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Location:

Pleasant View,Ut,

Member Since:

Mar 31, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Recover From Injury

Short-Term Running Goals:

I would just like to get stronger, and feel better, loose a few pounds.

2009 races

Winter Racing Circut 5K Feb. 7,  09

Winter Racing Circut 10K Feb. 21, 09

Winter Racing Circut 10miler March 14, 09

Moab 1/2 March 21, 09

Winter Racing Circut 1/2 April 4, 09

Winter Racing Circut 25K April 25, 09

Ogden Marathon May 16, 09

Wasatch Back Relay June 19-20

Pleasant View Founder's Day 5K June 27, 09

Autoliv Race for Life 5K ?

Standard Classic 10K ?

Top of Utah Half ?

Top of Utah Marathon ?

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay heathy and injury free. To qualify for Boston.

Personal:

I've been married to my husband for 29 years. We have four children and four grandkids.  I'm the department secretary for an automotive safety company. In my spare time (??? spare time???) I sculpt as a hobby and hope one day to do it as a career. www.lorimetcalfdolls.blogspot.com

 

 

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Total Distance
163.96
Night Sleep Time: 183.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 183.50
Total Distance
7.32

I got just a bit earlier start tonight then last night so I was able to get 6.32 in before I headed back to the gym. One more mile on the treadmill. Alot more people on the parkway tonight then last night. I was pretty much alone last night, until the end when I say one of my regulars. (guy in wheelchair w/wife) Tonight I didn't see any regulars. Got off the parkway just as the moon was rising. I only saw it for a bit before it was covered with clouds. Then I circled the temple block twice to get a bit more mileage in. Started to have tummy trouble again so headed to the gym. 

laps: 8:44, 8:52, 9:05, 8:30, 8:48, 8:57

AP on treadmill 9:40

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Total Distance
6.50

I had to stay a bit late at work... so I decided to do my speed/weight/circuit workout. Tonight I really struggled with it, don't really know what it up. My left heel was KILLING me on the cool down!!

2 mile warm-up @9:40

.50 - 3:49

three sets on bench

.50 - 3:51

bycepts and sholders (3 sets of 15)

.50 - 3.51

cruches and plank

.50 - 3:48

tricpets (3 sets of 15)

.50 - 3:49

2 miles cool down @ 9:50

I think I need to make an appointment to go to the foot doc.... they are not happy with me.

*Carolyn, I signed up for the Canyonlands 1/2... are you running it?

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
7.00

I have had to flex some time at work and stay a bit later then normal... so I was on the treadmill tonight. Had one brief stop to adjust my ponytail... I hate when my hair is bugging me. Then I had a major stop at mile 4 to go potty. I think I kept my AP to about 9:00 tried to keep it easy.

I think I have figured out what might have been the contibutor to my PF trouble. I think the new shoes I bought are what is causing my problems. I'm not going to wear them for at least a week and see how my feet feel. I also hope I can take them back and exchange them for some that don't make me want to cut my feet off. 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
6.07

Had a horrible night trying to sleep, I don't really know what the problem was. I'm sure I will crash pretty early tonight.

I skipped out at lunch and got my run in... it was very nice. Just down the parkway path by my work. I took it easy AP 9:03.

Sue called and wants to run trails tomorrow... It will be fun and we are getting snow next week so it might be the last run in the trails this season. I'm sure we will snowshoe them later.

Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50
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Total Distance
8.09

Ran trails with Sue this morning it was very nice, there were some icy patches on the north facing slopes and on the way back I slipped and fell. I landed on my big bottom cushion, and slammed my left elbow. Neither were really hurting too much but after about 1/4 a mile my lower back was hurting so I must have hit harder then I thought. Someone had hiked a bunch of Christmas decorations up and decorated a little pine tree, about 6 feet tall, that is just off the path. It was so fun to come running down the trail and see it. Our AP was very slow and got even slower after my fall... oh well it was still great to be up on the trails.
Busy day with the gradkids, a Christmas walk later tonight with my Mom etc.... crazy!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50
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Total Distance
7.03

Just a regular run... nothing to much to say about it. Kept myself to about a 9:20 pace. Really tired now, feeling kind of run down. Hope to get a good nights sleep. 

