| 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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| Frustrated. No matter what I do, I can't seem to break a 14 min mile without killing myself. Today on my cool down, however, I noticed that I gained a lap on myself. How is that possible when I can't break 14 mins? LOL. I was very certain I counted laps correctly. It's not hard to keep track of small numbers (6.5 laps = 1 mile, so 13 laps= 2 miles. I always count 6, then 7) |
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slow, easy 4 miles. 30 sec run/30 sec walk. I may have gone farther. I stayed in the 2nd lane of our track for all but 1 mile. It took me 70 mins to do 4 mi. I KNOW I do a 14 min mile (esp in this 30 sec on/off cycle), so I dunno what the deal is. I suck at math.
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| Easy 2 miles- 30 sec on/30 sec off. Hip/sciatic nerve buggin me. Didn't push too hard cuz I'm just not feelin it today. On one of my last laps I decided to see how long it takes me to cover the track. They have a time list posted near the door telling you how fast you're doing your miles via the outside lane. So I ran it in 100 seconds, not really pushing either. The list said 97 seconds is a 10 min mile. Befuddled. I'm running 14 min miles, yet according to the chart my 1 lap was close to a 10 min mile. *pounds head* WHY DO YOU SUCK SO MUCH AT MATH?
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completely missed all of last week's training due to my Achilles flaring up. I was supposed to do 6 miles on Sat, but I wanted to find an Achilles compression sleeve before I beat the crap out of it. I'm afraid if I don't find said sleeve, I'll destroy my Achilles and there will go my entire training season. (prevention is the best medicine, right?) So I finally find one on Saturday afternoon. I was running around all morning. Hubby forgot to put dinner on, and we ended up eating out after getting groceries. By then it was too late to run. I figure *deep breath* it's okay, I'll run after church. I have my sleeve now, everything will be fine... except on Sunday I woke up to SNOW. FML. The earliest I can get that 6 miles done now is Thurs. I know it will take close to 2 hours and I don't want to spend that much on child care at the gym, so I need to go when Grace is in school. At least I hobbled around the track for a mile today in my new Achilles sleeve.
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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!
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| Had a great run today. Found my calf compression sleeves, which I think helped. Felt like I could go all day. I even timed myself on the outside lane for a lap. 82 seconds. An 8:30 mile. If only I could sustain that!
also met another lady running in vibrams. I hope to run into her again :)
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| Was supposed to do 7 miles on Sat, but weather report looked less than optimal. Hubby was working from home, so I took advantage of it, left the munchkin with him (ah, the wonders of Netflix!) and took care of things. Broke it up into several parts cuz I'm a lazy pansy. Stayed on the road in front of my house, so I got plenty of hill work. |
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was still pretty sore from my run on Friday up until yesterday morning. Also I wanted to see how my Achilles held up without the sleeve. Did an easy walk with my neighbor who wants to start exercising, but needs some motivation. Took her on a fairly easy, 1 mile hilly route. It snowed, which is not exactly a lot of fun for vibram komodos. Don't know if I'll do any more today due to the cold (I could go to the gym I guess *shrug*)
I'm thinking I'll just take it easy this week since I'll be doing 9 miles on the weekend.
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