| Location: USA Member Since: May 25, 2011 Gender: Female Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: 3k 17:55
5k (Panther Run) 30:17
10k (Des News) 1:02:51
Sprint Tri (Rose Canyon) 1:35:57
Aquathlon (Nancy Crosser) 1:01:57 Short-Term Running Goals:
Try some longer distance events this year :
- 100k bike ride
- Olympic distance Tri
- 5k swim
Participate in more races:
2011 Aug. 5k Run 31:13
2011 Sept. 5k Run 30:17
2011 Aquathlon 19:30/1:00:00
1012 January 3k timed run 17:55
2012 Jan 10k cancer run 1:10:00
2012 June 1/2 Marathon 2:22:00
2012 July Des news 10k 1:03:00
2012 5x Sprint Tri (various times)
2012 5k -under 30 minutes
2012 Aquathon
2012 100k bike ride (20:24/1:01:57)
2013 5k swim
2013 Olympic distance Tri
2013 Des News 10k - under 1hr
Long-Term Running Goals: Not injure myself or get burned out so I can continue to run, bike and swim for many more years.
1) Continue to run, bike and swim on a regular basis
2) Have fun along the way, avoid injuries
3) Be thankful daily for my health
Personal: Married with 3 kids.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 182.10 | 1543.70 | 300.00 |
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| Starting a training program for a 10K Monday morning.... | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| This is my first log. Today was my "long" run. For me, that was only a 6k run. Made the mistake of getting talked into boot camp before my run, so I was already tired and hot before I started running. I think boot camp would be better to do on a day when I do a shorter run. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| No run today - a swim day. My legs enjoyed the break. Why does the water seem to be kinder to my body than the road? | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Did a short run today, 3.5k. My legs were getting a little tired, but I didn't feel like I got much of a cardio workout. I was tempted to run further, but decided to stick with the Hal Higdon training plan and only do the 3.5k run. Afterwards, I walked another 3.5k and then biked 10k. In the end, I felt like I got a lot of exercise, but never got the cardio workout I was wanting. I hope trusting Hal on this one pays off in the long run! | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| swim day. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Went for my short run, 3.5k, then did boot camp afterwards. I liked this much better than last time when I did booot camp first, then went running. Although it was still hot and humid (85 degrees and 80% humidity) at 7:00am, my body liked this way a lot better. It started to rain, while I was riding my bike home from boot camp. The humdity dropped 20% and the temp. droped about 5 degrees - perfect weather for biking, so I went for a 10k bike ride in the rain, it was wonderful! | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| swim day | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Started week 3 of Hal Higdon's 10k training program. Did my "long" run today. 6.5k. Ran around the lake, while my 6 year old rode next to me on his bike. After the first time around the lake, he got so bored, so decided to park his bike and run the next lap around the lake with me. Well, he runs faster than I do, I couldn't keep up with him. If that wasn't embarrassing enough, some guy on a motorcycle pulled up next to me, with a concerned look on his face, and asked me if I needed a ride. My ego is still trying to recover. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
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Swim day today. Easier to avoid those creepy people on motorbikes when at the pool than out running. Did a lot more fly than I am use to, and oh how my shoulders are aching. Stretch, stretch, stretch.
My neighbor taught me how to make homemade yogurt. Yum. I used the fresh yogurt to make the yogurt museli recipe, found in the "healthy recipes" section , for breakfast. It was yogurt-licious, even the kids liked it. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Did my 3.5k run before boot camp. I found something that is harder than boot camp, getting a teenage son up in the morning to go to boot camp with you. One we got there, he did a great job, far better than me. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 |
| swim day | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.50 | 1.50 | 12.00 |
| Did my short run, 3.5k, then went to boot camp. Today, at boot camp, we did a bunch of hill sprints. I am developing a love/hate realtionship with those hill sprints. After boot camp, my daughter begged me to go swimming with her. Did a 1.5k swim. After swimming, I thought I would throw in a bike ride and make it like a mini triathalon, so I did a 12k bike ride. Lots of fun, but I may need a nap later today. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 1.10 | 20.00 |
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My teenage son woke up in time to go for an early morning bike ride with me. We saw one of the strangest looking dogs along the way. The dog was friendly enough, but seemed to have some sort of a skin condition, or disease, so I decided not to pet it.
