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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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Asics (green) Lifetime Miles: 450.34
Fri, Dec 21, 2007
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.100.003.10

I missed the best opportunity to run while both girls were down for their first nap around 9:00 - not that I knew it at the time! But when I went at 1:30, it was cloudy and windy instead of sunny and calm. At least I got in my run before the snow started! ;o)

I took the garmin today and apparently it's doing better because it read my distance correctly. I tried something new today - I used the "alerts" to tell me when I was running slower than 12:30. Ha! After going uphill for a while, the poor alert was going off all the time as I was getting more and more pooped. My average pace was 11:37.

Comments
From Lybi on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 20:10:47

You're cute. Good work. If you come do a 5K here your body will eat up the flat terrain like nothing!

From Brent on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 21:25:57

Laura, there is an opportunity for commando points, same course, same alerts and they don't go off. You will get major commando points and be ready for any 5k

Stay Cool, B of BS Rools out

From Lauras Biggest Fan on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 21:29:49

That Garmin is a bitter task master... but hey, if it gets you commando points and gets you in shape, it's all worth it, right? 8-)

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 22:18:56

Good progress.

From James on Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 13:46:49

I have never used the alerts on my Garmin before. I ran a race this summer with Jon Allen and he and I were duking it out with a high school kid for the win. The high schooler had a Garmin on and his alerts were going off the entire 10k, it drove me crazy! I later became his cross country coach and never let him where his Garmin in a race the whole season. I thought it was a distraction. But if it helps you get up that hill better, without driving you nuts, than go for it.

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