cheryl

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Location:

So. Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

St.George marathon 2009 - 3:34:07.  It was a PR on my 11th time running St. George.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run St. George in under 3:30; be in the top 3 in my age group

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay strong, run well for many more years.  Still set PR's in my 50's.

Learn how to run more relaxed and efficient.

Personal:

I'm married with four children.  I run with a group called the Bingham Butt-Kickers, a really fun group of people that gets me out running early on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and sometimes Saturdays.   I recently found out that I've been running with poor form for many years, which has probably contributed to some nagging aches and pains I've had for years.  One of my big goals now is to be able to run with better form and to have running feel more effortless.  I hope this won't take too many years to achieve!
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Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Total Distance
6.20

I met the BBK group at 5:45 at the So. Jordan park.  The plan today was to run our 5K route twice, maybe throwing in a little speed to get ready for Painter's.  The first one I ran with Peggy and Nancy R.  It was fun.  Just wish I didn't have that darn tightness in my legs, my left hamstring especially.  Plus I feel tight in my upper body.  Does anybody else experience that?  I feel like if I could just loosen up, I would actually enjoy running.  What's the secret?  I stretch and stretch, but I still feel tight.  Yoga every day, maybe that's the answer.

Anyway, back to running.  It started snowing a little during our first run, then it continued throughout the second.  I worried about falling, so ran a bit gingerly.  We were supposed to do one minutes on, one off, but I got separated from the group, so gave up on that idea.  Canterwood looked really good, I was tempted to turn there, but I kept going.  Just to complete that run was an accomplishment, I think.

Good to see everyone today.

First 5K:  26:49; avg. pace 8:50; best 7:20  (heading south)

Second 5K:  28:11; avg. pace 9:18; best 7:24 (north)

 

Comments
From erico on Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 20:49:25

Cheryl, thanks for such a nice run on Thursday. It was nice to get some 5K's in. Kind of funny that both workouts included snow part way through. It is a sure sign that it is winter.

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