Happy Feet 26.2: Boston Baby!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Boston Baby!

No time to blog, but I had to get on to say I'm heading to Boston. I finally did it. I qualified for the Boston Marathon. Will blog about it later, but it was a totally magical and perfect day. I ran 3:49 previous best time was 3:59. Thanks so much for all of the support. If you signed up for a mile, I felt the support and used it on race day. Thanks so much!

14 comments:

Marathonman101108 said...: That's fantastic! I may be a spectator at Boston next year. If so, I'll look for you. Congrats on a great time. 10 minutes better than your previous best time? WOW!; October 5, 2009 at 3:43 AM
Anonymous said...: awesome!!!! congrats; October 5, 2009 at 4:54 AM
Amy said...: CONGRATS!!!!!!!! That's awesome! Can't wait to hear all about it!; October 5, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Anonymous said...: CONGRATULATIONS!!! BIG WHOO HOO HOO!; October 5, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Lindsay said...: Congrats!!! Very exciting :); October 5, 2009 at 9:55 AM
HappyTrails said...: Congratulations - Yay - awesome! We'll be looking forward to the full report!!!; October 5, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Tara said...: I am so happy for you! Congratulations. I can't wait to hear all about it.; October 5, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Tri-James said...: CONGRATS!!!!; October 5, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Tina @GottaRunNow said...: Congrats on the BQ! Your hard work paid off!; October 5, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Erin Conley said...: Congrats! You are awesome! Great job, Ginny!; October 5, 2009 at 9:35 PM
kristen said...: Wow!! That's awesome girl!!! Congratulations. Hopfully you can post more about the race later.; October 6, 2009 at 9:47 AM
TX Runner Mom said...: Great job! Congrats!; October 6, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Bamarunner said...: WOOOOHOOOO!!!!! Congrats on the BQ, the race ..... isn't it great when it all comes together?! Can't wait to read about it; October 9, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Unknown said...: YEAH! I checked on Sunday and I was soooooooo happy for you! Now we can meet and say hi in Boston! It will be fun to following training together too! Congrats, I'm so happy that you're so happy and I can't wait to hear all about it!; October 10, 2009 at 3:44 PM

2016 Races

Steam Whistle 12k - 1:05:03 - (8:43 avg) 1-1-16
MS River 13.1 Greenville, MS - 2:00:54 - (9:13 avg) - 2-13-16
Rise & Shine 13.1 Hattiesburg, MS - 1:59:24 (9:04 avg) 4-2-16
OLPS Tomato Fest 5k Chalmette, LA - 26:22 (8:36 avg) 4-10-16
Zydeco 5k Gulf Shores, AL - 26:08 (8:26 avg) 4-16-16
Civitan 5k Hattiesburg, MS - 26:39 (8:34 avg) 5-14-16 (a step back time wise, but this is a rolling hills course, the others were flat)
Greek Fest 5k - New Orleans, LA - 25:37 (8:16 avg) 5-27-16
Bastille Day 2 mile - Braithwaite, LA - 16:01 (8:01 avg) 7-10-16
Oregon Fall Half Marathon - Canby, OR - 1:54:37 (8:44 avg) 9-10-16
Christian Fellowship 5k - Violet, LA - 24:47 (8:08 avg) 10-9-16
Gulf Coast Half Marathon- Mandeville, LA - 5 miles pre-race, 13.1 mile training run. 2:02:22 (9:20 avg) 10-16-16
Stennis Space Center Half Marathon - Stennis Space Center, MS - last training run before St. Jude (1 week) 2:07 (9:39 avg)

St.Jude 26.2 - Memphis, TN 4:12 12-3-16
Ole Man River Half Marathon - New Orleans - (training -run 2 weeks after the St. Jude 26.2 race) 2:08 (9:46 avg) -
12-17-16
Steam Whistle 12k (7.456 miles) - Hattiesburg, MS - 1:03 (8:35 avg) - negative split run

Personal Running Records

2 miles 14:41 8-12-08 (7:20 pace)

