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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's: 50 Mile 13:07 (Pony Express 2010), 50K 8:35 (Buffalo Run 2008), 25K 4:02 (Buffalo Run 2006), Marathon 5:09:12 (St George 2008), Half Marathon 2:28 (Provo 2008), 10K 1:17, 5K 27:54

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

After 1/9/2010 - I am taking a year off from marathon length distances and focusing on building up my base speed on half marathons and shorter distances.

2010 Speed Goals:

  • Build up my base speed on training runs to 10 MM miles or better
  • Half Marathon - break 2:05 (9.5 MM avg)
  • 10K Goal 1 - break 1:00 (9.67 MM avg)
  • 10K Goal 2 - break 55 minutes (8.87 MM avg)
  • 5K Goal 1 - break 26.35 minutes
  • 5K Goal 2 - break 25 minutes

Long-Term Running Goals:

Long Term Goals:

  • Complete a 100 Mile race
  • Complete a 100 K race
  • Break 12 hours in a 50 mile race
  • Run all portions of the Wasatch 100 course
  • Break 5 hours in a marathon
  • Break 4.5 hours in a marathon
  • Qualify for and run Boston

Personal:

I need to figure out something inspiring or funny to write here. For now - I'll let the suspense build.

For further unexciting information on my life, check out my blog: Adventures in Running

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Thu, Jan 13, 2011
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Taking a forced break.  Started getting sick on Tuesday and by Wednesday afternoon I was totally miserable.

On Thursday I did some phone calling and found an Urgent Care Center here in Richmond Hill, Georgia and got in to see a doctor.  Diagnosis - I am crazy.  Loved the bugged out look the doctor had after I mentioned all my symptoms and then said, "It might help to realize I ran a half marathon on Saturday and a marathon on Sunday."  She used to run marathons and asked me why I did them back to back. 

Actual diagnosis - upper respiratory infection, sinusitis, and neck/upper back muscle swelling and stiffness. They gave me a breathing treatment to get my O sats up to 98 and a steroid injection.  Plus put me on an inhaler every 4 hours round the clock for the first day or so, flonase nasal steroid, mucinex, muscle relaxants, antibiotics & cough medication. Unfortunately, the round the clock inhaler treatments did not allow me to fall asleep until 5:30 a.m. (even with sleeping pills at 3:00 a.m.).

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:50:45 from 67.232.119.27

So sorry you are sick! Funny how you found a doctor clear over in Georgia that's a marathoner. I can just imagine the look on her face when you told her you did the Goofy Challenge while some serious infection is brewing in your respiratory system. Please try to get some sleep and rest and let the medications do the job and get better real soon.

When do you go home?

From Maurine/Miles on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 13:46:24 from 98.244.129.138

Yeah - small world, isn't it?

I fly home next Tuesday. I might go walk around my daughter's subdivision today just to enjoy the sun while I can.

From allie on Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 14:59:30 from 174.23.123.195

really sorry to hear you have been sick. i hope you get to feeling better and enjoy the rest of your trip.

From Maurine/Miles on Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:47:39 from 98.244.129.138

Still sick, but slowly getting better. Hate these forced lapses - but no choice with this one.

From steve ash on Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 14:44:20 from 98.202.79.72

Maurine please.. take it easy for a while ok?

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