| Location: Payson,UT, Member Since: May 27, 2008 Gender: Female Goal Type: Age Division Winner Running Accomplishments: Payson Canyon Fox Club 4th of July 5K 2008- 27:56 :) (aided-downhill)
Onion Days 5k Route Jan 2010 28:18
Onion Day's 10 K 2007 1:09:36
Provo Riverwoods 10 mi 2008 1:49:09 (aided- downhill)
Riverton 1/2 Marathon March 28th, 2009 2:23:24
UVM 2009- 5:14:49
Short-Term Running Goals: Recover from being hit by a car while I was running in early October 2010. Be healed enough to run my planned races. Planned races for 2011: UVM 1/2 June 11 (registered) RHPC 1/2 July 9th Payson Onion Days 10k (break 60 min) St George Marathon 4:22 (3rd times a charm) Long-Term Running Goals: I just want to be able to run... Personal: I am the self proclaimed FEARLESS leader of the FRB's RED HOT PINK CHICKS!!! Our Motto's are- 2010 "Diamonds and Titanium, Thats what we are made of!" 2009 "We are water-proof-dye-in-da-blue-crazy-nut'n-gonna-stop-us-fun-lovin'-red-hot-pink-chicks!!!"
The next official RHPC event is the RHPC 1/2(5k, 10k, 10 miler) July 16th, 2011. PLEASE join us !!!
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 started running in May of 2006 while losing 85 lbs after my youngest was born. I have 6 fantastic kids, 3 girls and 3 boys and a wonderful husband. My oldest is in college and my baby is in pre-school. (Six kids in 5 schools ;)
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Alright- who hijacked my legs and made them so SORE! Needless to say- I walked today with a token jog here and there. I am going to walk 2.5 in the morning and night until they feel better. I am hoping by Wednesday they are healed, because I have a 5 mi run with my friend Kim R ( I have lots of friends named Kim :)
Nice day though, and I ran into my friend Jill and ran home with her to her beautiful garden. Took home a bushel of oregano and a overgrown radish for my bunny. Thumps LOVES radish greens.
I LOVE the warm weather! It feels SO good to be warm all the way through!
I headed out for another attempt at a run tonight. It went much better. I walked for the first half and ran home the second. It was dusk and very nice out. I am going to do a bit of yoga and then go to bed.
On a strange note, I ate about half a watermelon, half a pineapple and a banana today. I guess I am craving some vit C, potassium, and water! I dunno, strange, but it sure tasted good! | | Comments(7) |
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I hope ya'll wanted some whine with breakfast, because here it comes.
To quote my 2 year old, Will, "poopie, poopie, poopie." Someone shot my "Polly Anna" and the prognosis is very dismal.
The first half of my run, was a walk, interspersed with very crampy calves trying to run. I spent more time in down dog than I did moving, as to try to stretch them out. The walking was nice. I had a nice time with Kelly Clarkson, Il Divo, and Van Halen ;)
The second half, my calves quit cramping up and let me, ever so slowly, run home. The broadway cast of Hairspray and Billy Idol brought me in.
I am going to get a bike helmet today and do some biking while my lower extremities are still boycotting running.
Serenity now!!! | | Comments(13) |
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Yeah! My legs are healed! Ya'll said they would, and ***presto*** they did!
I got up at 6 for Yoga. I LOVE yoga, incase I haddn't mentioned that today.
Great run today! Kim R. and I ran up Payson Canyon. WOW is was so nice and beautiful. Michelle, you were right- we were alone most of the time.
We walked about the first mile and and a half. (It's about 1.6 miles to the mouthof the canyon from my house) My calves are still very tight. We stretched and that didn't seem to help much. More walking helped a TON!
Once we began to run, we ran uphill at 12:28, then headed down for 11:27 & 11:15. I hit the lap button several times during the run to give myself a general idea of my uphill pace and down hill pace and flat paces. Average over all pace for 5 miles with about 2 miles of walking 14:12.
Easy slow run with plenty of trips onto lawns for s sprinkle or two :) Thanks to all those who water in the late morning! | | Comments(3) |
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It's nice to be running normally again. Is that an oxymoron? I actually said last night to my running partner, "Oh, our long runs is no big deal this weekend, it's only 6 miles." Now for some, that really is no big deal, but for me to have 6 miles be no big deal is HUGE!!! Anyway- big progress for me :)
Notes for today's run. The soreness is all gone. The tight calves are for the most part resigned to the fact that they are going to have to run and have surrendered. 1 point Marion. The first mile of the run was not great 13:20, but the second and third were much more relaxed and natural 12:19, 11:48. 1 point Payson Main Street, 2 points Marion. I ran at 6 am, 1 point Marion. So as far as points go, I am ahead :)
I am hoping to get some yoga in this morning. I really need the prana. I am a prana junky!
Oh, and I am the first to post this morning of my running commrads. 1 more point for Marion. (Hey- do you think I can eat these POINTS?) | | Comments(6) |
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Not a great run today. Felt terrible. (the times confirmed it was not to hot) I knew it would be bad when I cursed the sun this morning. I have been retaining water all week and it is really bugging me at this point. I am going to eat all fruits and veggies and drink a bunch of water today and see if I can get myself back in ballance. I feel like a swamp.
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My grandmother taught me to say nothing if I had nothing nice to say.
This ones for you Grandmother!!!
Kim R and I ran up Main street, up Payson canyon, across the canal trail/road and then back down Main Street.
total time: 1:41:31
ave pace 15:08
Best Pace 7:29
Thought I should journal the run, imperfections and all, for future reference. We left at about 8:10 am. We walked really slowly for almost 3 miles. We jogged a bit, my side shins, just above my ankles, were really achy and my calves were super tight again. Finally we hit the canyon and walked up the canyon too. That was not in the plan, but it was so pretty and all of my boys were camping and the girls were at a swim meet so we had no hurry to get back. We ran REALLY slow back down. I almost jumped in the creek to drink, but Kim kept me out. I should have brought water, but I was only planning on 3.5 miles, so I didn't. At the mouth of the canyon there were some new homes and I found a spigot and refreshed myself.
I am forever amazed at how some runs can be so great and others like pulling teeth. Night and day. I have been eating really poorly and am really going to make a concerted effort to make way better choices. If I am going to be the runner I want to be, the one I think I can be, I need to focus on the quality of my food choices, not just the calories. | | Comments(8) |
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