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Location:

Draper,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 11, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5K- 16:37

6K CC - 19:55 

4 miles- 22:10 

10K- 34:38

15K- 49:57 

Half Marathon- 1:12:03

20K - 1:08:38 

Marathon- 2:35:49

Short-Term Running Goals:

Stay fit and have fun doing some local races.

Get my youth cross country team, www.racecats.org off the ground.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Feel energized. Stay healthy and balanced

Personal:

Four awesome kids ages 4, 8, 10, and 12 years old. Love to run, play, and write. Married to entrepreneurial Aaron.

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Wed, Jun 02, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles

My Garmin was totally dead this morning so I ran my usual 9 mile course without my watch, which was actually pretty nice because I just went by feel and did a true recovery run, probably 8+min/mile pace.  Legs feel pretty good, but still pretty tired.  As it turns out, I'm treating my body to some serious recovery aid today. I already had Chiropractor on the schedule, which I went to this morning. I also stopped in to see Richey for some ART on my achilles and quad this afternoon.  And to top it off, tonight after the kids are tucked in I have my monthly massage at Massage Envy.  Spoiled, I know.  Hopefully I don't go into a lazy body-work coma tonight in my sleep.

Comments
From seeaprilrun on Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 21:50:34 from 68.103.243.146

Wow you should sleep goooood tonight! Maybe you should top it all off with a relaxing bubble bath and call it a spa day!

From Bonnie on Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 21:54:39 from 128.196.228.134

Nice!!! I did that this week too (even though I did not race). ART + massage= happy legs.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 10:38:14 from 24.8.167.243

What a fabulous recovery day! You deserve it.

From runningafterbabies on Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 11:10:23 from 67.177.9.74

I am super jealous, but you deserve it! You are so smart to take good care of yourself. I really need to ditch my Garmin more often and go by feel too. I get sucked in to the "stats" and probably do my recovery runs too fast.

From Nan on Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 20:37:06 from 174.51.250.151

Yes, it was a very nice day. I slept soundly last night. Almost too soundly.

Mel-I am guilty of pushing the pace on recovery days probably the majority of the time. I have to resist looking at my Garmin and really try to listen to my body especially after races when it is crucial to really recover.

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