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

Fri, Oct 14, 2011

Total Distance

6.00

5th day, same as the first! And second, and third, and fourth...well, you get the picture. Like I said, I'm all over the 6's this week.

Again wondering what to do on the TM. So, I made a mix.

mile 1 - 8:49 pace 0% grade for a nice warm-up.

mile 2 - 8:49 pace .5%

mile 3 - 8:49 pace 1%

mile 4 - 8:41 pace 1%

mile 5 - 8:34 pace 1%

mile 6 - 7:23 AP at -1%

AP: 8:33

decided to push the pace on a little bit of a hill. I'm such a pansy about running fast on hills and about half way through mile 4 I started the "you can't do this" game in my head. I was tired, my legs wanted to just stop, but I had made a plan and I was going forward with it! By half way through mile 5 I'd decided I could do this for another couple miles.

See, my brain really needs to be re-wired. This is why I need more solo runs and more pace pushing on the TM. I need to prove to myself that I CAN do it. I'm not breathing hard, I'm not dying, I know I can run a 10K at that similar of an incline (Payson) faster than that. C'mon Rachel, buck up and push it! I think I've just gotten WAY too used to just messing around on my runs and enjoying them at a leisurely pace and then convincing myself that I can't go faster than that, when I really can.

I can do hard things. I can BQ, I can run the miles, paces and hills I need to in training to get this monster tackled. I don't need race day magic. The magic is inside of me, and I just need to start proving to myself that I CAN do it. More sub 8 miles are on my docket, I will get used to running them if it kills me. But, I know it won't, because I can take it -boyah!

After my run I still wanted more, but with my PF and new experiment with shoes, I'm trying to keep the miles down and ease into it all. So, I went to the spin bike.

Man, I've lost my bike butt. I need to get it back. Harder than I remember, but still a good sweat fest for 35 minutes.

Took the last 20 minutes of day care time to stretch out well. Ready for the weekend!

Oh, and I'll be pushing this a little, so I hope y'all don't get tired of me. But, my hubby's little brother is training for his first full and has 18 now under his belt! He has had his blog up for a while now, but doesn't get much traffic. Would y'all mind keeping tabs on him and giving him a little encouragement? I'd really appreciate it! Check him out!

Cookie, Cookie Miles: 6.00

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

Comments

From Smooth on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 16:29:53 from 174.27.208.222

Hooray for all the 6s this week. YES! You have it in you to push hard. But I do worry about you running speedwork or hard workout every day. Not to mention all the other workouts and xtrain you do. I know it's hard to listen to the head and body thing!

OK, I will go say hi to your little bro-in-law! :)

From catherine on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 16:52:55 from 216.49.181.254

Awesome job! We should run together sometime. For reals.

From RAD on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 16:52:55 from 76.27.16.189

Smooth, the thing is. It really isn't all that 'hard' for me. I'm just a slacker and enjoy it. Running an 8:30 AP for 6 miles is more than a minute slower than my AP for a 10K, so it really isn't all that speedy for me, I just like to mosey along at a 9-9:30 most of the time :) I just need to start teaching my legs and brain that they can run comfortably fast. But this is one reason why I'm trying to keep the miles closer to 40/week as well. Get confident with one, then try and tackle the other (pace, distance).

Thanks all for checking in on the newbie! If you read his blog you will see he has AS (same as Michelle L and Paul). You would never know it though, he keeps himself fit and active and is taking on this marathon thing like it is nothin'!! SO proud of him.

From RAD on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 17:03:18 from 76.27.16.189

Catherine, I would LOVE it! I'm always up for a good run :) Plus, I need an excuse to get outside lately. The TM is becoming too easily accessible, especially with getting some sleep in to boot.

From Steam8 on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 17:28:17 from 166.70.55.77

YES YOU CAN!!! You can BQ and you will. You are fast, you are dedicated, you are a runner! When you have a good race day.....you will be back to feeling more confident! I can see from all of your running and hard work what an amazing athlete you are. Time will tell. Don't let doubt creep in! You are one of the most motivated and disciplined people on here!

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 17:41:18 from 205.158.160.209

After reading the first paragraph I now have this in my head:

3rd verse same as the first

Just last night

I was reminded of

just how bad

it had gotten and

just how sick

I had become.

But it could change

with this relationship

de-de range

we've all been through some (bleep)

And if we're a thing

I think this thing's begun...

Great song from the 80's :)

I'm weird!

I agree with everything Steam said. You should come do Wire with the 'boys club' :)

From RAD on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 17:52:53 from 76.27.16.189

Steam, thanks for your kind comments. I really need a brain re-wire. I think it is the only thing that will help me believe :)

Scott, I'm in for wire - especially before the snow! :) Let me know when. Oh, and I'm a bit of a Violent Femmes fan myself, but when I wrote it I was thinking of Henry the VIII :) a little older than the 80's.

From Toby on Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 00:30:55 from 199.101.224.254

YES - you can do hard things! But like Smooth said....don't do crazy things! We still have lots of running to do!

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