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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Sat, Dec 27, 2008

Total Distance

4.00

First thing, I spent 30 minutes on the spinning bike and 30 minutes walking on the treadmill on an incline. I watched the movie called The Jane Austen Book Club. It was pretty good, I learned a lot about Jane Austen's works. Later on, after doing my Saturday chores, I went to the Rec Center mainly to do more cross training. I decided to run a little on their indoor track just to see if I could run pain free. To my surprise, I was able to run for 30 minutes and my hamstrings didn't bother me at all. I was working on some new techniques I've been reading about in Brain Training for Runners, a book I got for Christmas. I think that helped take pressure off the hamstrings. So I was pleased to get in some pain free running for the first time in a while. Let's hope I can keep it up.

Comments

From erico on Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 15:44:46

Cheryl,

Glad to hear you are doing well. How about the both of us keep healthy all year? I think you are really on to something with the cross training. It seems to mix-up things quite a bit. Not to bug you, have you posted the schedule for tomorrow yet?

From walter on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:14:28

Cheryl, How are you doing? I heard you took a spill this morning! Beee Careful! We cant be losing you at this stage! Hope all is well and remember, we dont heal like we use to when we were teenagers. It takes alot longer now! lol

From Cheryl on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 18:09:00

Yes, Walter, I did take a spill this morning (Tues.) Fortunately, I was so padded up with gloves and two pairs of pants that I wasn't really hurt. You're right, we don't heal like we used to. I need to remember that. Hope you are doing well.

From walter on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 18:19:12

You looked like the little boy in the Christmas Story Ralphs little brother when his mom bundled him up huh!?

Be safe out there and put on miles not bruises!

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