catherine's running efforts

December 27, 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
Sat, Feb 18, 2012
Total Distance
10.00

I've been thinking that I want to do my Saturday runs outside, so this morning my brother and Eric and Elliott and I met up at Liberty Park for 7 miles. It was my brother's longest run ever, and maybe my longest post-baby run? It was great. For probably half the time Eric and I talked about how much we miss being able to run there whenever we want. Elliott slept and watched and jabbered in her stroller. The pace was about 30 seconds faster than I've been doing my treadmill runs - maybe I was self-conscious about not slowing down Eric and my brother, but it didn't feel like I was trying to go too fast. So starting next week I'm going to try all my treadmill miles at that pace. 

Later I went to the gym for 3 more miles (last 1.5 about a minute faster than normal) and 2 sets of 25 hanging leg tucks. Also I ate a ton of food today.

 

Songs that made my treadmill run happier: Survivor (Destiny's Child), Imma Be (Black Eyed Peas), If I Were a Boy (Beyonce), Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day). Imma Be (at least for the first half) and If I Were a Boy were perfect for the faster pace.  

Brooks Launch Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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