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Location:

Murray,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

5k: 22:59 Utah Summer Games 2006

21:50  USG 2008

10k:  47:30 Utah Summer Games 2007

 45:29  USG 2008

Half Marathon:   1:46 Prove Half 2005

1:43 Provo Half 2008

Marathon: 3:55:16  St. George 2006

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to set some new PRs this year.

Personal:

I started running in 2001.  My first 5K was the Salt Lake Classic that year.  I ran it in just under 33 minutes.  I was excited that I could run the whole distance.  My dad and I joked around about doing a marathon, but then we decided, "Why joke about it when we could actually do one?"  We trained for the Top of Utah marathon the next year and ran it in 5:38.  It was such a great feeling of accomplishment!

It's been fun to see how I've improved over the years. It's been such a blessing in my life to have met so many other running friends and to train under such a dedicated and selfless Coach (Bill Schmid).  I hope to keep improving and thriving in the great sport of running!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.400.000.000.000.0014.40

My running friends met at 6:00 a.m. to run to the top of City Creek and back.  Since I work late nights, I decided to sleep in and run on my own later.  On Saturday I sacrificed sleep to run early, and consequently had a rough night at work.  My coworker told me I kept losing my balance and running into walls......he may have been exaggerating.  Needless to say, sleep is a high priority for me.

I ended up getting up at 7:00.  I wanted to sleep longer, but my kitties had other plans for me.  They get really active whenever I sleep, so they decided it was play time and attacked my pillow and my hair.  Then they gave me an innocent look as if they were saying, "Oh, did we disturb you?"

I drove to Ruth's Diner and ran up Emigration Canyon and back.  It was sprinkling most of the time.  My last three miles, the rain was coming down pretty hard.  A woman drove up to me and asked if I wanted a ride.  I noticed she had already picked up another runner.  I was almost done, so I thanked her and went on my way. 

I felt really good for the whole run, maybe because I didn't push as hard as I usually do with my friends--they are super fast!

 

Comments
From Shauna on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 01:11:29

Great job getting in all the miles! Are you training for anything specific?

From Christina on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 16:31:37

Thanks--it looks like you're doing some intense training as well! Right now I'm focused on the 5k and 10k next month in Cedar City. Then I'll do a couple of half marathons before St. George in October. It looks like our PRs are very similar. Are you shooting for a sub-3:40 in St. George?

From Tracy1 on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 19:00:54

Great job Christina on the run! You love the Emigration run don't you! Were you singing in the rain?

From Christina on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 20:06:32

Yeah, it's nice since there are good hills and it's out-and-back. There are also restroom accomadations. :-)

I was singing, but it wasn't out-loud!

From Shauna on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 21:35:10

Yes, our PRs are similar, but all of mine happened two years ago while training for a marathon or right after (except for 5K). I am definitely shooting for a marathon PR (sub-3:54), and if training goes well, maybe I'll shoot for 3:40. What about you?

From Christina on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 22:25:02

I for sure would like to do a sub-3:54, but I think a 3:40 may be a dream at this point! I feel that I've been training pretty well, but could do better if I lost about 10 pounds and got my asthma more under control. I feel like I perform pretty well in shorter races, but I haven't quite mastered the marathoning strategy yet!

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