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Location:

American Fork,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 27, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

 

2001 - Hobble Creek Half Marathon - 1:40

2009 Race Results - My first year of racing after have 4 kids in 3 years!

Freedom Festival 5K 25.16

Pioneer Day 10K 49.31

Alpine Days 5K 24.09

Top of Utah Half Marathon 1.48.20

Ward Rodeo 5K 23.12

Short-Term Running Goals:

MAIN GOAL:  Stay injury free

2012 *Tentative* Race Schedule

January: St George Half Marathon

February:  Dogtown Half Marathon

April: Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon

May:  Ogden Marathon

June:  Ragnar Relay

August:  Hobble Creek Half Marathon

October: St George Marathon

November:  Turkey Trot


2011 Race Results

March:  Rex Lee 10K  - 52:01 3rd place in AG

April:

Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon  - *postponed until 2012*

Telos Mini Sprint Triathlon-1:12:09 4th place in AG

June: 

Ragnar Relay - Wasatch Back

Utah Valley Half Marathon 1:55:05 43rd in AG

August:  Hobble Creek Half Marathon 1:45:19 44th in AG

October:  St George Marathon 4:11:52

November:

Thanksgiving Turkey Trot


Long-Term Running Goals:

To qualify for Boston!

Personal:

Married for 12 years. I have 7 year old triplets and a busy 4 year old. I love to sew, garden and run!

"Sooner or later the serious runner goes through a special, very personal experience that is unknown to most people.

Some call it euphoria. Others say it's a new kind of mystical experience that propels you into a elevated state of consciousness, a flash of joy.

A sense of floating as you run. This experience is unique to each of us, but when it happens, you break through a barrier that separates you from casual runners. Forever. And from that point on, there is no finish line. You run for your life. You begin to be addicted to what running gives you."

~Nike Poster

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3x

10 adductors on pulley machine

10 abductors on pulley machine

60/60/60 planks

fire hydrants

3.5 mile run on TM 31:40 

I felt good, but piraformis was a bit tight today. 

I went to PT this morning too.  I was feeling a bit frustrated.  I keep getting the "aides" to show me exercises.  The majority of the exercises have been too easy.  I keep telling them, this is what I have been doing...I need something more advanced.

So finally I met with the head PT and I was sweating within minutes of him working with me.  I feel bad for continually saying "these are too easy", but I'm not going to pay money for easy stuff. 

Big run tomorrow....hooray!!!

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TM Miles - 5

40:22

10 minutes warm up

12 sets of 1min/hard (started at 9.3mph, then 9.4mph - my last was at 9.5mph and it felt awesome) and 1min/hard (6.1 mph)

5 minutes cool down (I wanted to stay within my 5 mile range today)

Foam roll and stretch x2

1 hour nap (preschooler was home sick and I totally took advantage of the cuddle situation).

I was really surprised at how good these felt.  As I was telling my hubby this morning when I got back from the gym, it is so nice to see hard work paying off.  Speed work has always made me "freak out" alittle.  But I am SO seeing the benefits of it.  NICE!

So I am running Ogden Marathon in May.  My 18-week "training plan" started 2 Sundays ago.  But I have NO idea what kind of training plan I should use.  For my first marathon, my highest weekly mileage was 40 mpw and no speed.  I want to do more speed and a few more miles, but I really don't know where to begin.  Decisions.


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TM Miles 41:25

We are taking the kids skiing on Saturday and I was trying to figure HOW I was going to fit in 14 miles before 8:00am (considering the gym opens at 6:00am).    It kept me up all night.  Dumb.  I know!

I felt really super on my run today.  No leg stiffness (only hip aches and pains).  The miles flew by. 

Stretching and rolling

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Today was all about recovery

SLOW 1.5 miles on the TM (I walked the first and last quarter mile)

3x

10xadductor on the pulley machine

10xabductor on the pulley machine

foam rolling

60/60/60 planks

20 clams

firehydrants

SLOW 1.5 miles on the TM (walked the first and last quarter mile)

more foam rolling and stretching

I feel really great after Saturday's race.  My hip was very achy on Saturday and has progressively gotten better (lots of icing and stretching).  I could feel it while I was running this morning, but it was definitely better.  Massage today :)

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