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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

Sat, Jan 02, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.45	0.00	6.45

Had a great New Year's Day spent with Michelle and Marion taking the kids sledding down 'dead man's hil.' by Michelle's house. That was one awesome sledding hill, and the snow was great. I hadn't seen those guys since the November birthday Soupfest Extravaganza. It was a fabulous way to start of the New Year. And now I know how to lose at Hearts, and Gin Rummy. I love learning new games to lose. Catherine texted me to say she had a crazy idea to run by me on today. So she showed up this morning at 8 and shoved a Utah Grand Slam application into my hands. What? She thinks I can run 5 Marathons next year, plus the Boston Marathon? Who does she think I am, Smooth? Sorry, there's only one Smooth and it's not me. But so running out into the gorgeous snowy morning, even arthritic and stiff from the cold, the day was so pleasant by the river and the lake that she had me talked into it. We can just run for fun, we won't race. We'll only try to BQ again at St. George (I didn't have the heart to tell her that BQ-ing at the end of the season is a bad idea, but then again, so is running marathons...period). Am I seriously going to do the grand slam? The deadline is today. Can I really run Ogden 3 weeks after Boston? I havnt run Ogden in three years, I love it and I want to run it, but 3 weeks after Boston? Maybe I can hire a trainer.....or a sherpa, or get a segway.....

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 15:31:15 from 192.168.1.1

Grand Slam is a very good name for the event. Because it slams your body and brings on injuries. If your body is not made of steel, do not do the Grand Slam. If you do, it might be your last year of running for a while. With your injury history I would recommend no more than two marathons a year.

From josse on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 15:38:54 from 75.216.99.4

I agree with Sasha, that many marathons is a bad idea. Just do boston and SG.

From LuzyLew on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 16:13:30 from 69.169.167.157

I know it, I really feel that 3 marathons a year is my physical limit--as long as they are well spaced. I've worked through, and learned a lot about injury & training. But I'm not willing to run 40-50 mile weeks more than 3 months in a year--which I know hurts consistency/strength. And because of this, the overall issue (for me)in attempting the grand slam is in the lack recovery time. I simply don't think a marathon a month is plausible for me -- mostly because I plan on running for many more years of my life. I don't want to throw it all away in one year. Thank you my fairy running godparents for that wise reinforcement. I do think though, I have more in me and have thought about doing an Ultra since slower/longer running seems to suit me. We'll see. But for now, I just really want to focus on running a good Boston and making it a good experience without ruining the rest of my summer.

From MichelleL on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 22:28:45 from 67.41.235.37

Don't do it!!!

From Smooth on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 23:06:44 from 174.23.217.47

Luz ~ I'm gonna be Catherine's advocate. Look, you're only adding three marathons in the middle between Boston and SGM. Treat Ogden, UVM and Park City as long long training runs with benefits. Ogden is 26 days after Boston, totally doable. Anyway, everyone recovers differently. You know your body best.

Wasatch Running Center made the Slam into a lottery for 2010; I registered anyway. I'm still going to run those marathons whether I get in the Slam or not.

I know running multi-marathons is NOT for everyone, especially those very competitive runners who race for PR, winning, etc. Then again there are exceptions, just look at AmberG on the blog, she's very competitive, won the Park City Marathon plus a few shorter distances up and won the women division of the Slam this year.

My bro-in-law (49) runs sub-3 marathons (the world majors) while running 5+ marathons a year all in the low 3's.

The key is consistency in training and smart recovery! That's my two cents!

From RAD on Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 16:49:30 from 67.172.229.125

I'd be torn. Reading all of the advice, I'm still torn on what to suggest. I did three my first year doing marathons, and I didn't feel overworked. Now that I'm dealing with mucho injuries I wonder, but I have other issues too. Either way, I think you know your body best and do what it is telling you. If you do the slam take it easy like Smooth said. Just long training runs - NO racing. I did PC like that this year and it was amazing, a beautiful run with friends. Plus I got a medal :) So...it all depends on you and your body and mind. I'm still split. I think 2012 I'd like to sign up, but not this year...and not next :)

From LuzyLew on Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 18:16:27 from 208.187.197.42

Oh, I forgot about the "finisher" Medals. Well then, it's all settled :)

From Smooth on Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 23:08:00 from 174.23.217.47

Luz ~ Ogden sold out last night (18+ weeks out). Ogden's gotten really popular. It annoys me that they encourage people to become Zion's customers to get one of their slots or to pay $300 for a VIP slot. What's an ordinary poor folk do?

BTW, I BQ both years in SG doing the Slam in '07 and '09. The trick is to NOT race TOU b/c it's too close to SG. If done right, SG is perfect for a PR since it's 6 weeks from Park City. TOU is an optional one for the Slam.

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