tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63091266140856233462024-03-19T05:17:18.136-07:00Run Lil' Mama RunStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-51011084071835815372014-07-29T13:39:00.000-07:002014-07-29T13:39:50.837-07:00Pro Compression GIVEAWAY!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
As many of you know by now, I am OBSESSED with socks...not just any socks though, they have to be Pro Compression socks. It's never fun to obsess over something alone so I talked to the good folks over at Pro Compression and they are letting me host a GIVEAWAY...you're welcome. Now you can become obsessed too, you and your muscles will thank me.</div>
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I used to work in a running store so I have tried quite a few different brands of compression but Pro Compression are by far my favorite. Not only are they true graduated compression, meaning they are tighter at the bottom which helps with blood circulation, but they are super cute. The more blood you can circulation around your muscles the better, it helps with performance and recovery time.</div>
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My very favorite thing to do is sleep in my Pro Compression Marathon Socks. When running you can use either the marathon socks or the sleeves but for recovery you will want to stick to the socks. While sitting for long periods of time the sleeves can cause blood to pool, ain't nobody got time fo' dat. For you working types, they have just come out with the new dress sock, now you can recover from your tough workout without being too flashy.</div>
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They come in navy, khaki, black and light pink.</div>
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Recover like a champ!</div>
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There are some fun designs but people might think you strange walking around in florescent green socks with your business attire...although I have seen MUCH stranger things. </div>
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Pro Compression also makes AMAZING low running socks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycK9cEHTirdaiSLbwNHutTH_WnFpeeWUwiX7omT5_uDLpSncqKkwV_7OHbs1gtt2-3VsOdLPwVWY7rKeMiBOtydhGiu0TU6CngFziDKREktZOlTUH7cir3Hd44pPFF0O9MwiwK7RVViI/s1600/low+trainer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycK9cEHTirdaiSLbwNHutTH_WnFpeeWUwiX7omT5_uDLpSncqKkwV_7OHbs1gtt2-3VsOdLPwVWY7rKeMiBOtydhGiu0TU6CngFziDKREktZOlTUH7cir3Hd44pPFF0O9MwiwK7RVViI/s1600/low+trainer.jpg" height="106" width="320" /></a></div>
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I have a little bit (A LOT) of everything...</div>
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This picture was taken back at the beginning of the year so add about 10 more and we are up to date...at least for now. It's all about the socks!!</div>
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So here is your chance to try them for the first time or add to your growing collection. You have until next Monday (August 4th) to enter.</div>
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For those of you who want the latest in compression NOW you can use promo code BLG14 for 40% off any marathon socks or sleeves.</div>
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This fine Friday morning started off with a very difficult 19 miler. I realized this week that Holly and I should probably start training for the Top of Utah Marathon which is on September 20th. 9 weeks of training is enough right? Okay, so we always run but we have not done a long run any further than 13 miles since our last marathon on June 1st. </div>
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My ankle hasn't been my best friend lately and makes me go slower than I'd like, so I haven't really had the desire to go super far. We decided that we would try the 19 miles and see how we felt. I am already registered for the race but Holly is not, I didn't want her to pay for an entry if we weren't going to be ready for it. My entry was free so if I had to back out I would be sad but it wouldn't be the end of the world.</div>
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We decided to join Jorge, Josh, Joanna, Heather and Pam on their 14 miler and then add on to get our 19. Joanna's husband drove us up the right hand fork of Hobble Creek Canyon and we were off. Today was one of those days where I felt like I didn't know how to run, I felt like my form was weird and I couldn't get into it. I tried to go a bit slower because running downhill aggravates my ankle. Going slow is great and all but it can sure get in your head, especially since running slower for the past 2 months has affected my fitness. A pace that used to be super easy for me is now not so easy. I was being very hard on myself so this run wasn't only hard physically but mentally as well.</div>
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Luckily I had some amazing views and friends to help me GET OUTTA MY MIND. </div>
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Pam and I were trying to get close enough to get a picture but we kind of crashed and apparently I found it hilarious. By the way, Pam is amazing and is my hero! </div>
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Group shot! Although we all ran at our own pace it was fun to see everyone...even if they were quite a ways in front of us. Jorge decided to continue on with Holly and I for the full 19 miles.</div>