After we got home, the whole family went for a swim at the pool. What was suppose to be a relaxing swim turned into racing each other across the pool. I am not the fastest runner in the family, nor am I the fastest swimmer in the family. Just when I had completed the amount of laps I wanted to do, and was ready to go home, my daughter begged me to swim "just one more lap" with her. I declined, on grounds that I was exhausted . She persisted, with a smile on her face, and said, "But mom, if you swim one more lap, then will have more to put on your running blog." I laughed and swam one more lap with her.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Started the 4th week of Hal's training, today was my "long run" day. Ran alone, which made me realize I need to find a running buddy, one that doesn't mind running s-l-o-w. My neighbor that runs didn't get my message, so she went to the pool this morning. My oldest son was sick, my youngest son was still asleep and my daughter told me, "I don't do land sports". My husband offered to bike along with me, but I would have had to get up at 4:30am, I chose to sleep in.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.50 | 12.00 |
| swim and bike day |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Tired today and really didn't feel like running, but put on my running shoes and did my short run. The first 1k my legs still didn't want to run, but then auto pilot kicked in, and the last 2 1/2k weren't as bad. My friend ditched me for boot camp, said she was too sore from her typhoid shot (somewhat valid excuse) but I found someone else on the end of my run and talked them into going with me. Boot camp was too much strength training today, I prefer the cardio heavy days over the strength training heavy days. Oh, well it's all over with now... at least until tomorrow :) | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.00 | 25.00 |
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Swim and bike day. Weather was overcast and pleasant, perfect for both. Did alot of kicking sprints in the pool, and then my biking buddies also wanted to do sprints along the way, so my legs got a good workout.
We had to stop for a minute when we saw these zebras on the side of the road. I don't think they were for sale, and can't figure out why they were there.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 |
| Morning run with the Waterboy. The run was so short, he came along more for moral support than to provide water. Enjoyed the company. Went to boot camp afterwards with my son. The morning run didn't bother my legs, but pulling the tires and sprinting in boot camp did. Afterwards, we drove up to the mountains and went for a leisurely afternoon hike. I love to hike. |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 |
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Swim and hike day.
Went for an early morning swim at the hotel pool while the kids were still sleeping. Hard to get a correct distance because the hotel pool was an unusual shape. I guessed the pool was 45-50 meters long and my daughter, who swims, agreed.
After a big breakfast buffet, we went for train ride, then a hike. A beautifl 5k hike, with overcast skies, and lots of interesting bugs for kids to look at along the way. It seemed like there were a ton of stairs on the way up, but the view was worth every step. The kids decided to count the number of stairs on the way back down. 1,500 stairs each way. A bit like a scenic stairmaster workout; however, when you are up in the mountains it doesn't seem like exercise, it just seems fun. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Did my long run, glad it is over. I was tired this morning and started out slow, so it took me longer than I thought to run. I was late for boot camp, but didn;t mind because my calf muscles were still sore from hiking this past weekend.
5 more weeks until my 10k run.
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Long night on the train. Tired. Went for a nature walk, not sure how far, maybe a couple of miles. Played in the pool with the kids, but the pool was too small to swim in. I hate being in a pool and not being able to swim :( I have set the alarm to get up early and run tomorrow.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I did my short run today. I was on a dirt trail so I don't exactly how far I ran, but I think it was a little shorter than the 3.5k that Hal wanted me to do. I got sidetracked by a side trail up to a vista. It was only 500 steps, and took 15 minutes to run up and back down, but the view was really worth it. I figured that in the end, I got some exercise and a nice view too. I even made it back in time to wake all 5 of those kids up and get them all over to breakfast on time. I tried a pancake with fresh lime and sugar on top, it was yummy.
Oh, and I almost forgot, while I was running I saw the biggest spider I have ever seen in my life. I just stood motionless and stared at it, while it stared back at me. Somehow, I was sure it could read my mind and was going to jump through the air towards me and kill me. It was so creepy. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Made up some boot camp class for myself. Got a good workout, but my "made up" class was only 1/2 hour long, not one hour. Went for a short swim to cool down. I was going to try to let my calf muscles rest today, but those waterfalls were too much of a temptation. I'm such a sucker for a waterfall hike, or a good viewpoint hike. In the end, I think the views were worth hearing my calf muscles complain for a few hours.
I wonder what I will be tempted to go hike to tomorrow.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I got voted off the island, the kids all wanted to go to the mall istead of going on another hike. :( Where did I go wrong?
I did a 5k run on the treadmill. It was my first time to run on a treadmill in several months. Why does a 5k on the treadmill seem easier than 3.5k outside?
