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November 22, 2008

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Location:

Orem,UT,United States

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2008 10k Pioneer Day Classic 1:04:49

~~2006 Half Marathon - Moab Half 2:22:xx~~

2008 Hobble Creek Half 2:13:20

2008 St. George, first marathon, 5:34:11

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Get the hip issues sorted out.~~ Almost there, the hip flexors get tired easily again, but we are getting there.

New goal is to continue to train during the winter, up my mileage a bit and do some weight training and yoga. Focus more on healthy eating as well, the whole family deserves it.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Second marathon sometime in the spring.

Break all my race times.

Someday BQ.

Personal:

I am married, since June of 1996. We have three kids, my daughter is 12 and two sons 8 and 6.

I am also a Deaf Studies student at UVU with an interpreting emphasis.

Favorite Blogs:

Miles:	This week:	5.00	Month:	21.10	Year:	155.85

Sat, Sep 06, 2008

Total Distance

18.50

Pretend the date says Sunday 9/7, I have Monday as the first day of the week for me, so this blog is a little off on that, I wanted to keep this with this weeks totals so I changed the date.

I was feeling pretty good today so I decided to go ahead and try out the long run, I kept it really slow the first few miles to give my tendons and muscles time to warm up properly. I ended up with a pretty strong headwind for the first 6 miles or so, so those all ended up being pretty slow too. I started to feel tired at 15.5 miles in or so but nothing hurt so I just kept going. I am pretty tired and I'm sure I'll be sore tomorrow, but I'm so excited to have made it that far. My farthest run up until now was 16 miles, so this is a new distance for me :).

I decided to do a 2 week taper rather than 3, so next week will be a step back week and then the big 20 the week after that.

Comments

From snoqualmie on Sep 07, 2008 at 15:57:00

Wonderful news! Your fitness level seems to be really good, since nothing hurt. I like your taper plan too. Way to go on the long run!

From Meadow on Sep 07, 2008 at 16:00:23

Thanks :), your encouragement really helped me remind myself that I can do it. I was going to run it yesterday but my demons in my head won until I gave myself a good talking to and go out there today!

Ask me tomorrow if nothing hurts, lol.

From Kim on Sep 07, 2008 at 22:24:54

I am so glad to see you are feeling better! What an awesome run! Good luck keeping strong and healthy! No more accidents!

From Meadow on Sep 07, 2008 at 23:36:15

Thanks, me too :)

I'm so paranoid now, when I drive, I try to avoid busy streets if I can, hehe.

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