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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

Thu, Jun 26, 2008

Total Distance

2.52

time-31:43, av pace 12:35, best pace 7:47, Laps- 12:48(1.13), 9:44 (.82)

Alright- KimR is the speedy one. I could not move it at all for the first half. I was sluggish and pokey. KimR had to stay home cause she wasn't feeling well this morning :( The first half was pretty slow and tar like. The second half was a bunch better. The only hard part about running the shorter distances, is that I start to feel better, just as it's time to stop.

Hey I saw Kim and Tom running down the canyon this morning. I recognized the St. Geo t-shirt on Tom before I recognized Kim. I almost yelled "hel-ooooo, fastrunning blogger," until I realized I could actually greet them by name. Cool to see fellow fastrunningbloggers. Although, I sort of feel like the token slow guy on the blog. Kind of like affirmative action for running blogs.

Tomorrow KimR and I are going to do our long run down the canyon. Nothing fancy, super slow and cooler and DOWNHILL :)

-1.6 lbs from last week

Comments

From Kim on Jun 26, 2008 at 09:41:20

Tom was actually wearing a Hobble Creek 1/2 marathon shirt, but it is similar to the SG FRB look. It's always hard to recognize people when we are out running, so I'm glad we recognized each other! Way to get out there even when Kim R couldn't make it! Have a tiggerific day!

From Susan on Jun 26, 2008 at 10:44:13

I look forward to reading your blog every morning. You are hilarious! (I'm sure I'll be chuckling about the "affirmative action for running blogs" comment all day.) You're doing awesome. Keep up the good work and your great attitude.

From Tom on Jun 26, 2008 at 10:56:18

Marion you were running well this morning. Great job getting out!

Hey don't worry about your pace at this point, consistency and getting in some miles ideally 6 days a week is the key! Once you develop/perfect that habit over weeks, months and years, you'll be amazed how much faster and fitter you'll find you've become.

There are so many really, REALLY fast runners on this blog it's easy to feel like a turtle among hares. When I first joined the blog I felt the same way, heck I STILL feel that way anytime I read Sasha's or Clyde's or any other dozens of blogs of all the super speedsters.

BTW there are plenty of other folks on the blog (both men and women) who are at a very similar point as you so you certainly aren't the only "token"!! Keep up the great work!

From marion on Jun 26, 2008 at 11:42:53

Thanks Tom!

I really do feel good about my progress. 2 years ago I couldn't run more than a minute at a time. About a year ago I could finally run for 30 min straight. Now I can run for 2+ hours straight :) I'm also not getting injured as frequently anymore. This blog has just opened up a whole new world to me. It is SO wonderful to see so many runners at so many different levels of training. I am truly in awe most of the time. For the most part, I find it all very inspirational and for those times when I find it discouraging, I just remind myself where I started; fitness level 0, 82 lbs heavier and I couldn't even walk my easy 2.5 mi loop.

I am SUPER glad I found this blog, I really feel it is the tool I need to move to the next level and beyond!

Thanks again for your encouraging words- ALL of you who are so kind and supportive of me!!!

From Leslie on Jun 26, 2008 at 11:46:09

Marion, You have been so consistant! I think you are doing great, I agree with Tom, just keep getting up every morning and running! I am hoping to go out again today, my milage for the week is super low. Don't you feel like one of the popular girls running into all these people? You are such a social butterfly!

I am doing my long run tomorrow, my group will still be at Girls camp, so I am doing it alone, I am scheduled to do 8. How long is your run tomorrow? A canyon run sounds GREAT!!!

From marion on Jun 26, 2008 at 11:52:24

We are going 9 mi, not very long for "ultra" you. You are welcome to come with us. We'd love to have you. You could join the "payson canyon FOX club" (see Tom's blog) We are going at 6ish.

From leslie on Jun 26, 2008 at 13:08:42

Thanks for the invite! I would love to try running with you guys some day! I have appts. starting at 8:30 tomorrow, so I have to be up and out early and back. Have a great long run and I will think of you guys running down the canyon while I am hitting the city streets.

From marion on Jun 26, 2008 at 13:35:52

We will miss you! have fun dodging cars! We will too along with some deer and foxes!

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