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January 07, 2009

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Location:

Payson,Ut,United States

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Payson Canyon Fox Club 4th of July 5K 2008- 27:56 :)

~~Onion Day's 5K 2006 37:18~~

~~Onion Day's 5K 2008 30:52~~

Onion Days REDEMPTION Sept 2008 29:34!!!

Onion Day's 10 K 2007 1:09:36

Provo Riverwoods 10 mi 2008 1:49:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to run a 1/2 Marathon before April 29th 2009, my 40th birthday.

5k in under 28:00

10k in under an hour

Look like a beach volley ball player!

I want to run 40 miles a week.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a marathon between April 29th, 2009 and April 28th, 2010 for my 40th Year :)

1/2 Marathon in under 2 hours

Marathon in under 4 hours

~~To finish in a single number (1-9) in my age division ;)~~ I did this at Onion Days 5K 2008- I placed 8th! Yeah!!!

I want to finish in the top 5 of my age division :D

Personal:

My Favorite Quote- "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -Harriet Beecher Stowe

I have recently lost a lot of weight and running is very new to me (I started running about 2 years ago). I have 6 fantastic kids, 3 girls and 3 boys and a wonderful husband.

My new weight goal is to have lost 100 pounds. I am quite sure I can get to about 93, but I am not sure about the 100. The weight tracker is tracking my total weight loss.

www.meltingmarion.blogspot.com

Favorite Blogs:

Miles:	This week:	12.50	Month:	35.50	Year:	35.50
Asics 9.5 Lifetime Miles:						499.93
Asics 10.5 Lifetime Miles:						451.40
Mizuno Wave Rider 11 A Lifetime Miles:						39.00
Mizuno WR 11 B Lifetime Miles:						5.00

Wed, Jul 16, 2008

Total Distance

6.20

Alright, this was my first real bike ride in probably 25 YEARS! It was very fun to go that fast! :D It took me a while to figure out the two sets of gears (NO laughing). I was afraid that I might die, but it really went well. No mishaps at all. Also, I had always thought that reading was a requirement for having a drivers license, but I guess not. Even my 2 year old knows that a stop sign is RED and says STOP! I guess there are a bunch of illiterate people out there ;)

A few questions- my fingers kept going numb on my right hand, any pointers and any seat suggestions? My bum is NOT going to want to do that tomorrow ;) Also, is biking primarily a quad exercise?

6.24 biking miles, 39:10, ave pace 6:17, best pace 3:17, laps- 7:39, 7:50, 5:23, 5:26, 5:44, 5:34, 6:39(.24)

Hey LOOK- my slpits look like those of a fast super hero runners on this blog!

Sasha said to count 12 min of hard riding as one mile. This ride was a test of the emergency exercise system, it was only a test.

No limp this morning :) But... a mini limp all day :( I am going to ride all of my miles this week and try running next monday. That should give it plenty of time to heal. (I am hoping and praying) Hey with all of this riding- I may end up in Cedar City. I have to go pretty far to get in the miles, 29 running miles this week (about 60ish in bike miles)! Tomorrow I will go to Spanish Fork :)

6.5 miles this evening. Went on a repeat bike ride this evening with David. I bought a new seat earlier today and had to test it out. It felt MUCH better than the old pointy stabby one. Tomorrow David is going with me again and we are going to go to Salem Pond and there abouts! I like riding my bike. I even did it with no hands. The speed is a little freaky to me. Oh, MAJOR head wind this evening. Seriously, it virtually stopped us heading up the canyon. I am guessing that this injury is good, in that it got me back on a bike again.

The limping is virtually gone this evening. I am going to go soak in the creek for a bit with hubby and enjoy the wonderful evening!

Comments

From leslie peterson on Jul 16, 2008 at 10:45:51

You are so dedicated!!!!! Good luck with the biking, maybe you should try a tri since you already have the swimming down and now you will have the biking down. This could open up a whole new world..... I feel like singing " a whole new world...." Happy peddling!! I hope by monday, the calfs are good as new!

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