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| swim day | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Week 6 of Hal's training. I made a mistake and thought I was suppose to do 9k this week, instead of 8.5k. Once I finished the 9k, I thought I would just do one more - to see if I could. I did! I know I cheated and wasn't suppose to do a full 10k yet, but I'm proud I did it.
Thinking about doing the Riverton 10k. Wondering if I should try to run the whole 10k, or just walk the first few kilos, then run the amount Hal suggests for my training that week. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Ran with my son, swam with my daughter. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I had a doctors appt. this morning and didn't go for my morning run. Mistake, the day then slipped by so quickly. At dusk, I had a tallk with myself. I reminded myself that I haven't missed a single run since I started this Hal Higdon training program 6 weeks ago. I put on my shoes and ran until dark. I think I ran about 5k, then did 10 x 100m sprints.
I bought my first pair of real running shoes, that RAD talked me into buying, and tried them on the 5k run. They felt a little bulky on the 5k, but they seemed to enjoy doing the sprints.
This will be my last run before the Riverton 10k. My soreness from Monday is gone and I think I am ready. Tomorrow willl be a fishing day. Hopefully I can sneak a swim into the day...somehow. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
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A Good day today.
Woke up early to go fishing. Not my thing, but went along for my 2 boys. It was so beautiful up in the mountains. Just as I was entering the "boredom zone", staring at a fishing pole that never seemed to move, I saw a lady running. As she ran by, I asked her if I could join her. We did a few miles of trail running nearby the lake, it was so much fun. Luckily she was a slow runner, so I was able to keep up with her.
Later, I decided to brave the cool mountain lake and jumped in for a swim. I swam across the lake and back, I think about 1k. It was chilly, but so fun and relaxing out in the middle of the lake with no one else around, just peaceful and beautiful.
Cooked up the fish the boys caught for dinner. Kind of a mess, but they were so proud of their catch, I thought it was worth it. Put enough garlic and butter on anything, it tastes good.
I went to register for Riverton today. I am excited that I found a running buddy, that is willing to slow down enough that I can run along with her. :) I am also pleased that my daugther said she would come along for the fun run. | |
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Riverton 10k (6.2 Miles) 01:08:23, Place overall: 98 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Did the Riverton 10k today. I was pleased that my daughter came along to do the fun run. This was after a week long of hearing her protesting and saying, "I don't do land sports". She finally came around. I hope she had enough fun to want to do another fun run. I'm now working on trying to convince my teenage son to do the Des News 10k. There were a lot more people doing the 10k than I thought there would be. It made me a little nervous. I was happy to get a txt message of encouragement from Quiet Pirate, right as I got to the starting line. RAD was my running buddy for the morning. She was nice to slow down enough to run with me. I appreciated the company and she talked so much, the time passed quickly. In the midst of all the chattering, I did hear her share some good gems of advice. A lot of talking, a lot of laughing, and thank goodness, no crying along the way. :) I sprinted the last bit and was happy that my time was 2 minutes faster than my Des News 10k time last year. When I told my kids I placed 98th, they laughed at me and joked, "how many people were running, 99"? A fun morning. Went home and ended up doing a couple hours of yard work in the hot sun. That sucked. I'm looking forward to the Des News 10k. Not going to do any yardwork after I finish that run, just relax, have fun...and eat yummy food. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 1.00 | 15.00 |
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Perfect holiday today. Early morning run, bike, swim - in that order. Off to a parade, then a picnic lunch, a hike on the mountain, a BBQ dinner, then fireworks. Life doesn't get much better than this...except that Crown burger was closed. I almost cried. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Swim day. Woke up late, didn't get to swim until late afternoon. Not a quality swim, because I had to keep stopping. Also, I'm guessing the pool was at near capacity and I had 6 kids with me I was supppose to be watching while swimming. Thank goodness for my teenagers helping out. Even if not a good swim, I still had an enjoyable time playing in the pool with the kids. Got my Crownburger fix for the year. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| Morning run, later than usual. Thank goodness for sprinklers. I kept thinking about CIC everytime I ran through a sprinkler. Got a quality swim in afterwards. Worked hard and no interuptions, except to wonder how the guy in the next lane over was kicking my butt. He was a really good swimmer, and even had a handwritten workout he was following. Played in the pool with the kids afterwards. I had to take pointers from the kids on how to go down the waterslide, as apparently I don't go down fast enough. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| bike ride at dusk, nice and cool. |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
