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May 21, 2012

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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 29, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Love Your Body 6k 2010 (finished 1:04)

Hale Freezes Over 2011 (finished in :45.10)

Running of the Leopards 2011 (:40.10)

Dirty Dash 5k

Love Your Body 6k 2011 (:58.43)

Moonlight Run 5k (:58 something) *injured*

Highway To Hale 5k (48:33) *still injured*

Short-Term Running Goals:


I've decided that the reason Africans win marathons is because their training program consists of the threat of being eaten by lions and trampled by Elephants. I'd run like @%#$ too if a hungry lion were chasing me!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run Susan G Komen 3 day, 60 mile race for the cure
Qualify for & Run in Boston Marathon

Personal:

In October '09 I weighed 248 lbs, and slept 16 hours a day.  I was miserable.  I decided to change that.  So far I've lost nearly 80 lbs, and started running.  It's been my dream, ever since I was a fat little kid, to run in the Boston Marathon... because I was born there.  Now I'm on a journey to the road home.

Married since 2001, had beautiful baby girl in July 08.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 18.00 Year: 93.54
Tue, Feb 21, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

learned something about myself today.  It takes me 2-3 miles to "settle down".  You know how when you run at first you think "I can't do this.  This is gonna suck.  How can I possibly go 26.2 miles?" and then a while later your brain quiets?  Well mine takes 2 or so miles to do it.  By mile 3 or 4, I start feeling like I don't want to stop.  Not necessarily an "I can go all day" feeling, but more like the bad thoughts go away and there's just peace and if I can just put my foot in front of the other one (which I can), I'll be fine.

Achilles sleeve seems to be helping, but my shins are whining at me.  Must find my calf compression sleeves.  I feel like I'm being held together by paper clips and bubble gum.

 

P.S.

SPAGHETTI DOUGHNUTS!


Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From flatlander on Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 14:50:18 from 198.207.244.102

Next step is addiction, you'll never be able to stop after that. Last chance to get off the train.

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