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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, Jul 02, 2008
Total Distance
5.00

Today was my treadmill day.  I first did about a 10 minute warm-up of walking/slow running.  Then I did about 15 fast one minute sprints and one minute recoveries.   The "sprints" weren't overly fast, but faster than I usually run.  Then I ran a 5K on the treadmill in about 22 minutes, with the treadmill set on a decline, so I did get some help with running slightly downhill.  I used to do these 5K runs a lot when I set my St. George PR last year, then I struggled with some injuries early this year and seemed to really slow down, so with my advancing age, entering that time of life (you know what I mean), I almost believed I would never run a 5K on the treadmill that fast again.  So needless to say I was quite happy with the effort today.  Isn't running great, you can feel great all day after a good run (of course, if it's a bad run you try not to have it ruin your day.)

Comments
From Shauna on Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 22:21:04

Nice job! That's a smokin' fast time! Were you on a treadmill that actually goes lower than 0.0 incline? That sounds like a great workout for St. George training. I just can't find a hill that's long enough (except one, and it's way too steep).

From Cheryl on Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 22:40:10

Shauna--What I do is put a board under the treadmill to make it decline a little. I read about that in Runner's World, they said it's a good way to train for a downhill run if there aren't many good downhill routes where you live. I think it really helped me last year for St. George.

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