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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 29, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I was a much better runner in my 20's and 30's.  When I was 52 I had a 28.5 5K and a 58.5 10K, and I would like to surpass those times.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 1/2 marathon.  I would actually love to run a full marathon, but am not sure if my body would break down with injuries training for one.  Update fall 2010: still no 1/2 marathon, but I did run all the way up city creek and back home (14 miles)  - absolutely gorgeous!!

Personal:

My name is Adele Kimbrough - I'm 58 and have been running (off and on) since I was 16.  My body is not well designed for speed, and I'm a bit arthritic, but I'm having fun trying to figure out just how fast I can be.  And this blog helps! 

2011 Deseret News 10K Finish Line.
Dang - missed my goal by 4 seconds!

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Okay, this wasn't all at one time, because I had to leave to go pick up my daughter.  

First run was my typical 7.75 mile hilly loop: to capital, then up to the 1.5 mile marker in city creek canyon, then home.  Then I left to pick up my daughter, and decided I should  try eating  something before my next run, so I had a 3-4 handfuls of raisins (I heard they give runners energy?) and a small glass of 1% chocolate milk. Felt kind of nauseated while in the car.  

Got back home an hour later and headed out for the second run.  Didn't want to hit the hills again, so I ran about 1/4 mile to the Terrace Hills soccer field and ran 3 more miles on the paved path around the soccer field. This second run went pretty good; my body kind of protested when I started running again, but that feeling didn't last too long.  This second run wasn't as scenic and serene as my first run, but it was pretty nice running three miles on a flat path without hills!! 

It was a gorgeous running day in Salt Lake City, a little cool and breezy - but pretty darn nice!! 

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Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 19:13:52 from 24.8.167.243

Good job getting the miles in with family obligations.

How many laps did you have to run around the soccer field to get 3 miles? The only flat I can find around here is on a track and I'm not crazy about running lots of laps.

From CookieLegs on Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 21:26:42 from 71.32.232.151

Thanks Carolyn; I think eating a little helped me with the second run.

The path around the soccer field has been measured by several people to be 1/3 mile. The 3 miles I ran on it went by pretty quickly, and I changed direction every 3 laps. I wouldn't want to do any really long runs on it (I'm not crazy about running lots of laps either), but I think I'll start running there whenever I ever want to add some flat miles to one of my hilly routes. Sounds like you have a lot of hills to contend with, too!

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