| 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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I have been trying not to think about running, so I have stayed busy renovating my kitchen. It was really more of a "super clean" with some new drawer pulls (pewter frogs and dragonflys) and some long needed trims added to a cupboard.
As for the calf- no pain at all since monday. I am good to go for a slow run tomorrow. Slow and SLOWER is the perscription for the week. I am just hoping and praying that running works.
Wish me luck and ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD BACK TO YOU!!! :D | | Comments(3) |
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Good news first :D I couldn't sleep all night because I was so excited to get up and run this morning. I have had NO pain since last monday. I ran for about 2 miles and it was beautiful!!! This huge flock of geese flew over head, the breeze was slight and the temperature was perfect! My pace was very slow and VERY comfortable, abt 11:30. About .8 M in my calf gave a little "hi- how are you" but no real pain, so I kept going. At mile 2 I stopped to go potty and then it let out a "hey you- MORON- what in the crap are you doing?" I limped home :( I have been icing all morning and I am probably going to go to the doc (if I can get in).
Sad is not the right word- confusion and disbelief are more accurate. I am at a loss. I am going to stay totally off of it for the next three days. I am going to sit on the couch with my leg elevated and ice for 20 min of every hour. There is no more pain right now at all and no limp. I haven't tried the stairs yet. I will know in a minute, when I go to park my bum on the sofa in front of the tv for the next three days. I am going to baby my leg like nothing ever seen before.
Any clue? Anyone?
Thanks for noticin'... Eeyore out! | | Comments(11) |
| | Heloooo- The calf is feeling pretty good this morning. I am heading into another day of total rest, ice and really boring tv. I haven't watched tv during the day in YEARS! Was it always this bad? Maybe I'll hit the redbox? I am spending my time plotting my return to running. I am formulating a plan so that I can still run an official half before I leave my 39th year. That was the plan, 5k age 37, 10k age 38, 1/2 age 39, and a full marathon age 40. My birthday is april 29th. We actually have tickets for Wicked on my birthday :D | | Comments(9) |
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No running- so how about color? No limp and a little tenderness to the touch. I think it is coming along nicely. I have my recovery plotted out- as I have nothing else to do but plot and plan :)
I think I will do the Provo City Half April 4th 2009. It will give me PLENTY of time to slowly bring up my mileage (this fall) and speed (in the winter and spring). 8 whole months. Did anyone do this race this year?
Also- someone mentioned that there are a series of races that if done, gets you a guaranteed spot in St. George. Does anyone know about this?
Have a great day! I LOVE reading about all of your running adventures! They sound so WONDERFUL!!!!
You guys are the BEST!!!! | | Comments(13) |
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Alright- I'm going to the Doc tomorrow. I have an appointment for 10:15 am with Dr Brady. He comes highly recommended by Michelle and Josse, my Running Super Hero's.
No pain in the calf at all and all seems good. I am still icing and resting. I want a really good healing for next week. I am planning on just biking and yoga next week. Then for the next week, more of the same, but I'll try a mile of running each day, seeing how it feels. If it is good, then I'll add more running for the next week, very slowly. Hopefully after a month of being very cautious, maybe September can be a little more normal, low miles, no speed, but at least running more than a teeny tiny.
How does that plan sound to all you professional runners out there? | | Comments(3) |
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I am on my way to the doc- yikes! It will be wonderful ;) Right?
On a humorous side note- I was journaling my breakfast and just cracked up. I am having "oats and an apple"- I'M A HORSE!!!!
Happy safe running to all of you amazing people! The Wanna-Be's of the world are watching :D
Alright- Dr Brady was WONDERFUL! THANK YOU MICHELLE!!! It turns out that he and my husband know each other from when they were kids. Small world! :D Anyway, prognosis is good. He says I can run after my next visit which is next tuesday :D (is there a bigger symbol for a grin?) No biking at all until after my next visit, but yoga is OK. He did acupuncture, scraping, and a deep tissue massage that had me yelling... seriously. He put a chinese herbal patch on my calf and taped it. He did a bunch of other diagnostic stuff, but the general jist is that I am a toe runner :( So he made me run around correcting my strike. He says I run like a sprinter which causes real problems for long distances. Anyway- I am SO glad I went. Thanks for twisting my arm all you wonderful friends of mine :D
My leg is KILLING me currently. My husband said that as he watched Dr Brady working my calf that he wondered if I'd be able to walk again :) I am icing and resting until next tuesday. Yeah! Mystery solved ... or is it? | | Comments(21) |
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The calf feels fabulous this morning. It's not even sore to the touch. :D
The fires kept us pretty alert all afternoon and night. We live about a mile and a half to two miles from the base of the mountain. We also live right by the fire department and many of our friends were evacuated from their homes. I have never seen anything that big and frightening so close to my home. Some of my kids are having a hard time breathing, so we may head to my moms for the day. My daughter Ashley is having her swim league finals in a few minutes, so I need to head off for that. She is mighty speedy. She usually does pretty well at the finals. My other kids were in the Bronze and Silver finals Wed and Friday nights. YES, they are very long and a little on the boring side, if not HOT! But... Anna (16) took first place in all of her events, Ford's(7) coach took mercy on him and gave him a "Heat Winner" ribbon- which made his little 7 year old day. You would have thought he had won Gold at the Olympics. Thank heavens for a compassionate and inspired coach. At his age, we are just glad that he can make it across the pool alive and without a DQ. Kate (11) did well last night, but because of the fire and evacuations, things were a little confusing toward the end. We'll see tonight how it went for her.
Have a great and a safe day!!! | | Comments(5) |
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