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Location:

Littleton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I've run off and on (more off than on) throughout my adult life. Most recently I started running in May of 2007.

5K PR: Colder Bolder in December 2009 in 22:50.

10k PR: Bolder Boulder in May 2009 in 48:06.13.

1/2 Marathon PR: Canyonlands Half-Marathon in March 2010 in 1:43:20.

Marathon PR: Newport (Oregon) Marathon in June 2010 in 3:42:17.

I have completed two full marathons.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to consistent running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3:30 marathon.

Personal:

I grew up in Utah, but live in Colorado now.

I am married and am a working mother of four children, ages 9-19.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Nike Lunarracer Lifetime Miles:						284.91
Brooks Adrenaline Trail Lifetime Miles:						574.62
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles:						681.13
Brooks Adrenaline 10 (2) Lifetime Miles:						424.52

Sat, Dec 06, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
18.10	0.00	18.10

Long run. Average pace: 10:32/mile.

Outside temp: 46.4°F (average), 53.6°F (high)

Whose crazy idea was it for me to run 18 miles today? Oh, yeah. It was mine. I might have to rethink this plan I head to run 18 miles once/month. In any case, I'm thinking of starting a training plan in three weeks and it doesn't go up to 18 miles for a while, even though it's a fairly high mileage training plan.

I ran the Highline Canal Trail again. Most of the snow melted yesterday, but there were still some snowy/icy spots, especially in the first 1/3 of the run. By the end of the run, the trail was quite muddy.

I tried to go faster the at the end because I wanted to be done. I did the last full mile in 8:59, but then I slowed down for the .1.

It was a really hard workout. I'm beat.

I took an ice bath but I was a wimp about it. I probably didn't have the water as cold as I should have. The ice melted really quickly after I put it in. And I only stayed in the bath for two or three minutes. But now that I've tried it and lived, maybe I'll be more hard core about it next time.

Saucony Omni 6 Miles: 18.10

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50

Comments

From Tracy on Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 16:36:05

Way to get out there and do it. What dedication!!

I've done ice baths several times, and they always feel good after I'm out. Did you just do it in your bathtub? I always go in the tub in our school's training room.

I've been watching your blog this week and have started a bunch of comments, but I've always been interrupted! You still seem to be doing well.

How's your cough? It gets hard to run sometimes when you have one of those phlemy ones--hopefully you're recovering.

My family is over our bout of the stomach flu, mostly. I was lucky because mine was the mildest. I hope you get healthy and stay healthy throughout the winter so it doesn't throw a wrench into your running!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 17:55:48

Yes, I just took the bath in my bathtub at home. I don't have anywhere else to do it.

Thanks for watching my blog! I appreciate the comments.

My cough is doing a little better but hasn't gone away. It's not a phlegmy one - it's more of a hacking cough. I didn't really cough during my run except sometimes after I took a drink of water. And I had a bit of a coughing fit after I got home, but the coughs kind of come and go. It's mostly a problem at night.

From Solemate on Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 19:50:07

18 miles - way to go girl. You are going to be so fit and so trained for Ogden... Why ice baths? I find (especially in the cold) that a nice warm bath w/epsom salts really is great for the muscles.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 23:06:31

My undestanding is that ice baths are supposed to cut down in swelling/inflamation. Maybe Tracy can give us more information.

From Solemate on Sun, Dec 07, 2008 at 00:48:58

I do look forward to what she says since I thought ice baths/massages were for injuries.

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