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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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18.00
Night Sleep Time: 37.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 37.50
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4.00

Today's run was a bit of a struggle.  For the first two miles I  kept getting rocks in my shoe because my shoes weren't tied tight enough.  My feet also started to hurt a little from the shoe being too loose.  So, at mile 2 I stopped and fixed the shoe problem.  After I fixed my shoes, my feet felt better but I never got back into the groove before the end of the run.  I am just glad I did the run and that it is over now.  It was great running weather this morning, I am sad that next week we will be back in the dark for morning running.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
4.00

Today's run was better then yesterdays.  The AP was 9:40 and I wasn't too tired.  It was nice to wake up a few minutes before my alarm and have light coming in the window and birds singing. 

My six year old son was awake when I came home at 7:00, which is a surprise because he usually sleeps until 8:00 or 8:30.  Poor guy, he has had double ear infections that won't go away.  He is on a new antibiotic he just started yesterday and if this doesn't take care of it he will need a shot next week.  

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Today I did the P90X core synergistics video.  It was a pretty pathetic attempt at a workout.  I have a new friend that I started doing the P90X workouts with and when our children are together they either get along great or really fight and have a hard time.  Today they had a hard time and it seemed like every 3-4 minutes I had to take care of kid issues.  Consequently, not the best workout.  I guess it is to be expected when two moms try to exercise with 6 kids around. 

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50
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Total Distance
4.00

I went to bed a bit late last night and didn't sleep really well so I was not looking forward to my run when the alarm went off.  Despite the bad night, it was a great run today!  I felt good and was able to run at a pretty good pace.  I don't know exactly but I think the AP was about 9:30. 

The last mile was 9:38 which is really good for the last mile because at the start is a decent size hill, and the second half is all slightly uphill.  It is a tiring mile and my time is usually slower.  It was nice to be able to finish strong.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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P90X cardio workout.  The kids were more cooperative today.

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Total Distance
6.00

Today was a really hard run for me.  I completely tanked.  Yesterday I started feeling sick with a cough and sore throat.  Last night I tossed and turned all night and had a lot of congestion this morning.  Mixing pregnancy breathing issues with sickness makes running really difficult.  I contemplated stopping after 4 then 5 but I am glad I finished the 6.  

I am running the Moab 1/2 next Saturday so I really hope the sickness goes away quickly and that this was just a fluke bad day.  I am a bit nervous about the race next week.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
18.00
Night Sleep Time: 37.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 37.50
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