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

December 26, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesRAD's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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
8.15

Man alive something is wrong! George told me today that my hematocrit should be back to normal within a few days. It has been a week and my running is still suffering. I seriously can hardly breathe. Ugh. Either way I did the Shaggy Mtn loop this morning. I was trying to hurry home so that I could say goodbye to Craig before he left for his work trip. I didn't stop at 2 regroup places so that I could get home and the last one I wasn't the back of the pack so I waited a couple min to regroup. He was waiting, impatiently, but still waiting for me when I got home. A quick hug and a kiss and he was gone *sigh*

the run was pretty slow for me (1:13:45), but I think my last few miles were a decent pace. I'll have to check when I download my garmin. I just need to keep blogging and not get behind again! 

After getting kids off to school I did an hour on the bike trainer. It was nice to warm up again. Even though it wasn't horrible this morning I was still chilled for a good hour afterward.

I'm hoping to make it to the gym again tonight with Amy.

Boston Mizuno Miles: 8.15
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 17:08:22 from 159.212.71.25

Usually its about 6-8 weeks for hematocrit to fully bounce back to pre-donation levels. For sedentary people, a 10-15% dip isn't the end of the world. For athletes... a whole different story!

From Tom Slick on Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 10:05:26 from 69.171.160.164

I guess I should know what a hematocrit is but then again I think I will ask someone who has personal experience with it to enlighten me? Let me have it straight woman! Hey girly-girl, are you in the 2014 Boston Marathon?

From Bec on Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 17:52:55 from 70.115.197.197

awwww man, I am so sorry. We need to get together and run, I feel the same way. No motivation and well, I didn't donate blood but I might as well have.

Stay strong, you get through stuff like this rather quickly.

From Toby on Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 20:40:46 from 74.81.235.5

It is so good to see you back on FRB :). Love reading all your updates!! Recover from the Red Cross sand enjoy some down time! You deserve it!

From Terri on Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 12:29:06 from 108.28.2.27

who would have thought that a little blood make such a huge difference. Hope you recoup fast.

From RAD on Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 22:55:19 from 76.27.82.202

Jake, 6-8 weeks huh? I've got a long road ahead of me. Who had the idea to donate some of my precious red blood cells? Glad I don't have anything in my sights until February.

Slick, yes sir! 2014. Hematocrit? I donated blood and I'm missing some now.

Becca, I really could use you this week...oh man I could.

Toby, I love off season running. A bunch of fun "junk" miles :) Got my shoes on and nowhere particular to go, just wandering for MILES!

Terri, I keep thinking maybe I'm just being lazy, but I'll take the excuse while I've got it!

From Jake K on Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 09:13:56 from 159.212.71.200

If you think about it, it makes sense... *most* of the blood counts bounce back in the first couple weeks, but then it still takes a while for the rest to completely recover. It takes a few extra weeks to get those last couple percentage points back. A normal person can't tell the difference between being at 95% of normal and 100% of normal, but a runner sure can! Its a huge difference in our world.

Untimately, one of the main things we are doing by training is changing our blood profile.

So, you may not feel like normal for a bit, but don't panic - you know the reason why. And you know it WILL bounce back.

From Andrea on Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 09:21:36 from 72.37.171.52

Just don't push yourself too hard the next couple weeks so you can recover more quickly!

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements