| 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! Favorite Blogs: |
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I've decided to count my water running as running miles...seems fair to me. Sooo...I started today with an upper body workout. This time I recorded everything I did and notated where I need to increase weights so that I can actually get stronger - what a concept! This afternoon we took the fam to the rec center and I walked two miles on the treadmill and then did some ab work and stretching. After that, we went to the pool and I did 50 minutes of water-running. I figure I'll count each 10 minutes of water-running as a mile. I'm also going to count elliptical miles as running miles, at least on the horrible elliptical that is SO much harder than REAL running at the rec center. I promise NOT to count walking miles as running miles, though...
As a side note, I started eating BFL style today. I am already accustomed to eating 6 meals a day, but I've been carb-counting for so long, I forgot how my body reacts to carbohydrates. I felt like I was STARVING all day! Stupid blood sugar spikes. The carbs I ate weren't even simple carbs, except for maybe the fruit, I guess...but grains make my insulin levels go crazy. I wish I knew more about what was going on here. Ah, well...it's my body, the great science experiment. :D | |
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| Today was a cardio day. I did 24 minutes of the dreaded elliptical, covering only one mile and burning only 50 calories (such lies!) and then did a 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike. I was already sweating a ton from the elliptical, so I am not sure I got my intensity up high enough on the bike. I'll lower the level and peddle faster next time.... | |
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| I started the morning with a lower body workout - quads, hams, calves, and abs. The weights I used felt pretty easy...I guess all the running has actually made me stronger! Who knew? :D This evening I did my water-run for 62 minutes. I was planning to do 50, but I thought, "What the hey?" So I kept going. | |
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| Today was what is soon to become a typical Tuesday or Thursday workout for me. One mile on the treadmill of doom, and a 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike. And that's all I have to say about that... | |
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| Upper Body Workout this morning - Chest, Shoulders, Back, Triceps, And Biceps. :D | |
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103 minutes water-running in the pool. That's all there is to it. Simple and straightforward. :D
EXCEPT....I noticed that there came a point in my water-running where I stopped breathing hard, stopped sweating, and was able to just phase out and go. I had to start doing sprints just so that I could keep warm in the water! I didn't know you could get a runner's high while water-running... | |
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