The Run Bug

Operation 61 5K

2010-05-30T14:20:00.000-07:00

I have to say that this has probably been one of my favorite 5K's. My mom ran with Bryce and I and it was her very first one. She ended up finishing before us and I am so proud of her. Jayda was also there at the end with my dad cheering us on. This was operation 61's first annual race and I think they did a great job, the t-shirts were as nice as the one I got for the Salt Lake Marathon, the prizes were awesome (my mom won a $150 photo shoot!) and it was a lot of fun. I am definitely going to do this one again next year, and hopefully improve my time by about 10 minutes. I struggled through this race for a number of reasons which I won't go into, but it can only go up from here I guess!

Distance: 5K
Time: 38 min 22 sec

Gap

2009-05-04T15:43:00.000-07:00

There is a huge gap in between my last run and what will be my next, but I have a good excuse. Being pregnant makes it a little difficult to do a lot of things, let alone train for a race but I have to say that I am almost seven months pregnant and can still run a mile.
So, sorry for the neglect blog, give me another six months and I will hopefully be posting again.

Utah Down Syndrom Foundation 5K

2008-10-01T17:30:00.000-07:00

Saturday September 27th, 2008
Place: Centerville
Distance: 5K
Time: 30:27

Bryce's first race. This race benefited the Utah Down Syndrome Foundation

Wasatch Woman

2008-09-10T17:42:00.001-07:00

September 6, 2008

Distance: 10k

Time: 1:09:32

Pace: 11:12/M

This race felt awesome. The only major drawback was the heat and the massive hill we had to climb up twice. Without that hill my time would have been much better. My favorite part was having Bryce there to cheer me on. :)

This race went to benefit SPEAK- Students Promoting Eating disorder Awareness and Knowledge and was held at the UofU.

Top of Utah Half Marathon

2008-09-10T17:35:00.001-07:00

September 23, 2008
Distance: 13.2 Miles
Time: 2:49:03

I waited another two years to run a race. The marathon was awesome, but I had distractions in those two years. I met Bryce a few months later and we were married 8 months after that. Since then we have bought a town home, I switched jobs, and we have adopted two dogs.
The half marathon was a month earlier than I thought it was, but I am so glad I ran it anyway. I have regained focus and remember why I love running so much and why it is so addicting.

Salt Lake City Marathon

2008-09-10T16:25:00.000-07:00

Distance: 26.2 Miles

Time: 5:48:31

Pace: 13:18/M

It's crazy how emotional I started to feel towards the end of the race. I think my body was totally thrown off and didn't know how to react. Around mile 22 I got a massive blister on the bottom of my right foot and it hurt with every step and it hurt way worse to walk than it did to run, but I didn't have the energy to run for very long periods of time. I knew that I had to finish, it wasn't an option, there was no one to scoop me up and carry me home to the Gateway which was also the finish line.

I did it. I accomplished a marathon. It seems like so many people run marathons so they aren't that big of a deal, but until you have run one, no one can describe to you what it is really like.

This race went to benefit the Huntsman Cancer Institute

The Great Saltair Winter Series Take 2

2008-09-10T16:15:00.001-07:00

Race #1

January 28, 2006

Distance: 5K

Time: 31:17

Pace: 10:05/M

Race #2

February 11, 2006

Distance: 10K

Time: 1:05:49.8

Pace: 10:37/M

Race #3

February 25, 2006

Distance: 15K

Time: 1:38:04.0

Pace: 10:33/M

This time I completed all three races and they gave me a finishers medal.

The Great Saltair Winter Series

2008-09-10T16:08:00.000-07:00

February 7, 2004

Distance: 10k

Time: 1:13:44.4

Pace: 11:54/M

Probably the worst race of my life so far. It was snowing, my batteries died about a minute into the race, I gave blood the day before and then I started me period that day. Two out of the four things were my own stupidity, the other two were mother nature!

I was really glad I at least had my family there to support me, but I didn't run another race for 2 years. Yeah, it was that bad.

Keeping Track

2008-09-10T10:02:00.000-07:00

I don't know exactly where it started, maybe in my quest to be thinner, I decided that I wanted to be a runner. Not the crazy kind that runs 50 mile races but maybe a marathon or two in my life. Along the way my relationship with running has been up and down. I think running will be a part of my life forever. I may not always be training for a race, but running is something that helps to relieve stress and help keep my head on my shoulders.

Starting in February of 2004 I started to keep a list of the races I ran and my times. This blog is supposed to be a replacement for that notebook, an easier way to keep track of things without losing it.

I am not fast, maybe someday I will be, maybe not, but I will always love running.