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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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Did some treadmill uphill sprint work. Not many miles, lots of intensity.

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6.00

Today the group met at the Bingham track to do a track workout (go figure).  If I had known Peggy had planned the "Marquis de Sade" workout, I may have found a reason to skip today.  As it was, I just decided to plow through it and hope for the best.  I've decided it's best to do the workout and slow down if you have to than to skip part of the workout because you run too hard, which I sometimes have a tendency to do.  So I never felt in the "I'm killing myself" zone today; more like the "I'm a little uncomfortable but I can do this" zone.  Here are the times:  400:  1:48; 3:00 1:18; 200:  :52; 100:27; 400: 1:40; 300:1:15; 200: :48;100: :25.

I thought part B might be some 200's or 400's or something like that.  Imagine my delight when I heard we were doing the same workout again, only in reverse.  This is when my "just survive this" mode kicked in.  The times aren't as good, but at least I did it.  Here are the times:  100:27: 200: 54; 300: 1:22; 400:  1:52; 100: 28: 200: 54; 300: 1:21; 400: whoops, just realized I ran out of lap space, so I don't know that last 400, which is sad, because I kind of tried to finish strong, and I'm wondering how I did.

Overall, I was pleased by the workout because I didn't feel as hammered as I usually feel after doing the track.  In fact, later in the day I even wondered if I had really run, because I had that feeling that I hadn't done anything today.  Not that the workout wasn't hard, it's just that I was able to handle it better than usual.  Think getting that thyroid under control has made a big difference.  So thank you Peggy for showing me I can survive the Marquis de Sade.

 

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Total Distance
2.00

A little treadmill sprint work, nothing to write much about.

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Total Distance
4.00

I really wanted to go to the group this morning because you all know how much I love hills, but when my alarm went off about 5:00, and after having had a sort of bad night's sleep, and knowing I wouldn't be going to bed at all Thursday night because I was helping with my school's grad night party, I just couldn't get out of bed.  Anyway, I slept in, but I don't think I felt much better than I would have if I'd just gotten up.  First thing, we went to graduation down at UVU.  The principal had said it would be a 3 hour ceremony, but it was only 2:35, so that was great.  Now 50% of my kids have graduated high school.  Two down, two to go. 

I was able to get in a run in the afternoon on the treadmill.  Four wonderful miles, felt good.  That more than any caffeinated drink I had helped me get thru the night.  At 9:30, it was off to the party at the Rec Center.  Surprisingly, I had a lot of fun.  It's amazing the party you can put on when you have lots of money to throw at it.  If any of you think you might want to put on a grad night party for your school's PTA, let me know, I have lots of good ideas after last night.  Then my son and another boy had to be in Woods Cross at 4:30am to catch a bus to Albuquerque to run in a track meet down there.  I don't like to drive at night because I have bad night vision, but we somehow made it safely.  When I got home about 5:00 the birds were chirping and I thought this is the time I usually get up to run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so maybe I should just stay up.  I cleaned up the kitchen a little, but by then I'd had it.  I fell into bed at 5:45, slept soundly until having to get up at 7:45 to take my 9 year old to school.  Then back to bed, now I feel great!

Did you guys like that long narrative of what I did?  Thanks for reading.  And by the way, I haven't figured out how to post comments since the change, so thanks to everyone for any comments and as soon as I figure things out, I'll comment back

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Total Distance
2.00

Some treadmill sprint work.

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Total Distance
4.00

Only got to the treadmill for a few miles today.

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Total Distance
20.00
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