I Run Long: Garmin Marathon / Bobby Ballard

Friday, April 26, 2013

Here is a beautiful story on my new friend, Bobby Ballard,Via Garmin Marathon...http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2013/04/a-journey-to-the-garmin-marathon-the-story-of-bobby-ballard.html#.UXnpU7OhWBE.facebook

Please visit my FACEBOOK Blog as well at www.facebook.com/irunlongalways

ATHLETE

My name is Francene, but I go by fRAN. I'm a wife, 43 year-old athletic mother of 3, Assistant track coach, photographer, Product Reviewer and Marathoner!

I am so happy to be back to running after around 24 years. I returned to the running world on December 21, 2011. I was motivated to get back to running when I was told I was being inducted into the Lorain County Sports Track & Cross Country Hall of Fame and also inspired my my own kids and track/cross-country kids on the team I help assist coach. I love to inspire, motivate, encourage and support those who love to run :)

I am a Shubeez Affiliate and you can check out the website at www.shubeez.com which are unique shoe tags that you can get in 13.1, 26.2, breast cancer ribbon and you can also design your own. I'm an assistant track coach. 1:50 Half Marathoner (2012), 24:01 5Ker (2012). Currently training for my first marathon scheduled for March 3, 2013! I'm also a photographer and have a facebook page at Fran's Photography.

I have run several 5K's since my return to running, 4-half marathons, 1-5 miler, 1-25K, some virtual runs and most recently, a full marathon! I have won all of the events in my age group with exception of two of the events listed.

I love running and enjoy hearing about others running experiences. I love when non-runners were inspired because they enjoy hearing about how much I enjoy it even though they inspire me to start something new in their lives.

Feel free to follow me. You will get info on anything and everything about running here and I welcome your feedback here on my blog and my facebook page at www.facebook.com/irunlongalways

Happy Running!!!

FRAN'S RACE HISTORY

5K PR- 21:59 as of 2014

Half Marathon- 1:43 as of 2014

Full Marathon- 3:57 as of 2014

50K- 5:16

10K- 46:50

To be updated with more races...

Run With The Wind, February 16, 2:13:09, 1st in AG

Cupid 5K, January 2, 2013, 25:06 official course record!, 1st age group

Erick's Run, January 6, 2013, 22:27 unofficial course, 1st in age group

YMCA Chilly 5K, January 1, 2013, 22:54 official PR!, 2nd age group

Freeze Your Fanny 5K, Dec. 31, 2012 (unofficial PR 22:25), 3rd overall female, 1st in age group

Joplin Turkey Trot 5K Nov. 22, 2012-
24:01, 1st AG, 10th overall female

Bass Pro Half Marathon Nov. 4, 2012-
1:50.52, 14th out of 151 in AG, 74th out of 914 females, 253 overall out of 1668

Pumpkin Run Five Miler, Oct. 20, 2012
39:52.20, 1st in AG, 3rd overall female, 7:58 pace

Tri-State Half Marathon, Oct. 14, 2012
2nd AG, 1:53:23

Mercy Day Run, Sept. 29th, 2012
3rd Overall Female, 2nd AG, 1:55:09

Back-To-School 5K
25:35, 1st AG, South Carolina

Lamar Free Fair 5K
25:05, 1st AG

Joplin Memorial 5K
24:40, 2nd AG

Seth Carr 5K
24:38, 1st AG, 1st overall female

Young Life 5K
26:08, 1st AG, Feb. 4, 2012

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SOME HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY

Francene ran sprints and cross country in high school and earned a chance to travel abroad to China to compete in a 13K race (1:22) with the Chinese along with 369 other top cross-country runners from the U.S.

"Francene was inducted into the Lorain County 3rd Annual Track Hall of Fame. She earned state titles (five) more than any Lorain County girl from 1989-2003 & remains No. 2 on the county's all-time list behind Elyria's 2012 Olympic Gold medalist, Tianna Madison ( nine)"-Paul Hayse

Lorain County Hall of Fame Chair, Paul Heyse

Francene's high school events were;

100 meter dash-State Champion (12.65) PB 12.4
200 meter dash-State Champion (26.07) PB 25.7
400 meter dash-State Champion (58.69) PB 56.4
4x100 Relay Anchor-State Champion (50.2)
4x200 Relay Anchor-State Champion (1:45.13)
10K with International Sports Exchange Program-China

Coached by Len Nickoloff & Mark Walden

COLLEGE

600 Meter Indoor record Holder-Northeastern A & M Junior College/Coached by Coach Levo, Miami, Oklahoma

100 Meter Dash-Show Me State Games, 1st AG

I Run Long

Friday, April 26, 2013

Garmin Marathon / Bobby Ballard

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