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Location:

Saint George,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 09, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in September 2007 - 4 months after baby #8 was born.  Since then I have finished two 5Ks, three 10Ks, three half-marathons, and I completed my first Marathon with at time of 4:48- the Phoenix Rock-N-Roll - Jan 2009!  Marathon #2 showed GREAT improvement - the Saint George Marathon 2009 with a time of 4:10 - YEAH!!!!

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to run more marathons, finish injury-free, go dancing afterwards, and mostly have a LOT of FUN!!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!!!  Someday I want to be able to consider myself as something other than a beginner.  :D

Personal:

I am happily married, have 8 children, and am madly in love with my awesome husband!!!  Besides running, I love performing on stage, and have recently become re-involved in the theater, after a LONG break to have children.  Last summer I did my first show as a PAID professional actress!  I teach piano and voice lessons, and homeschool my kids.  Life is grand!

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I met up with some of my girlfriends for a 10 mile run down the marathon course early this morning.  My legs are toast, so I wasn't sure how I was going to do, or if it was even a good idea to try, so I told the girls NOT to let me run off ahead like I usually do!  We had a new runner there, Marcie, and she was slower than everyone else, so I ran with her.  We ended up doing the 10 miles in 1:37:32, so it wasn't too bad a run at all, even though I felt fantastic by the end!

After the run, Kim and I jumped on our bikes to do a 20-miler...but Kim had tire issues again within the first 4 miles, so I ended up biking alone the rest of the way.  Because of my sore legs, I changed my plan from biking the Snow Canyon Loop to just doing an out-and-back towards Gunlock...still hilly, but not the 5 miles of straight, steep climbing that the canyon is.  I was able to bike faster alone, so I finished with 20.5 miles in 1:11:16.  I would have gone longer, but I had time constraints with my chaufeurring responsibilities at home.  Funny - I don't feel like I had much of a workout today...but it looks good on paper!  :D

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Comments
From Toby on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 21:30:46 from 66.133.97.196

That is an impressive workout on paper or not! Way to go!

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