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Location:

Lehi,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Oct 01, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

My best 5k is 29.27.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Beat my best 5k time.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to stay fit. I have 6 kids and I want to be physically able to keep up with them. I would eventually like to run some longer races and maybe do a triathalon.

Personal:

I am very happily married, We have 6 children. 4 girls and then we adopted two boy's. They are 17mths, 4,4,4,7 and 11.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Wed, Jan 16, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.05	8.55

I ran my three miles in 33 minutes today and then I walked .50 on a high incline for a few minutes. I can't help but kick myself when I think how much farther I would be if I would have kept with it the last few months.

I felt good other than my fingers feeling numb and my throat burning. I was right next to the double doors in the cinema room and I could feel the wind blowing in. O and the bottom of my feet were on fire when I got off. They felt really tender. (Not sure if that is normal) I am beginning to think maybe I do need new shoes I have not even had these one for a year yet.

I worked my abs just a little bit because they hurt from yesterday. I am not sure if the abs are something that can be worked everyday. I have heard both ways. My abs need worked on more than any other part of me.

I did two arm and back machines. I have this dying erge to hold on to the treadmill when I am running and I think if I strengthen my upper body more maybe it will get easier.

I had 30 minutes left so I got on the bike and rode 5.05 miles.

Comments

From Michelle on Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 16:02:06

I have a friend who is a personal trainer and her theory is abs every day! I wish that I would listen to her and do it, or at least weekly... they need it more than any other part of my body! I also have a friend who is a physical therapist that says you can always improve running by strenghtening your abs, so I guess I just talked myself into more regular ab work, hope I can stay comitted to it!

From kt on Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 16:13:59

I was doing abs everyday before I stopped for a couple of months. I did not think I saw a diffrence until now. I was doing 5oo crunches on the ab roller everyday and then this twisty weight machine and like 30 legs lifts on an ab bench. All that and I still could not do a full sit up. I have not been able to do a sit up since I had my first baby. It was a c-section gone really bad and I was opened back up and had to heal from the inside out. It took like three months to heal shut. I don't know if that has anything to do with it but it really sucks. No matter how hard I concentrate and tell myself to sit up I can't do. Maybe your friends would know something about that.

Thanks for clearing that up up for me tho.

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 12:10:31

I've tried working on abs before, and got them to improve significantly. Absolutely no detectable change in running.

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