Patience; the new endurance sport.

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

Wed, Jul 02, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.23	5.00	8.23

"Just start out fast, keep running fast, and finish fast....that's all." This is recent advice given to me regarding a potential racing strategy. OK, sure, run really, really fast! Simple. So I went all out from the beginning just to see what would happen. I'm a slow starter and like to believe that I'm saving my energy for the finish (which typically feels good to me). But ok, I'm trying new things recently. So, I started fast and tried to keep it fast for a while. I'm happy to report....that IT ALMOST KILLED ME. I have not found the profound silence of the 'third eye' since Yoga/meditation was a bigger part of my life. I had to go there alot to get these splits. In fact, I didn't know I could find it running. Surprize!

8:23,8:26,8:26,8:06,8:24,9:02 and here's where I found Sarah on the trail 11:31, 11:02 Thank goodness for Sarah...

Comments

From Shauna on Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 11:53:23

You're doing great! By the way, are you on the left or the right in the picture?

From luzylew on Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 11:58:51

I'm on the right. That's my sister Sunny on the left. She comes from DC every year to run the Moab Half Marathon in March. So the picture reminds me of what running really means to me.

From Shauna on Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 12:07:03

Very cool! Sisters are the best! My sister runs too, but we rarely run together. Maybe this weekend...

From leslie on Wed, Jul 02, 2008 at 13:07:02

Thanks for the kind words on my blog! After reading your running history, I am blown away, you are a REAL runner! I have to agree with you, Ogden in the spring and ST. George in the fall are absolute MUSTS!!! The only time I ran an 8 minute mile was on the Antelope Island 50K and I seriously thought a buffalo that was chasing another runner, who got up on a boulder to save his life, would start chasing me and my partner who were the only other runners in sight. I ran down the trail at an 8 minute mile pace, which I have never done before or since. I have decided if I am ever going to run an 8 minute mile again, there needs to be something big and threatening behind me. So.... for you just to run at the pace for the sake of running is AMAZING!!!! You go girl!! It is nice to meet you!!!

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