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I saw this on Hungry Runner Girl and LOVED it! </div>
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I had been praying for sprinklers for a few miles and finally found some at Springville High, we had a great time running through them. </div>
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Yeah Buddy...I'm a dork!</div>
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By the time we were done playing we were all soaking wet and feeling refreshed. It's amazing how much better I felt after cooling down...it gave me the energy I needed to finish, rather than lay down and DIE! </div>
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It's a good thing we found some neighbor kids to take a sweet shot of us. </div>
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Pro Compression selfie. Lots of tall socks and some shorties, I'm still trying to get rid of my tall sock tan line from Ragnar :) </div>
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19 miles done and done! I was actually pleasantly surprised by our overall pace, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. </div>
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Jorge gave me this beautiful cupcake which I knew was at home waiting for me, it may or may not have been the only reason I finished...it was delicious! Thanks Jorge</div>
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It's amazing to me what our bodies are capable of. I felt like crap from the beginning but somehow I managed to finish 19 stinking miles. I can't wait for next weeks 20 miler :/</div>
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Running likes to keep things exciting, one day you love it and the next day you want to hang up your running shoes and quit running FOREVER. On July 12th, I paced the Hobbler Half Marathon and let's just say it wasn't my finest hour and fifty-five minutes. </div>
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From the moment I woke up my tummy wasn't quite right but I figured it would pass and I would be fine. The first 4 miles were okay but once I ate my Shot Bloks things went downhill pretty dang fast. I must have blocked this race out, all I remember is that at around mile 4 I ran ahead to the Honey Buckets, had to wait in line and then sprint to catch up with Holly and continue to pace the 1:55 group. I got more miserable as time went by and by mile 11 I wanted to curl up in the fetal position and DIE! I hated running and never wanted to do it again. It's funny how quickly we forget things.</div>
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Starting line with Brenna and Holly....and some random citizen in deep thought. </div>
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I may not look miserable but this was when I wanted to curl up and die. </div>
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I live in a pretty beautiful place!</div>
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And a quick pacer picture...I love all of these people.</div>
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I loved the race, I just really really really hated running that day.</div>
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This past Saturday I was really glad that I didn't quit running. Holly and I paced the 1:55 group at the Timp Half Marathon. This has always been one of my favorite races and this year was no different. We were on one of the first buses and had a very entertaining bus driver. It was 4 a.m. and the volunteers had little light sticks to direct runners. After sitting on the bus for some time the cute little driver said to one of the volunteers, "I'm just waiting for you guys to start fighting with your little light sabers....wooom, wooom, wooom(that's supposed to be the light saber sound)." The volunteer didn't hear her but Holly and I sure did get a kick out of it and from there on out we were trying to talk backwards like Yoda.</div>
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A fast runner I am ;D</div>
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Funnily enough, that night my family and I went to a birthday party and they showed the Star Wars Lego Movie on their outdoor movie screen. I was laughing my mane off the whole time and Kenna and Jake thought I was crazy. "See you I would, if sitting on me you weren't" Yoda. Hahahaha</div>
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We had plenty of time to chat with everyone at the starting line as we got all the pacers ready. From the very beginning we had quite the group of runners with us. We chatted with a couple of gals (Alycia and Brittney) for the first 4-5 miles and then sent them on their way. The course was very downhill so we had to hold back but we told them that if they were feeling good to go ahead. The other gals stayed right behind us the entire time.</div>
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We caught up to Alycia a few miles later and tried to keep her with us. She was struggling so I reminded her that her body was fine, it was her head that wanted to stop. She kept falling behind just a little so we kept a close eye on her. I didn't want to let her get too far behind, we were getting close and I knew she could do it.</div>
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This isn't the best picture ever but this was my favorite part of the race. We ran on a little trail through tons of big trees, it was so pretty.</div>
