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Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon

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Location:

St. George,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 20, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I have been running for a long time...about 14 years to be exact.  I started in 7th grade.  Recently, I just finished my first marathon.  It was the first time in a very long time that running made me feel alive.  It was incredible.  I also realized how sick and tired I was of my mediocre runs.  I can do better.

My time at the St. George Marathon (2008) was 3:51:59.  This was exciting as I caught a glimpse of how much improvement can be made with some extra effort.  When I first started training, my goal was to finish.  Gradually, I realized that I would easily be able to finish.  Visions and daydreams of qualifying for Boston seem to taunt me daily.  I realize that I need to be more serious about tracking my miles and times.  Hence, the running blog.  I am SO excited to learn from others who have more experience!   

Short-Term Running Goals:

Find another marathon to run.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Personal:

Married to the most fabulous man ever for 6 years and now have 2 beautiful/busy little boys (3, 18 months).
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Sat, Nov 08, 2008
Race: Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon (13.2 Miles) 01:50:23, Place overall: 71, Place in age division: 10
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.003.0013.00

Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon.  Goal:  1:57

Smokin' 5k time, actually way too fast (my PR 21:00)...proves I am a rookie racer. Bonked at mile 4, and the rest of the race felt longer than the marathon.  Ouch, in a big way.

My average mile was 8:26, obviously my last miles were significantly slower than my first.  This is my goal time to be training at though.

Would really like to train consistenly at 8:30 minute/mile.  This kind of a time would help me qualify for Boston.  Still can't seem to find my rythm for this pace though...always going to fast or too slow, very inconsistent.


Comments
From Burt on Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 13:03:45 from 206.19.214.144

Hey Court. Are you still running?

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