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Location:

American Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 23, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Pinnacle Securing Hope 5k   24:50  Nov 2011

Love Your Body 6k - 31:25  Oct 2012  5th overall 

Hobbler Half July 2013 - 1:58:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a Half marathon in under 2 hours 

Complete a Full 26.2 in anytime, just finish.

Run the AF canyon half.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Learn to run smarter and faster.

Personal:

 I have been a runner off and on since I was a kid.  Its something I have always loved and hope to be running until I'm just too old to do it anymore.  I enjoy running some 5ks and halfs each year and try to be consistent with my training.  But I often find it challenging with three kids to get all the miles in that I want to.

I love my kids so much, but running really is my sanity and I enjoy my "me" time.  I may just be forever a "middle of the pack" runner but have hopes of getting faster.  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Pureflow Lifetime Miles: 98.00
Brooks Ghost 4 #2 Lifetime Miles: 295.45
New Balance 730 Lifetime Miles: 35.00
Nike Vomero 7 Lifetime Miles: 226.40
Ghost 5 Lifetime Miles: 251.00
Brooks Ghost 6 Lifetime Miles: 221.50
Nike Vomero +8 Lifetime Miles: 121.60
Brooks Ghost 7 Lifetime Miles: 228.70
Brooks Ghost 7 #2 Lifetime Miles: 87.70
Total Distance
24.70
Brooks Pureflow Miles: 24.70
Total Distance
3.10

5k tempo run.  Out and back gradual uphill the first half.  Was huffing and puffing, but felt good to turn around and go back downhill.  Excited to be getting some splits below 8 min finally.  Even if it was running downhill.

Brooks Pureflow Miles: 3.10
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Total Distance
5.00

I was not looking forward to this run today, I'm having a bad attitude today.  It is cold and windy outside, two things I don't deal well with.  But I just went out and started running, and after a mile or so I got into and really enjoyed myself.  I was planning on doing 5 easy miles, but worked out to be more like 2 easy, 3 tempo.  I have a bad habit of trying to hammer out every workout.  I need to learn to hold back, it should be easy to let yourself slow down, right?

Brooks Pureflow Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
1.60

Went to gym today to try and get in a little cross training.  Went around the track for 1.6 for a little warm up.  Then 15 minutes on the Lateral Helix machine and 12 more on the elliptical.  I would have gone longer on the elliptical but I spent to much time chatting with my sister while we stretched on the mats after my warmup, and I only had one hour for daycare.  But that's ok, I'm going to get a good long run in tomorrow morning.

Brooks Pureflow Miles: 1.60
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Total Distance
15.00

Well this was a long run record for me today, I have never been this far before.  15 miles, 9:40 AP. Toby from the blog invited me out for a group run and had some really great company this morning.  It is really nice to have people to chat with, makes the miles just fly by.  My legs feel fine, I think it helped that we stopped for several water breaks and stretched.  After this run I feel like a Full Marathon really will be an obtainable goal for me this year.  Hoping to run one this fall, just not sure which one yet.  Gotta pick a good one for my first.  Now for a nap I think.

Brooks Pureflow Miles: 15.00
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Total Distance
24.70
Brooks Pureflow Miles: 24.70
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