Recovering from micro-fracture surgery :(

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 09, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Running Accomplishments:

Marathon #3 - PR - Salt Lake Marathon 2011- BMQ 3:41:03

PR - Bryce Canyon Half - July 2011 1:38:29

BOSTON

 

At the finish

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Recovering from micro-fracture surgery on my right knee.  I tore the cartilage off of my knee while doing a speed-training run one month before Boston.  Doc gave me a cortisone shot so that I was able to finish Boston.  After the surgery, I was told to never run again. :(

Long-Term Running Goals:

QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON! April 16, 2011 

Ran Boston on April 14, 2012! 

Personal:

 

Married, 40 year old, mother of four. 

 

"In truth, runners don't race other runners.  They race against themselves: to conquer their wills, to transcend their weaknesses, to beat back their nightmares.  And while a runner can't actually beat himself, he can beat his time. Even years into running, he can get better." Running for His Life by Michael Hall

 

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Yeeehoooo!  That is the farthest I have been able to run since August!  

After telling my family on Sunday about my painful and embarrassing Saturday run....I decided to dig the Atkins back out of the garbage and keep it for my family Christmas White Elephant party! heehee!  I thought I could wrap them up with some Depends! ha! 

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Beautiful, beautiful day in Salt Lake....just couldn't be any better of a day!  Kickboxing with my 4 yr old in the morning, then after dropping him off at preschool I couldn't resist to run again today.  Ran 4 around Little Cottonwood and headed up to Bells Canyon Reservoir.  There are just no words as to how amazing it was out there today.  View of the whole Salt Lake Valley and the view of the mountains and Bells reservoir....soul warming!

On my way up the Bells Canyon I had a memory flashback of running the trail with a neighbor two summers ago.  She was training for the St. George Marathon (I didn't get int that year) and I had just finished my second marathon.  I ran my first marathon in 4:16, second in 4:04.  I really wanted to get under 4 for my second marathon and I ran as hard as I could and just had no steam at the finish.  She knew all of this and told me that anyone can run a marathon, but someone that can run a marathon in under 4...now that was something!  I can still remember that I couldn't believe she could say that to me after knowing that I had just run a 4:04.  Some people!  She did run the St. George and she ran it in 4:45.  She told me that she just didn't really train there at the end and she didn't even push herself and so she was amazed that she ran it in 4:45 because it wan't even difficult for her.   Why, do I still think of that every time I see her? ha!!  I am soooooooo immature!  Church this week was all on loving, serving and forgiving.  I need to do some service this week! :)

 My thoughts...anyone that can run a marathon in any amount of time....that is something! 

I forgot...another great part of my day... I got honked at by a motorcycle guy! ha!  Now when you are getting close to 40 and have had 4 kids and are wearing tights and you get honked at, that is always a good day! YEEEEEHOOOOOOOO!!!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ran Little Cottonwood in my red Utah shorts :)  I hope this isn't the last time I wear them until April.

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Yeeeeeeehooooooooooo!  10.5 Black Friday run on the Jordan River Parkway with a group of FRBers put on by the Dekker girls.  It was so fun to meet RAD, Quiet Pirate, Kelli, Allie, Chad, Catherine, Faceless Ghost and Smooth for the second time.  There were a couple of others, but I forgot their names.....my Alzheimer's is setting in already!  Loved, loved it!  Thanks for the fun run RAD!!

I chatted with Allie most of the run.  I was huffing and puffing and she wasn't winded and didn't even break a sweat! ha!  

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