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St.George 1/2 marathon

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Location:

Pleasant Grove,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 19, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

3- 5k's (turkey run Orem, freedom festival)

1-10k

Hobble Creek half marathon- 4 

Provo Canyon half marathon-2 (2010: 2:15:34)

Top of Utah marathon-1

2011 races:

Painter's Half: 02:15:00

Thanksgiving Point Half: 02:18:00

AF Memorial 10K: 

Hersey 5k: 

Utah Valley Half:

Timp Half:

Hobble Creek Half: 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2:00 half marathon

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to be a strong runner

Personal:

I have been married for almost 14 years to the best man in the whole world.  I have 5 awesome kids and am trying to "find joy in every journey."

I love to run because it involves only me and it challenges me.  It helps me feel good about myself. 

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Race: St.George 1/2 marathon (13.1 Miles) 02:28:30
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Yes this is my first entry and yes my race was awhile ago, but it took me a little while to figure this all out.

 I recently ran a half marathon in St. George.  I have ran 5 of them and this one was by far the funnest!  It was my first time running with someone and I think that made all the difference.

It was my slowest, which I was not happy about, but my friend knee was really hurting her so we had to slow down and I didn't feel like I could leave her(it was her first).

I am gearing up to start training for Grandmas Marathon in june.  It is a marathon I tried running before but had to bailout at mile 19 because I was pregnant and wasn't feeling right. It has always bugged me that I have never finished so I am going back to finished what I started!!! 

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No running today...I need to light the fire and get going.  I start training for Grandmas Marathon which is June 19th.  I am really worried about staying motivated!  I have been reading other peoples blogs and there are some amazing people out there!  You all inspire me.  I am not a very good self motivator!  I hope I can get some of it from all of you!

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Started my training for my marathon in June.  I ran 3 miles at lunch time.  I do so much better running in the afternoon than in the early morning.  I'm glad I have opptions.  

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Ran 3 again today.  My cardio  felt great, but my arms and legs felt really heavy.  I lifted weights on monday so I think it is from that.  It is sure nice to be able to fun outside.  Makes the run easier for me.

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I did not get to run today.  I hate wednesday's!  It is my day when all of mine and my kids activities land on.  Tomorrow is another day and it will be better......as long as the boys sleep through the night.  That really kills me! 

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Had to run on the indoor track today.  I'm glad I have that option, but it is not my favorite way to run.  Didn't eat enough this morning though, I was lacking in energy.  I will have to play around with that.

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AWESOME RUN!!!!  I felt so good.  I really pushed myself and it felt really good.  

I want to give a shout out to all you runner out there who have ever been told that they can't accomplish their running goals.  Don't listen to them!!  If you have a goal and a desire than you go for it.  We all run for different reasons and are working for different outcomes.  Don't let anyone put you down for trying.  Do your best and have fun doing it.  

I have been told by a fellow blogger that my goals are unreachable, that I am setting my self up for failure....YOU'RE WRONG!   

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Day 6 of training:  8 miles, felt strong 

Had a great run this morning!  It was a beautiful day and a great temp.  My husband was being extra supportive and came running with me.  That was a real treat!  I felt really good the whole run.  I was expecting to feel it on mile 7 but I felt great all the way to the end.

I am a music person and at about mile 2 my mp3 player died.  I stressed at first.  I thought, how am I going to run without my music.  Well, it is what it is and ran without.  I have to say it was actually really pleasant.  I really enjoyed it!  

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I am really looking forward to this weeks running.  My kids got a hold of my watch and so I haven't been able to track how fast I am running and that is really bugging me.  I am going to give it a real hard look today and hope I can find it.  

This weeks runs are: 4, 5, 4, 4, 5 @ pace, 10

I'm ready to run!! 

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I only ran 3miles on the treadmill today.  I couldn't find my watch and wanted to track my speed so the treadmill was a good option, but to be honest, I was soo tired I couldn't get up this morning to go run at the rec. center.  My 2 year old and 3 year old were up all night last night.  My 3yr. was up through out the whole night experiencing really bad growing pains. At least I think that is what is going on.  He kept grabbing his legs and saying they were hurting.  I feel so bad for him.  It kept he and I up all night .  My 2 yr. is dealing with who knows what.  He keeps me on my toes and yes up in the night.

 I am going for 5 tomorrow, with or without sleep.  Lets hope for sleep!  

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2 miles on elliptical

5.5 miles on the bike

My right shin has been hurting me so I did some elliptical and bike today with a lot of icing. Hope that things will calm down.  It isn't bad, but I just want to be cautious.

Going to do some weights and core when the boys go down for their naps. 

Only had to get up once with my 3 yr. last night.....had a better night sleep.  

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"Running should be a lifelong activity.  Approach it patiently and diligently, and it will reward you for a lifetime."  Michael Sargent 

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Pool running(with the best cousin the the world....Toby)

1 min, 2min, 3 min, 4min, 5min, 4 min, 3 min, 2 min 1 min ( 30 sec recovery)

It was an awesome workout, and had a ton of fun!  It took my a little while to figure it out but couldn't ask for a better partner.  I am really excited for tomorrows workout.

 My shin is feeling a lot better today! 

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Bike: 15 miles-45 minutes

 Pool run: 68 minutes

5 min warm up

8x5 min hard (1 min recovery)

10x45sec hard (15 sec recovery)

5 min cool down

It is a good thing that I have Toby by my side.  She helps me push myself and keeps me going.  I forgot my swim bottoms, so I had to swim in my workout capris.  That was weird and didn't feel right, and I know I looked like a dork!  Oh well, I'm not in it for the fashion.

It was a really good workout.  I had a hard time getting a good breath in while in the pool.  I hope that gets better over time.

My shin is feeling pretty good and I am hoping by the end of next week I can run on it. 

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Found this in a magazine:

Running Rules of thumb

1. If you see a porta potty with no line, use it.  Even if you don't need to

2. If you have to ask yourself, Does this driver see me? The answer is no.

3. If you have to ask yourself, Are these shorts too short? The answer in yes.

4. 1 glazed doughnut = 2 miles

5. You rarely regret the runs you do; you almost always regret the runs you skip.

6. Not everyone who looks really fast is, and not everyone who looks slow really is.

7. Nobody has ever watch Chariots of fire from beginning to end.  Not even the people who made it.

8. You can never have too many safety pins on your gym bag.

9. Running any given route in the rain makes you feel 50 percent more hard-core than covering the same route on a sunny day.

10. If you care even a little about being a jogger versus a runner, you're a runner. 

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