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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: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.540.008.54
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 197.00Calories: 1000.00
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

Guess who's back.

THIS GIRL!

My racing buddy hooked me up with Galloway's run-walk-run marathon method book and it's right up my alley.  I have direction now.  I've realized I'm like Po from Kung Fu Panda.  I can't be trained like the other masters.  I'm short, stocky, and Irish.  I'm a sprinter.  I'm built like a Quarter Horse.  I'm not designed to run 26 miles continuously.  However, I can run short distances quickly, recover quickly, and resume.  I am Po.  Dragon Warrior Runner.

And I'm back.

Aiming for Top of Utah marathon in mid-September with 2 half marathons in between now and then (one in April, one in July, both in Utah County)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 197.00Calories: 1000.00
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Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.500.000.50

did 1/2 hour of weights with a half mile cool down walk

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.040.002.04

Intervals.  30 mins.  The first half was run 6 mph, walk 4 mph.  Tuckered out and slowed to down to jog 4.5 mph, walk 4 mph.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Mon, Jan 30, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

Have been dealing with some fun sinus funk since Wed.  Was pretty miserable with cold symptoms.  Beat the heck out of it with plenty of rooibos tea & broth.  Was able to get back to gym today for slow, easy 2 miles (30 sec run/30 sec walk)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.540.008.54
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 197.00Calories: 1000.00
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