| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 35.20 | 14.40 | 49.60 |
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| Saucony Ride Miles: 44.60 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Wow, that was a weekend and a half--right down to a late, late Sunday night. I could hardly get out of bed this morning and when I was finished with my run I fell asleep in the tub for about 20 minutes (woke up because the water was cold). I ran 'fast' on every other triangle (1/16th of a mile) so half my run was top effort 8:37/8:52/8:39/8:45/8:46. I sprinted the last 1/16th. My lower back is acting up a bit but. I'd better get more religious about my strengthening/stretching excersizes again. Well, it's Monday. I haven't had a mental break down since coming back from Vacation 5 days ago-- but who knows, now that I'm getting back to the same old routine this week, I could maybe slip one in sometime on Wednesday. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| 8:33/8:54/8:07/8:47/8:40/8:29/8:59 (8:37 ave). Yay! I get to count all my miles as 'fast' miles two days in a row (my criteria is anything under 9:00. I bumped into Sarah P. on the trail this morning-- she's lookin' hot y'all. You should see her. Sasha ran past us a little ways down the trail, and then she had to turn around. I took off and tried to run really hard. It took some doing to wring that 8:07 out of me. When I got back I saw my friend had called...I talked a good friend from back East into simultaneously doing the famous lemon/maplesyrup/cayenne cleanse with me this week. It had only been two hours into his day when he called already shaky and faint. Then I started freaking out that he's going to have a seizure or a diabetic episode or something. Maybe men just can't fast as easily as women. I hope he'll benefit from it, I always do. I just started it last night, so we'll see how it goes. Wish me luck, it's another cash for clunkers media day.... | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.70 | 0.00 | 7.70 |
| Of couse, I'm the only one left fasting 24 hours later. He said he couldn't concentrate, was lightheaded, and admitted being weak and not being able to handle it. The big baby poo-poo head (althought I really was worried he'd have a seizure or something). So, even though I was doing it only to support his purposes--I am self-obligated to finish what I start. I said I'd go 2 days. I will go 2 days--even if it's pointless. So I'm still fasting. I took my miles really slowly today 9:22 av. I was going to run 8 this morning-- but cut back a bit because I'm going to give Saturday my best shot for 17. Catherine called-- 3 weeks into physical therapy --and wants to try and do the long run with me on Sat. I had planned to maybe go up to the JRP to run with the girls up there. But I have not seen Catherine since June and I miss her. So, here I am weak and feeling stupid that I must finish my fast because of my own dumb rules about finishing what I start--even though the purpose was not my own. I can't wait for Saturday--though, I'm not looking forward to those long-long runs in the next few weeks. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.30 | 0.00 | 7.30 |
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Nothing ever tasted so good as garden tomatoes & cucumbers, Italian plums off the tree. Eating is so delicious when you're me. I pick such good food and I love it so much. I miss it when I don't have it. The upside of the fasting is being small for 2 days. I actually think the little weight loss made running easier--either that or I really did benefit from the cleanse. I feel fantastic. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
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9:03/8:55/8:45/9:07/8:38 I didn't even look at the Garmin until I was done, and was pleased how easy and enjoyable my 'taper' 5 miles was. I'm doing 17 w/ Cath tommorrow and looking forward to not having any time restraints in the morning. Just as I was getting off the trail, I passed Sasha who's usual look of intensity and determination while running was sharply contrasted to chubby, adorable, happy William, all snug and lumpy on one side of the double stroller Sasha was pushing. Now THAT, is what I call resistance training ( I pushed a double stroller for 5 years until there was well over 100 pounds of kid in there). So I am the first to say: nothing in my book deserves a medal more than that. Daddy taking his baby for jog first thing in the morning to give Mom a few minutes of peace. I imagined Sarah was at home in a bubble bath (which is what I'd be doing, but knowing Sarah, she was probably doing something productive with her free arms). | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 18.20 | 0.00 | 18.20 |
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18.2 miles/9:16 average -- I just had the best run I've had since two weeks ago. I know, I'm lucky. I am the luckiest person in the world, and I too often overlook this fact. Catherine and I started out at 6:00 a.m. The morning was temeprate, cloudy, a little breezy. As we got going down to the jetti, it started micro-burst blowing. There was a tri going on down there and about 200 swimmers in black wetsuits and silver swim caps getting ready to start. Down the peir the wind blew so hard, waves were pounding and engulfing the top most rocks, spilling and spraing water onto the road way. We kept looking back at the swimmers who were in the protected harbor area, but still, no one seemed to be making any progress against the wind. We both recalled the tri a few years ago where that guy drowned on a day like today. Utah lake is scary. We decided that the Ute Indians put a curse on the lake when whites overtook the valley. So many people have died on that stupid lake because of how intense the wind and the waves can get in just a few seconds. The whole rest of the run presented an amazing amount of wind resistance. It was that kind of fast, rushing, loud wind blowing the through the trees. A wind so loud and intense, that it keeps you from thinking about anything at all and leaves your brain feeling swept of cobwebs and negative thoughts. The tiny black birds that usually fly in a tightly formed school, like fish, were scattered to the breeze like crazy confetti darting up and down, diving and pushing against the wind. The pastures were filled with them in the sky. Beyond the wind, and running with Catherine (from whence I glean all kinds of information regarding family law, divorce cases, private trusts--she's a lawyer) I had such a strong day. I could have gone another 10 miles, I swear it. I don't know if it was because of running with Catherine for the first time in months, or because of the higher weekday miles that have kept me pretty steady. Either way, I feel great and ready to start my day with a cleansed mind and body. I can only hope I will feel this good for Hobble Creek next week.
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| Saucony Ride Miles: 18.20 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 35.20 | 14.40 | 49.60 |
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