| 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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| Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | 15.60 | 2130.00 | 135.35 |
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| Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | 5.50 | 0.00 | 30.00 |
| I was supposed to teach bootcamp this morning, but it was a no-show day. So I ran around the track a few times to measure it out, doing 1.11 miles, and then drove home to finish up my run with Britnee. We ended up with a total of 5.5 miles in 52:20. Then I had just enough time at home to eat and shower before heading out again to run a couple of errands. After that I came back home and jumped on my bike, and headed off for the day. I had rehearsals and another appointment, so I ended up with 30 miles and a total of 1:49:35 on my bike. I arrived home in time to cook dinner, decide NOT to swim, and do some logins before bed. Ahhhhh......! |
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| Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | 2.00 | 880.00 | 20.25 |
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I slept in today, and I liked it. :D
So I had to get all of my workouts in this evening. We went out to the reservoir with the tri club, and I once again tackled the open water swim. It wasn't as choppy today, and I guess the water must be getting warmer, or I'm getting more used to it, because it didn't feel as cold as it usually does. Anyway, I felt really good the whole time, and I think I may be ready to try going the full mile - yay! As it is, I finished a half mile, with only very short stops at the rocks. It was a MUCH better experience than last week.
After the swim, I hopped on my bike and did the very hilly loop around the lake and back. I rode with my friend Gwyn, and we decided to add a few extra miles to the 15 mile ride, so we ended up with 20.25 in 1:21:22.
After we got back to the parking lot, I quickly changed shoes and took off for a transition run. It was already late, so I told Ben to pick me up as soon as he had the bikes loaded, and I ran down the road. I managed to get two miles in before he caught up to me, and I finished them in 15:49...a most pleasing time for me in general, not to mention after having ridden 20 miles of hills.
So, all in all, it was a good day. :D |
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| Tonight I met the tri club out at the high school track fro some speed work. It was my first time doing this, but there were a bunch of other first-timers there, too. Wow! It kicked my trash - I loved it! We did a bunch of sprints, accelerations, gliders, etc. and we had a coach there, Dennis, who helped correct our form and taught us about running technique. I learned so much. He said I had beautiful form - yay for me! Now I know what my form is supposed to look like, I'll be concentrating more on keeping it that way. All together, I ran a total of 5 miles in 39:08...clearly, it was in short bursts of speed - haha! But it was fun to see those numbers on my garmin. I'm pretty sure my legs are going to be very angry with me tomorrow... :D |
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| Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | 0.00 | 1250.00 | 0.00 |
| I slept in...again! Probably my last chance to do it this summer, so I took advantage. This evening I went to Zumba class, and that "off limits" cinnamon roll I ate at lunchtime must have powered me up, because I felt FANTASTIC!!! I was a dancing fool. Then I went to Yoga class, and even though my muscles are sore, I felt really strong, and had no problem holding any of the poses. Then Ben and I topped off the evening with a quickie trip to the pool, where we swam 50 lengths, just to keep it loose. We celebrated our accomplishments by eating BBQ sandwiches at Q4U. :D |
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| Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | 3.10 | 0.00 | 85.10 |
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Ben and I woke up bright and early at 4:15 AM, and were on our bikes an hour later, headed for Mesquite, NV. We met up with a group of tri-club members and had a fantastic ride! I wasn't sure how far I was going to get, knowing that doing 100 miles was a pretty big stretch for me (my longest ride to date has been 62) but we had my son as a support vehicle, and I knew that I could hop in the car anytime I wanted, so the pressure was off! I made it all the way to Mesquite, and decided to push it just a little bit further, thinking that if I got 70-75 miles in, it would be enough. When I got part of the way up the backside of Utah hill, with the sun beating down on me, I had reached 68.4 miles, and I had had enough! So Joshua picked me up and drove me the remaining 10 miles to the top of the mountain. I figured if I rode down part of the hill, I could get my 75 miles in, so I got out of the car and proceeded down the hill. When I reached the bottom, I thought, "why not?" and I finished the rest of the ride to our meeting place at Sand Hollow Aquatic Center. So I logged a total of 85.1 miles on my bike today, spending 5:25:44 on two wheels. I feel so accomplished. :D
Then tonight, after a huge late-night meal, I felt it nessecary to do a little running so that I could be justified in eating my Ben and Jerry's ice cream at 10:30 at night....since 5 1/2 hours of working out is not enough...and I ran 3.1 miles in 28:04. Legs are tired. :) |
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| Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | 15.60 | 2130.00 | 135.35 |
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