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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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My body is wasted!!! So much for tapering...

I woke up at 5:00 to do intervals on the treadmill at the gym, but I was literally struggling just to finish a one mile warm-up.  It's not so much that my muscles are fatigued, just that the rest of me is exhausted!  I've actually been falling asleep while teaching music lessons - very bad.  I probably should have stayed in bed, but...

Anyway, I did a couple of high intensity intervals, but not the full workout.  All together, I ended up with 2.7 miles in 25:12.  Then I headed over to bootcamp training, where I was supposed to mostly watch, but they put peppy music on, and the next thing I knew I was doing plyometrics.  Ben would shoot me!  I'm seriously going to have to start tapering.  But first, I need to get a swim in.....

LATER....

Fighting against much negative inner dialogue, I finally made it to the pool this morning and forced myself to swim.  I figured I would have to wash my hair anyway, so I might as well get in the water.  I told myself I would do 20 lengths, and then...whatever.  I ended up doing 60 lengths.  It was a bit short of the 45 minutes I was supposed to do, (actually a LOT!) but I am happy about it anyway.  Yay!

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