"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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Mon, May 23, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

4 miles avg 7:01 pace. I could hardly walk after my run Sat because my Achilles hurt so much. I rubbed myself for a while then got a massage from a girl in my neighborhood who is a massage therapist. I iced my Achilles and took Ibuprofin before I went to bed Sat. Sunday it felt much better. Today it only hurt a tiny bit on a 4 mile run. My left but/hamstring/calf still feels a little tight, but the rest of me felt better than I usually feel on a Monday after a 20 mile run.

I think I caused this problem on Thursday when I was pulling weeds. The ground was so wet I couldn't resist the temptation to get rid of a few of them. It was right after my run so I was all dirty anyway from running in the rain. I didn't want to strain my quad more because I've been having issues there so I was bending over funny to get the weeds, favoring my left quad, etc.

I think a good solution to my problems would be not do any yard work or any other work, only run, eat, sleep, and get massaged, oh and a little TV would hurt.

Comments

From Burt on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 14:57:56 from 206.19.214.144

Yes Julie! You've got it all figured out!

From julieesplin on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 15:08:29 from 75.169.182.151

I'm glad you agree.

From Burt on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 15:26:15 from 206.19.214.144

So when your husband asks why the house is such a mess and nothing is getting done, just say, "Burt said it was okay to quit. Besides, I was too busy getting a massage. All day!"

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