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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

Fri, Mar 05, 2010

Total Distance

5.00

5.0 miles on the TM this morning. First and last miles at a 9:00 pace, miles 2-4 varied between 7:45 and 8:15 pace.

I'm having trouble staying motivated this week (as you can see from my low miles this week). I just feel like I have so much on my plate! Looking at my schedule I realized that I'm going to have to wake up at 5:00am at least 4 days a week to get my training in. I did it this morning and I feel so much better now that I've got my miles in for the day, I just wish I could be more consistent. Any advice?

Adidas Supernova Miles: 5.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

Comments

From Kelli on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 14:35:26 from 71.219.89.82

Are you still super busy with taxes and stuff? Could you get a little nap in every day maybe? I struggle with too many early mornings as well, but you do eventually get used to it---especially if you can get in 1-2 days of good sleep!

YOU ARE DO AMAZING!!!! Your speeds are great! Especially since you say you are not feeling motivated.

From Toby on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 23:19:27 from 216.194.124.36

I too have to get up at 5am and I hate it :) I come home and take a 30 minute nap until my kids come and wake me up.

It is hard, but just do it and you will be SO glad. Consistency is the key! Good luck!

From Emily on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 23:30:19 from 71.219.137.145

I know, I need to just get into the habit of it so that I can be more consistent. I just have to decide that I'd rather reach my running goals than get a full nights sleep every night. I'm not going to look back on my life and say, "wow, I'm sure glad I got a lot of sleep in my 20's" I want to be proud of the races I ran! Thanks ladies!!!

From RAD on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 13:51:08 from 67.172.229.125

Do you have anyone who could run with you that early? It helps to have someone who is meeting you - keeps motivation high :) I'd offer to do it with you, but I've got single parent duty this week :( Next week however, I could meet you at the gym and we could TM together?

From Kelli on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 14:48:39 from 71.219.89.82

HEY YOU!!! It was good to see you this morning out running! I wish I had known that you were able to head out later today, we would have invited you along!! Today was crazy! We saw SO many runners, it was almost crowded in spots.

Hope your run went well!

From Emily on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 16:38:21 from 71.219.137.145

RAD - I completely agree about having running buddies! There are a few women in my neighborhood that run at 6:00am so when I'm able to get out later than 5:00am (I can't believe I'm using later and 6:00am in the same sentence!) I try to go with them. They are pretty consistent too, so it's nice to depend on that.

I WISH I could go to your gym! My husband is in school right now so it's not in the budget unfortunately, but the bsmt apt we rent has an exercise room that I have access to, so that's nice. We really do need to get together sometime though!

Kelli - It was great seeing you too this morning. I thought for sure you were going on another one of your 18-26 milers or else I would have called you! I agree about it being crowded today. I probably passed 20-30 runners. Must be everyone trying to get fit for summer!

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