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Woke up early enough to see the sun rise. Went on a 5k run around the lake, tried to tag along with RAD and Bec & Annett, but they were too fast for me. Thanks for slowing down for me RAD. I rode my bike to/from the lake, I'm guessing about 20 miles. I got lost/took a detour and they made it back, on foot, faster than I did on the bike. Oops -that's why I'm blonde. Well that, and that I pay the hairdresser to highlight my hair to cover up the gray.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| I was pleasantly surprised that my legs weren't sore from the 3 hour bike/run yesterday. I decided to run on a "non running" day, only a mile. I tried to run faster than my usual 11 min mile, and I did a 8.5 minute mile. I don't think I could have done another mile at that pace though. Did a swim, worked hard doing 100 IM's. Wish my fly was stronger so I could do more 200 IM's. Practice, practice, practice. Had some spare time afterwards while the kids were playing in the pool, and I got to help the little neighbor girl learn how to swim. She was so proud that she could finally make it across the pool by herself. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 5 miles on the "dreadmill". This time I remembered to set the incline to 1%. I think 5 miles is close to the 9k I'm suppose to do this week for the Hal Higdon training. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Easy hike with kids. Not sure how far, guessing 2 miles. |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Should have done a short run for Hal today, but didn't. Walked around an amusement park all day, maybe a couple of miles, but no run.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Finally got my act together and did a morning 5k run. The past few days, I just had too much going on. Fun stuff, good family type stuff, but just not "running" stuff. |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I bought this running skirt, that my teenage daughter talked my into, and I was about to chicken out and NEVER wear it and return it back to the store, but then somebody bribbed me. They promised me they would do a sprint Tri with me, if I wore that running skirt out on a run. Well, my desire to have someone do the Tri with me overode my desire to look presentable in public.
RAD invited me to the RHPC run on Provo canyon. I heard that Provo canyon was a fantastic run, so decided to give it a go. It was really amazing. I was going to do the 10k run, but I once I reached the 10k mark, I thought hey- I can do more than just a 10k. My 10k turned into a 10mile run. My first 10 mile run, maybe that running skirt is lucky :) I listened to Radio RAD on the way up and my i-pod on the way down. Enjoyed it all until I got lost at the end, because by then my knees were complaining. Glad I had my cell phone with me- RAD helped me find my way back. She was at the finish line by the time I got there because she ran the 13 miles faster than I ran the 10 miles. Oops. The folks that put on the run did a nice job, things like that take a lot of effort and it was much appreciated.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ran about 5k along the beach. Running in the sand is hard. Did some swimming afterwards. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Went for a 4 hour hike with the family. Not too fast, not too steep, but fun. Probably about 5 miles total. I Forgot to sunscreen one little spot on the back of my neck. I guess I get to be a red neck tomorrow.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
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Swim day. It seemed hard to swim today. Maybe because I was swimming outdoors at noon, and had to wear that silly long sleeved UV swim shirt, oy maybe because I'm coming down with a head cold, or maybe it has been so long since I swam, that I just forgot how to.
My kids embarassed me to death when they started fighting with each other in the parking lot, right when we were getting into the car. Another one of those, "who gets to sit where fights". I hate it when that happens. I never fought with my siblings :)
I am offiicially registered for the Des News 10k, and since there is not refund, I guess that means I will be going. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Walked on the dreadmill at an incline for 5k. I was having a bad day so I called a friend to vent on the phone while I was on the treadmill. I think I spent more calories venting than I did walking. But hey, calories are calories, right?
Took a cold tablet this afternoon and it knocked me out. I had a 2 hour nap. Guess I needed the nap. Maybe all that venting, earlier in the day on the treadmill, wore me out as well.
I'm off to Jack in the Box for a shake. Yum. Thought I would start carb loading for the Des News 10k a little earlier this year.
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Des News 10k (6.2 Miles) 01:02:00, Place overall: 1400, Place in age division: 69 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 6.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Well today was the big day for me. Des News 10k is....done. I spent the last 8 weeks tyring to trick my legs into running, and I think they are finally catching on. For me, the worst part of running is having to wake up early, especially on race days. Anything before 6am is early, and I'm not a "before 6am" morning person.
RAD gave me a wake up call, and even a ride to the event. (Thank you) I think you can hire her for wake up calls/event transportation for a small fee, or maybe just a smile. :) Since I wasn't smiling much at 5am, I might owe her some money.
