tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51012135206294509142024-03-13T04:28:03.605-06:00it's what moves meWhitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-86302852750659015992013-05-21T15:50:00.000-06:002013-05-21T15:50:16.582-06:00Race Report: Vigor 13.1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You know, it's the only time that I update this darn blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Saturday before Mother's Day, I woke up at 3am for my first half marathon of the year. Caught a bus at 4am and waited around at the start line until 5:30am when they made us walk about a mile and a half down to the start line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As we were dropping gear at the start line I found another <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://anotherdayanotherrun.blogspot.com/">local blogger</a></span> was pacing for a 1:50 finish time. My previous best time was 1:55, and quite frankly I haven't been doing very well with my training this year, so I thought that I might stick it out with him for as long as I could, knowing that I always drop off pace at the end of a race.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hate typing up long race reports - so here's the condensed version. We started behind the 2:00 pacer, but caught up to 1:50 by mile 3. We stayed with him the ENTIRE race and in the last mile he told us (us being me and my best running partner, next door neighbor, photography mentor/partner, best friend, Becca whom I've run several races with in the last 18 months) to get in front of him and we did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The course was short this year (last year it was long), so between mile 12 and 13 was super fast and suddenly we were rounding the corner to finish line. There was my husband and my two year old. Becca sped up and I slowed down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But I think going slower at the end was worth it. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Finish time: 1:46:45</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Blaine, thanks for helping me to a 10 minute personal best! And thanks for being my newest friend on Facebook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do I have anymore races coming up this year? Not really - maybe something on the 4th of July. Then the traditional November race in Idaho with family. I'm kind of taking a break from paying for races this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So you might not hear from me for a couple of months. Let's be Facebook friends, or follow my <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://whitneyhuntphotography.com/blog">Photography blog</a></span>/<a href="http://www.facebook.com/WhitneyHuntPhotography">Facebook page</a>.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-72667103369363093822013-04-04T10:57:00.000-06:002013-04-04T10:57:18.283-06:00Oh, Hi Again<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh hi there blogging world - yes, it's been four months since my last post. And I'm sure none of you even noticed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Want to know what I've been up to while I've been absent? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Running. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://whitneyhuntphotography.com/blog"><span style="color: blue;">Photographing</span></a> my first wedding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Working.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Being a mom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now you're up to date!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">... ... ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was supposed to run a half marathon two weeks ago, but the morning of the race I woke up to 6 inches of snow, along with an email from the race saying that they were cancelling because of the dangerous conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While I was disappointed, I was also relieved because I had just developed a sinus infection with a nasty cough to go along with it. So I probably would have killed myself trying to run 13 miles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since then I haven't been keeping up as well with my training, as I've been trying to get back to full health. My daughter and I have shared plenty of sicknesses this winter season - and we're both just getting over a round of conjunctivitis. Yay for daycare where the kids all share their germs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm still in training for another half marathon that is in 5 weeks... and I'm hoping to KILL it, since it's an ALL downhill course. I ran it last September and that's where I got my 1:55 half PR... so I'm hoping to take a few minutes off my time from last year, and hoping that I won't have to stop for a bathroom break mid-race again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">That's all for now I guess.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-87959211736262342982012-12-11T14:11:00.000-07:002012-12-11T14:11:02.694-07:00Race Report: Holiday Heros 5K<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ran another race (almost a month ago). Aren't you impressed? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I came in 3rd in my age group and finished in 25:36. An average pace of 8:14 per mile. Which is pretty darn good for me, especially when I my last run was two weeks prior.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got a medal. I got a hug from Santa. I got a free chocolate milk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now, I plan to take the month of December off. I'm sure I might get out for a run once or twice - but there won't be any pressure to go. I need a break. I'm ready for a break. And I'll pick it up again in January.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-26561710506180584132012-11-28T12:56:00.000-07:002012-11-28T12:56:12.851-07:00That One Time When I Went to Disneyland<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me tell you a story. Through pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went to Disneyland for my daughter's second birthday. And it was awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was all about the characters for us, and my little Katie loved every second of it. We can't wait to go back!