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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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Total Distance
35.50
Total Distance
2.00

My quad was still just a little sore today, so I mainly just power walked with a few short bursts of running thrown in.  I'm giving myself two miles for this workout.

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Total Distance
8.00

The group met at the church at 40th West and 9800 So. today.  I did not come for early miles because I wasn't sure how my quad would feel and I didn't want to overdo things.  When I got there, Melanie was just arriving also, so we ran a short distance up 9800 So. then back to meet the rest of the group.  The workout consisted of two tempo runs from 4800 W. up around the neighborhood and back down.  The first time we ran north and then up, that took 10:22, with an avg. pace of  7:35 for 1.37 miles.  The next time we started south, then up; that took 10:06, avg. pace 7:11 for 1.41 miles.  I was happy with that effort, I felt pretty strong on it.  Then it was hill sprints on the big Glenmoor hill.  We did 4 of them, I did not catch speeds or anything like that, I kept forgetting to hit the lap button.  I did like doing those hill sprints, though, I think sometime we should come and just concentrate on doing those for half the workout.  Then it was back to the car.  I guess the idea was to cool down, but I still had some energy left, so tried to feel more like tempo pace.  It was a fun workout.  Not as many miles as usual because I missed the early miles, but I liked how I felt all during the workout.  Maybe that goes to show  there is something to tapering.  I really hadn't run since Friday and I felt like I had lots of energy today.  My quad felt good, so I'd give this workout a solid "A" grade.  Later I power walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes, and then pool ran for 30 minutes.  Love that pool running, it's really rejuvenating.

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Total Distance
5.00

Did some power walking on the treadmill, some hill sprints, and pool running.  I figure five miles for all that is probably somewhat accurate.

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Total Distance
6.00

Well, what can you say?  Some days of running are good, some days (most days?) not so good.  I've had about a year and a half of not so good days, frustrating days, days when I've wondered if my best days are well behind me.  Finally, today, I had one of those good days.  I finally hit some times on the track that I was able to hit fairly consistently two or three years ago, but just haven't been able to do recently.  We ran 800's and after the second one, I decided to try and pace off of Cheris and Michelle.  That's when I was able to run some fast times (for me).  Here are the times, and in parantheses are my times from two weeks ago, just to compare between then and now:  3:25 (3:35); 3:24 (3:27); 3:13 (3:29); 3:17 (3:29); 3:14 (3:30); 3:18 (3:29) and 3:10 (only ran six last time).  That 3:10 is my fastest time in about two years.  So needless to say, I was happy about this workout.   Now I need to work on endurance.

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Total Distance
3.00

Light day, just a little treadmill running, some hill sprints.

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Total Distance
11.50

I woke up early, like 5:10, but didn't feel like I had enough time to get ready and meet some of the group at Cheris' house, so I just bagged that idea.  I got up, did a few things, then laid back down and slept some more.  Great way to start the day (not!).  Anyway, I finally got going, and this is what I did.  I took Schneider to the canal road and ran for 40 minutes.  Not overly happy with the run, I felt like I was struggling more than I should have for a 9:15 avg. pace.   Then I went home and ran pretty easy on the treadmill for 30 minutes.  Then later this evening during the BYU-FSU game (Ugh!) I ran some more.  I did a 5K in 21:35; that time is deceptive because the treadmill was on a decline so it was easier than if it had been flat or on an incline (obviously).  It was still an enjoyable run; just enough intensity to challenge me, but not too much to wipe me out.  I didn't enjoy the football game, but I did enjoy the run!

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Total Distance
35.50
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