5k - 22:49**Adjusted PR 3-15-13 - Irish Italian Fest - Garmin 3.07 -adjusted official 22:37 for 3.07, to 22:49 for 3.1 (7:21 avg pace - Garmin)

5 mile Oh What a Beautiful Day to Run 1-22-11 38:57 (7:45 pace)

10k (6.2 miles) 47:20 Senior Bowl 10K Mobile, AL 11-05-11 (7:36 pace)
12k - 56:39 Steam Whistle - Hattiesburg, MS (7:36 pace)
12-31-11
15k - 1:20:13 Missions In Motion Petal, MS (8:36 pace) 12-07-13
10 Mile - RC Cola & Moon Pie 10 miler - Bell Buckle, TN 06-17-12 (8:25 avg)
Half marathon -Mercedes Half Marathon, Birmingham, AL (Garmin - 13.02 1:43:31 - 7:57 avg pace)
Official time - 1:43:26
(adjusted to 13.1 - 1:43:55) Feb. 17, 2013

Marathon - (26.4 miles) 3:43:28 Top of Utah, Logan (8:30 avg) 09-15-12

2013 Races

1. Jan. 1, 2013 Steam Whistle 12K - 1:01:18 (8:12)
goal - tempo run - ran by heart rate, Female Master's winner
2. Jan. 5, 2013 The Blues Half Marathon Jackson, MS 1:50:11 (8:24 avg)
Garmin 13.28 (8:18 avg.) 2nd AG
3. Feb. 17, 2013 **PR Mercedes Half Marathon Birmingham, AL Official - 1:43:26 (AG - 14th place of 328) (7:56 avg)
(Garmin 13.02 - adjusted time to 13.1, 1:43:55)
4.March 15, 2013 **PR Irish-Italian Fest 5k 22:36 official Master's Female winner (3rd overall female) (Garmin 3.07 22:37 - adjusted time to 3.1 22:49)
5.March 23, 2013 Cancer Fighting Fool 5k - to get some miles, to finish my 1st, and maybe last, 80 mile week. tempo - (24:12- Garmin time) Master's female winner
6.April 15th - Boston Marathon (Garmin 26.4) 3:57
7. May 11th - Moving Missions 5k - first tempo run, post Boston 24:52 on hills. (female Master's winner)
8. May 18th - Armed Forces 10k Camp Shelby 51:01 - tempo run. (no master's award at this race - 1st place 40-49 age group)
9. June 1, 2013 - 5k Thibodaux, LA 24:01 (garmin time) 2nd place overall female winner.
10. Oct. 19, 2013 Harvest Hustle 5k Hattiesburg, MS 25:07 (unofficial time) age group winner - (no master's award at this race)
11. Oct. 26, 2013 Halloween Hustle 5k (Epley) Hattiesburg, MS 23:51 - short course , 3.0 (Master's Female)
12. Oct 30th - Trek & Treat 5k Main St Methodist, Hattiesburg, MS 24:26 (Master's female winner_
13. Nov. 16th - Heart & Sole Half Marathon, Houma, LA
1:55 - age group winner (40-49)
14. Nov. 30th - Mississippi Coast Marathon (Stennis Space Center) 1:55 - 2nd in age group (45-49)
15. Dec.7th - Missions In Motion 15k Petal, MS 1:20:13 - (1st overall female because of super small race - i'll take it)
2013 totals-
Run- 1240,
Walk- 227,
Bike- 222.5
total mileage - 1689.5
15 races - PR in the 5k @ age 45, and half marathon at 44
**March - highest weekly mileage ever - 80 miles
**March - highest monthly mileage ever - 280 at 45

