| Member Since: Mar 24, 2009 Gender: Female Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments: My first 1/2 Aug. 9, 2008 2:16.12
2008- I ran a 10K and a couple of 5K's I guess you could say I'm a newborn runner.
2009- Finished the Hobble Creek 1/2 and the Provo River 1/2 And have done 3 more 5k's
2010 Got my PR with the Salt Lake City 1/2 marathon!!
2010 Ran my first marathon!! TOU! Woo Woo!
2011 ran the Salt Lake 1/2 with my brother. Then a few 5k's
2012 Salmon Marathon
Short-Term Running Goals: Maybe run a few more marathons?? Stay healthy, motivated and consistent. Races are fun, but unlike the hokey pokey, its not what its all about for me. Its about health, sanity and feeling great about myself bc I can call myself a runner. :)
"The miracle isn't that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start."
-John Bingham Long-Term Running Goals: Keep Running and Never Give up! Personal: Married, 4 kids, started running to lose mommy weight and have alone time. Now I run bc of EVERYTHING
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A very pathetic 3. Try again later?
Bought some body glide for some chafing issues, hope it helps |
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Ran almost to my sisters then she picked me up at the bottom of 4800 S. and drove me home and then I ran another mile around my neighborhood. I thought I would get more distance then that running to her house but now I know. Ive always wondered how far it would be. Of course I could make it longer by going a different way. I took 1300 E. which was a mistake bc with all the construction, I had to play frogger several times. Next time I will take highland drive and run through Holladay blvd over to her house, that will be a nicer run and give me more distance.
Going to St.George thurs. morning. for the weekend. I will bring my running stuff with me. |
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| | Got one run in in St.George. Everyone decided to go in for a nap so I went out for a run, it was beautiful! 61 degrees, beautiful landscape, gorgeous red cliffs with snowy mountains behind them and the bluest of blue skies. It was amazing. I love Southern Utah. I took my shoes off and walked in the red sand for awhile. Hope that moment doesnt leave me for awhile. |
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Came home from St.George last night to a sick child. I didnt think I was going to be able to get a run in because of it but my nice mom offered to watch him while I went on one. So I am so grateful for that. She is so helpful, its not like she did'nt just watch all of them for 4 days for me. Anyway, good run around Draper, I ran faster then usual so that was good.
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| | woke up to my child still having a fever, spent the morning at the pediatrician's just to find out they cant figure it out. super annoying. Im planning on doing eliptical and weights, I hope that will suffice. Im getting really worried about my crapola training. | Comments(1) |
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parked down on 8600 S to run on 7th East. I did that last year and would run to Draper and back and It was usually a low traffic pretty flat street. I got to 3 miles heading south and they had ripped up the sidewalks in both directions and there was alot of traffic. So I turned around and at 4.5 I got a bloody nose, totally random and I was thinking the running God's were against me at that point. But I dealt with it and kept heading back toward my car, when I got there I decided that I felt good and so I kept going the other direction heading North and ran for a little bit more and then turned around. My bloddy nose came back at 8.5 or thereabouts but I just sniffed it away until I hit 9.
Ran into some headwind heading North, but still, pretty good run. The other thing Ive been doing is, I was'nt sure if I was getting enough water in a day, so I fill up an old gallon of milk with h2o every morning and pour it into my water bottle. I make sure its gone by the end of the day but usually its gone by dinner with no problem. Then I drink more. So that makes me feel good, at least I know exactly what Im getting every day. |
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1 mile warm up, then hill repeats and a 1 mile cool down.
squats and lunges with weights at home
yummy healthy easy recipe: chicken breasts in a 9x13, top with onion, diced eggplant, spinach and can of diced tomato's with the spaghetti sauce of your choice {I like prego garden veggie} Bake for 45 minutes and serve over whole wheat spaghetti noodles. You can melt cheese over it at the end of it baking if you like. My kids love it that way. |
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Slloowww Easy fiver around the neighborhood. Sore legs from yesterday. Felt good. I love to be sore.
Awesome recipe for pre-run or post-run meals out of Runners World magazine. I made it yesterday and you can keep it in your fridge for a week, there is so much! Easy, try it.