</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-28885062695271662072012-11-08T11:19:00.003-07:002012-11-08T11:40:40.320-07:00Race Report: Just Cuz 7 Half Marathon<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look, it's been almost a month since my last post - so I guess that means that I ran another race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, yes I did. This was my third time running the "Just Cuz" in my small hometown of Pocatello, Idaho. Every year that I run it I do better, but this time - I got under 2 hours! WAHOO!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I love running in this race. It's 8.5 miles of fast downhill. It has a different theme every year (this year was Zombie Apocalypse). And I get to see my family that still lives in Idaho that I don't see much as much as I should. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my second under 2 finish - and this comes after a month of running only once a week, and skipping the long runs in the two weeks leading up to the race. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(We were in Disneyland, and who wants to be bothered with running 12 miles when you are in Disneyland?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Finish time: 1:59:07. Yay for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Next spring is looking to be fast - if I can keep up running through the winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">But I have to be honest, I am SO ready for a break. I've been running weekly since January and I'm tired. Or burned out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyway, I ran a race. It's my second best finish time ever and I'm so excited about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't have the time to do this race report justice, but I don't want to keep putting it off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Maybe I'll come back when I have more time...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Or maybe I'll just post pictures from Disneyland.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-39184517468737677642012-10-16T12:43:00.001-06:002012-10-29T13:20:45.703-06:00Race Report: Dash After Dark 5 Mile<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My first 5 mile race is over. It was cold, windy and started raining with 1.5 miles to go. When the gun went off, I was the front girl... at least I thought I was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first half mile was in a neighborhood and then we jumped on a paved trail. Once on the trail, I had an EXCELLENT tailwind helping to keep my pace around an 8 min/mile. Which is pretty darn fast for me. It was an out and back course, so just before the turnaround, I saw everyone in front of me... and in maybe 5th place was a chick that I didn't see at the starting line. WHAT?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking behind me, I saw that the next female participant was RIGHT behind me and I knew that should would pass me soon after the turnaround... since we were running straight into the wind and it was getting darker and starting to rain (stayed at about a drizzle for the race). I was working a LOT harder to keep up an 8:30 pace, and at times got down to 9 min/mile. With about a mile to go, the lady behind me passed me. And as she came around, I got right on her tail and experienced my very first draft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HOLY CRAP! No wonder it's illegal in most racing! That made such a huge difference! I kept on her until my Garmin beeped the mileage and it scared her and she jumped out of the way. When she saw it was me, she picked up her pace and I couldn't match it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The last half mile I came up on a 14 year old boy that was obviously a cross-country runner, and I told him that he couldn't let me beat him. He smiled and stayed right with me until we saw the finish line. He took off sprinting - I tried to match it... and then decided to go slower so that I didn't throw up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Waiting at the finish line was my best running partner (who should have been in that race with me - and probably beating me - but she was sidelined during the week with a kidney infection). So I got a great big hug in the wind and drizzle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To cut this short (I hate writing long race reports). I finished in 41:36 with an 8:19 min/mile pace. I won my age group and was the second female finisher. The lady that I saw before the turnaround had cut the beginning of the course in the neighborhood and they made her go back out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I got some bling and a major award. The fun thing about the 2nd place award is that it can now be used as part of my Halloween decor! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems like the only time I have a new blog post is after a race. This "blog" has turned into a record of my races and how I felt. I guess that's OK - I have a family blog that keeps up to date with what is going on in my life (or rather, my daughter's life). And I have a<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><a href="http://whitneyhuntphotography.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">new website</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://whitneyhuntphotography.com/blog"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for my new business dream.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I've also turned into a pretty boring runner. A weekend warrior is more like it. Long runs on Saturday mornings and <em>MAYBE</em> one other run during the week. For the last month, it's basically been Saturday runs. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I have a 5 mile race this Friday night and then a half marathon on November 3rd. But between the two, I'll be spending my baby-that-isn't-a-baby's birthday in Disneyland. And we'll be doing the travelling on the two Saturdays before my last half of the year. Uh, I don't know how those long runs are going to work - but whatever. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm ready for the racing season to be over. I'm ready to sleep in on Saturday mornings, and not feel pressure for 10 and 12 mile runs. Although, last week's 12 miler absolutely rocked! I felt great and had a short walk around mile 7 to get some water and GU. It's runs like that that keep me going on these training schedules (even if I don't stick to them).</span></li>
