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Enoch City Freedom Run

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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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Race: Enoch City Freedom Run (6.2 Miles) 00:56:42
Running MilesSwimming YardsBike Miles
6.410.0056.30

We decided at the last minute to drive up to Enoch for their Freedom Run...a low-key, small race in a great little town!  I wanted to do a brick workout somewhere where the weather was a little less HOT, so we talked our friends Ryan and Helen into joining us, loaded up our bikes, and registered for the 10K.  My plan was to RUN, not RACE, and I'm happy to say that the field was so small, I wasn't even tempted to push it!  So it was a great, easy run for me.  My garmin said 6.41 miles when I crossed the finish line, and my time said exactly what my garmin registered...56:42.

After the race, we hopped on our bikes and headed back to Saint George via the Beryl Jucntion route.  At first, I felt so tired that I didn't know how I was going to make even 20 miles.  I kept stopping to eat more food, knowing that most of the time, my fatigue is nutritionally based.  Well, it took about 20 miles for me to feel "normal," but I finally found my energy, and felt really good the rest of the ride.  I made it 56.3 miles in 3:41:24...the last 12 miles or so fighting a headwind the entire way.  My goal was to do at least the distance of a half-ironman...so....mission accomplished!  I'm feeling really good now.  Time to take a nap. :D

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Comments
From Burt on Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 18:51:29 from 68.225.214.248

Good job on the 10k, but terrific job on the bike ride! Go 8 kid mom!

Also, I'm glad to see you have friends. :P

From Benn Griffin on Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 19:05:33 from 96.240.221.231

Great job! I always loved the long rides. I find that I too usually tend to fatigue when I let nutrition go on the fly. Great work and can't wait to hear more from you!

From eightkidmom on Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 20:47:33 from 4.254.238.157

Shocking, isn't it Burt? Don't worry, I will scare off the new friends before too long. Or Ben will. That's how we roll. :D

Hi Benn! I'm really struggling to get the nutrition for triathloning figured out. I seem to do all right on the runs, but somehow I just can't seem to eat enough when I cycle. I'm hoping to get the kinks worked out before my half-ironman in August... :D

From Kelli on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 13:27:28 from 71.219.99.30

GREAT JOB!!! Glad you found somehwere less hot to run, I bet the heat is just no fun this time of year.

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