Pasta bean toss
1bag whole grain penne pasta {cook as directed} diced red onion, 2 large garlic cloves diced, 1 tsp. olive oil, 1 carrot peeled, handful of spinach, {actually calls for brocoli, but I cant do brocoli bc of heartburn issues} ripe tomato diced, 3 TBS. worsteshire sauce, basil {fresh or dry}, 1 can kidney beans, 1 can white kidney beans, grated parmesan
carb and protein packed recipe. can serve it hot or cold. |
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five today. So after a sleepless night of my children having cat terror's and months on end of cat attacks, we decided to let Luna the cat go this morning. It was sad but I surley didnt expect to react the way I did. I bawled the whole way home. So sad. It's like losing a kid. {well, not quite} but anyway, my body felt strong today bc I have rested but my mind was having a hard time. Mixed emotions run, but glad as always to get it in. And what a BEAUTIFUL day |
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Ran on the Jordan parkway Trail. It was okay. Got confusing in a couple of parts and since Ive never been there, it gave me a bit of anxiety. I thought the JPT was a straight shot but its not, there are a few detours that take you into neighborhoods if you dont know what you're doing. Saw another girl that blazed past me and smiled and said "Hey! we have the same shoes!" As she left me in the dust. I wondered if she was on the blog.
I fought with my water belt the entire time, velcroing and unvelcroing the strap to get it just right. It was either too high or too bouncy. I need to go talk to Salt Lake running and find out what they recommend, bc what Ive got just is not working. What do you like? I have the one that can hold 4 little bottles and a little fanny pack, but its too much. I want a bigger pack and less weight in H20.
Im not trying to sound like Debbie Downer, although I just realized that I am sounding that way!! AWESOME RUN, BEAUTIFUL DAY! hows that? |
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| | beautiful run around the hood. Did a few long hills and then just some easy flats. Feels awesome to be in shorts and t-shirts again. Its liberating. |
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| | 70 minute yoga energize video. Oliver home sick AGAIN. These kids are really cramping my style. | Add Comment |
| | I started out this run thinking I just needed to hurry and get it over with because I have so many errands to run to get ready for Izzy's birthday slumber party tonight, and I ended up feeling really good so I decided to just run fast. I ran all my splits faster then I normally do and was able to keep up the speed until the end, which felt awesome. I would love to feel this way everyday. So it was'nt necessarily a speed work out but I did it speedy. |
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| | I think I have a hangover. But not a normal one, one caused by slumber parties and a weekend of tending a 2 year old. Bit of a headache today but I pushed through the run anyway. First 3 miles were faster then normal, I tried to do what I did last friday. And then I think I wore myself out and actually walk/ran the last mile 1/2. Oh well. |
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| | the big 10! wohoo! I have decided that I am extremely sllooowww, and if you wait for me at the end of the 1/2, you will be waiting a very very very looonnnggg time and I dont want you to do that. So please, you and Aaron celebrate your speediness and I will celebrate with you later. seriously, you will be very bored waiting for me. |
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| | meant to go for a run. My mom and dad showed up at my house and wanted to go to lunch. I decided to go since I have'nt done anything like that in a long time. My dad is waiting results on friday to see if he has lymphoma or melanoma. Both bad. Will keep you posted. | Add Comment |
| | Had to include the .1 - Ran around Draper, better splits today but Im still guessing Im not going to be much different then last year finishing at 2:20 or so. If Im faster, then great, but Im not going to get myself all worked up about it. Im going to just hope that Im feeling great that day and have fun with it. Kudos. |
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| | 45 minute eliptical, 15 min weights. will have to do for today. | Comments(2) |
| | My nice friend let me come and run on her treadmill today. And due to the fact that we are living in Kansas today and I have a sick child, I couldn't be more grateful to her. My family will thank her also, maybe cruella deville will not make any more sightings today. |
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| | twelve! It was good, around 5 it was snowing so hard I needed windshield wipers for my sunglasses. I am going to run a 2:20 or even longer 1/2. And Im okay with that. |
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