 

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Total Distance
6.00

Had to stay a bit late at work so that ment I was on the treadmill again! It was not a good run... between the PF in my left heel and all my tummy trouble during the run I was happy to get the 6 miles finished. Got home and the computer is not working right... So I posting from work. I will be behind a day for a while until I can get my computer worked on.

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Total Distance
7.20

Had a nice... all be it slow run out in the cold night. The first three miles were lovely the sun was setting and the moutains snow looked pink... I had the entire parkway to muself!! Beautiful!! I had my headlight so when I was out on the streets I felt a bit better knowing that I could see a bit better but most of all cars would see me better. I ran around the city to get a few more miles in. Ran around the Chistmas lights in the city park, it was pretty fun!

The one thing about running outside in conditions like this is that I never feel relaxed. Because of the slippy conditions you are always trying to make sure you don't fall. I find myself tensing up all over.

Laps: 8:59, 9:27, 9:31, 9:28, 9:16, 9:10, 9:11 (soooo sloooowww)

** On a side note, I woke this morning (Thurs.) with a sore throat! I never get sick! I can't believe it. It's not too bad, I will see how it feels after work.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
7.00

Not feeling too good... still have a sore throat, so I decided not to run outside. I also didn't have it in me to do my speed/circuit workout. I did do a simple progression run, started at 9:40 for a mile the 9:18 for a mile the 9:00 for a mile. Then I had to stop and potty. Back on the TM 9:00 for a mile, 8:30 for a mile the 8:00 for a mile. Then ran on the indoor track for a mile barfoot... very slow.

The plan is to run on my lunch break today (Friday). Still not feeling very well and I didn't sleep much last night. My Mother-in-law is in the hospital (She lives with us). Then hubby's snoring kept me awake most the night. I'll see how I feel in a few hours.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
6.07

Got out at lunch time to a balmy 20 degrees. It really was not too bad, the path was about 97% clear, with only patchy ice on the bridges and shady area. I had a couple of slips but no falls!! A bit of tummy trouble on the way back and all the potty are locked on the path. I don't understand why they do this! Not much coverage with the bushes all bare but thank heavens there were not many people down there.

Sue has already bailed on me for tomorrow. I will see how I feel in the morning as to what I’m up for doing. It’s supposed to start snowing tonight and not stop until Monday. I'm sure all the skiers and in heaven.

Laps: 9:45, 8:56, 8:50, 9:17, 9:03, 10:48 (I struggled to get back up the steep hill to my work. I was slippery) .07 8:31

 

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00
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Total Distance
5.00

Still a bit stuffy...I hope it will be cleared up soon. No more sore throat but I'm left with quite a bit of congestion, it makes it a bit hard to breath when I'm running. Had an appointment after work so I didn't get my run in until 7:00pm :( Things are pretty crazy between home and work. My mother-in-law, who lives with us is in the hospital. 

Anyway not many miles today but I hope to do better the rest of the week. 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
7.14

Well tonight was a crazy run. I will not be running on the parkway again for a while. It was either a sheet of black ice, or thick ice that has deep tire type ruts through it. I was sliding and rolling my ankles almost the entire time I tried to run on the parkway. I then ran around the city trying to find blocks that had clear sidewalks. The city block that has all the Christmas lights was by far the best. I circled it a few times. I think the people there thought I was nuts. I need to rethink where and how my running is going to be if these are the road conditions where I'm normally running. 

laps: 9:44, 10:27, 10:35, 10:24, 9:17, 8:52, 9:08, (.14) 8:55

You can see by the laps where I found dry pavement :)

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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Total Distance
8.25

