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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Dec 31, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I ran my first marathon as a teenager in 1981 with my Dad (The Coronado Marathon). Since then I've run St, George (3x) Utah Valley (3x) Ogden (1 full, 2 halves) Park City (1 x) Boston Marathon (1x) Washington DC (1x) Moab Half Marathon (6x) ,Ye Old Freedom Festival 5 & 10K (a million x) and many others.

But I'm all done with that now.  I'm officially a jogger.

Short-Term Running Goals:

My running goal is to keep on keepin' on.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Jog into the sunset.

Personal:

I like being outside.

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Saucony ProGrid V Lifetime Miles: 479.51
Saucony Ride Lifetime Miles: 841.34
Saucony Tangent Lifetime Miles: 150.93
Saucony Ride Lifetime Miles: 307.50
Sun, Jan 04, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

Here's something you don't see everyday, much less a Sunday afternoon.  The snowy trail is silent, you've seen no one for 2 miles, when suddently from around the bend comes a 14-15 year old kid on a unicycle.  He was solemn and determined and passed me both coming and going.   I wondered if he was running away to the circus.

Comments
From Marion on Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 18:40:30

Awesome! Great run! Do your legs adjust quickly to the snowy terrain? Mine are a bit upset with the change :)

From luzylew on Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 20:15:12

I run so slowly when it's icy that it hardly ualifies as running. I do adjust pretty quickly, and I feel pretty good on my feet out there. But my last two running partners were much more tentative than I about running on the ice.

From Marion on Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 20:32:36

I am pretty sure on my feet, I just notice that different parts are getting sore and achy. My calves really don't like it much :D

From luzylew on Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 20:42:45

I've written before that running in the cold reminds me of those shrinky dink toys (they shrank when you put them in the oven). In cold weather, absolutely shinks every tendon, and muscles don't contract or relax in the same way--so yes, different things are achy. DAily PT stretching is still a big part of my routine. It is tricky.

From Marion on Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 20:45:21

You are exactly right. I have got to get back to my regular stretching. I've been SO lazy lately!

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