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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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Wed, Jan 27, 2010

Running Miles	Swimming Yards	Bike Miles
6.00	0.00	0.00

I THOUGHT that I had a meeting to go to tonight, so after my upper-body-workout early this morning, I went over to the pool and did my 60 minutes of water-running. As it turns out, the meeting is TOMORROW night, so my extra efforts were in vain. Oh, well, at least I had a night off...until Ben came home and started dressing for the gym. I thought, "Why not?" And I followed him out the door. I did a 3.1 mile power-walk on the treadmill (not going to count it this time) in 43:33, then added another couple of miles. I spent 76 minutes total on the treadmill. Then I thought, "Three hours of working out is enough for one day," and called it quits. :D

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From TBarlow on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 23:48:42 from 216.194.124.36

I am banished to the pool for awhile due to a stress fracture in my ankle. How do you do your water running - are you in deep water? Do you wear a belt? I would love some details - I need something new!

From eightkidmom on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 15:27:36 from 4.254.235.144

Hi T! I water-run in the deep end of the local pool. I wear a belt - well, two, actually - to keep me from having to tread to stay afloat. That way, I can really focus on the run. Yesterday when I was there, a trainer recommended that I try running with the foam shoes on - for more resistance. I'm going to try that this weekend. Good luck! It's boring as can be, but hopefully it will keep you in the game. I'm excited to find out how it works, since I will be doing my first road run after three months off at the Dallas Half-Marathon!!!

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