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Location:

Saint George,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 09, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I started running in September 2007 - 4 months after baby #8 was born.  Since then I have finished two 5Ks, three 10Ks, three half-marathons, and I completed my first Marathon with at time of 4:48- the Phoenix Rock-N-Roll - Jan 2009!  Marathon #2 showed GREAT improvement - the Saint George Marathon 2009 with a time of 4:10 - YEAH!!!!

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to run more marathons, finish injury-free, go dancing afterwards, and mostly have a LOT of FUN!!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!!!  Someday I want to be able to consider myself as something other than a beginner.  :D

Personal:

I am happily married, have 8 children, and am madly in love with my awesome husband!!!  Besides running, I love performing on stage, and have recently become re-involved in the theater, after a LONG break to have children.  Last summer I did my first show as a PAID professional actress!  I teach piano and voice lessons, and homeschool my kids.  Life is grand!

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I had intended to do a nice slow run with walk breaks this morning, but I felt so good, that Elijah and I did the run in 48 minutes anyway, even WITH the walks!  We ran 5 minutes and walked 1 minute - the way I'm planning to run the marathon.  At the pace I was going today, I would be able to do the marathon in about 4:12.  Wow.  My first marathon was 4:48, but I will be a lot better prepared for the Saint George Marathon.  I'd like to do 4:45 or better, but will be happy with anything less than five, and ECSTATIC with a 4:30!  Anything less than that, and I will have to be resuscitated from the shock!

I received my Garmin 305 in the mail today, and am excited about learning to use it to assist in my training.  I'm interested to see if it helps or hinders my progress.  :D

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Comments
From Jamie on Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 16:30:17 from 172.190.85.106

You are fairly new to the blog...

Congrats on finishing your first marathon in January. St. George is a great one; I hope you like it. Good luck with your training and welcome to the blog!

From eightkidmom on Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 10:35:27 from 4.228.255.178

Hi Jamie! Thanks for the welcome - it's great to be here. Have you run Saint George before? I had registered for it last year, but ended up being in a play that prevented me from running the entire race, and I ended up only running the first half. I'm really excited to actually get to FINISH this year!!! :-D

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