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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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Sat, Nov 22, 2008
Total Distance
5.00

I woke up early, too early, thinking about the Bingham-Alta game, and also about the BYU-Utah game.  Am I obsessed with football, or what?  It would have been nice for Bingham to win so we Bingham Butt-Kickers could revel in their glory, because their glory is our glory, right?  Oh well, maybe next year.  And now to see if BYU can pull off an upset.

Anyway, back to running.  I couldn't face the dark and cold, so I talked myself out of meeting some members of the BBK for a long ran, and I just ran on my treadmill instead.  After a nice long warm-up, I got to the meat of the workout which was a fast 5K.  I managed to run it in 23:17, with no incline.  I'd like to work up to around 22 minutes at a 2% incline.  That's what I was able to do when I was running pretty well, so hopefully I can do that again sometime in the not too distant future.  I also plan to get in some core work later on, maybe during the big game.

Comments
From erico on Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 21:57:24

Cheryl,

Sorry we missed you this morning. You are doing better than I am, missing two workouts due to laziness. By now you know that both Bingham and BYU lost. Not a good days for the boys in blue. I am really starting to hate the color red. Next year better to a much better year.

Great job with the 23:17 5K. That is incredibly fast for coming off an injury. It sounds like you were smart and recovered well. It is paying off in big ways. Looking forward to great things next year.

From Kelli on Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 15:41:23

That is incredibly fast period!!

Sorry about BYU. Bummer. Oh, and Bingham, too. I actually watched some of that game!

From Cheryl on Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 23:40:45

Eric and Kelli--You both know that I ran that time on a treadmill, right? I couldn't run that fast on the roads right now. But thank you for making it sound fast, you both are always so nice to make nice comments. I really appreciate it!!

From erico on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:38:16

Cheryl, I don't know about that. I think a treadmill is much harder to run on than the road.

From Kelli on Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 13:14:01

I agree with Eric 100%. I run a 9:30 to 10 minute mile on the treadmill and feel like I am pushing it. Then I run outside and feel like I am going slow only to realize I am at like an 8:15!! I am all the MORE impressed that you are doing it on a treadmill!

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