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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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Didn't run today.  Sunday I woke up with a supper sore throat and realized my sinuses were draining back there causing the problem.  The flap that hangs down from the top of your mouth in the back was swollen up like it had a blister on it.  I felt like I had something in my throat every time I swollowed.  I've never had that before.  It was very strange.  Fortunately it's better now.  I had a little nap in the afternoon and took a sleep aid when I went to bed at 10:30 a.m. 

I got up at 6:20 a.m. this morning to pack lunches and send my boys off to a scout day camp.  At 6:50 I got back in bed and didn't get up until 9:45 a.m.  After almost 11 hours in bed I felt significantly better.  I took a decongestnat on Sunday, but today I don't feel like I need one.

Comments
From Burt on Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 17:50:51 from 206.19.214.144

Oh my gosh, your spelling's atrocious today! See what happens when you don't run?

From julieesplin on Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 17:53:21 from 75.169.181.7

I didn't say I was all the way better.

From allie on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 22:15:27 from 24.10.191.18

i have had that before -- it was an allergic reaction to an allergy medication (haha). it feels so weird.

you are smart to take it easy, and i hope you are feeling better now. you are running saturday, right?

From julieesplin on Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 21:53:06 from 75.169.168.237

Yes, I'm running tomorrow (Sat),are you? I only ran 4 miles this week and finally went to the doctor Yesterday (Thur). I got on an antibiotic for a sinus infection and I'm feeling quite a bit better. It wasn't like my typical sinus infection. I wasn't very stuffy, but my sinuses kept draining down my throat and making it sore. I wish I could go to the starting line of a marathon feeling like nothing was wrong with me. That never seems to happen.

From JulieC on Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 19:39:39 from 71.35.249.141

Julie, have you had sinus surgery before? I am thinking you have a load of fungi/bacteria up in there that needs to be CLEANED out. A coworker got her sinuses cleaned out last year and LIFE IS LIKE NIGHT AND NOW DAY FOR HER!! Sorry I just keep reading about your horrid sinuses and feel you NEED the next level. Good luck!!

From julieesplin on Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 20:50:44 from 75.169.174.28

It does seem like I have a lot of sinus issues. I feel like I'm always on the edge of getting a sinus infection, like any time I sleep less than 8 hours or start to feel stressed out about something, boom! sinus problems. I will ask about that next time I see a doctor.

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