I decided to try a new place to run since my slippery run last night was no fun. There are two Gold's Gym's that are within close proximity to my work, so I went to the one that I never go to. I changed and ran around the houses and neighborhoods close to it. There are two busy East/West streets that were a pain to cross, I had to make sure I was at a light, because there was so much traffic on those roads. Other then that is was great because the streets were clear and the traffic was not to bad. My dryer eat one of my smartwool socks :( I was soooo sad!! I have had them for a few years and love them in the winter. I had to be more careful at the puddles not to get my feet wet, oh and for some crazy reason I ran in shorts. Well the reason was when I was walking into the gym some cute little girl came running in with shorts on so I was thinking if she can it shouldn't be a problem. It really was not too bad until it started to snow a bit and blow. So I headed back to the gym and ran two miles on treamill. Then because my car is dying and I'm afraid I will be stranded. I have been carpooling with my husband. He is a UPS driver and this time of year works long hours. So I knew I had some time to kill and did about 20 minutes of upper body weights, lots of core work and lots of streatching. My left knee has been hurting alot today, I think I wonked it up on my slippery run last night. I hope it feels better soon. 

Laps: 8:34, 8:57, 8:44, 8:52, 8:52, 8:51, (.25) 9:24

treadmill: .50 at 8:30, .50 at 8:00, .50 at 8:30, .50 at 8:00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
6.00

I think I over did it yesterday... My upper body is sore, my congestion is back, and my left knee hurts when I go down stairs or run down hill. (What does that mean?) I also had just a very lack luster attitude about running tonight. I was planning on doing my speed/weight circuit but that feel apart pretty quickly. So I did do a couple .50 at 8:00mm and 8:30mm. Other then that I kept is at about 9:00 - 9:20 except for the warm-up and cool down that was at about 9:40. I think I need some more rest... and tomorrow I will plan on an easy run!

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
6.40

The congestion of my cold was worse today. When I get stressed out I tend to shut down, and the last few weeks have had some added stresses that I have been thinking about. My mother in law is back home but I'm reminded by my husband the extra time I need to take to make sure she is doing OK... My mother always reminds me that I'm not doing enough to make sure she is OK. Shopping for gifts that I'm worried will not be what people want or like. Knowing that I have less then six weeks to complete a doll/sculpture for my sister's birthday, and it's not working out! These are the things that are running through my head...

Tomorrow Sue and I will run... then get breakfast and exchange gift. This is one of the other traditions we have had since we became running friends. I had to pick up one last thing for her present after work... as I was walking throught the parking lot to the store a car came around the corner and hit me.... not hard but I had to slam both hands one her hood and kinda jump around the side of her car as to not get hit hard. It was a young girl on a cell phone in a little Honda civic type car. She was not going fast and I didn't get hurt. But my reaction was to just turn and walk away... I started to tear up on the way into the store... this made me realize that I was very stressed. If I had not been so stressed I probably would have yelled at her. I also get quite when I'm stressed. 

After all that the mindless droning of running on the treadmill actually felt pretty good. I just set it for an hour and ran... no thinking about all the stuff that is stressing me.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Total Distance
7.50

Went to bed early and read my book... always a good way to destress! Sue and I had a wonderful run this morning. My garmin went dead during the run so I don't have the miles or laps but I figured it was close to 8. We ran the lower part of the parkway. There were a few icy places but the entire trail around 21st street pound was clear so we ran around it twice before we headed back up to the cars. Then we had breakfast together and exchanged our gifts. Great minds must think alike because we both bought each other Yaktraks LOL! I also got her some nice lotions and stuff, she also gave me a new headwrap with a ponytail hole then a pretty book mark. So you know what I'm going to be doing over Christmas shutdown at my work??? Running Trails with my new Yaktracks! Fun stuff... I'm feeling a bit better today... thanks to all you guys!! Have a great weekend!

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
8.30

My cold is feeling better. But when I ran with Sue Saturday I had a sore throat and a bit of a cough. I think it was because of all the pollution, and today was even worse! I swear you can almost taste the pollution in the air. I opted to run at the gym.... not too bad. Kept it at about 9:20 pace. 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
6.20

Well we are getting a bit of snow, but I'm not sure it will be enough to move all the pollution out. It was another TM day for me... Ran 1.2, then my tummy decided to start getting upset. Felt a bit better after a potty break, and ran 5 more miles. All the treats at work are not doing my tummy any favors. Kept the pace at 9:18. Today is the last day of work for the year!! I don't go back until 1/4/10. I'm hoping to have time to get the sculpt that is driving me nuts done for my sister. 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
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Total Distance
7.20

