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Location:

Phoenix,AZ,

Member Since:

Jul 23, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 22:15 (January 2005);
10K-48:40 (November 2005)
Half-marathon: 1:50:25 (, March 2006);
Marathon: 3:54:16 (January 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

BQ

Finish half marathon in January 2010

Run consistently

Lose pregnancy weight + 10 pounds 

 


 





Long-Term Running Goals:

Complete an Ironman triathlon; run the Comrades Marathon in South Africa (55 miles)
Marathon: sub 3:30
Half marathon: sub 1:40
10K: sub 42 minutes
5K: sub 21 minutes

Find out what my potential is and reach it.


Personal:

I've been running since high school (mid-1990s) and do pretty well when I'm focused on a goal. My main problem  is running consistently when I'm NOT training for something specific. I'm an attorney, and I've been married to my husband, also a runner, for 5 1/2 years. We live in Phoenix, Arizona.  We had a beautiful baby girl, Caroline, in August 2009.

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More skiing, no running.  It was a FREEZING day, so we went inside and bought goggles and serial-killer-looking face masks, which really helped.  We had to go inside a second time to warm up our fingers and toes, so we didn't get to do as many runs.  BUT, I did two things I had never done before: first, I skied some terrain that is only accessible by hiking to it.  It looked very scary before we started, as we watched other hiking skiers disappear into the blizzard, but we didn't go that far.  And it was a great run!  Then, I skied my first double-black diamond!!!!!  And lived to tell about it!  It was SO scary for the first half, but then I looked up the mountain to see what I had just done (VERY steep, narrow, and HUGE bumps), and I was pretty proud.  Not that I looked like I belonged up there by any means (lots of ungraceful turns and falls), but that was the biggest accomplishment of the weekend (and of skiing, ever)!

Crazy thing: I have lost 3 pounds since the marathon.  And, as most of you can tell from the blog, I haven't run much at all.  Hey, I'll take it!  I have another crazy week at work, and our master bath remodel begins this week, so I'll do my best to get a few runs in....

Comments
From Christi on Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 11:24:52

Sounds fun! But be careful w/ that back country stuff- too many avalanches on the news here, it scares me! About the losing weight. I always drop a few pounds when I stop running too. It makes me question what I'm doing? I gotta be honest (*blush*) a big reason I run is vanity- to fit into those skinny jeans!

From Christi on Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 13:28:44

Hey Chica! How's it going? Been skiing or running?

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