| 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! Favorite Blogs: |
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| My friend Melanie is here from out of town, and so is my sister and her family, so I got to run with buddies today - Melanie and my brother-in-law, Joseph. We did 5K starting out a little faster than I usually do, but we made the loop in 27:48. My knees didn't bother me at all, but I felt it a little in the shins. When we got back, I did some lower body weights - 4 sets of 10 reps with leg extensions @30 lbs.(on my old rickety machine), lying leg curls @ 25 lbs., calf raises (4 sets of 12 on each leg), and some crunches. It was a good morning. :D | |
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| Well, my back is in spasms again, which is sooo sad because I can't run when it does this. This is the third time in the last four months or so that it has happened - and it hasn't ever happened before! At least, not since high school. It's very frustrating. I started to feel it last night, just before my performance started, but other than during a few high kicks, it didn't bother me too much. I went to the gym this morning and did 20 minutes of HIIT on the recumbant bike, then tried to run a little on the treadmill, but didn't even get five steps in before I knew it wasn't happening. So I went to the pool and swam a mile - that felt great! As the day has worn on, it my back has become steadily worse. It's like a phantom pain shooting down to my tailbone, causing pain when I sit, stand too long, and even when I lie down! If it lasts much longer, I'm going to be in serious trouble, since I have more performances this week on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, plus I start rehearsing for the next show on Monday in addition to the one that's running now. Hmmmm..... | |
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| I'm out of commission today - sciatica. Such a bummer. :-( | |
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I'm feeling much better today - but I dare not chance relapse by doing something physical yet. After all, I have three more shows this weekend and I start rehearsing for "Aida" on Monday! So one more day off for me. I miss running. | |
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.10 | 1000.00 | 0.00 |
| After being laid out for several days - it is SO great to be able to run again! I did my 5K in 28:00. I tried out my new shoes today - saucony "fastwich". They are so light and comfortable! And this afternoon I went to the pool - but only did 40 lengths because I was afraid of having "goggle eyes" for my performance this evening. :D I'm really looking forward to my 10 mile run in the morning. Yay for running! | |
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| I had such a great run this morning! It just felt incredible to be out running again. We met up with some friends at 5:00 AM and ran part of the "Trails Half" route. We took it nice and easy, running a good pace but stopping to walk every mile. The last two miles I took off by myself and ran between a 9:00 and 8:30 pace, and finishing up the last 3/4 mile at around a 7:30. I love running. :D | |
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