| 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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| | My lethargy continued today. I think it may have had something to do with some medication I took yesterday that has as a side affect making you "exercise intolerant." I was definitely something intolerant today, the running just would not happen very well. I think I managed about two very unenthusiastic miles. | | Add Comment |
| | I think my meds were still affecting me. I woke up at 5:00 with the plan to meet the running group, but I also had a headache, so I thought, "Hmm, I could go outside in the cold, dark, and probably icy weather, or I could go back to bed and try to get rid of this headache." Guess which one won? When I did finally get back up, I felt better, but I still had no enthusiasm for running. It seemed worse than yesterday, I barely got in a mile. Hopefully things will be better soon. | | Add Comment |
| | Finally, a fairly good day of running. I stayed inside on the treadmill and ran at various speeds while watching Road Trip, which starred one of my daughter's favorite actresses, Raven Simone, and one of my favorite entertainers, Donny Osmond! It was a pretty funny movie, it kept me entertained and on the treadmill longer than I probably would have stayed on otherwise. Merry Christmas to everyone! I think my shopping's about done. | | Comments(8) |
| | After opening all the presents and hanging out with the family, I got on the treadmill and tried to run a little. My hamstrings were bothering me, I just didn't seem to have the energy or desire to run because of the pain. So I moved to the spinning bike and did that for almost an hour. That was great, no pain, everything felt really good. | | Add Comment |
| | I decided after the discomfort I felt yesterday running that I would take a break today. I rode the spinning bike again for close to 40 minutes, then I got on the treadmill and walked on an incline for 30 minutes. Everything felt good, I only feel pain when I run. | | Add Comment |
| | 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(4) |
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