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-65639443923250871992012-09-19T10:23:00.001-06:002012-09-19T10:54:20.532-06:00Race Report: Rivalry Run 10K<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the first Saturday all summer that I was able to "sleep in". And it was GLORIOUS!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The race started at 10am, which meant it was hot. Oh, and we were almost late getting there because I always take forever to get ready. I also forgot my bib and we had to go back to get it. So we had about 60 seconds before the race started when we got out of the car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The course was challenging, with plenty of uphill and downhill stretches. The sun was high and made it feel hotter than it really was (that's what happens when you are used to running at 6am, before the sun is even up). So I wasn't as fast as I wanted (again).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But it was a small race, so my 8:55 min/mile pace was good enough for first place in my age group and I have a new 10K PR of 55:28!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that I can run a faster 10K, so I'll just keep trying. One of these days conditions will be perfect.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-70893269386117359242012-09-13T11:02:00.002-06:002012-11-28T12:51:15.645-07:00My Other Hobby<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides running and Zumba, I have a new hobby/business that I'm trying to develop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I'm here with a shameless plug. <span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhitneyHuntPhotography"><span style="color: blue;">Like me on Facebook</span></a>! Check out my <a href="http://whitneyhuntphotography.com/"><span style="color: blue;">website</span></a>! If you are close to the Salt Lake Valley, use me for your next family pictures! Tell your friends!</span><br />
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-9987088481308505162012-09-11T11:07:00.000-06:002012-09-11T11:07:13.088-06:00The Extra (Half) Mile<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you read my race report from Saturday, you may notice a discrepancy when I told you that I was running 8:20's as my average down the canyon versus my finish time of 1:55:48, which is just under an 8:50 min/mile average. I would like to clarify that. And do a little grumbling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First: I lost about 90 seconds waiting/using the Honey Bucket. That adds 10 seconds to my average pace making it the 8:30 that my Garmin has recorded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Second: My Garmin says that I went 13.7 miles. And I believe it to be pretty darn accurate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This course was certified for the distance, and that means they had to measure based on the tangents. When you are running down a canyon, there are a LOT of curves in the road, making for a longer run, if you are hugging the center and side lines (like everyone was doing because the road was open to traffic and we were told to stay to the right). I'm pretty sure everyone went well over the 13.1 miles that we should have been running.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I found myself taking the "longer" route more than a few times in the race when I wasn't focused on the course ahead of me and was just following the lines. And the one time when I didn't stay to the right and ran the tangent, I got weird looks from the people behind me (and in front of me that I passed because I got ahead of him on the curve). I wanted to tell them that I wasn't cheating! I was running the shortest legal distance that I could. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I wish that the entire road would have been open to this. I probably could have shaved another minute off of my time.</span><br />
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-60219600926040279582012-09-09T16:47:00.003-06:002012-09-10T12:12:42.759-06:00Race Report: Vigor 13.1 Half Marathon<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I picked up my packet on Friday afternoon, I found this lovely surprise waiting for me on my bib: 4:00am bus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My alarm went off at 3:18am and up I got to get ready. I made it on my bus, even though I was almost 15 minutes late (they decided to close my on ramp to the freeway, so I got to drive, cursing, up to the next one). I was dressed in shorts and a tank top and when the bus got to the top of the canyon a half an hour later it was 37º.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Luckily, we were all let inside one of the buildinga and we had access to a full bathroom of 12 flushing toilets. I tell you - it was a luxury that I won't find again at another half marathon start line soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After waiting for almost an hour and a half for the race to get going (and after I helped my self to some free swag for running more than 10 half marathons, and after getting my legs warmed up by a massage therapist), we all headed out in the cold about a quarter of a mile down the road to the starting line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It was pitch black. And cold. And, I didn't get in my last pre-race tinkle, so I was a little keyed up. The horn sounded and down we (me and 175 other runners) went!