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Location:

So. Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

St.George marathon 2009 - 3:34:07.  It was a PR on my 11th time running St. George.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run St. George in under 3:30; be in the top 3 in my age group

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay strong, run well for many more years.  Still set PR's in my 50's.

Learn how to run more relaxed and efficient.

Personal:

I'm married with four children.  I run with a group called the Bingham Butt-Kickers, a really fun group of people that gets me out running early on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sometimes Saturdays.   I recently found out that I've been running with poor form for many years, which has probably contributed to some nagging aches and pains I've had for years.  One of my big goals now is to be able to run with better form and to have running feel more effortless.  I hope this won't take too many years to achieve!
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Sat, Aug 23, 2008
Total Distance
10.50

I was sad I had to miss all the fun races this morning, but my 9 year old had a football game at 8:00am and I just felt like I should be there.  It was their first real game, and it was pretty exciting, they won on a last second touchdown pass.  How many Gremlin (8 and 9 year olds) games end on a TD pass?  They usually can't complete any passes, so that was especially exciting for all of us.

After, I was pretty pumped up, so I got on the treadmill right away and ran for an hour at a pretty easy pace, throwing in some harder intervals along the way.  That got me 6.5 miles.  I then rested for a few minutes, then ran again, this time faster, and got in another 4 miles.  I felt good about the running, but the miles probably aren't enough for a "long run" for a marathon coming up in 6 weeks.  Oh well, we do what we can, right?  Congratulations to all who had great races today.  This blog has helped everyone get faster and faster.

Comments
From Jody on Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 02:01:47

You amaze me! You do such a great job balancing everything! 10.5 on the treadmill is tough!

From Julie on Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 21:22:59

We missed you at the race. Great job getting your run in.

From Kelli on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:57:57

Holy treadmill miles! How do you do that?? Again, you cease to amaze me!

I am glad you did not miss your son's game, you would have been sad to have missed a good one!

Sorry about this morning. My clumsiness is contagious. I better stay away until after October 4th!! I hope nothing was skinned and bleeding and that your hip is alright. Dang, I felt so bad that you had to stop for me. It threw everyone's rhythm off, I know. Really, next time just leave me to my husband---he is used to it!

From Cheryl on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 13:27:01

Thanks for the comments, Jody and Julie.

Kelli--Thank you for your comment also. Don't worry about the fall, I didn't for one second think it was your fault or you were responsible in any way. We were running on too dark of roads, so I'm not surprised this happened. I even almost fell again later on, so you couldn't have affected that. How are you doing? Hopefully you were able to walk things off. And you better come back and run with us, no waiting until after the marathon. I expect you there tomorrow!

From Kelli on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 14:49:47

Oh, I will be there. My husband is addicted, so now you are stuck with us. I'm not sure about sprinting anything, but we will see!

It is stiff, swollen, and blue, but it will be okay. I have done it before!

From Cheryl on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 16:20:54

It was fun to see Scott again near the end of our run. I'm glad he's addicted; how about you? We'll take it kind of easy tomorrow, at least those who don't want to run the track. Take care of that ankle!

From Kelli on Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 19:11:03

I used to be addicted, but I joined runner's anonymous and their 12 step program really helped me! No, really, I used to love it until we started racing. I hate the pressure of always being better and faster all of the time. i do not know how long I can do that!

I am loving running with you guys, it has brought some of the FUN back to me! See you in the morning!

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