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

December 2009

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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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10 miles @ 7:08 pace

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10 miles with the girls @ 7:46 pace

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15 miles with Josse & Julie C @ 8:05 pace.  Both my achilles tendons started hurting after this run.

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10 miles @ 7:34 pace.  I thought my Achilles was better so I headed out on a run.  It felt fine for almost 5 miles, then I had a small problem.  I was 5 miles from home.  It hurt off and on all the way back and now I can't walk without pain.  I've never had this much pain in my Achilles before!  I wonder if running on the slipery uneven snow agrivated the problem I started on Saturday.

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No running today.  I'm walking with less pain, so that's good.  I took Melanie's advice and warmed my legs in the hot tub last night.  It was only 6 degrees outside so I sat on the edge in my coat, hat, gloves, etc with my legs in.   My husband asked why I didn't just get in and I said, "Then my whole body will feel cold when I get out!"  I walked through snow in my bare feet to get there.  It's not far from the house, but next time I'm wearing shoes for the 20 foot journey.

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2 miles on the treadmill.  Wanted to do more, but my Achilles hurt the whole time.  Now it's later in the afternoon and I'm glad to report I'm walking almost pain free.  So the little run didn't seem to agrivate it much.  I'm hoping to be better by monday.

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1/2 mile on treadmill still Achilles pain.  It's more concentrated in one particular spot now.  I called Josse and she came over to rub and scrape my legs.  My husband asked if massage therapists did that and I said, "Well it's more of a physical therapy thing, so I suppose she's not technically trained to..." and my husband cut me off to say, "bruse the living daylights out of your legs!"  They look bad and the bruises hurt some, but overall I think it really helped. 

I think Josse needs to set a rate and advertise on the blog for her leg rubbing and scraping.  With all these injured runners that could turn into a good business for her.

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Swam at the Fitness Center for 40 minutes.  I can't pace myself well swimming so I swim for about 3 minutes then I have to rest at the end of the pool for a minute and go again.  40 minutes includes the time I spent catching my breath on the side of the pool. 

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Swam for 1 hour at Orem Fitness Center

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Physical Therapy

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One more Physical Therapy appintment.  This week it only costs me a $30 copay, next week I'll have to meet my deductable.  I'm hoping I can heal up on my own after this.

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