"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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Tue, Aug 23, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

10 miles with mostly with Josse, Melody and Rebecca.

Yesterday morning I was thinking about how nice it is my quads haven't bothered me in so long. Then I was in and out of the car and up and down sitting and standing all day. Late in the afternoon I all the sudden had a pain in my quad as I got up off the toilet. I pulled a muscle going to the bathroom! It hurt really bad last night. I couldn't even run a few steps after dinner when I tried to kick the soccer ball with my daughter.

So this morning I got out of bed, put on my socks and shoes and ran down the cul-de-sac and back in my pj's at 5:20 a.m. before getting ready to run. I didn't want to get all dressed and drive somewhere to meet people and then not be able to run.

Fortunately it didn't hurt the whole time I ran and doesn't feel any worse now, so I think I'm ok. Some resting and rubbing today and tomorrow and I should be good.

Comments

From Burt on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 18:04:18 from 206.19.214.144

Oh my gosh, you're too funny! Why were you sitting on the toilet? Pretty girls don't poop!

Glad no one saw you in your pj's. Which for all I know were probably your garments!

From allie on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 23:01:49 from 24.10.191.18

hahaha. little old lady, burt. you just made me laugh a lot.

i'm glad your quad is okay, julie. the toilet is a dangerous place...

From julieesplin on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 15:59:27 from 75.169.174.247

Burt - garments and a shirt(that I only wear to bed because it shows too much garments). You know me too well for being mostly internet friends. I figured in the dark the bottoms could be mistaken for white running tights.

Allie - The toilet IS a dangerous place. I've hurt my quad standing up off the toilet before. My brother teased me about this a few months ago saying, "anyone else would blame the it on the 20 miles they did, but you blame it on the toilet." Maybe I need handrails installed in my bathroom like my grandma had.

From Burt on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 16:29:41 from 206.19.214.144

I admit the other night when my wife saw flashlight guy in our backyard, I went outside in nothing but garments. It was 3 in the morning, though.

From allie on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 16:33:57 from 161.38.218.168

LOL! you two are funny.

From Burt on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 16:39:58 from 206.19.214.144

allie - do you poop?

From allie on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 16:56:02 from 161.38.218.168

i have no idea what that even means.

From Burt on Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 16:58:34 from 206.19.214.144

Thank goodness.

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