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Location:

CO,

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Began running Aug 07

3 mile - 28:50 (Dec 07)

10K - 1:00:41 (July 08)

Half Marathon - 2:18:56 (Sep 08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.  Look for races to keep me focused on improvement and consistency.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Runner for Life

Personal:

I grew up in NM and met my husband at BYU. We've lived in NV, MI, AZ, and CO since graduation and we have 3 beautiful daughters 7, 2, and 1

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics (green) Lifetime Miles: 450.34
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

On the trail with 3 friends - SIX miles!! Wahoo!!! Of course, it didn't feel like that while I was running it. (hee,hee) I forgot my Garmin this morning, so I'm not sure what my pace was, and I had to have my friends tell me when I'd gotten to the 3 mile mark; the first 3 were with friends and then I turned around while they continued on. I haven't had a great past 2 weeks - only running 3 times each week -but I'm very happy I was able to add to my long run.

When I got home, I had some water, orange juice, and a few pieces of toast and then I showered and crashed on my bed. When I woke up, I had a huge headache and my body felt awful. So, my husband made me some Gatorade drink and I felt significantly better within 5 minutes. It's funny how I forget to replenish my system properly after demanding more than it's used to. Duh.

It is SUCH a gorgeous day today!!!! It's March 1st, but it feels like May or even June!! It's 67, sunny, with a breeze that gets a little too strong at times. But it was too beautiful to pass up, so we took the girls to the park and had lunch and played. And when that park started to get crowded, we got in the car and went to another park. So, on the way home ... all three girls were crying and grumpy. I guess mom and dad were more excited about the nice weather than even the girls could handle. Everyone is asleep right now except me. So peaceful ....

Comments
From kristina on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 17:52:14

WOW! 6 MILES! That is amazing, and insane, but mostly amazing! I am so proud of you! Make sure you get a nice rest today and tomorrow so your body doesn't rebel completely next time you run :P

We are having some great weather too. It was supposed to get up to 72 but I don't think it quite did. But it feels amazing. We did some work in our yard with your Dad. We are loving it :)

From andee on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 21:16:34

GOOD JOB!!! 6 miles - way to go. Glad you had such a beautiful day and were able to get out and enjoy it. Here in SL we had wind and snow - not much fun.

From Christi on Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 22:46:14

Nice way to wrap up the week, a great run & day at the park! Way to go!

From Lybi on Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 08:53:57

Wow Laura! Congratulations on a new all-time record for longest continuous run!

From Kim on Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 10:27:00

Good job Laura! Don't you love the feeling of accomplishment AFTER the long run?! I think it is great that you find time to run when you have young kids around! I wish I would have made more time for that at that time in my life! It's a little easier now that my youngest is in 1st grade!

Thanks for your comments about my father in law. Tom and I appreciate all the sympathy and concern.

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