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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.100.006.10

Man, I have been bad at logging miles since school and soccer started.  I've been averaging 25-28 miles a week (4-6 a day).  I still have to switch it up a lot (treadmill, walk/jog/yoga/yoga/yoga).  I've been running the mountain bike trails behind Sundance and a few trails in the American Fork Canyon. Lots of LOUD elk up there.  I saw one with huge antlers that felt like they were 5 feet long. I was worried he'd rush me when he saw I wasn't one of the mules he'd been calling.  The last two weeks in the mountains has seen a breathtaking transformation. The beauty of the changing leaves against the sunrise, blue sky, or the lush wet trail after it's rained is so intense I have to stop and let it overcome me.  Terri says I'm like that You Tube guy who videotaped a double rainbow, and he's so stoned or whatever, that he starts crying and asking the Universe "what does it (the double rainbow) mean?" Yeah, I'm that guy.  But I am unashamed. Nothing makes me feel more free or at peace than being outside.  I miss the days I used to have the desolate beaches of Baja California in my life, but the solitude of the mountain and the quiet of the red rock Utah desert has been a good second.  Lately, I'm feeling my legs stronger and stronger (though my cardio strength and energy level is still lacking).  But I am happy to report having found a happy medium 9:50-11:00 minute pace that (mostly) does not hurt my lower back, hip, ham, or patelar tendons.  I think back on how hard I trained to qualify for Boston, how hard I learned to run and how dedicated I was.  I am proud to have done that. But I am also happy to have found some peace, even when I am not able to make my body perform as it used to. 

Comments
From RAD on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 14:31:32 from 98.202.23.178

Oh, I LOVE this Luz!!! I too spent the morning up in the trails in just what you are describing (except I had cows, not Elk!). I'm glad your body is cooperating with you and you are enjoying it! Isn't that what the moment is all about? Not pace or injury, but living and enjoying each moment! LOVE!!!

From Smooth on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 14:52:20 from 65.130.14.36

There were no other runners/bikers on the trail? I am too chicken to go alone, even though I crave the beauty and solitude of the mountains. I really need to hook up with you one of these days, my pace is between 9:50-11 too! I have to keep my heart rate under 160s or I get in trouble with the old ticker! :)

From LuzyLew on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 16:58:15 from 67.182.245.83

Says Rach, whose performance is peaking to perfection even as I write this :) Just kidding rock on!

Smooth--I don't usually go alone either. Sometimes I take my 2 dogs. But with bears and cougars even, you need to be aware of what's going on around you. But you know who we need to hook up with is Leslie. She knows all the good trails! Let's get with her soon! I'm working a lot less now and can go later in the mornings. We'll have to see what she's up to.

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