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Location:

Littleton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I've run off and on (more off than on) throughout my adult life. Most recently I started running in May of 2007.

5K PR: Colder Bolder in December 2009 in 22:50.

10k PR: Bolder Boulder in May 2009 in 48:06.13.

1/2 Marathon PR: Canyonlands Half-Marathon in March 2010 in 1:43:20.

Marathon PR: Newport (Oregon) Marathon in June 2010 in 3:42:17.

I have completed two full marathons.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to consistent running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3:30 marathon.

Personal:

I grew up in Utah, but live in Colorado now.

I am married and am a working mother of four children, ages 9-19.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Lunarracer Lifetime Miles: 284.91
Brooks Adrenaline Trail Lifetime Miles: 574.62
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles: 681.13
Brooks Adrenaline 10 (2) Lifetime Miles: 424.52
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.040.004.04

Easy run. Average pace: 10:43.

Outside temp: 49°F. Humidity: 18%. Wind: S 12.1 (avg), 6.9 (low), 17.2 (high)

It didn't feel to windy during the run, but I can really hear the wind howling outside now. We're having an unusually warm morning, but a cold front is supposed to come in this afternoon.

I did the level 1 shred this morning. It was a pretty tough workout after not having done the shred for 5-6 weeks. I may drop the pushup program that isn't really getting me anywhere and go back to doing the shred, though it will be hard to fit in the shred with the longer daily runs I'm planning to do.

In any case, I plodded through my run today. I just could never really get going, though I did feel a little better on the second two miles than on the first two miles. Maybe I was tired from the shred, or from running with 180 cadence for 6 miles yesterday, or from staying up too late last night, or all of the above. I'm supposed to do 10 miles tomorrow morning, so I better try to get to bed early tonight.

Saucony Omni 6 Miles: 4.04
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
Comments
From Snoqualmie on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 12:41:43

Sorry the pushup program took you away from your Shred fitness! Sounds like you had built up some great pushup strength anyway. I'll be happy if I ever make it to 25 -- can't imagine doing 100, but who knows. I hope you get your energy back soon! :)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 13:15:05

No worries, Snoqualmie. I can only do the shred for about 3 months and then it gets too easy and so I have to switch off to something else. I should have combined the pushups with some other weight training - lower body work or something. I just like doing the shred because I can just do it and don't have to plan out a workout. I guess I'm lazy that way.

I printed out all of the weeks for the pushup program and may tray to keep up with it to some extent or do it at some point in the future, maybe after I lose some more weight.

And the most pushups I was ever able to do at one time was 20.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 14:30:23

For what it's worth... I watch 15-20 minutes worth of a movie while doing a combination of: pushups, core work, lunges (onto high step), upper body weights, leg curls on the big ball, and a few stretches. Lots of movies are not appropriate for my DD, or she's bored by them (like a favorite, "12 Angry Men"). So I save them for working out.

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