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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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Wed, Jan 14, 2009
Total Distance
3.50

I knew it might be tough for me to get a run in today, and since I never feel like running first thing in the morning (expect on group day), I thought I'd better get something in, so I rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes.  Then I helped in my son's class for a couple of hours, then I came home and did chores, then I tried to get up the energy to run, but it just wasn't happening.  Finally I went to the treadmill room, looked at the treadmill and said I'd just run for a couple of minutes, then when I got going I found that I was really enjoying it and didn't want to quit.  It turned out to be a great run when I was totally expecting nothing today.  You just never know when you're going to have a good run.

Comments
From peggy on Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:24:25

How often do we talk ourselves out of doing things we know we should because we just don't feel like it at the moment? If we could just convince ourselves that we'll be glad we did it afterwards! It reminds me of the saying, "The fear of the suffering is worse than the suffering itself." To translate, the dread of the workout is worse than the workout itself!

From Cheryl on Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 18:56:22

Absolutely, that's the way it always is. We need to trick our brain into going along with what we know is good for us.

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