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Location:

CO,

Member Since:

Aug 22, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Began running Aug 07

3 mile - 28:50 (Dec 07)

10K - 1:00:41 (July 08)

Half Marathon - 2:18:56 (Sep 08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running. Look for races to keep me focused on improvement and consistency.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Runner for Life

Personal:

I grew up in NM and met my husband at BYU. We've lived in NV, MI, AZ, and CO since graduation and we have 3 beautiful daughters 7, 2, and 1

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics (green) Lifetime Miles:						450.34

Sat, Nov 10, 2007

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.10	0.00	3.10

5K in 35:22!!!!! That's over a minute faster than my race time!!!! Woohoo! It's funny; I thought I was doing terrible. The first mile and a half were on a gradual uphill and I wasn't sure I was going to make it without walking; and then the way home was getting dark and I couldn't check my pace. So, when I finally looked at 3.1 miles, I was soooo surprised and happy!

I've thought a lot about what you said, Brent. I'm going to work to make sure none of my runs are "uneventful." I can see that feeling blah about my running will lead to not wanting to run more - and then stopping eventually. So, I'm going to look for something in each run that makes it eventful and interesting! I told this to Lybi and she said I could always TP a car or something. ha,ha - probably not what you had in mind, huh, Brent! But it sure would make it eventful!! ;o)

Comments

From Michelle on Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 23:54:34

WOW !! That is so awesome! When you decide to get serious the improvements just keep coming! Way to end the week on a good note!

(eventful... hmmm?? I'll have to think about that!)

From Brent on Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 15:05:44

Laura, Great attitude, way to go on the time improvement. By the way, no pain while running? Try and stay consistent over the winter. We are proud of your improvement in both running time, endurance and most important, mental attitude. Great thing about running, the self-confidence gained spreads to the rest of your life.

Stay Cool, B of BS Rools out.

From laura on Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 22:32:14

No, I really haven't been having much pain. Occassionally my hip hurts after I've been sitting for a while; but it's no longer correlated to my running. And sometimes when I'm running, my knee lets me know that it's unhappy; but it's usually something I can run through and it eventually goes away.

Thanks, Michelle!! Are you still coming off your vacation high, or are you firmly back home and in the trenches again? hee,hee.

From Lybi on Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 08:49:56

Holy smokes! It is so cool that you seem to improve on almost every single run. I am so proud of you. You realize this is a lifetime record, right! Keep up the great work!

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