I'm loving the relaxing days of no work!!! At least outside the house LOL. Putted around doing some chores until around 9 and finally decided to get my run in. Boy I had a crazy case of lead leg today!! And even though I could see blue ski and I even caught a glimpes of my shadow today, the temps didn't melt the ice and I was slipping around on black ice for about 70% of my run. Even with all that it felt so wonderful to get outside and run!! Well I'm off to spend some more time relaxing around... I will do some chorse but boy it's crazy nice to have the house to myself!! I even got in a long hot bath after my run... now that is paradise!

laps: 9:12, 9:48, 8:48, 9:12, 10:11, 8:59, 8:54, (.20) 8:43

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
5.15

Today was an easy five... but very frosty! There was just the tiniest patches of blue sky scattered across the horizon, they got a bit bigger as my run progressed. Even though it felt colder today the road conditions were actually better. I think the hardest thing for me now is just the looming laziness that I'm feeling... It's so true that slothfulness is a sin, one that I'm really trying my best to overcome while on my vacation.

laps: 9:28, 9:15, 8:55, 8:58, 8:23, (.15) 8:57

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
8.50

I was on my own this morning and I really did not want to run the roads, so I took my Yaktraks for their inaugural run on the trails. Holy Cow that was fun!!! The trail was a perfect single track ribbon of packed snow between sparkling powder. With the Yaktacks on there was absolutely no slipping so I could run the steeper uphills and down hills. I completely wore myself out! I was also completely alone until the turnaround point. I was streatching a bit when I lady come running in from the neighborhood that borders the trails. She kinda gave me a snubby look... I think she didn't like my sexy outfit LOL. I'm sooo joking... I had pulled a pair of my husbands bright blue gym shorts over my running tights, nothing like adding bright material to the widest part of you body. But they kept my legs a bit warmer. Anyway I let her pass and finished streaching. As I started running again, I could see that I was going to gain on her so I picked up my pace and ran past her. I tried to keep that pace for a while because it would have been horrible to have her pass me after I had passed her. But She didn't I could see her getting farther behind as we weaved in and out of the canyons. The Christmas tree that someone had decorated was still all decorated, with an added Thank-you note from someone... so cute :) There were more people as I got closer to the parking lot. Lots of people with their dogs, about got ran over buy the cutest lab puppy. Any way a slow 11:22 pace run but absolutely fun. I will have to go up there again before I go back to work!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00
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Total Distance
5.03

Just a quick run around the hood and a pack of smokes LOL air was really yucky!! Got to go... tons to get accomplished today!

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
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Total Distance
9.01

I had to take my son's car into the shop this morning so I decided to do my run while it was getting worked on. I knew the place was close to where I could get on the parkway, so it was about 1.25 miles to the 21street pond. Then I circled the pond for a while and went back. It was a nice way to get two things accomplished. It was COLD this morning, I don't think my hands quit hurting until about 2 miles into my run after that I felt better. Also I think the air quality was worse today then yesterday. We are supposed to get a storm tonight so I hope it blow some of the crud out. I wore my bright red jacket so there was at least a little color to the monochromatic gray world. 

laps: 9:05, 9:05, 8:46, 8:56, 8:50, 8:49, 8:52, 9:20, 9:19

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50
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0.00

Looks like no run today, I can't say it was totally planned but mostly. I have spent the day finishing a novel that I started a while ago and really needed to finish, and working on my sculpt she now has two legs, two feet that are all attached to her torso. Two hand/arm armatures made that I hope to have attached to her tomorrow, and a head that has a pretty good human likeness. I will be happy when I can get her finished. I stopped also to shovel the drive, walk and porch. So I was not a total slug. I will run the rest of the week and it looks like Sue and I will snowshoe with the husbands Saturday. Should be fun!

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
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Total Distance
6.00

I made my goal for the year plus two extra just for the fun if it :) Easy miles... kept it at about 9:00 - 9:15 mm. I will have to check my excel spreadsheet at work but I think that is about 200 more miles then last year. 

Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50
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Total Distance
163.96
Night Sleep Time: 183.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 183.50
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