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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Apr 04, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Prs:

1 mile: 6:31

5K: 23:37

Half Marathon: 2:04

My first post-high school 5K, in which I thought I was going to die

The first time I won my age division. Yippee!

My first half marathon, in which I attack Sasha

The time I beat my high school PR for the 5K (as a 31 year-old mommy of 3!)

My first 5K barefooted

Short-Term Running Goals:

I'm just getting back into running after a long break to have my last child. I would like to race some 10Ks, a half, and a marathon in the next 2 years.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be the oldest woman to complete a marathon. Yea! But hopefully I will also complete some BEFORE I geezer up, like, before I'm 40 for sure. I think it would be fun to dress up really strange for marathons, like impersonating celebrities and stuff. Except I don't really like celebrities, as a rule, so maybe I'll have to stick to the age old question of ninja, or pirate. I say ninja. *Hyah!*

Personal:

I am happily married to James W (Cool Runnings). We have 3 boys and 1 opinionated little girl. I love reading and I'm also a news junkie. I am a stinker.

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

Thu, May 01, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.15	0.00	2.15

2.15 at 9:57 pace including a short stretch of walking. For some reason I got a really painful cramp in my chest this morning. Scared me just a little because it was right where I think my heart is. It didn't go away when I slowed down or even walked, so I just cut my run short. Probably caused by a lack of chocolate in my diet. ; )

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From Clay on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 09:46:18

I love Chocolate... Keep up the good training, your doing great:-) Time for my morning Hershey's big block!!! Breakfast of champions...

From Carrie on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 12:28:05

Hi there! I've been in Peru! Very sweet of you to notice I was gone! Thats so cool! I've been worried about my daughter because of a car accident she was in at the beginning of last month. A man ran a stop sign and totaled the car, with my girl in it. She will be going to physical therapy for a long time to get back to a hundred percent. It hasn't been fun, but it will all be ok.

From Grant on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 12:59:12

Told you not to run barefoot. You get heartworms. :)

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 13:15:35

Was it a cold morning? I get that sometimes when it is cold and I push too hard right away without a good warm-up. But in any case - make sure the diet is clean, eat lots of fiber and less cholesterol, make sure you are getting to bed on time, take some hawthorn berry (in capsules or in tea form) and cayenne pepper. When you are training a lot just like the skeletal muscle the heart experiences micro-tears daily and then rebuilds them if you give it a chance and becomes stronger. However, if you are not careful with the recovery, the heart can get weaker instead of stronger. When the weakest part of the heart starts lagging behind stronger sub-systems bad things can happen.

From Hildisvini on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 15:40:38

Thanks for the Welcome, Lybi. I checked out KellyP's blog as per recommendation. It's nice/interesting to know there are others who are kinda just getting started.

From Christi on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 23:27:38

Hey Lybster! Hope the heart thing was a one time fluke. Take care of yourself & have a GREAT weekend!

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