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January 08, 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

Tue, Aug 19, 2008

Total Distance

2.53

These allergies are KILLING me... I guess. I am POOPED. My first mile was UPHILL and my second mile was downhill. Check out the splits and go figure. I felt like I was running through a swamp. My right tensor fasciae latae (how is that for a BIG word?) is bugging me. That is the muscle thingy that holds the IT band to the hip. I have got a bunch of stretches to help it. I think my piriformis is at work again trying to thwart my running efforts. That stupid muscle is a big pain in the BUTT!! hahahahahhahaha :) Oh well! More stretching and more stretching :) I am down 5 lbs from when I started the blog so that is good news! Now just 20 more and I can be Kerri Walsh for Halloween :) I am talking my sister-in-law, Mandy, into being Misty May. While I am no where near as tall as Kerri, Mandy is 5 inches shorter than I am so we can have the right height ratio. We can be May and Walsh- the post children years! :D

Have a wonderful safe day!!!

32:17, ave pace 12:46, best pace 8:58, Laps- 11:31, 12:06

Comments

From Lucia on Aug 19, 2008 at 10:48:13

Congratulations Marion! You're doing amazing! Love the Halloween costume idea, that would be soooo funny!

From luzylew on Aug 19, 2008 at 11:12:40

Sounds like we could get together for a good 'wog' (walk-jog) and comsiserate about our achy-breaky eveything! Thanks for the info on the sports doc and for blogging your progress. Congrats on the 5lbs! Let's just keep on keeping on shall we? Thanks again for the encouragement....

From Kelli on Aug 19, 2008 at 12:15:13

5 pounds gone---that is awesome! WOW.

Hey, just keep running at whatever pace is working for you! You listen to your body, so your body will last!

And those were big words---my head hurt reading them.

From Jodi on Aug 19, 2008 at 21:03:07

Down 5 pounds -- that's pretty incredible!!! It's gotta make you feel good.

Consistancy is the key, you're doing great making sure you're getting out there everyday.

From tarzan on Aug 19, 2008 at 21:12:50

Patience grasshopper. With wisdom and endurance you will reach your goal.

From marion on Aug 20, 2008 at 01:33:04

Thanks guys! Hey Maruine, you sound like a fortune cookie... they are my FAVORITE cookie :)

-20 more lbs to be a dead ringer for Kerri Walsh! (oh...and +4 more inches :) Oh and maybe some plastic surjury on my tummy ;D After six babies, it ain't pretty sister!

From tarzan on Aug 20, 2008 at 11:11:14

I was supposed to sound like the master from Kung Fu. You must be too young to remember that!

From marion on Aug 20, 2008 at 11:17:50

I know Kung Fu- We watched it every day. I remember as a kid wondering why they had a white guy as an asian dude. DAvid Kerodine(sp?) was SO not asian!!! I loved that show!!

From Plodding Hippo on Aug 20, 2008 at 11:34:35

Congratulations! I love reading your blog. You are amazing and an inspiration to all of us who hope that we can dress up like Kerri Walsh for Halloween this year instead of Manny Yarbrough. Love your blog!

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