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Location:

Highlands Ranch,CO,USA

Member Since:

Dec 14, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I have run 5K throughout my life.  I just ran the Colder Boulder in 25:33 which is a PR for me.

I ran two half marathons this past summer and my fastest time was around 2:09:? (My chip had issues and I was given a gun time but not a chip time, but I know I finished under 2:10:00)

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to run a marathon during the summer of 2010.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running for fitness and fun.  I would like to improve my pace to comfortably average 30 seconds faster then I run now.

Personal:

I am married and have three children.  I enjoy friends, piano, singing, crafting, and organizing/cleaning my home.

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Wed, May 05, 2010
Total Distance
4.40

Today's run was nice.  I wasn't as tired as I have been lately, a nice relief.  After the run I took a quick shower and headed out to take Carolyn to the airport.  Now I have kids waiting in the tub and waffles cooking for a late breakfast.  I have a doctors appointment today.  I am sure it will be uneventful but it is nice to have more time passing in the pregnancy.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments
From Metcalf Running on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 13:00:23 from 207.225.192.66

Busy day little mama :) You are a nice friend also to help out Carolyn! I'm glad you are feeling better through your pregnancy.

From Tracy on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 13:00:53 from 209.175.177.37

Nothing like multi-tasking!

Do you feel like you have more energy during this pregnancy versus your others, where you weren't running?

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, May 05, 2010 at 22:52:26 from 72.254.90.215

Thanks for taking me to the airport. I hope you get home in a reasonable time with that backup on I-225. I hope you took a different route and that it was better.

From vinh on Thu, May 06, 2010 at 06:55:56 from 75.77.22.187

Good run Michelle! 4.4 miles would drive me crazy. I would have to either run .1 more to make it 4.5 or run an extra .6 =)

From The Quiet Pirate on Thu, May 06, 2010 at 11:49:08 from 24.199.205.252

You're doing great getting out of bed and fighting those demons. I'm curious too about your energy level now vs when you weren't running.

From Michelle on Fri, May 07, 2010 at 09:50:02 from 216.160.142.30

Carolyn- Traffic wasn't bad coming home. There was a bit of stop and go but nothing like 225 looked. I hope you're having a good time in CA!

Tracy and QP- I do have a lot of energy but I am usually a high energy person anyway. With other pregnancies I have ran until about 18-20 weeks and then switched to bike riding. As far as energy, I don't notice a ton of difference but I do notice a bit of size/weight difference. I have gained 10 pounds which isn't much for 25 weeks and people still tell me all the time that I don't look 6 months pregnant(even thought that is not true!) I hope the real benefit comes after when I bounce right back.

Vinh- I know .4 is kind of weird but it is my standard route that just makes sense because it is door to door around a big loop. I started out with it being a 4 mile loop and then walked the .4 home to cool down but now I think why walk? So I just run the extra .4 even with the strange total mileage :)

From Tracy on Fri, May 07, 2010 at 10:02:30 from 209.175.177.37

10 pounds--that's pretty darn good! And you will bounce back quicker after this great and healthy pregnancy.

My first pregnancy I was active, but not running, and I gained a lot of weight. My second I was doing great and exercising and thinking I was gaining a lot less than I had the previous pregnancy. I asked the doctor at one visit (at about 7 months) how I was doing in comparison. She told me I had gained EXACTLY the same weight.

After that I was so irritated that I just ate whatever I wanted and ended up gaining the same amount of weight anyway.

From Michelle on Fri, May 07, 2010 at 10:14:11 from 216.160.142.30

I am starting to feel that way a bit as the scale goes up and up I think, why not have a bowl of ice cream? I probably will gain another 10 pounds in the next 15 weeks but 20 total isn't bad.

From The Quiet Pirate on Fri, May 07, 2010 at 10:19:32 from 24.199.205.252

I have the same .4 at the end of my loop run when I run it twice. I figued it all adds up in the end. It's 40 more calories burned too :-)!

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