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Member Since:

Jul 06, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

High School:

best 2 mile: around 18:00

best 5k: around 28:00

Recent:

*31:00 5k - my first 5k since high school!*

Short-Term Running Goals:

Lose 10 pounds

Run 4 miles by March 17

Run the Cops & Kids 5k (March 22) in under 40 minutes

Get Seth to start exercising

Long-Term Running Goals:

Don't turn into a slug

Run a 5k in under 30 minutes and maintain

Be more consistent and less of a wimp

Personal:

Seth and I graduated from BYU April 2007. Our beautiful son Simeon was born that May. I started running again in June with the encouragement of Seth and Lybi. Seth, Lybi, Laura, and their mom are the ones who really keep me running :P

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Ah! Sleeping feels good. It has been a rough week. I've been getting as much sleep as usual I think. Maybe I haven't been sleeping as deeply. But with Simeon being sick I've just felt run down from taking care of him. The last three days have been really LONG days. So last night by 8:30 I couldn't keep my eyes open any more so I went to bed. Even when I woke up 6:30 I thought I could sleep some more :)

I went running outside today. The loop I ran was probably more like 1.9 but I don't mind rounding :) I had the side stitch from Hades today and my left shin and right thigh hurt for most of the run. My shin has been hurting for about a week but usually feels better after a few minutes of running. Today it hurt for most of the run, but it hurt worst in the beginning. I'll probably try to put some ice on it. My knee has been hurting (as usual) and I think maybe my thigh was hurting because of that.

Anyway, when I got back to the house I laid down dead on the floor and told Seth I was starting to remember all of the reasons why I hate running. In fact, I was reading One for the Money by Janet Evonovich and her character said she was sure she wasn't built for running. But she was doing it anyway because it was important for her to get into shape. I had to laugh. "'How true, yes, how true' said the sour Kangaroo."

So then Seth had to remind me of all the reasons why I "like" running. Basically he told me to go look in the mirror. *sigh* So it is true. Running has definite benifits and not just in the weight loss department. Forget the fact that it makes me feel like I'm being held together by old scotch tape, it does make me feel good mentally. And running gets me out of the house so it gets points for curbing my insanity. So running isn't all bad. I just wish it weren't so painful. Ha ha. No pain to gain, right?

BTW, I don't recommend the book. Even though it is really funny when it is not being scandalous, it is mostly scandalous.

Night Sleep Time: 10.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00
Comments
From laura on Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 00:07:43

Ya know what I would recommend: getting a Garmin or some kind of computer to track your progress (I know money is tight when you're a med student, but maybe you can find it somewhere). When you see how fast you're going, it makes running more fun (for me, at least). It becomes a competition against .... yourself! Running to get in shape has never been a strong enough motivator for me. I can always say, "Who cares. My husband loves me either way!" ;o)

Way to get it done, even though it's tough!!!

From kristina on Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 20:34:43

ha ha, I think I would rather remain ignorant to how slow I am running :) j/k Ya, we'd love a Garmin just because they are nifty, but we are already trying to figure out how we are going to get a car, a new computer, and gardening tools. We'd better not add Garmin to the list yet :P

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