I was happy that my teenage son decided to run the 10k with us too. This was his first 10k, and hopefully not his last. It was fun to meet some new people. I met Carolyn in Colorado, just as pleasant and friendly in real life as on the blog. I met Cat, briefly, as she ran by me on her way down the hill. I also met Allie, who wasn't running, but I hear she is a speedy gal.
I felt good about the run. Got a text from Quiet Pirate at mile one, I was surprised at my newfound ability to run and text at the same time. QP couldn't join us today, but she got a chuckle out of the pix we sent her with the Quiet Pirate signs on our backs. Going downhill, I felt good enough to talk to a lot of people along the way, and it felt even better to be able to pass them, even if slowly. The last 1/2 mile up to the finish line was hard. I was already tired and it took everything for me to sprint. It was nice to see RAD and CIC waiting to run with me into the finish line. I guess my teenage son was too cool to run with me to the finish line. Somehow, that kid beat me, without even practicing at all for the 10k....that seems so unfair.
After I got a drink and caught my breath, I went out to meet my other family members that werer running the 5k. I was proud to see my teenage daughter running, and not walking. I ran with her into the finish line. After she stopped she released her balloon into the sky, as a sign of victory. I went back and found my youngest running, neck to neck, alongside his cousin. My husband couldn't keep up with the 2 boys as they sprinted to the finish line, and he finished a short time later. Regardless of his finish time, my husband liked hearing me call him my "5k althlete" all morning. I walked back into the 5k runners one last time to find Grandma and the baby stroller. She may be 25 years older than me , but she can still walk faster than me. We took a few family pictures once everyone was done. Wow- What a fun morning. Heading to a BBQ and fireworks this evening. Reminds me of the song by One Republic, "This has got to be the good life..." :)
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 1.00 | 15.00 |
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Bike and swim.
I tried to do a practice ride for Blackridge Tri on Saturday. Those hills are tough and my legs were still tired from the Des News downhill 10k, so I didn't fnish the route. Went to the glamour gym for a swim afterwards with RAD. My legs enjoyed the swim a lot more than the bike ride. |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
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After burning out my legs yesterday, I promised myself I wasn't going to ride a bike today. Well, my husband had the car, out shopping for a birthday present for my son, and I had no way to the pool but my bike. I ate my words, hopped on the bike and went to the pool.
My husband told me he missed hearing me call him "my 5k althlete", the title he earned after he ran the Des News 5k run on Monday. I tired to think of a special new name for him today. He said that "super laundry helper" didn't have the same appeal for him. I guess I need to be a bit more creative.
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| 5k hike. I enjoy hiking so much more than running or biking. | |
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Blackridge Tri (17 Miles) 01:54:00, Place in age division: 3 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.10 | 500.00 | 14.00 |
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A beautiful sunrise followed by a a morning full of swimming, biking and running. It doesn't get much better than this.
The swim was fun. My AG was the last to start, but it was still plenty crowded in the water. I don't like crowds. After everyone was in the water and I could see, things got better and I had a good swim. I didn't have a wet suit on, but for only 15 minutes in the water, I didn't feel like I needed one. I was happy to see RAD for about 10 seconds at the transition area. I knew that would most likely be the last time I saw her for the day, she is so fast on the bike and run. As I was in the transition area, I didn't do the best job getting all the sand off my feet because I felt pieces of sand in my shoes and between my toes the rest of the race.
I was worried about the bike ride because there were a lot of hills. l had to cheat in one part, where there was a steep hill, and get off and walk my bike up the hill. Once I made it to the copper mine road, I was so relieved and the rest of the ride was nearly all downhill. I have never rode my bike so fast. My whole bike was shaking, it was scary. When I got to a level road I found a buddy, and we rode side by side on our bikes for several miles chatting. It made the time go by fast. I was ready to get off my bike by the end of the bike ride.
The run wasn't too bad, I was just tired by then. I was really happy to see the water stations, and stopped at each one for a drink. My favorite part of the whole race was towards the end, on a downhill trail, when I could see the whole wasatch mountain range ahead of me. It was so beautiful and peacefull. I just stared at the mountains and let my mind wander. Somehow, my feet knew to just keep running. I decided to sprint at the end and I passed this girl who was ahead of me the whole run. Yeah.
