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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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Ahhhh....last entry of the month! I did my 140 minutes of water-running this morning. It was surprisingly easy, and equally surprisingly not as boring as it usually is! I had a great time, but felt like I needed a little something extra to get my heart rate up....so I went to the gym this afternoon and did a 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike. I left there sweating like a pig and feeling fantastic! Good day. :D

Weight: 121.40
Comments
From TBarlow on Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 23:52:24 from 216.194.124.36

I did my first aqua-running. Man, that is hard, but I really enjoyed it and felt like I worked out hard! How long do you usually "run" for? Do you run in place or do you run back and forth?

From TBarlow on Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 00:03:22 from 216.194.124.36

One more thing - do you do a specific workout (i.e. tempo run - speed-long) or do you just run? Sorry for all the questions, your one of the few aqua runners around :)

From eightkidmom on Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 00:56:44 from 4.228.255.219

Hey T! I usually "run" three times a week - Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. My Monday/Wednesday runs are usually 60 minutes long, but Saturdays are my "long run" days, so I've been gradually increasing the time I spend in the water - today I did two hours and twenty minutes. I'm planning to increase that in increments of ten minutes per week, until I max out at three hours. I run back and forth across the pool, and it usually takes between 3-5 minutes to get across. I like to change my foot position from time to time, so as not to over-fatigue the same muscles. I also like to mix it up - sometimes I do "speed work," where I'll move my legs as quickly as I can for a couple of minutes then take a couple of minutes more slowly...or I'll focus on a certain muscle or group of muscles for a period of time, like gluts/hamstrings or quads/claves. It just depends on how I feel. Good luck in your running! I wish you lived in Saint George, then we could "run" together! :D

P.S. I did about 7 weeks of P90X before my injury, and I LOVED it! I can't wait to get to do it again!

From TBarlow on Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 22:04:43 from 216.194.124.36

Thanks for the feedback! I'm still trying to figure out this "unknown sport"! Sorry to hear about your injury, hopefully you are on the road to recovery! I've heard nothing but great things about P90x, maybe for Valentines day!

Have a good one!

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