2012 Races

Feb. 11 - SweetHeart 5k Gulf Shores, AL - 23:01 (7:25 avg. pace) 1st place age group
Feb. 25 - Arbor Day 5k Biloxi, MS - 23:22 (7:33 avg) Master's Female winner
March 3rd - Get Your Rear in Gear 5k - Savannah, GA - 24:16 (7:49 avg. pace) 1st place age group (would have won female masters, but no masters awards)
**March 16th - St. Thomas Irish Fest 5k - Hattiesburg, MS - 22:58 PR (7:24 avg) Master's Female - 4th overall female
March 24th - Azalea Trail Run 10k - Mobile, AL (my 26th consecutive ATR) - 50:02 official, Garmin 49:22 (7:56 avg) (they use chips, but do not use the chip time) Age group-(40-44) - 11 out of 176
March 30th - Cancer Fighting Fool 5k Hattiesburg, MS 23:08 - official (7:30 avg) 1st overall female
April 21st - Blue Ridge 26.2 Roanoke, VA "America's toughest road marathon" 4:16:08 official (9:50 avg) 2nd master's female, 9th out of 80 females.
**June 16th - RC Cola & Moon Pie 10 miler, Bell Buckle, TN - PR - 1:24:18 (8:25 avg) 1st age group 40-44 (1st of 68 females)
August 18th - Oak Grove 5k 23:06 - (pr on this course, in Aug) (7:26 avg) (master's female)
**Sept. 15th - Top of Utah 26.2, Logan, UT - PR - 3:43:28 (8:30 avg) (garmin 26.4)
Oct. 5th - Harvest Hustle 5 mile, Hattiesburg, MS 39:51 (7:53 avg) 1st overall female - (1st quality run post TOU - tempo run)
Oct. 14th - Gulf Coast Half Marathon Mandeville, LA 1:56:13 (8:48 avg pace) fast training run - high humidity - tough, even at fast training pace
**Oct. 26th - Pumpkin Dash 5k Hattiesburg, MS - PR - 22:51 official (22:55 Garmin) PR 5k (3.08 on Garmin)
Nov. 17th - Run For Life 5k Houma, LA - 24:30 (3.1 mile on garmin)
**Nov.24th - Gulf Coast Half Marathon - Stennis- PR 1:46:34 (13.17 on garmin)
Dec. 15th - Pass to Bay 10k - Long Beach, MS 47:29 official (6.2 on garmin)
2012 Totals -
16 races
running-2012 miles ,
biking -125,
walking - 314
2451 total miles
365 apples - #appleaday2012

2011 Races

Jan. 1st - Steam Whistle 12k - 1:00:37 unofficial (8:07 avg pace) Age group - 1st place
**Jan. 22nd - Oh What a Beautiful Day to Run 5 mile race - 38:59 (7:45 pace) PR - Master's Female winner
Jan. 30th - The Wall 30K (18.6 miles) - 2:42:00 (8:41 avg. pace) Female Masters winner
Feb. 13th - Mardi Gras Half Marathon - (13.17) - 1:48:18 (8:13 avg. pace) Age Group - 31 out of 940
Feb. 19th - Roots and Shoots 5k Hattiesburg, MS - 23:35 1st overall female
Feb. 26th - Gimme Shelter 5k Hattiesburg, MS - 23:06 (tied my 2008 PR) 1st overall female
March 5th - Snickers Marathon Albany, GA - 3:51:40 (2nd fastest marathon) Age Group 5th of 42
March 26th - Azalea Trail Run 10K (my 25th consecutive ATR) 49:43 Age Group - 10th of 172
April 1st - I'm a Cancer Fighting Fool 5k 23:42 (can't remember - master's or overall female, but won a mani-pedi)
April 16th - Habitat 5K, Houma, LA 23:31 (7:39 avg pace) 1st overall female
April 30th - Renaissance Half Marathon 1:51:41 (8:28 avg. pace) (13.1) Age Group - 7th of 113
May 7th - Run for Excellence 5k 6pm Houma, LA - 23:57 (7:43 avg) 1st age group
May 27th - Greek Fest 5k New Orleans 23:50 -(7:38 avg.) Garmin time
June 11th - Run for a Life 5k 24:46 (7:58 avg) Garmin time female Master's winner
Aug. 20th - Oak Grove 5k 24:14 (7:49 avg) 3rd age group
Sept. 4th - Tupelo Marathon 4:16:19 (training run)
Sept. 23rd - Sacred Heart 5k 23:38 (7:31 avg) Garmin time
Oct. 16th - Mt. Desert Island Bar Harbor Marathon, ME 4:16:36 official time (9:48 avg) (training run)
**Nov. 5th - Senior Bowl 10K, Mobile, AL 47:20 official time (7:36 avg) PR - 2nd in age group
**Nov. 19th - Rock N Run 5k Luling, LA 22:59 unofficial, Garmin time 3.11, (7:24 avg) PR - 2nd place overall female
Dec. 3rd - Baton Rouge Beach Marathon Baton Rouge, LA 3:49:31 official (26.3) (missed 2009 PR by 15 seconds)
**Dec. 31st - Steam Whistle 12k Hattiesburg, MS 56:39 official (7:36 avg) PR - 2nd overall female, Female Masters Winner
2011 Totals -
22 races
running-2001.5 miles ,
biking -300,
walking - 250
2251.5 total miles

