catherine's running efforts

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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
5.00

I was reminded yesterday that if I wait until I get home after 6:00 or 7:00 I'll be too tired to go to the gym, so I dragged myself out of bed this morning for a quick 3 miles in the Cardio Cinema (The Notebook) before Eric drove me to the bus, with hopes for 2 or 3 more before Eric and I try a spin class this evening (maybe too optimistic, but we'll see). 8:34 for the first 2.25, then 8:00 for the last .75ish, and the incline set at 1.0 for the last 1.5. 

PM: One mile before the spin class (8:00), and one mile after (8:34). You know the sign at the door that says no saving seats? Yeah, that's not true. But Eric and I got the last two bikes when we showed up 10 minutes early (also like the sign said), so who cares if we didn't get to sit next to each other? (I do.) Anyway, the first half of the class was probably the hardest workout I've had in a lot of years. For the second half, I either stopped trying as hard or it got easier. I decided that running + spin class every day would probably give me the body I want. And I decided that right now I don't want it that much. :) But Eric and I are thinking that maybe we'll try the class once a week. 

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.00
Weight: 109.20
Comments
From jun on Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 11:23:04 from 66.239.250.209

You may have just named my wife's 2nd most favorite movie, right behind the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice. Good luck tonight.

From allie on Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 21:03:25 from 174.23.195.124

that movie is one of two that brings a tear to my eye. the other one: my dog skip. can you tell i don't watch many movies?

nice job getting up and getting it done this morning. hope the spin class was fun.

From catherine on Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 22:10:10 from 69.169.157.242

I haven't seen My Dog Skip. But I think I always cry at The Notebook.

Speaking of people dying at the end of a movie, I watched the last part of Titanic while I was out of town and then called Eric as I was bawling about how one of us is going to die before the other. Stupid movie. The Notebook is the way to go (but without all the memory loss).

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