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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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After a very sick weekend battling strep throat, laryngitis, and a sinus infection, I got up this morning trying to decide whether to spend one more day sleeping it off, or actually get out of bed and do something.  Motivated by the extreme jump in my weight after a weekend of inactivity and stuffing my face with rich delicious foods and candy, I rounded up Elijah and Britnee and set out to do three miles of running.  After the first mile, both kids were feeling sick, so I went on alone.  Wow!  Eating hoardes of halloween candy right before bed must have given me extra energy, because I felt fabulous while running!  I decided to go ahead and make it five miles, which I did in 48:59.  Not a great time - my energy was good but my muscles felt tired and sore.  After my run, I remembered that I was supposed to meet some friends at the dance studio to practice some of our tapping, so I tapped for about 45 minutes.  Then, after some shoe shopping, I headed back home to do my P90X legs workout (minus the back) and ab-ripper.  This evening I finished it all up with some swimming at the pool - I did 100 lengths following the same workout as I did last week.  I ate really good all day, except for a small sliver of pumpkin pie with whipped cream after the swim.  I balanced it out with a raspberry protein shake, though, so I think it's okay.  :)

Weight: 129.00
Comments
From Lybi on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 23:52:11 from 70.190.199.29

Wow! That is a lot of exercise in one day. My husband is doing P90X and that is a lot of hard work alone, wihtout all the swimming, running, and tapping. WHOA BABY!

Also, you have 8 kids? Wow again and congrats for being able to balance it all.

From eightkidmom on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 23:50:27 from 4.228.255.147

P90X has been a great cross-trainer for my running. I've only been doing it about 4 weeks, and I can hardly believe how much stronger I feel! I wouldn't call myself "balanced" though. I'm just having a really good time. :-)

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