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It was dark, but they had several cars heading down with us, so there was a little bit of light around us. By mile 3 it was plenty light. Also at mile 3? I had to stop. To tinkle. So I lost maybe 90 seconds. But I got right back on the road and kept going down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was running solid 8:20s the whole way down and I didn't stop again until mile 9 to take two sips of water (maybe 10 seconds of walking) and I continued on my way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Around mile 10 I could really feel the downhill working over my lower legs and knees. But my pace was still 8:20ish and I was feeling great. At mile 12, or what they had marked as mile 12 but what my Garmin was telling me was really mile 12.67, I talked to my husband to tell him that I was going to absolutely <em>crush</em> my previous personal best and he would see me in about 9 minutes. He told me that he would see me soon and to push it hard. I was at the mouth of the canyon and was heading into the short residential part of the course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The last mile was actually much more, but when I rounded the last turn and saw my husband and daughter waiting for me just before the finish line - well, I can tell you that I was happy. More than happy. I was finishing my best half marathon ever and my husband and daughter were there with smiles on their faces (and a "Go Go Mommy!"), despite the early hour and the chillier mountain-bench temperatures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Finish time: 1:55:48. Almost a full 6 minutes faster than my previous best set in March (2:01:41). After 14 half marathons I have FINALLY made it below 2 hours!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Yes, it was a downhill course (almost 3700' of elevation loss), but I was pushing to keep up that pace and not fall back to my "normal" run pace of about 9:30. I would say that since I was already hobbling at the finish line, my legs had given what they could.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Today? I honestly cannot walk. I'm going down the stairs backwards and even then it's with a grimace on my face. My lower legs are SO tight. I was expecting that my quads would be shredded (and they are), but this lower leg stuff is surprising. Hopefully I can get them to loosen up tomorrow morning before work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This was the race's inaugural run. And I was pretty impressed. I had to provide my own GU (which wasn't a big deal, because I always bring my own to all of my races), but they had water and EFS at the aid stations. There were 4 aid stations with water, EFS and 2 port-a-potties. Mile 3, 6,9 and 12. I didn't need more than that (since I only used the ones at 3 and 9). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The course was BEAUTIFUL. We've had a VERY dry summer and because of it the leaves in the canyon were already changing to orange and red. Once the sun was up, the views were incredible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It was really well organized and the volunteers at the stations were full of smiles. The girls at mile 9 were especially great because I ran passed the EFS and grabbed water, thinking it was the EFS. Because of the steep downhill I couldn't get my legs to stop moving forward and one of the girls "ran" me down a cup of the "good stuff" (which was NOT good tasting).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I loved this race. Even with the early hour. I loved how small it was, I got a great quality shirt and a medal. The finish line had free Jimmy John's sandwiches and Creamies and fruit - what more could you ask for?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Loved it. I'll be back next year. And this time I'll have an empty bladder.</span><br />
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Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-41436209233387742112012-09-05T12:49:00.002-06:002012-09-05T12:49:44.183-06:00How I Spent My {Summer Vacation}<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello blogging world! It's been a month since my last post on here. Want to see what I've been up to?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We've been riding alpine slides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I planted some carrots and beets in a pot on my patio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Katie got her first pair of Nike's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, we've been enjoying the fruits of my parent's garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've also been running. Every Saturday and then maybe one other time during the week. For some reason (like, staying up too late), I haven't been able to get up for my morning runs. And that means that I'm not as trained as I would like for this weekend's half marathon. I guess it's a good thing that it's all downhill, so I don't have to try <em>as</em> hard. Ha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since Labor Day usually marks the end of summer, I'm looking ahead and planning my fall racing. So far (not counting this weekend's race) I'm signed up for a 10K, a 5 mile race, another half marathon and a 5K. Plus a trip to Disneyland thrown in, just for fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bring on the cooler weather, so that I actually enjoy running again! Instead of sweating to death and feeling super slow. It's time to focus on speed again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And Zumba. Because Zumba freaking rules.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My finish time is an estimate. I use the Nike+ app on my phone to track all of my runs along with my Garmin, but the Nike GPS is ALWAYS off. It makes me out to be a faster runner in less distance, which is always nice. Except for race days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My average pace according to Nike was 9:10/mile, so I rounded up to 9:20.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Finish time: 28:59.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Hooray for the middle of the freaking summer and running in 80º+!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And then I ran 3 more miles home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">What an amazing, awe-inspiring race report, right??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Last year's <a href="http://itswhatmovesme.blogspot.com/2011/06/thorn-sweating-5-miles.html"><span style="color: blue;">Sweat Your Thorns Off</span></a> included a picture of my foot. This time you aren't so lucky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Instead, I'll exploit the adorableness of my daughter some more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Little miss Ketchup-Face after her dinner of french fries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The summer is hard. I should probably live in a place where the temperature doesn't get above 82º and the morning lows are in the 50's. Because then I would like to tell about the awesome runs that I've been doing this summer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But since I live in the middle of a mountain desert, it's 75º before the sun even comes up and it just gets worse from there. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And as I've told you many, many, MANY times before (the previous post as an example): I am a horrible runner in the heat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Long runs are dreaded and the average pace <em>goal</em> is to try to keep it below 11:00/mile (factoring all of the walking that I MUST do when it is hot). Sometimes I make it and sometimes, like on Saturday, I don't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm "training" for a <a href="http://www.vigorutah.com/project/vigor-13-1/"><span style="color: blue;">half marathon on September 8th</span></a>. And out on the horizon, another half in October (this is a maybe - we're still trying to figure out vacation time to Disneyland for Katie's 2nd (!!) birthday), and another half and a 5K in November.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">In other news: Katie enjoys bacon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And like I've said many, many times before, I am horrible in the heat. Now, if the temperature for this race would have been in the 40's, I would have rocked. But since it was in the 80's, I did just fine. For me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">In other news, I am running. I'm not training for a half marathon - yet. My boss at work came into my office this week and told me about a new <a href="http://www.vigorutah.com/project/vigor-13-1/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>half marathon</strong></span></a><span style="color: blue;"><strong> </strong></span>and said that he would pay half of my entrance fee if I wanted to run it (I guess he knows one of the race directors). So, I'm thinking about it. I hate, hate, HATE running in the heat (and to me, that's anything about 70º), so I'll attempt training and if it goes well, then I'll do it and if not, then I'll run a half in October or November.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Not that you all really wanted to know my race plans, but whatever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm currently "training" for a 10K on the 4th of July. I've run it twice - and even PR-ed while 20 weeks pregnant. We'll see what happens this year. I'm not expecting a new PR, but I would like a COURSE PR.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm also OBSESSED with Zumba classes. I do them twice a week after my baby that is no longer a baby is asleep. And it's AWESOME! I can't do half of the dance moves, so I end up Ska dancing like a weirdo while everyone else is doing the Samba. But I love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, my cousin Mike is crazy. OK, he's not crazy, he just runs ultras. Which means he's crazy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tomorrow morning (June 8th) he will be starting a VERY serious ultra endeavor. My cousin Mike is running across the state of Idaho. Starting at the western border tomorrow morning, he will run 50 MILES A DAY until he reaches the eastern border and the town of Victor, ID (just before Jackson Hole). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Let me says that again: 50 MILES A DAY!!! For 9 days straight!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">He "says" that he's always wanted to do it (<em>no one else has run across Idaho - I should do that!</em>) and he has joined with <a href="http://www.idahofighters.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">an incredible organization</span></a> and is using his crazy running as a fund raiser.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So, I'm here today to brag about my amazing cousin. And to <strike>beg</strike> ask you to check out his blog <a href="http://mikesextramile.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Mike's Extra Mile</span></a> and read his short story of why he is doing this run. And maybe, if you are feeling generous, donate to his cause. I can't think of a better way to spend an extra $10 than to help out kids that fight cancer.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-1599028405100478722012-06-07T11:45:00.001-06:002012-06-07T11:47:04.108-06:00A New Way to Cross-train<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know what's fun? Zumba. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went to a class last night with my good friend/neighbor and I will admit that I was kind of nervous about it. I have NO rhythm for Latin dancing (which I had heard is what Zumba is most made up of), plus I have a muffin top that pokes out over my shorts and my tops are all a little too snug. But this class was SO MUCH FUN. Yes, I didn't know what the heck I was doing a lot of the time, so I would just wiggle around and get "jiggy with it" until they were doing moves that I could do. The overhead lights were turned off and we had a disco ball, so it was darker and that made me feel a lot more comfortable. But the people in the class are what surprised me the most. I figured it would all be 20-somethings in sports bras, but there was a surprising mix of women there: big, small, skinny, overweight, older, younger. And one VERY enthusiastic dude. Seriously - the dude was what made it so fun (and hilarious). His moves were a LOT better than me and he was so excited to be there! Yelling out to try to pump people up and jumping all over the place. His salsa moves were REALLY quite good and I found myself being jealous.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So anyway, if you've ever wondered about a Zumba class - you should go and try it. It's fun and a pretty good workout. You know how they tell you that it burns 500-800 calories an hour... um, no. But I did burn about 350 in 45 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's almost as good as a run, but running doesn't include a disco ball.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-40244698269706142232012-06-06T14:27:00.003-06:002012-06-06T14:27:37.259-06:00National Running Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It was still fun, but I don't know if I want to do it again next year. Time will tell if I'll be ready to get <em>DIRTY</em> again.</span></div>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-71292391223002866732012-06-01T09:42:00.000-06:002012-06-01T09:42:08.378-06:00It's Time to Get Dirty<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow is the Dirty Dash. I ran it last year, </span><a href="http://itswhatmovesme.blogspot.com/2011/09/race-report-dirty-dash-10k.