Marathons

This is a brief run down of my marathoning journey.

1. Dec. 2003 First Light Mobile 5:29 trained to walk the whole marathon. Got caught up in the hype and ran the first 4 miles when, at the time, I was not running at all. After the first 4 miles, I walked the rest - except I did jog a few downhills.
2. Jan 2004 Blue Marathon Pensacola 5:18 - still walking at this point with a little jogging (I think).
3. Nov. 2004 - Stennis 5:04 - still walking with some jogging
4. Jan 2005 First Light 5:06 - still walking with a little more jogging
5.Feb. 2005 Mardi Gras 4:54 - First marathon to run the whole way, except water stops. I continued to train to walk marathons, but I was adding a little more jogging. I started out jogging and about half way through I decided I was going to try to jog the whole thing. Not a smart thing to do, but it worked ok - no injuries - lucky girl - don't try this. In my mind, at the time, I thought that might be my only chance to run a whole marathon and maybe I could do it, and if I could - I should. Again, dumb idea - don't do it.
6. Oct. 2005 Dublin, Ireland 4:31 some hills
7. Feb. 2006 Mardi Gras 4:11 flat
8. June 2006 San Diego 5:06 first and only marathon to "hit the wall" walked the last 6 miles
9. Jan 2007 Disney 4:47 HOT
10. Feb 2007 Austin 4:31 hilly
11. Nov. 2007 Stennis 3:59:20 flat
12. Jan 2008 Disney 4:08 Warm
13. Jan 2009 Houston 3:59:04
14. Sept. 2009 Tupelo, MS 4:18 Training run for St. George in Oct.
15. Oct. 3, 2009 St. George Marathon 3:49:17 PR and BQ. (Lucky number 15) (26.24)
16. April 19, 2010 114th running of the Boston Marathon 4:08:16 - Tough course!
17. Oct. 9, 2010 - Run For Life, Madison, MS training run 4:27:42 (26.55)
18. Nov. 11, 2010 - Huntsville Marathon - 3:56:49 (26.39)
19. March 5th, 2011 Snickers Marathon Albany, GA 3:51:40 Great BQ course! (26.31)
20. Sept. 4, 2011 Tupelo Marathon Tupelo, MS - training run - 4:16:19
21. Oct. 16, 2011 Mt. Desert Island Marathon Bar Harbor, ME - training run - 4:16:36
22. Dec. 3rd, 2011 Baton Rouge Beach Marathon 3:49:31 (BQ (2) - new standards) another great course Baton Rouge, LA (26.35)
23. April 21, 2012 Blue Ridge Marathon, Roanoke, VA "America's toughest road marathon" 4:16:08 (26.07 - Garmin)
24.Sept. 15, 2012 Top of Utah, Logan, UT 3:43:28 (26.4 - Garmin) great course - low humidity :)
25.April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon -3:57 Soccer Locker & City Runner sponsored (Boston course PR for me) (Garmin 26.4)
26. December 3, 2016 St. Jude Marathon - 4:12
DNF - September 10, 2017, Bozeman, MT marathon - 18.5 of 26.2. heel (PF ??) and body hurt.

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Boston Baby!

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