A nice visit at the fnish line. Thanks to Brent for telling us about the Tri and suggesting we register. It was heaps of fun. I'm glad RAD and Becca decided to register too, it was encouraging to see a familiar face along the race route. I wasn't fast enough to catch up with them, but it was fun to see them passing by in the opposite direction. I also appreciated my husband and 7 year old who showed up to cheer me on. My finish time was a few minutes faster than I thought it would be. When they were handing out awards at the end, I was surprised to hear my name. I was so excited, I got 3rd in my AG. I have never won anything at a race before and proudly ran up to the stage to claim my award. The perks of being in an older age group!
I'm looking forward to doing this Tri again next year.
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| I swear that the boot camp instructor has been following me. When I went out for a run, I saw him, and he started asking me when I was coming back to boot camp class. When I went for a bike ride, I saw him and he started asking me when I was coming back to class. Then, when I went to the swim pool, he was there, asking me when I was coming back to boot camp class.
So... I went to boot camp class today. Yikes. After a summer break, my body seems to have forgotten everything I learned. When I was done, I felt like I was going to barf.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 2.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Ran around the lake and then went to swim class. I found a friend in swim class that agreed to run a 5k with me before class next week.I hope I can keep up with her.
My muscles are sore from boot camp yesterday, the first class back after a 6 week summer break, and I paid the price. I keep wondering - why are there so many steps to get upstairs?
The little neighbor boy, who I hadn't seen for a couple months, looked me over today and said, "Wow, it looks like you put on a few pounds." I told him thanks for the compliment. I guess the extra weight I put on over the summer is showing...too much carb loading on non-race days. :)
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Panther Run Series, race 1 (3.1 Miles) 31:13:12, Place overall: 62, Place in age division: 4 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Legs were tired from too many lunges the day before, but decided to keep my promise to myself and run. I now have a base time for a 5k run. The race was mostly for the HS cross country team, but a few members of the community ran too. I was happy I wasn't the last one to finish. I beat 5 of the HS girls, yeah!
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Boot camp, 5k bike ride, running errands. Long, hot day. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| Met a friend and we did a 5k run before swim class. She did a fast 5k, then met me for a "recovery" 5k. It was fun to visit with someone while running. She is alot faster than me, but said she would run amother 5k with me again next Tuesday. Swim class seemed long today. On Thursday, maybe I will try to run a 5k after swim class. instead of before. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 1.00 | 50.00 |
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Internet has been off again this week, it has been driving me nuts. BUT it did give me an idea. I'm going to try to entering my workouts on the blog every other day.
Wed: 50k bike ride with a new bike group I found. The road bikes took off in a flash and I went with the mountain bike group. I had to work hard to keep up, and was a little saddle sore after 3 hours on the bike, but getting to go off and explore some trails made it fun. I think I'll ride with the bike group again.
Thurs: swim and 5k run. I thought running after swimming would be easier than swimming after running, but not really. Its hard either way. I learned that my swim class has a couple of people who do marathons, and was lucky enough to find a couple of people who don't mind running a 5k with me before/after class.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Fri: Boot camp
Sat: Got up too late to do a 10k, so did a 8 k run. The friends I was suppose to run with had to cancel due to a medical appt, so I was lazy about getting going on time. Finished before 8am, it was so hot and humid my clothes were dripping wet. I took my shirt off and wrung it out. I threw it on the closet floor and 10 hours later, it was still wet. Gross. My husband was complaining about my stinky exercise clothes in the closet. I suggeseted a hamper with a lid on it. My husband suggested I get a diaper pail. Oh dear.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 2.00 | 30.00 |
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Mon-Went with the bike group again, a lot slower group so we only did 30k.
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Tuesday-Swim day, worked hard. I went and bought a hamper, with a lid , just to put my smelly exercise clothes in.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 40.00 |
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Wed: Bike group 40k. This group is faster than the other groups, I could hardly keep up with them. We did a 30km pace, on the road for the first hour and then trail rides for the last hour. The trails were muddy from the rain, and it was super slippery.
Thurs: Swim day. I didn't get to swim afterwards because I was stressed and forgot to put my running shoes in my swim bag. OOps. Didn't get to run Tuesday before swimming because I had an appointment over at the HS school. I guess I need to do a run sometime today, but when? ....Ok, I figured it out. I will treadmill while I watch my son during swim class.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Friday-Boot camp. What is hard on Friday, hurts on Saturday.
