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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

Sun, Nov 02, 2008

Total Distance

0.00

I have been very frustrated by the slowness of my paces. They seem to be getting slower and slower. I had a bit of a reality check with myself this evening. My #1 focus right now is building my mileage and losing weight. Once my mileage is comfortably between 40-50 miles a week and I have lost about 20 more lbs, then I will get focused on speed. For now, I am going to add a 3 mile mini tempo run a week in the middle of a 5 mile run. Basically for 3 miles I will hold an 11 min pace. I know I can do this, because I have done it before. I am really going to focus on the mileage increases and how great that is. Oh yeah, and the weight loss too ;) I just want to get to 40-50 miles a week without injury, which means slow and steady :) Patience is not one of my finer attributes!

Have a GREAT week everyone!!! I sure can't express how much your support means to me :D

Comments

From Smooth on Nov 02, 2008 at 22:58:49

I like your plan. Focus on building your base mileage up sure and steady, the pounds will drop as your mileage increase.

The tempo run once a week is AWESOME. Try doing them the same route every week, you'll be able to see progress over time, say 4-6 weeks. It takes a lot of focus to hold the pace steady at first. Tempo runs are hard, but so good for us. YES, like you said: YOU CAN DO IT !!!

New month, new week, great way to start anew!!! We do need each other.

From m on Nov 03, 2008 at 08:16:25

Thanks Smooth- you've made my morning! :D

From tarzan on Nov 03, 2008 at 09:55:23

It will come - you have to be patient. You were probably relatively inactive during the 'heavy' years and so you need to realize it might take a couple of years to get to where you want to be.

I had been a distance walker for more than 25 years before I took up marathoning and that has helped me be relatively injury free.

From Lucia on Nov 03, 2008 at 16:01:10

Yes, patience! Remember those of us who got injured and what we had to go through... that should be enough to keep you going slow and steady! Slow and steady wins the race!

You look so amazing already, it's hard to imagine you have 20 more lbs to lose...

You could also do shorter, faster intervals - a few of 100 meters or so, at near sprint speed. That seemed to work for me before my injury...

I ran on a tank top and shorts today - jealous? :)

From marion on Nov 03, 2008 at 16:04:59

Jealous??? JEALOUS!!!! I'd say I hate you, but I love you too much for that! I could have run in a tank top and shorts, but I would have froze to DEATH and DIED!!!!

Hey- Sasha says 30-40 more! I'm really fat, just ask anyone! :( No don't, they will lie to make me feel better! Hoe hum, I've got a rolley pollie tum!!!

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