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Location:

Draper,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 11, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K- 16:37

6K CC - 19:55 

4 miles- 22:10 

10K- 34:38

15K- 49:57 

Half Marathon- 1:12:03

20K - 1:08:38 

Marathon- 2:35:49

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay fit and have fun doing some local races.

Get my youth cross country team, www.racecats.org off the ground.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Feel energized. Stay healthy and balanced

Personal:

Four awesome kids ages 4, 8, 10, and 12 years old. Love to run, play, and write. Married to entrepreneurial Aaron.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Book Dissolved Lifetime Miles: 6539.00
Altra Intuition Lifetime Miles: 35.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

A.M. 7 miles in 7:46 pace

Easy recovery run followed by P90X core synergestics and ab-ripper-X.  Yesterday after my workout I got another spasm in my mid back.  Exactly like the one that sprouted up the morning of the New Haven 20K, only on the right side instead of the left this time.  It must have been caused by the exertion in my workout.  My back had that super unpleasant pinched nerve feeling all day and was starting to really bug me.  Its frustrating that my back gives me problems so often.  Luckily I have Aaron to whine to about it and help me blast out the knot.  He worked it over pretty hard last night as I winced and whined in discomfort.  This morning the knot was greatly reduced and my pinched nerve felt quite a bit better.

P.M. 15 miles in 3:42 pace (okay I was actually on my bike)

I was planning on doing a 4 or 5 mile run, but started to feel mentally fatigued at around 4 p.m. and decided I'd rather go for a spin instead.  Aaron got home from work around 6:45 p.m. and I left on my road bike with my iPod blasting (I know, this is not recommended for safety reasons, but it was just one of those days and I needed it).  It felt good to clear my head out in the beautiful evening as the sun was setting behind the Flatirons.  I was singing loudly to my music as I cruised along the side of the road.  Something about singing loudly to the tune of your own blasting earphones while oblivious to the actual notes you are hitting (most likely out of tune) and not caring if people overhear you is very liberating.  An hour later I was in a much better mood and couldn't help but smile even wider as I got home to help the kids get dressed for bed and they all wanted to wear "big shirts" as their PJs.

Comments
From allie on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 00:03:14 from 174.19.51.35

they are all so cute!

nice ride today. that sounds very refreshing. i am sure the singing was excellent.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 09:36:21 from 68.103.248.145

That does sound liberating! Your kids are adorable! I think blasting music is definitely on the agenda for my run today.

From Jon on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 22:20:54 from 74.177.84.235

I sure hope those running shirts don't stink as much as mine all do, or they'll suffer all night.

From Jon on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 22:22:24 from 74.177.84.235

By the way, I'm expecting an improvement soon on your race results. We don't want to see "2nd woman" or "3rd woman" or even "1st woman" anymore. Next time, we will be looking for "1st overall."

But no pressure or anything :)

From catherine on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 23:05:13 from 69.169.157.242

Very cute kids. :)

From Lucky Skunk on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 23:55:34 from 67.166.117.14

So cute!!! I want to scoop them up in a big bear hug!!! BTW, you really startled me initially when I read that you did a 3:42 pace! :) Wish I could have been there to hear you sing!

From Burt on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:18:56 from 206.19.214.144

You're kids are so cute Nan. I still can't believe my daughter hit yours. Sorry about that.

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