| Location: Bountiful,ut, Member Since: Feb 19, 2009 Gender: Female Goal Type: Half Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments: Started running Jan. 26, 2009. I've ran 6 days a week since and have only missed 2 days. I no longer hate to run.
May 9, 2009 ran I-Drive 5K in Orlando FL in 29:58
Short-Term Running Goals: Run a 5K in 30 minutes.
I have just decided to train for a half marathon. - July 11 Farmington Festival Days 1/2 Marathon
Long-Term Running Goals: Continue to run even after my races and be an old running woman. After my half I just may decide on a full marathon but right now just the thought of the half is daunting.
Personal: I am married to Matt (Twinkies) who loves to run. I have been the supportive wife watching him run his races and calling him crazy. We have 4 kids. Our oldest is 7 and our youngest is 1 1/2. I homeschool our two oldest boys. I have decided that I really want to lose my extra fat and get back into shape. I have always hated to run but I think I am finally past that. I hope to someday actually say that I love to run. I would be proud to call myself a runner. Most of my runs are on the treadmill because I'm unable to leave the kids home alone while I go out for a jog. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Today was the day to add another 1/4 mile to my run. After Sat.'s run I knew that I could do the distance and that I should also work on speeding up my T.M. runs a bit. So, today I did my usual 1/2 mile walk then I alternated speeds : 1/4 mile at 5mph, 1/4 mile at 6mph, 1/4 mile 5mph, etc. until I was done. I really feel like I pushed myself but I love to see my improvement. Also, I forgot to mention on Sat. that I got my 1st blister since I've started running. Although I probably shouldn't be excited about it, it is a good reminder of my persistence and hard work.
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| | Did the whole run at my good old slow speed of 5mph. 1/2 mile was warm-up and cool-down walk. I was later than normal starting my run today because I just didn't want to do it. Finally gave in and got it done. | |
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| | Today I just decided to do one of the pre-programmed workouts on my treadmill. I picked a 30 min workout with a max speed of 4 and a max incline of 10%. I thought it would be a whole lot easier than it was. I am not used to incline and boy did that work my legs. I guess I probably really needed that because I mostly also run completely flat. I hope to later today also do pilates for 20 minutes. I also added an extra .5 mile to the programmed workout. | |
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| | Ran the whole 2.75 miles with .5 mile walk. Did my last 1/2 mile of the run at 1% incline. My right knee is hurting some today but not too bad that I had to stop. | |
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| | Same old, same old. I'm looking forward to tomorrow and another run outside. | |
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| | Ran today with my hubby and brother in Kaysville by my brother's house. I'm so much slower than them, but they went slow for me. After about the first 1/2 mile, with me running faster than I usually run anyhow, my brother said "so do you usually stop and stretch after your warm-up?" Warm-up?! Yeah, that made me feel really slow. I did really enjoy being outside instead of on the treadmill though and it was a beautiful day! I don't know how I'll manage in the summer though because I got so hot and just hoped not to puke in someone's front yard. Our split ended up being about 11:30. | |
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