Christina's Running Blog

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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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Tue, Aug 05, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00	14.00

I biked to the gym in Sandy this morning. I'm still getting used to a bike, so I hit a pothole in the road and crashed into a cement wall.....I have some nice road rash on my leg, but nothing too serious. I also almost got hit by a big truck making a right hand turn...he wasn't paying attention. He missed me by a second. Another car was stopped at a red light and was watching the whole thing. The people in the car threw their hands over their faces because they thought I was going to get hit. So......I'm not dead yet, but there's always risk on a bike. It doesn't help that I'm so accident prone.....

When I got to the gym, I did some upper body and core work. Then I rode to work.

PM: I rode home from work and was more careful this time! I made it home in one piece.

Comments

From Hildisvini on Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 16:00:08

Goodness! Always make eye contact with drivers before potentially crossing paths!

Potholes, loose gravel, broken sidewalks, low branches. Be careful!

There are some crazy joggers out there too. But they are mostly soft and won't give you road rash when you run them over. Hee hee.

From Tracy1 on Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 21:50:15

Are you serious? That really happened? Hildisvini has very good recommendations! Kinda like when we are running with the eye contact, same with potholes, etc. It's just on a bike you are going a little faster so you have to really keep a good lookout!

Glad you are ok!

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