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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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Thu, May 14, 2009

Total Distance

8.00

Met the group at Bingham. Since it seems like just about every member of the group is doing some portion of the Ogden marathon, we took it very easy today. And did I enjoy the run! Whose idea is it to do speed work anyway? If I could run like we did today every day I might learn to enjoy running again. We just kind of meandered around, no set course, just wherever we (or maybe I should say "I") wanted to go. Great morning, great company, great run. What more can I say? Here's some more. Later, my daughter and her boyfriend wanted to do a hike, so I said I'd go along and show them a fun hike in Millcreek Canyon. I was thinking we'd hike for an hour or so. It ended up being 3 hours, a lot of it on a hilly trail. My 9 year old was with us too, plus my 12 year old dog (does that make him 84 in human years?) It was tough, but everybody held up and I think we thought it was fun. But no running for me on Friday, a total rest day.

Comments

From Robert on Sun, May 17, 2009 at 08:13:00 from 71.32.163.35

Ahhh...running like a kid again is the only way to go. Run, hike, walk, and explore. You know that not every training day will be a bag of sunshine, but I simply try to mix it up with some faster running and walking or slooowww jogging when I get tired. Many just want to look at endurance training as a run fast or total rest trade-off. It doesn't work for me and I think that's why our country has struggled in endurance events against international competitors. We're always in a hurry and want results pronto.

From Cheryl on Sun, May 17, 2009 at 14:23:42 from 76.27.66.153

Thanks, Robert. I agree with you. Sometimes in our quest to reach faster times, we lose sight of the fact that running should be fun. I am now incorporating your idea into my runs that whenever I feel like it, I can walk. I'm trying to let go of the pressure of having to run non-stop x number of miles or x number of minutes. I can tell I'm enjoying running more already.

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