Tired of Mediocrity

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

Tue, Oct 21, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

When I started running again, back in March 2008, a 10-minute mile felt SO hard to me. It was very discouraging. However, as I have been more consistent with my running, 10-minute miles feel really easy. Today, ran with Megan. Did an almost 5 mile run in 43:30. Felt really good. Could have gone faster. I'd like to be a consistent 8-minute/mile runner. It's going to take a lot though to break through.

Comments

From Jody on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 15:55:32

Welcome to the blog! Great job today! Your times will come down with consistency.

From huans32 on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 16:11:02

Great job. Yeah with a 8 min mile you will be able to BQ for sure. Great goal to shoot for. Keep it up. And welcome to the blog.

From Burt on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:10:12

You'll be surprised at how fast you can get down to an 8 min./mile with just consistent miles, like Jody said, 6 days a week. If you ask Sasha, creator of this blog, he'll advise you to run 6 days a week at a level that you can carry on a conversation with someone comfortably. I hope that makes sense.

From walter on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 17:21:49

Nicely done, your going to easily BQ with your success! Keep it up.

From MarcieJ on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 22:57:39

Hey Court! I am pretty sure this is my long lost pregnant running partners sister, am I correct? Glad to have you on the blog. It will definetely help you improve! You did so awesome in the marathon, I am so impressed! Keep it up and you will for sure get your BQ. And once Nat starts running again, you guys can get qualified together. Do you run with Megan Anderson???

From kellies on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:33:14

Good job getting out there and pushing yourself to a desired pace. I had to run for 3 years at a 10 minute mile pace before I decided to take it up a notch, I am proud of you. Keep up the good work!

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