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October 2011

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Member Since:

Feb 11, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Just starting to run and not confident yet! The highlights of my running career include running 5 miles through the hills of west salem. ha. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Excited to actually finish a race this year! First a 1/2 marathon then H2C!

CDA1/2 Marathon without dying.  

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep in shape, healthy.  Use running/excercise as a form of thearapy and way to clear my head.  It always puts me in a better mood no matter what! 

Personal:

Happily married with a doggie, Frank and a cat Phoebe.  Human children in the future, God willing! 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Bowerman Series Lifetime Miles: 474.23
Under Armour Lifetime Miles: 346.08
New Brooks Lifetime Miles: 468.59
VFF Lifetime Miles: 55.96
Brooks Pure Flow Lifetime Miles: 66.00
Total Distance
55.10
New Brooks Miles: 53.00Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 2.00
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5.00

This is my attempt at a comeback for the blog!!

Ran 5 this am with the hubby.. I had to beg and bargin for him to come with but he did! It was dark, cold and rainy. I was remembering running in the hot, hot sun during HTC, never take running in the sun for granted! Oh, except we ran in the hot, hot sun on Saturday in Arizona, how quickly I forget! :)

We ran slow, but that's okay.

New Brooks Miles: 5.00
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4.00

Stupid, STUPID BLISTER! I hate my feet. I am constantly getting nasty blisters, I almost had to stop today. The one on my pinky toe that I at HTC came back with vengeance. It hurts so bad, I know it's because I run on the out side of my feet then my pinky goes underneath the other toes and causes friction. And I think the tread on the outside of my shoes is worn way down and I need new socks, so its probably my own fault. Ugh.

Any way, 4 miles in the dark/cold but no rain! Woohoo.. :)

New Brooks Miles: 4.00
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4.50

Really crappy week of running- AND I've noticed how slow I'm getting- to embarassed to even post splits these days! Oh, and blister was atrocious.

New Brooks Miles: 4.50
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2.00

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4.50

Ran kind of late at night, but I NEEDED to get out. I have basically took the week off to completely heal my stupid blister and I purchased new socks that seem to be working great!

New Brooks Miles: 4.50
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6.00

Good run with Jordan and Frankie. Nice fall day.

Jessica, Addison and Andrew came down for the day for a visit. We went to EZ orchards and picked out pumpkins. It was great to see them and spend time with little Addie. She is so cute. She never really cries, just whimpers when she's hungry or tired. We bonded over milk and napping. She's adorable, I want one!!

New Brooks Miles: 6.00
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3.00

Not much to report, a nice run with Jordan and Frank. Watched A LOT of football and basically ate my weight. Blah. So it's decided that the coming week is a cleanse week. Good thing I like steamed broccoli!

New Brooks Miles: 3.00
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5.00

Five EXCELLENT miles before work. It was dark but it wasnt cold or rainy and it was clear and beautiful. I could see all the stars and towards the end of the run you could see the orange horizon and the sun start to peak out from behind Mt. Hood. I will never get tired of that view. Sometimes it is what gets me motivated to even run in the morning, is seeing the beautiful view of Gods great creation! Not to mention, the stillness of the morning. So quiet and peaceful, it got my day off to a great start. ;-) AND it ended up being a high of 70 degrees! Woohoo... maybe I dont want to move to cold Idaho...?!

New Brooks Miles: 5.00
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4.00

Jordan lost a bet so he had to come running with me this morning before work.. ahh, why do I love torturing him so much?! Haha. It's for his own good. And whether he'll admit it or not, he's glad he did it too. Therefore, it doesnt count as torture. :-)

Another fall morning with out rain, yes!

New Brooks Miles: 4.00
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3.00

Three short miles this morning before work.. nothing to write home about.. :) And that's all  I have to say about that.

New Brooks Miles: 3.00
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6.00

Pretty sure I ran six this day.. although I cant totally remember...

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3.00

Ran by myself, Jordan threw his back out!! UGH.

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3.10

Been really, really, really sick all week. BLAH. So, I took the week off and ran 3 today. Getting better but my chest still felt tight.

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2.00

Ran a pitiful two, in the rain. LOVE my new shoes. Favorite so far!

Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 2.00
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Total Distance
55.10
New Brooks Miles: 53.00Brooks Pure Flow Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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