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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Mon, Oct 20, 2008

Total Distance

5.00

My cross-training today: 35 minutes on the elliptical, 22:47 of it at a fast pace (did a 5K in that time) on a level 10; 23 minutes on the stair stepper. I then walked with my dog on the canal road for about 30 minutes. How many miles is all that? I think I'll just put down 5, that sounds good.

Comments

From Kelli on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 14:28:25

WOW, that was probably more than 5! How are you feeling? Is it getting any better?

You are awesome to fit all of that in---if I was told I could not run I would probably just quit and eat cookies!!

From erico on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 16:07:31

Cheryl, you are probably the most balanced person on the blog. Hope to see you soon.

From Cheryl on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 19:26:33

Kelli--Hopefully my hamstring is getting better, it's hard to tell, but I figure it has to if I've laid off running, right? I don't believe that thing about eating cookies, I see all that you do in addition to running! You're smart to do other things besides only running.

Eric--That's nice of you to say. I really do want to run and every day I have to force myself not to. I'm trying to see the big picture and telling myself in January when I'm all healed up (I hope) I'll be glad I didn't run right now. Hope all is going well with you.

From erico on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 00:38:02

Cheryl, I think it is awesome you are so motivated to keep up your fitness even when it is uncomfortable. I think I have mentioned it before but this swimming thing is really helping out with my hamstring. I think it fought me for two whole years before I started swimming this summer.

From Cheryl on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 13:06:10

Eric--I have heard that swimming is good for the hamstring. I plan to add it to my cross-training repetoire here pretty soon. My 9 year old is off track and having him home all day has made it difficult for me to get to the gym when I want. But I will definitely try swimming. Thanks for all your nice and helpful comments.

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