Sturday- 10k run. Woke up sore from boot camp, but was committed to running because I had friend waiting for me. Ran a good pace the first 8k, then she left for an appointment and I really had to force myself to run, and not walk, the last 2k. My legs were so sore, but I did it. Glad I have my "long" run out of the way. Better do some stretchinig today. I think my long runs would be more effective if I remembered to rearrange my schedule and have a rest day before my long run day. I also haven't started to increase my distance past 10k , and need to figure out a plan to do that.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Where did this week go...and thank goodness it is Friday.
Mon-bike 40k, nice pace Tues-Run 5k & Swim 2k Wed- Walk 5k Thurs -Run fast pace2.5k & Swim 2k Fri- boot camp Sat- I'm going to do a community 5k run.
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Panther Run Series, race 2 (3.1 Miles) 30:39:00, Place overall: 66, Place in age division: 5 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Woke up and it was raining, but went over anyway. When I asked if they were going to cancell the chairity run, soemone laughed at me and said no. My first time to run in the rain. At least it wasn't as hot. I was so close to my goal of getting under 30 minutes, so close. Maybe next time :) | |
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And where did this week go? I am learning that stress can be more exhausting than vigorous exercise. I should stick with the exercise :)
Monday- Boot camp
Tuesday -Run 5k& swim class
Wed- walk 5k
Thursday-Run & swim
Fri -Amusement park with the kids
Sat- 10k run | |
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mon-boot camp
tues - run, swim
wed - 7.5k run
thurs- swim
fri- can't remember. Friday was a stressful day, probably no exercise.
sat- speed work at the track, not sure if I knew what I was doing, but oh well. | |
| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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mon- Early appt @ school, missed my boot camp ;(
tues- swim
wed- run7.5k
thurs- swim, short run
fri- boot camp
sat - Off early to watching kids do sport. Not motivated enough to get up to run at 4:30am.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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It was difficult to find the time to blog everyday, so I have been blogging just once a week.
Monday- run 5k, slow. alone. peaceful
Tuesday -swim, walk 5k
Wednesday -run 7.5k good pace
Thursday -swim, bike 10k
Friday- Bike 10k . Slow, with kids
Saturday - Panther Run 5k. It was pouring rain, but my son still said he wanted to go. My goal was to run along with him and encourage him to finish. Because of the heavy rain, he was the only kid that showed up. I think he was a little sad that his friends we invited didn't show up. But then, at kilo 2.5, we saw the 3 kids, and their mother, standing on the side of the road, under their umbrellas, cheering him on. It was so nice. I talked the 3 boys into joining us for the rest of the 5k run. The boys ran along together giggling and occasionally stopping to look at random items floating down the gutter, but they made it to the finish line. I think they will join us again next run.
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My week in review:
mon- swim 2k. I need to start runnning after I swim. The next few weeks, I am taking an Israeli cooking class right after swimming so I won't be able to run after swimmming on Mondy. We make such yummy stuff in that class and the teacher is great.
tues- Helped support a friend on a hunger strike, so I didn't get to exercise. After 5 days they were granted refugee status and will be headed to USA soon.
wed- run7.5k (3 times around the lake). Helped pack emergency kits to hand out to flood victims. SE Asian people get rice, a bottle of fish sauce and curry packets in their emergency 72 hour kits. I think I'll stick with my granola bars.
thurs - swim 2k, bike 3k (heavy downpour, ended early)
fri- boot camp, run 3k. I need to run more after boot camp, even if only a short run.
sat- run 10k (4 times around the lake), during kilo 9 a friend talked me into stopping by the condo building and running up and down 17 flights of stairs. I am paying for that today. Finished with a slow 1/2k swim. Yeah - It was the last day of basketball season and spending endless hours watching my 2 boys playing games on Saturday. It was fun, but I am ready to get my Saturdays back. Late at night, I finally had the time to make cookies.
Sun- I ate too many cookies, I guess I better give the rest away soon. | |
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Trying to get back into the swing of things.
Monday-Went for a run around the lake. They built a 10 foot high wall (dike) on one end so you can't run around the lake. I planned to just run 1/2 way then turn around and run back. BUT lucky for me, over the weekend, someone lashed some bamboo into a "ladder" and left it there. I felt like I was on a camando operation as I quickly climbed the ladder and snuck over to the other side. It was hard running after several weeks off.
Tuesday- run 2.5, swim 2.5, bike 5. Tired, but felt good to exercise again.
Wednesday- I saw my boot camp class and I said, "I won't be able to come today because I'm going running." I got off to a slow start and decided to walk for a few minutes. Well, right as I was walking along texting on my phone, my boot class comes running up behind me. Busted !! After I got teased, I started running.
