madness baby

                    posted: 12/2/2006 at 5:14 PM
                    That is awesome, esp considering that temp! I'd be trying to run to get that over with so I could get indoors with the heat, too Smile (I can't get those cute little smileys to work with my macSad , so I have to go low-tech here with my visual emotions)
                    deb
                    vicentefrijole


                      posted: 12/3/2006 at 12:25 PM
                      modified: 12/3/2006 at 12:25 PM
                      Quote from RunChicRun on 12/2/2006 at 5:14 PM:
                      (I can't get those cute little smileys to work with my macSad , so I have to go low-tech here with my visual emotions)
                      FYI, runchicrun, I couldn't get those to work on my Mac, either, when I used Safari. Then I tried Firefox (another free browser) and they worked fine. It helped with some of the mapping stuff too. That was awhile ago, though, so maybe Mac fixed that with newer Safari updates, but I still used Firefox for this site (and for some others)... though Safari is generally faster it seems a little less compatible. Big grin
                      jlynnbob


                      You'll ruin your knees!

                        posted: 12/3/2006 at 10:20 PM
                        Big grin Big grin Big grin Shocked Way to go!!!!!!!! Woot, Lynn B

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                        woodlandsprite


                        Finished!

                          posted: 12/4/2006 at 1:14 PM
                          I have to add to the Woots Big grin because you can never have too many Big grin
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