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Bountiful,

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Oct 19, 2008

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Female

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Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Marathons - 15

Marathon pr 3:54:50

Short-Term Running Goals:

PR at St. George Half (painters) 1:51:20

Long-Term Running Goals:

Qualify for 2010 Boston - I did it!!!!

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Elixir - 08 Lifetime Miles:						35.10
Elixir - Aqua Lifetime Miles:						91.90
Elixir - Metalic Blue Lifetime Miles:						70.20
Elixir - Red Lifetime Miles:						93.60
Elixir - Gray Lifetime Miles:						135.10
Nexxus Lifetime Miles:						19.50
Elixir - Light Blue Lifetime Miles:						184.80
Nike Free Lifetime Miles:						19.00

Sat, Mar 26, 2011

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
20.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.50

I wanted to run another 20 miles even though I had run 22 last week. I just don't feel ready for Boston. Not sure why. I have put in the training but I just don't feel fast or fit.

Just a short while into the run I step wrong on a rock and really twisted my ankle. It didn't hurt so I kept going. All the miles felt hard and labored, even though I was with Kimmy, Smooth and Karen I could find a rhythm or have any fun. 14 miles into the run my ankle started to throb, I looked at it and it didn't seem to be swollen or purple so I kept running. At mile 16 just as quickly at it started to hurt it stopped. However the rest of my legs felt like lead. Smooth said she wanted to put in some marathon pace miles in for the last four. I tried but could do it. At the end of the run I was really disappointed in my performance. I am not sure if I should change up my goal for Boston or call it just one bad run.

Thanks Smooth for running with me I wish I could have been a better running partner, I hope I can get my act together in just three short weeks.

On the hour drive home from Smooths house my ankle really started to hurt got home and iced it. It never really got swollen just slightly purple.

Elixir - Gray Miles: 20.50

Comments

From Smooth on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 18:00:04 from 67.2.86.209

Kathie ~ I am so so so so so sorry about your ankle! Karen and I worried sick and felt badly about it! I thought about texting you! DANG it!!!

I am sorry it was not a confidence builder run for you! There were a lot of uphills. Even though it was a big loop route, it has a net elevation gain of over 100 ft. The fact that you ran a 22 miler the week before and I think we were a bit dehydrated made for lead legs.

So chalk it up as just one not-so-good run. When I have a bad run, the next one is always better. No worries, you will do AWESOME at Boston!

THANK YOU for running with me! You got up SO EARLY and DROVE SO FAR to run with me. I am forever grateful for that! I LOVE YOU! :)

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