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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, Mar 19, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.150.000.000.004.109.25

I had a hard time running today. I felt like I was running to fast so i would try to slow down and I felt like i was jaring my body. I finished my 5 miles in 51.45 but I walked a couple of times.   My legs are still stiff, but I worked in my yard for a couple of hours yesterday and was on my feet more than normal.

I worked my abs, then I rode the bike for 20 minutes.   

Comments
From Chad on Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 16:43:45

Running shouldn't feel jarring. To me, that is a sign that you may be landing too heavily on each foot. Stay low to the ground, avoiding "jumping" from one foot to the next. Focus on quickly turning over your stride, emphasizing repetition over stride length. There are a lot of resources on the net that will help you with form fixes.

From kt on Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 21:24:21

I only feel like a spaz when I run at 5.6 or slower so I turn the speed up and I feel like I am running more smooth but I wear myself out to fast.

Thanks for the info!

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