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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

I was really worried about the run this morning because I woke up and I felt like my hands kept shaking for no reason; and while I was running the first 3 miles with my friends, I felt like my vision was a little weird. I don't know what was going on, but when I turned around at the 3 mile marker, I felt better being able to go a little slower and not stress out that I was dragging the other 2 women slower than they wanted. So, even though the run started out worrisome, it actually ended up feeling much better than last week's 6 miles. I took a gatorade with me the whole way, but didn't drink it until the end. Since I've never done any sports before, I always wondered what the fuss was with Gatorade, but I sure am a believer now! It makes a world of difference in recovery.

Later on this morning, I attended our Republican county convention as an Alternate Delegate. It was quite an interesting experience. I had been much more excited about politics when Romney was running (a moment of silence, please .... hee,hee ) so I thought I might be bored to death today. But it was still pretty interesting. This is my first experience with getting involved in the political process besides simply voting on Election Day. I attended our local caucus on Feb 5th, and asked a friend to nominate me for the county convention. Even though I majored in Economics, politics is it's own entity and it takes quite a bit to really understand the process. But it's still worth it - and I always get teary-eyed when I say the Pledge of Allegiance. This is a great land we live in and we owe so much to our remarkable Founding Fathers who led the way. God bless this great land!

Comments
From Jody on Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 18:40:09

Great job today! You stuck with it and that says it all! Enjoy the politics!

From Lybi on Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 14:06:04

What a sweet entry. Good job on your 6! What, are you getting into politics? LAURA FOR PRESIDENT! :)

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