"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Nov 10, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

19 Marathons!

2007 St. George Marathon 3:07

2009 Boston Marathon 3:11:17

2009 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:24:48

2009 Top of Utah Marathon 3:03

2009 Halloween 1/2 Marathon 1:22:38

2010 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:23:48

2010 Top of Utah Marathon 3:01:51

2011 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:22:16

2011 St. George Marathon 2:58:19

2012 Provo City Marathon 2:59:24

2012 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marthon 1:22:08

2012 St. George Marathon 2:54:39

Long-Term Running Goals:

I love to run! I want to feel good and run for a very long time.

Personal:

My husband Brent and I live in Orem with our three kids ages 12, 10 & 7. Brent is a Marriage and Family Therapist and I'm at home with the kids. I used to be a CPA, but now I just do a little bookkeeping from home. For a lot of years running a marathon was something I did to get back in shape after having a baby. Just finishing was accomplishment enough, now I want to finish faster.

I ran the St. George Marathon in 3:18 when I was 18 and set a record for my age division 15-18. Now I train with the girl who broke my record. I love the marathon and half marathon. Long runs are what keep me from going crazy.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Tue, Aug 30, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

12 miles up/down Provo Canyon avg 7:00 pace. School started last week, but this was the first day of kindergarten and thus the first day I sent all my kids out the door to the bus stop. I didn't quite know how to feel about it. I guess I'm having a hard time realizig the "little kid" stage of over. So I drowned my mixed emotions in a 12 mile run.

I really enjoyed the first 5 miles then I felt like I needed to pee but when I stopped at mile 6 nothing came out, and I still felt like I needed to pee. Then the realization "I must have a UTI." Started running the 6 miles home and felt more and more miserable every mile. With two miles to go I stopped in the bushes again and the little bit that came out looked like straight blood. In a lot of pain at this point. I drank until my stomach was full ( probably two water bottles worth) and ran the rest of the way home. By the time I went to the doctor my pee actually looked like pee. Still, the nurse said, "There was a lot of blood in it," and I thought "that's nothing compared to what was coming out of me two hours ago."

Comments

From allie on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 17:08:18 from 24.10.191.18

wow -- that's scary. hope everything is okay now. nice job on the 12-miler.

i'm sad to hear you won't be at TOU this year -- you are always my favorite face to see at the start line! but i wish you the best at SGM -- i'm sure you will have a great race.

From JulieC on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 17:37:52 from 207.108.176.31

I have heard of peeing blood and being dehydrated due to overexertion causing over worked kidneys. Was it a UTI? Getting passed the little kid stage is sad. But we live to be grandparents after that. : D

From Burt on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 18:46:16 from 206.19.214.144

Ditto what JulieC said. That happened to a couple of bloggers, Mike McLellan and Eric Day.

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 21:56:24 from 174.70.177.86

Hope you are okay, I would rather it be a UTI then kidney issues--although when I get a UTI it usually flares up out of nowhere just like that. ALL your kids off to school wow. I still have one more at home until next year and I know it will be emotional!

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