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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

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

Long Run today on Big Dry Creek. I took it very easy for a couple of miles and then stopped to stretch. I also stopped to stretch again at mile 4. My legs felt tight for the first 4 miles, but after my second stretch I really loosened up and started feeling great. 8:08 pace overall.

I really enjoy long-runs. These are my favorite training days. Mostly because the first 2-5 miles of my runs are always tight and a bit slower, but once I warm up I feel like I can go forever. Time just seems to pass and I get lost in my thoughts. I didn't take any fuel or water on this run because I figured in 30 degrees I wouldn't sweat a ton and I was right. I felt strong all the way to the finish.

Saw a Mom in a black mini-van with flames painted on the front hood dropping her kids off at middle-school. I think her coolness level may have trumped the secret handshake Mom I saw a few weeks ago.

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:30:31 from 24.8.167.243

Nice long weekday run.

You seem to be gathering tips on how to be a cool mom in preparation for your kids becoming teenagers. I think you'll have no problem being a cool mom.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 15:07:03 from 90.208.239.173

Yeah great run and I agree your a cool mum.... I turned up in the summer on my motorbike at school I felt pretty damn cool he he :)

From Nan Kennard on Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 23:00:47 from 174.51.250.151

Haha. No I'm not actually at all concerned with "being cool" I just think its fun to observe what other women do to be cool. Maybe they aren't doing what they do as an attempt to be cool though, probably they are just being who they are and they are naturally cool.

From Nan Kennard on Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 23:02:30 from 174.51.250.151

Just like Sam here...she loves to ride fast on her motorbike because its a rush and its fun not because she is trying to be "cool." Feeling cool is just a positive side effect.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 07:19:45 from 78.32.130.9

Hey Thanks Nan, I felt cool that day! not always cool though LOL :)

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