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Location:

Herriman,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon: 3:23:54 (10/6/12)

Half IM: 5:44:03 (8/25/12 - course was long!)

25K trail - Buffalo Run (16.5) 2:34:50

Half Marathon: American Fork - 1:30:44 6/23/12

Spectrum 10K 43:42 3/17/2012

Best 5K: Spanish Fork 21:55 05/30/09

Short-Term Running Goals:

Okay, so for 2013 I am going to have FUN! Not that running isn't always fun, but I had a wonderful breakthrough year last year and I want to play this year :) AND get faster! So, my first goal I'm going to put out there is my yearly mileage goal.
It is 2,186 miles from my driveway to my sister (QP's) driveway! I want to spend this year on a virtual trek cross country running those miles. So, that is how far I will run in 2013...from my house to QPs. It will take all year and yes, this is measured on Hwys so it isn't really exactly how I COULD run it, but good enough. 43 miles/week...totally doable, and a fun goal to track how far I've traveled as I go along. Who knows...maybe I'll even run PAST her house :)

I will do more trail runs, Boston, Pacing duties, another Half IM and some other tris. I'm excited for this next year and look forward to having fun with all of you out on the roads, and trails! Maybe bag a few peaks this year too!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Big Dreams: 5K in 20:2X; 10K in 39:XX; Half in 1:29:XX; Full in 3:15:XX; complete the Rim2Rim2Rim run and not die; Comrades; Iron(wo)Man.

Run for the rest of my life!

Personal:

4 children: twelve, eight, five and baby Fartlek - 2 1/2. Wonderful supportive husband that lets me drag him and the family all over for race after race!

Finished 13 marathons and LOVE running that distance! I'm definitely hooked to the marathon monster and hope to constantly improve my endurance, speed and stay injury free!

I've also found a love of trail running! I hope to keep improving on this front.

After being injured with a broken foot at the first of 2012 I found a tri group and started training with them and am now loving tris! The half IM was harder than I'd ever imagined...and am ready to do it again. I'll earn my bike butt and someday have enough time to train for a full IM.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
BIKE MILES Lifetime Miles:						1168.40
LUCY MILES Lifetime Miles:						25.25
Adidas Lifetime Miles:						319.66
Orange II Lifetime Miles:						390.41
Boston Mizuno Lifetime Miles:						568.97
Fargo Nikes Lifetime Miles:						500.03
BEANS Lifetime Miles:						755.00
Orange Bostons Lifetime Miles:						527.59
Solomon Trail Lifetime Miles:						363.98
PI Tri Shoes Lifetime Miles:						4.00
Boston Mizuno 10s Lifetime Miles:						140.75
New Orange Lifetime Miles:						157.05

Tue, Aug 03, 2010

Total Distance

5.00

I got to practice running from insurgents in a war zone this morning. Camp Williams was up playing war games this morning and when you don't have an ipod to drown out the blasts you have to use your imagination :)

Some 'little' friend of mine decided to turn my garmin on for over 13 hours as it sat by the computer yesterday, so this morning it was dead. I was going to try a new route, but decided to just do the 5 mile loop I did yesterday backwards, since I wasn't sure how far exactly the new loop would be. Downhill at the beginning and end was very nice! I like the loop this way better, I think.

Pushed on the hills, but nothing like yesterday. I'm sure the effort was around a 9:20 AP, but it's nice occasionally to run without the garmin - as long as I know how far I'm going.

Adam is 6 weeks old today - wow how time flies!!

***went to the gym and did total body/resistance/lifting class, then ran off to doc's for my last appointment. She cautioned me against losing any weight if I wanted to continue nursing. Has anyone ever done marathon training while nursing (or know someone) that could give me advice? I don't like dragging along these extra 20 pounds, but I also HIGHLY value nursing my babies until they are one. I need some advice..***

Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 5.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 11:18:35 from 65.191.108.72

that's a good run! At least you've got little helpers to blame for leaving your garmin on. I have no one to blame but myself..and the cat. Yeah, I guess it's the cat's fault when my watch gets left on :-)

I like being out when they're playing war games. Artillery and choppers everywhere- but I guess I only like it because I know I'm safe and it's just "practice." If I were in a tent in the desert, I probably wouldn't think it was quite as "neat."

Happy 6 week b-day little D!

From Chad on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 13:26:43 from 168.177.153.171

My charger shorted out a few weeks ago. It drove me crazy running without the Garmin. I could get into a better groove without looking at my pace but I hated not having splits and distance.

I love when the Apache Helicopters fly low over the Jordan River. Very cool.

From Nancy on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:07:42 from 76.27.19.206

Your baby is only 6 weeks old and you have been running for at least 3 weeks. Great job. You are amazing.

From RAD on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:11:10 from 67.172.229.125

QP, I'm assuming it was little helpers, it could've been me, but I'm thinking it wasn't. Nathan was 'playing' computer while I got ready, so I think he must've played 'garmin' as well :) I usually don't mind the war games, but I was a little surprised they were doing it so early in the morning. Even hubby complained about it while he was trying to sleep.

