I'm not crazy...I'm just bored!!

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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
Total Distance
3.00

Don't laugh...I know I'm an embarrassment to the running community right now. It is sad. Where did the runner in me go? The one willing to get up at all hours of the morning to run in any condition with any little pain? Hello? Hello? are you out there? I want you back!!

I was going to run with the Newtons this morning, but I woke up, got dressed and was hobbling on my foot. I thought about it and decided I was going to bail. I'd do shorter, faster miles at the gym to hopefully save the foot. I think I was just making stuff up so I could go back to bed. I'm tired! 

When I woke up at 8 my foot felt a lot better...see? all mental excuses!

Did 3 miles on the TM - 8:34, but then after a while I decided during the commercials I'd drop the pace to 8:00. Felt good! Not as hard as I had anticipated. The last .3 I just increased from there ending at a 6:58AP for the last tenth. It felt good to hammer out a little faster pace than I'd run in a LONG time. I need to get back to running...I miss it.

AP: 8:20 TT: 25:01

Went to the spin bike (oh, my butt is sore!!!) and did 30 min of good cadence flat spinning while I read about Bart Yassos adventure in Antarctica. How cool would it be to be a member of the 7 continents club? I'd take that over 50 states!!! :)


TTT #1 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carina on Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 16:45:18 from 204.15.86.83

I think it just might have something to do with you running a half Iron man on saturday, just maybe ;) good work!!!

From prestonmadera on Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 18:30:24 from 155.99.106.60

Once again, you are kicking my butt!! You ran 3 more miles than I did today, You are going to beat me at St George

From RAD on Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 18:57:53 from 98.202.23.178

Carina, crazy I tell you! I'm not as sore as after a marathon, but I am SO tired! Just exhausted.

Preston, that makes me laugh! Even with your ITB issues you still ran like 800 more miles than I have in the past 6 weeks! Only chance in heck I've got of beating you at SGM is if your ITB is still giving you crap!!! and I'm not walking :)

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 20:39:36 from 75.165.251.74

Looks like a perfect active recovery day to me! :). Oh and your recovery pace is my dream pace! :). Good job!

From RAD on Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 12:45:40 from 98.202.23.178

Smooth, it didn't feel like recovery :( felt like a good push. I'm just sick of not getting good miles in...well, I feel like a slacker not doing it!

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