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

Sat, Sep 24, 2011

Total Distance

10.90

Had a great run on the PRT with Smooth, Slick, Jun, Toby, Karen, Wendy, Jon & Kelly, and I think Wendy's husband John. I didn't realize everyone else was smarter than me and only running 8, so I'd planned on 10.9 to even out miles this week (okay, the trail is 5.5 out and back, so I was just giving myself a little break - I'm not THAT crazy).

Jun and I just chatted our way up to the 3 mile fountain and we all regrouped then ran to mile 4 as one big conglomerate. I love it! Everyone just chatting with everyone and running along like we're at a party. Well, mile 4 comes and everyone else stops and turns around. I really wanted my 10.9, and Jun was willing to tag along so off we went.

Man that guy keeps a wonderfully smooth pace! even on the uphills where I would start to pull back, he would keep pace and surge to the top and crest and recover perfectly. What an awesome runner! And we weren't even on trails :) Unfortunately he took the 'short cut' home and from about 7.5 on I was solo.

Got to the drinking fountain around 8 miles and I was done. Wishing I had only run 8. Feet and legs aching, stomach ready to throw up, wanted to lay down and sleep - yeah, Rachel pity party! But, I knew the only way back was to just get going. How in the world am I going to run faster than this for 18 more miles next week? I AM crazy. Finally at mile 10 the pity party/excuse making time was over and I decided to just run. Well, guess what. I picked up the pace a little and I forgot a lot about the aches and pains and just settled in. What a difference making my brain turn off does.

I finished just before the park so I got to walk the last .15ish back and I saw everyone loading up cars and heading off. I'd missed not only good chat time during miles, but even the after party. Why did I need 11 miles again? dumb.just.dumb. Smooth left a TON of food for me though - I mean, I know I'm big, but I don't really eat THAT much. Good thing my kids do :)

So, all in all it wasn't quite the confidence builder I had hoped it would be, but it wasn't all that bad either. I didn't eat or drink anything before the run or have any fuel, so that could be a lot of my lightheaded/upset stomach issues. It wasn't hard, but it certainly didn't seem as easy as I'd hoped either. I really need to just get rid of this pain this next week. It MUST be my first priority. When I run in pain I think about every step and it's a huge mind trick, I just need to learn to let go and run. I CAN do this, I just need to plug in and believe it.

AP: 9:06 splits: 9:34, 9:26, 9:08, 9:30, 8:50, 8:50, 8:50 (3 miles with Jun - really? I've never ran that consistently in my life. I'm tellin' ya - the guys a machine!), 8:57, 9:15, 9:19 (pity party), 8:25 (settled in!).

Cookie, Cookie Miles: 10.90

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

Comments

From Scott Wesemann on Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 18:36:01 from 205.158.160.209

Sounds like a lot of fun. Sorry I missed it.

From RAD on Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 21:54:54 from 76.27.16.189

We missed you slacker! :)

From Smooth on Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 00:48:22 from 174.27.201.64

Is there something magical about rounding off the weekly mileage? I'd done the same thing! :) Runners are very strange creatures! We talk ourselves into and out of so many lame things and excuses! :). Sorry you had to run the last 3+ miles alone! Rest well, eat well this week...the taper madness will soon be over! :)

You ran awesome this morning! You are going to smash your goal next Sat. :)

From Teena Marie on Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:57:37 from 174.27.200.245

So ... tell me ... how do you feel today??

From RAD on Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 12:17:32 from 76.27.16.189

Smooth, yeah. I know, we're all crazy :) I probably would've turned with you guys at 8, but I thought Jun was going to tag along to the finish - and that I would run fast enough to see you at the end! I'm just a big party pooper lately. I need to get my groove back.

Teena, Honestly, not too bad. I ran not taped up to see how life would treat me. I think a good tape up will be good, but I can't run a full in compression sleeves! Plus, the PF is giving me more pain than the shin. I don't know why it decided on a rest to rear its ugly head, but it did. So, since it is the biggest nag right now I'm concentrating most efforts there. I think things are going in the right direction though and I anticipate SGM to at least start relatively pain free :) It's honestly not as bad as I make it out to be. I'm in a poor me attitude right now, and just need to break out of it and find my happy face again. I think the lack of running is causing it all!!

From Carina on Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 15:11:28 from 204.15.86.83

You'll do great next week! Just tell yourself all week that you've got this, cause you do. The only thing that can hinder you now is the mental.

From The Quiet Pirate on Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 16:05:56 from 65.191.243.172

RAD- you'll be great next week. Just wait till the gun goes off, and you'll never have troubles again, my friend. At least not during the race. You can quiet those nags when you've got crowds cheering you on :-)

You're almost there! You've trained hard and smart. Enjoy your taper.

From bye-wing on Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 07:22:59 from 124.122.230.240

Sounds like a fun, but tough run.

Next time you throw a pity party, invite me, I love those :)

I bet you will be pain free and ready to take on St. George in one week!

From Tom Slick on Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:08:12 from 168.179.157.7

SGM - 4 days 22 hours!!!!

From Merri on Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 18:56:51 from 160.7.252.148

Hey it looks like an awesome run to me. :) see you in a few days. we're riding down together with allie & her kitties right?

From Toby on Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 22:33:55 from 216.194.124.36

It was great to see you Saturday...you guys were cooking! I'm so excited for you race..SO EXCITED!!!!

From Brent on Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 08:19:14 from 168.178.30.219

Devine Miss M - majic of race day is coming.

Stay Kool, b of Bs Rools out

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