cheryl

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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, Feb 21, 2009

Total Distance

4.00

This was one of those running days that if they were all like this, I would become an ex-runner really fast. I've been doing a lot of running on the indoor track at the So. Jordan Rec Center, working on my running form, trying to be less tight, more loose, so to speak. The track is easy because you don't have to deal with any of the elements. So today I decided to take my training outdoors, and to run on the canal road and work on form. Well, lucky for me, my worst nemesis was out today, that being the wind. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate the wind? Things were bad from the start. I felt tight, lacked energy, lacked just about everything necessary to have a good run. I forced myself to keep running non-stop for 30 minutes, and pretty much hated every one of them. I know 30 minutes doesn't sound like much when I've noticed many in the group ran really long Saturday, but for me to keep at it the full 30 minutes was a kind of triumph. My brain was yelling for me to stop the entire time. Anyway, I will regroup and try again another time--and hope for no wind next time.

Comments

From Rachel on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 13:40:04

Oh Cheryl, I'm so sorry you had such a crappy Sat run! I hate the wind too, I've adopted Brent's ROOLS (of BSROOLS) one on which is pick up the pace into the wind. It empowers my mind to think that I'm fighting the wind and kicking its butt!! I've never had to deal with it too long or hard yet, but so far I'm doing much better with it. Great job sticking with those 30 minutes! That shows your dedication and toughness. You've got it girl, just keep up all the hard work and sometimes I have to literally yell at myself "be quiet!" You might try it sometime...it does work. :)

From Cheryl on Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 15:43:47

Rachel--those are good ideas. Today I went out and did battle with the wind again. I told myself to relax and just run, don't tense or tighten up. I had a much better run, so maybe I can learn to not hate the wind so much.

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