catherine's running efforts

May 02, 2024

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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 21:01, 9/11/2010

10K: 43:49, 7/24/2010

15K: 1:21:00, 5/22/2010

Half-marathon: 1:41:41, 8/28/2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

Now that I'm (almost for sure) done having all the babies, I'm working on building consistency and seeing how fast I can get in my old age. ;)

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to be a healthy and relatively injury-free runner for the rest of my life.  

Personal:

I'm married to Eric (Faceless Ghost on the blog) and we have very active daughters and one dog. I have a PhD in sociology and demography, and I'm incredibly grateful to have work that is meaningful and that builds on my academic experience. I run because it makes me feel strong and it helps to keep the crazy away (there is a long history of abuse and mental illness in my extended family).

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 73.39
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 372.79
Girly Altra Lifetime Miles: 366.08
Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 175.92
NB Orange Lifetime Miles: 13.50
Total Distance
6.00

I'm a little disappointed in my Kinvaras. For awhile I thought they were my favorite shoe ever - they felt super light and springy, and I liked how the flexiness made me feel really grippy - like I could dig in or something. But they seem to have a really short feeling-nice life. My old ones have fewer than 300 miles on them, but they feel like my Launches did after almost 600 (I start to get little pains when I'm running, and they've lost their springiness. I know this isn't very "born to run" of me, but I prefer a bit of cushy springiness). Anyway, my newer ones feel great (except for a hot spot I got today that probably had more to do with my socks and the shoe tongue), but I think after this I'm moving on to something with a little more staying power. But I think Jun posted something on facebook about insoles, so maybe I'll try that. We'll see. 

6 miles at the gym, treadmill switch at 3.5 to maintain some personal space, and last mile at 6:58.  

 

Kinvara 2 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RAD on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 23:42:58 from 98.202.23.178

okay, I admit it. I'm a pampered princess as far as shoes go. Not anywhere near a born to run runner. Nice last sub-7 mile! Those speedy legs are back!

From Lily on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 23:47:48 from 67.199.178.210

I think the same things about my Kinvara's as well. I have two pairs.

From catherine on Wed, Feb 01, 2012 at 00:32:33 from 98.202.112.38

Thanks RAD! And Lily - I'm thinking about trying the Brooks PureConnect or PureFlow. Since I love Launches. But I think the fit bands (or whatever they are) are ugly.

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