Thursday- swim day 2k, bike 5k.
Friday- Super busy day. Burned lots of stress calories. Phone company shut my cell phone off becaue the bank did the autopayment wrong. Grrrr. Had to go to the bank and wait over an hour as they tried to sort things out. The good news is that my running buddy came back to town,. Also, I got to do some volunteer work in the community.
Saturday- swim meet all day. Fun to watch my kids, but too much time in the sun. Forgot to put sunscreen on a spot on my shoulder/neck and got a burn. In the evening, went for a 5k bike ride.
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Nancy Crosser / Charity Run (6 Miles) 01:00:00 | | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 5.00 | 1000.00 | 0.00 |
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Mon- Swim 2.5k walk 2.5k, my leg was bothering me so didn't run. Running buddy was patient and walked with me around the lake instead of running.
Tues- Swim 2.0k bike 10k. My running buddy has turned in to my biking buddy.
Wed- I can't even remember what I did this day. They say the first thing you lose is your memory...Now I remember, it was a stressful, busy day. I ran around in circles all day. :)
Thurs- Swim 2.0k, bike 15k.
Fri- Boot camp. Did some running, so far, leg feels ok. Hope it is ok for Saturday.
The Nancy Crosser race I have been looking forward to on Saturday got cancelled. They are changing it to a generic charity swim/run. I guess I will still go, I don't have any other early morning plans for Saturday.
SATURDAY- The charity swim/run went well. Official times aren't in but I had fun. The HS swim team, in the lane next to me, kicked my butt. But I was able to finish with a better swim time than last year (I think 30 seconds better). They threw the HS Boy's Basketball team in our lane (They did a relay swim) but I got out of the pool and transisition area the same time they did. Then, they totally CHEATED on the 5k run, and got a ride to the finish line on someones golf cart....stinkers. Last year was a 6k run, so it is hard to compare my total finish time, but I feel like I did better in general. And, most importantly...I WASN'T LAST, like I was last year. Yipee! My running buddy showed up to run the last 1k with me to the finish line. She is such a nice friend. And I saw my little 7 year old, who did the 500meter swim/3k run, running just ahead of me as my long course his short courses merged at the end. I was so proud of that little guy. He was the only one under 8 years old to finish. He is younger and stronger than I am, and I tried to sprint at the end, but never caught him. My 2 older kids decided to "volunteer" rather than swim/run. I know they both could have easily finished before me, but I was happy they at least helped out. It was nice to see and hear them cheer me on at kilometers 3 and 4. The only sad moment was remembering that friend that I entered with last year, wasn't there because she is undergoing treatments for breast cancer. I makes me cry thinking about it. She is such a great person and had just qualified for Boston the first time, a couple of months ago. I'm dedicating this charity swim/run to her.
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My weekly blog
Monday- Swim class 2k, run 3k, bike 5k
Tuesday-Swim class in the morning, swim lesson in the afternoon. Apparently, I have nice a nice stroke, but no power. Gee thanks. I paid a lot of money to hear that? I guess the truth hurts.
Wednesday- I had too much going on. Walked 3k in the evening.
Thursday- Swim class. I suggested to the teacher that we do "Turkey Relays" . It was so much fun,. I probably only swam about 1k total, but I gave 100% and was so exhausted. After a little rest, I decided to throw in a run around the lake and went for a bike ride. Fun day. My arms were sore from swimming.
Friday- Boot camp. I HATE PLANKS! Afterwards, I went for a run around the lake with 2 friends. Then, went for a short swim at the pool with my husband, who had the day off. My arms were still sore from Turkey relays the day and those darn shoulder press exercises at book camp so I didn't swim much. .
Saturday.- Decided to make up my own Turkey Trot. My running buddy agreed to my crazy plan so away we went for a 5k run, then another 2.5 walk/run around the lake. I was glad my leg didn't start hurting. I tried to be careful with it this week and not run too much. My running buddy remined me to stretch, which probably helped. The problem is my arms are still so sore from swimming/ shoulder press exercises. I guess they both must exercise similiar muscles.
Turkey dinner is all in the oven and I'll be eating in about 30 minutes. Yum Yum Yum .
Pix of our "Turkey Trot" run.
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| | Running Miles | Swimming Yards | Bike Miles | | 182.10 | 1543.70 | 300.00 |
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