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Location:

Herriman,UT,

Member Since:

Oct 02, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Maybe someday I'll have something noteworthy to post in this section. I have only completed three 5ks and a 5 miler; all at an average pace somewhere in the 9:00-9:30min/mile range

Painter's Half 2010 - 2:03:54 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Painter's Half Marathon - would like to keep an average pace of 9:00min/mile. 

Painter's Half - Went over my goal and finished in 2:03:54 :( It was my first half though.  I had a great time and learned what I need to work on.  

Salt Lake Half Marathon - would like to finish in under 2 hours. 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Would like to complete a full marathon in the fall of 2010 and finally conquer the Herriman Hill...to be honest, there are several hills in Herriman I'd love to conquer, but that one for sure!

Personal:

I am a stay-at-home mother, married and have two young boys.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Asics Gel - Green Lifetime Miles: 124.50
Adidas Supernova Lifetime Miles: 257.45
Nike Lunarglide Lifetime Miles: 57.25
Total Distance
16.50
Asics Gel - Green Miles: 8.50Adidas Supernova Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 20.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 20.50
Total Distance
3.50

I went to put on my running shoes yesterday morning and wanted to cry b/c my blister hurt so badly! But after trying to stay off of it for a while yesterday, it felt much better today, so luckly I was able to run.

I had to work late last night so, I decided to sleep in this morning. Once I put my 1 year old down for a nap today, I tried to put on a movie for my 2 1/2 year old. Of course, he followed me instead of watching a movie. As soon as he followed me into our workout room, I thought that there was no way I was going to even get a mile in, but he was great! Thank goodness for resistance bands, push up bars, a stationary bike, and aerobics steps to entertain him :)

3.5 TM miles. Warm up for 5 minutes at 9:30. I alternated between a 7:30min/mile pace for 2 minutes and a 9:00min/mile pace for 2 minutes, until I reached 3.5 miles.

Asics Gel - Green Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Total Distance
5.00

5.0 TM miles. Warm up at a 9:30 pace for 1/2 a mile. 9:00 pace for the next 2 miles. 8:30 pace for the next mile. 8:00 pace for the last 1 1/2 miles. My blister is completely healed so no problems there.

I'm getting really excited for Painters and gaining a little bit of confidence that I might be able to run it faster than originally planned. I felt really comfortable running at an 8:00-8:30 pace. Of course that was on a TM with only a 1.0% incline.  We shall see!

Asics Gel - Green Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
8.00

8.0 TM miles this evening. I was really nervous I wouldn't get my long run in today, but I was able to squeeze it in around 7:30pm. I'm just hoping that's not too late to keep me up all night! Kelli, I might be coming to your house for some children's Benadryl...

Ok, so I warmed up for 1/2 a mile at a 9:30 pace. The next 2 1/2 miles, my pace was 9:15, and the last 5 miles were at an 8:34 pace. No folks, that's not a typo! I really ran that fast for 5 straight miles!!! Then I cooled down for a 1/4 mile and had to hop off to read my kids a story before they went to bed. 

Now for all of you advanced runners that read my blog...what should I do next week before the race?

Adidas Supernova Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
16.50
Asics Gel - Green Miles: 8.50Adidas Supernova Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 20.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 20.50
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