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Location:

Herriman,UT,

Member Since:

Oct 02, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Maybe someday I'll have something noteworthy to post in this section. I have only completed three 5ks and a 5 miler; all at an average pace somewhere in the 9:00-9:30min/mile range

Painter's Half 2010 - 2:03:54

Short-Term Running Goals:

Painter's Half Marathon - would like to keep an average pace of 9:00min/mile.

Painter's Half - Went over my goal and finished in 2:03:54 :( It was my first half though. I had a great time and learned what I need to work on.

Salt Lake Half Marathon - would like to finish in under 2 hours.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Would like to complete a full marathon in the fall of 2010 and finally conquer the Herriman Hill...to be honest, there are several hills in Herriman I'd love to conquer, but that one for sure!

Personal:

I am a stay-at-home mother, married and have two young boys.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Gel - Green Lifetime Miles:						124.50
Adidas Supernova Lifetime Miles:						257.45
Nike Lunarglide Lifetime Miles:						57.25

Sat, Jan 09, 2010

Total Distance

12.00

12.0 miles with Kelli and Scott this morning around the Daybreak loop. I've never gone that far!!!! I was really nervous that I wouldn't be able to make it all the way, but I finished! I felt pretty good miles 1-7, but we hit a 2-mile incline and I struggled. My goal was to not stop and walk. My pace was extremely slow, but atleast I was jogging! Thanks you guys for a great run!

AP 10:01min/mile

Splits:

Mile 1: 9:20; Mile 2: 9:12; Mile 3: 9:26; Mile 4: 9:10; Mile 5: 9:11; Mile 6: 9:20; Mile 7: 10:07; Mile 8: 11:09 (wow, that's embarrasing); Mile 9: 10:46; Mile 10: 10:26; Mile 11: 10:46; Mile 12: 10:01

Adidas Supernova Miles: 12.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

Comments

From Kelli on Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 23:03:36 from 71.219.89.82

Mile 8 was where we did the little stop and look for a porta potty, I bet you just did not stop your watch! You did great, the last 6 miles are pretty much all uphill and even the little inclines are tough!

As soon as I got on the car, Scott said, "She can average 8:45 in a race, she'll be fine." So, see, you will do great. He can guess miles and paces without a garmin, so he can guess race paces, too!

Hope your date went well. We went and saw Leap Year this afternoon, it was cute.

From Smooth on Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 23:07:49 from 174.23.217.47

CONGRATULATIONS Emily! That's an AWESOME hilly 12 miler! It helps to have great running company too! You're doing GREAT! Seriously, your splits are nothing to be embarrassed about! You will do great at Painter's!

From RAD on Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 01:35:04 from 67.172.229.125

Nice work Emily!! You'll do great at Painters. I WISH so much I could be there to cheer you on and run with you!!

From Emily on Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 23:41:22 from 71.219.130.225

Kelli - I hope Scott is right! That would be amazing if I could keep that pace. We shall see! Our babysitter cancelled on us last minute, so we took the boys to McDonald's for ice cream. Not very romantic, but the goal was to get out of the house!

Smooth - Thank you! I agree, they were great to run with. They probably felt like they were jogging, but I'm glad they agreed to come with me :)

RAD - I wish you could be there too! Maybe next year we can all go again!

From Emily on Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 23:46:04 from 71.219.130.225

Sorry, I forgot to post this question in my last comment. How do you properly treat blisters??? I don't have any under my toenails, just on the bottom of my feet and they hurt pretty badly. So, how do I treat blisters and how do I prevent them? I bought some running socks, but I think I might need to try a different brand...

From Smooth on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 02:13:37 from 174.23.217.47

Blisters are from frictions. First thing is to eliminate the source which can be from new shoes, old shoes, wet socks, etc. Body glide is a good lubricant. Some people swear by Wright socks. I just wear the ones that wick moisture.

Once blisters are formed, I'd treat it with aquaphor, or vaseline and cover it with bandaid. Hopefully the blister will shrink. Do NOT puncture or peel off the skin. Let it heal or scab up on its own.

I had a blister on my toe from wearing new shoes last week. It got irritated again on Sat. run. I stopped to treat it with chap stick (the only lubricant I had with me) and cover it up with a bandaid at mile 5 and was able to finish the 18 miler without any further damage.

At the SG marathon a huge blister formed on the ball of my foot. I stopped at the mile 5 aid station to put vaseline on it; but they had no bandaid. Vaseline itself did not help in the marathon. After the run I ice it and treated it as described. It healed up fine in a few days and I was able to run 54K 2 weeks later w/ no problem.

Hope this helps and your blister heals up fast. You know you're a runner when you have blisters and black toenails. They're like a badge of honor! :)

From Kelli on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:44:02 from 71.219.89.82

AND "surgically" pop them!!! I got a huge blister Saturday a lot lower on my foot than usual, so now I kind of feel your pain.

From Emily on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 16:41:18 from 71.219.130.225

Thanks for the advice! I will follow doctors' orders!

Kelli - by "surgically" do mean popping with a sterile needle?

My blister didn't really hurt too badly on Saturday, but I wasn't smart and wore high heels to church yesterday. What was I thinking?! I could barely walk yesterday afternoon! I will try your advice and hopefully I will be able to run tomorrow. Thanks again!

From Kelli on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 19:01:01 from 71.219.89.82

Surgically to me means with a sterile needle, but do not just pop it, SLIT it so that it can not just fill up again.

I got a nasty blister Saturday and it killed today while I ran. BUT it will not pop, what is up with that? I have been aggravating it all day so hopefully I can surgically pop it tonight.

I will forward you this weeks runs, I just realized I forgot to do that last week---SORRY! I am back on track and, unless we get a nasty snowstorm overnight, I will be there every Tuesday and Thursday if you want to join in. If there is any other day you want to head out, let me know. I would be happy to run again on Saturday as well.

Take care of those feet, no more high heels!

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