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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Oct 10, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Unknown

Running Accomplishments:

It is an accomplishment for me to be running at all.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To glorify my God through my running. To enjoy the process of getting fit. To get more comfortable with who I am.

Long-Term Running Goals:

To be a completely open book. To praise God with my body consistently. To make my fitness routine more well-rounded. To take good care of my temple.

Personal:

Married to Paul. One dog and a baby on the way.

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30 minutes on the elliptical.  I tried to run to the gym, but I ended up walking instead.  It wasn't really that I didn't have the energy (although I was pretty tired) or that my knees were hurting.  It was just that I didn't have the willpower to make myself run there.  Maybe tomorrow.

I did an experiment today to see what kind of workout I could get if I kept my heart rate under 140.  Well, if sweatiness is a good indicator of how good your workout is, mine was pretty good.  I definitely could have gone faster, but I felt pretty good at that heart rate/pace, so I'll say the experiment was a success. 

Comments
From Lybi on Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 20:47:28

Hey you changed your goals and blog nickname and everything. I like it! Reminds me of that video of Ryan Hall on Paul's Blog several days ago. Did you see that? The next run I did after I saw that I tried to think about God and his love, and whatever else I could think of that came close to "glorifying God". It was great! Got chills, and seriously, kept speeding up without more effort.

From Stacy on Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 20:53:46

Yeah, that's basically the idea. I like to talk a lot about how everything I do is for God, but now I'm just making that statement more true. You know, just putting forth more effort in that area. If my relationship with God really is the most important thing in my life, then why shouldn't it come through in my running?

From Bethany on Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 23:12:46

Nice, I like experiments. Glad it was successful. How are you enjoying the elliptical? How far is the gym from your house? Have you worked out a good workout time with work etc? (that could be a tongue twister!) Lots of questions!

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