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">remember</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's about to get very dirty all up in here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. I made my very first 911 call this morning on my way into work. I was on the front-line for a pretty nasty wreck. One of the guys got hauled off on a stretcher and the other had a bloody face from smacking into the airbag. I also got to check on some 6 month old twins for another good Samaritan who was holding the victim's head completely still while we waited for the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">paramedics. Nothing like a little adrenaline to start your day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. I really like Instagram.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> She picked out the colors that she wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This is her happy little face after choosing her outfit for the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An apple a day...</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-770903392253499402012-05-09T14:50:00.000-06:002012-05-09T15:20:42.676-06:00Drinking in the Air<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here's some news: I went to the Big Island for 10 days. You know, Ironman World Championships?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yeah, so I was there and saw lots and lots of runners and cyclists, and I also listened to a 10 hour Ironman finisher speak (that's why you should always go to church). I also did some running myself. And thought that I was going to drown in the humidity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ran 5 miles and 3 miles. The place that we were staying was up in the hills outside of Kona (trivia factoid, it was formerly Dog the Bounty Hunter's house, according to the neighbor). And you lost 500 feet of elevation in the half mile run down from the house, to the running trail. And that's always a fun way to end your run, right? Running straight up?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's a view from the end of the driveway - that blue is the ocean, not the sky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here's look back at our vacation house. The pool is on the other side of the driveway. It wasn't heated, so it didn't get used very much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had been to Hawaii before (my husband and I went to Maui with my parents in 2008) and we very much fell in love with the Big Island. It wasn't as touristy, there were turtles at almost every single beach we went to (where as in Maui we only saw turtles twice), the island is beautiful, with a different look/climate almost every 20 miles you drive (side note: those people that do the Kona Ironman are so crazy - that lava rock gets so freaking hot!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">But the best part? I swam with dolphins. Seriously. And not just like, when you pay $500 to sit in a swimming pool and have a trained dolphin let you give it a kiss, but really swimming in a middle of a pod of 20 spinner dolphins that are rising to breathe around you and then diving under again and you chase after them with your snorkel mask.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'll share more pictures later.</span></div>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-12500424485589937172012-05-07T21:35:00.003-06:002012-05-07T21:37:12.163-06:00Earth Day 10K in Photos<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, hello there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Ooooh, pretty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Trying to not let an old guy pass me at the finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Slower finish than I had hoped for, but that's what happens when it's almost 40º warmer than you train in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my, HEY! I just won my age group! face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I love racing with my husband.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7IaqOyFGGHNsSKbyTu-icaJ49-RK_GzUBp0czQfjts0DZhSWT3YKFdAQO9E5h39ohHK5w3WUswtHA6t0iVeZfC6JP_4TouuouHjSUFA6y8uppFHwtkrzgE31UXKIewjLXR4uBuDIGbw/s1600/IMG_3141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7IaqOyFGGHNsSKbyTu-icaJ49-RK_GzUBp0czQfjts0DZhSWT3YKFdAQO9E5h39ohHK5w3WUswtHA6t0iVeZfC6JP_4TouuouHjSUFA6y8uppFHwtkrzgE31UXKIewjLXR4uBuDIGbw/s640/IMG_3141.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks Becca, for coming out and taking pictures of us!</span></div>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101213520629450914.post-21658463199847254012012-04-24T11:59:00.002-06:002012-04-24T11:59:44.783-06:00Race Report: Earth Day 10K<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What is up with the weather in Utah this year? I've been training in 40º and then race day comes and it's a record high 87º!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AND this race had the most bizarre start time of 11am - so it was HOT.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me just tell you, I <strong>SUCK</strong> in the heat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband ran this race with me and kept pushing me even though I kept trying to stop and walk (and I did walk, through both water stations and up a disgusting hill at mile 5.25). But he pushed me in and I have a new PR for the distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I won my age group and have another medal hanging in my bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My parent's watched Katie for us as we ran. We picked her up and headed to get some lunch on the way home. But she was worn out from playing so hard with her Grandma and Grandpa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She's wearing her beach hat, getting used to it before we head out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This blog will probably be empty for the next 2 weeks or so (maybe more, maybe less) - we're headed to Hawaii. Be jealous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'll tell you all about it (and the running that we did) after we get back.</span>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08660877279261482832noreply@blogger.com1