Chad, good to 'meet' you! I'm with you on the garmin - I don't usually look at paces while I'm running. I like to know the distance I'm at when I finish and looking at splits at the end as well. It would've been cool to have a few helicopters flying around this morning, but it was just blasting.

From Calvin on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:12:00 from 66.133.117.3

does your 5 mile loop take you past the horse park?

From RAD on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:12:21 from 67.172.229.125

Nancy, my mood needed me to get back to running more than my body needed the rest!

From RAD on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:13:45 from 67.172.229.125

Cal, yeah it's up through the cove, past the park, down Mirabella then up 13400. I did it the opposite way today.

From Calvin on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:15:42 from 66.133.117.3

I thought that i was running past you this morning, but wasn't 100% sure.

From RAD on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:19:19 from 67.172.229.125

I didn't get out until later. I would've been there around 7:20 ish. I don't remember seeing you, but with the war zone and all I could've been distracted :)

From Calvin on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:24:21 from 66.133.117.3

i was cruising by there at about 7:20ish. I guess i should have shouted your name just in case.

From RAD on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:30:56 from 67.172.229.125

Shoot! I'm sad to have missed you. I'm assuming you were running West and catching me (then down 6400? because you would've caught me if you went through the cove). If you were running East and I missed you I'd kick myself for being so unobservant.

From Chad on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:31:22 from 168.177.153.171

I've been reading your blog since Burt mentioned the blogger get together you had after Ragnar. I can feel your love for running and found it inspiring reading about it before and after Adam showed up.

From RAD on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 16:45:24 from 67.172.229.125

Chad, I've been known to do a little 'blog stalking' as well :) It was great to meet Burt and some other bloggers (most of which I'd stalked). I'm glad you've enjoyed reading the blog, I really do love running (for more than just the 'drug effect').

Lehi JRP is my favorite long run! I'm assuming since you live down there that you've done it before. When I get ready to brave a drive and a long run away from baby we ought to have a FRB run down there.

From KP on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 17:02:30 from 65.208.22.26

nice miles!

you gotta love those little helpers ;)

From RAD on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 17:22:57 from 67.172.229.125

KP, I may have to love them, but I can also kick their little patooties for being mischievous :) -not that this in any way compares to 1/2 the stuff they've done to make me crazy (murals with sharpies)...anyone with 4 kids HAS to run, or do drugs :)

From Kelli on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 17:55:42 from 71.219.99.30

I am not expert on this area, but here is an article that was interesting:

http://breastfeeding.about.com/od/faqs/f/marathon.htm

Glad to see you got a good little run in there, even without the Garmin!!!

From allie on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 19:14:43 from 161.38.221.168

6 weeks! wow.

great run sans garmin. sometimes it's nice to leave it behind and just run. i see you discovered that your loop is better in reverse...that's what i like to call a "sunnyside up" moment

From Little Engine That Could on Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 21:21:31 from 68.98.198.29

I started running/training 5 weeks after my last one was born. I nursed him for just over 5 months. It was a challenge. I'm only an expert on my own body and will share rather than give advice. My son was a really big eater and I often pumped as I was a working mom. I didn't have any problems producing milk but I did drop my extra weight (about 25 lbs) in about 4.5 months after he was born. Timing was the hardest part. I'd go out form my runs just after I'd put him down. If I even thought of him during the run my milk would drop and I'd have lots of bounce....and discomfort. Not bad but noticable. Drop me a note if I you want more nursing/training stories. all4beans at cox.net

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 11:45:11 from 24.8.167.243

There was a helicopter overhead for a while on my run last Saturday, but no war games. I don't live close enough to a military base.

You're doing a great job with your running. It sounds like others have given you some resources regarding your issue. I don't have any experience in that regard.

From Smooth on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 13:24:29 from 174.23.218.43

6 weeks postpartum and you haven't missed a beat!

Don't have any experience with running as a lactating mom.

You're doing a mighty fine job juggling everything else!

From RAD on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 15:55:42 from 67.172.229.125

Kelli, the article was good and stuff I've been doing so far. I hope it all works out well.

allie, it definitely was a 'sunnyside up' moment :) (I'm glad you wrote about that just before I read your comment!)

LETC, so far WHILE I'm running I haven't had any problems and I've been able to be home by next feeding; however, my doc thinks I was 10 pounds underweight when I started the pregnancy so from what she considers a 'normal' weight for me I'm about 7-10 on top of that right now so she doesn't want me to lose weight, but I want to. She suggested a lactation consultant and I may just have to go that route. I think I am going to PM you a couple questions though, so stay on the lookout! :)

Carolyn, the base is about 10 miles away they just play in the hills behind my house (I guess technically that's the base too). I'm finding most runners either bottle fed or started running after babies.

Smooth, thanks - it's not easy right now, but it's getting back into a little bit of a groove.

From Kelli on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 18:22:05 from 71.219.102.155

My take is this: you ran up until almost the day you delivered so this is nothing new to your body. I would just not go to overboard on and be safe and I think you will be fine! Watch your milk (sorry guys) and as long as it is a-producin' I would not worry about it. As long as you are eating enough calories to sustain the nursing and the running, you should be fine. You know how many extra calories you need a day for nursing, right???

Just remember, people do not typically lose weight while training for a marathon---you just need too many calories!!!

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