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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
10.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.50

A group of us met at Kearns for a tempo workout. We carpooled up to the road by Copperton. Coach had us do 3 x 2 mile tempos. I made it a mile and a half on the first tempo and had to stop since I had shin splints. I skipped the rest of the tempos and ran a slow pace back to Kearns.

Scott told me about the Shepherd's Pie he is going to make for dinner tonight. I asked him where he lived since I may be in the area. He laughed and told me he'd email me the recipe. I get so hungry while I run that food is a popular topic of conversation.

I plan on taking it easy next week. My legs are pretty tight and I'm nursing my left knee--I don't want it to be worse before St. George.

Comments

From Laurie on Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 20:00:08

I hope your knee is doing okay, let us know how you are doing/

From Christina on Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 19:00:02

Hey Laurie--yeah, I haven't been blogging because I haven't been running! I rode my bike on Wednesday and crashed, so now my other knee is pretty banged up, so I honestly don't know when I can run again. I hate that it's so close to the marathon, I am missing some really long runs. So, I just keep icing it and taking ibuprofen and hopefully will heal up soon.

From Craig on Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 17:24:43

We missed you on Saturday! I hope your knees are healing up well. After such a great, record-breaking summer, I would like to see you recover in time for St George. As long as you can get back to full health, you should be fine. I wouldn't worry too much about the missed runs these last few weeks. You already have the base you need. The important thing is healing up and getting 100% in 3 weeks.

From Christina on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 20:58:43

Thanks, Craig--I missed everyone too. I finally did run tonight after taking a week and a half off- I did about 4 miles on the track. My knee hurt the whole time, so I may take some more time off until it's completely better.

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