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As soon as we were nearing the end I told Holly that I wanted to go back and get Alycia, she wasn't very far behind. We both turned back for her telling everyone else to finish strong. The three of us crossed the finish line in 1:54:47.</div>
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Me, Alycia and Holly</div>
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Everyone else we were pacing finished right before us and Brittney finished in 1:52...go Brittney.</div>
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This was by far my favorite pacing experience and everything about the race was amazing.</div>
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The medals were amaze balls.</div>
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The full marathon medals were HUGE...like as big as my head. They were awesome!</div>
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After all this running my Pro Compression socks and sleeves sure do come in handy.</div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-89605122672298638812014-07-05T20:19:00.000-07:002014-07-05T20:19:04.647-07:00Freedom Run 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
Friday morning Jorge, Holly, my kids and I headed to Provo for the Freedom Run 10K. This was Kobe's second time doing this race and McKenna's first time. This is the only 10K I've ever done and I have done it for the past...I don't know, lots of years. I kind of HATE shorter distance races but have found that I love running them with my kids. This race can be quite entertaining because it runs along the 4th of July Parade route. There are all sorts of crazy people out there, people who have been camping out through the night. </div>
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On Wednesday's 3 mile run McKenna had quite a few aches and pains, her hip, gracilis, knee and ankle...pretty much everything hurt. I worried that she wouldn't be able to run. She decided she wanted to try and if need be she would stop at our parade spot which is a little before mile 4. We used KT Tape on her inner thigh which lasted about 10 minutes, I kind of really hate that stuff. How do people get that crap to stick? Anyway, Kenna's goal was to come in under an hour, at least that's what she had told me a few days before and she wanted me to pace her to finish in that time.</div>
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Look at us all lined up in a row from tallest to smallest.</div>
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Jorge and Josh raced the 10K and Holly and I stuck with the kidlets. </div>
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Kenna really needs to stop growing. </div>
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Tall sock twins...looking good, hahaha!</div>
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The gun went off and after walking for a bit we finally got past the starting line. I tried to stay just a little bit in front of Kenna to keep her on pace, I noticed that whenever I slowed down to wait for her she would slow down too. I stayed a few steps ahead and after we climbed the first hill I told her that we needed to catch Kobe and Holly who were just a little in front of us. She wasn't speeding up, she had her ear phones in and had no interest in talking or really hearing what I had to say...teenagers ;D I watched Kobe as he ran through all of the sprinklers, he is quite fun to watch run...he dances, skips, sings...all of it.</div>
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My favorite part of this race is seeing all of the hot air balloons.</div>
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Around mile 3 I told Kenna she was going to be really close to hitting her goal but that she would have to speed up just a little. Apparently her goal had gone from sub 60 minutes to finishing without hurting herself. I didn't realize she was in pain and felt bad for trying to pace her faster than she was wanting to go. </div>
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At about mile 4 I could tell she was really hurting. </div>
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I could see Holly and Kobe and knew he would get under 60 minutes and hoped that wouldn't upset Kenna too much. </div>
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Running selfie! </div>
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Funny guy alright!</div>
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I thought that Kenna still had a pretty good chance of coming in close to an hour so the last mile I tried to speed up a little. We were passing quite a few people and I think that helped push Kenna a little. I knew she had more to give so at the finish I said, "Let's go, come on." She sprinted into the finish and truth be told I could hardly keep up with her, she's a sprinter and I'm NOT.</div>
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Jorge caught some sweet action shots of us sprinting to the finish.</div>
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She finished in 1:03:25 and Kobe finished in 1:00:00. Holly said that Kobe ran so fast at the end that she thought he was going to go down, the kid was determined to finish in an hour.</div>
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Congratulations buddy!</div>
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Thank you Holly for keeping Koko company on his run.</div>
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I can't remember Kobe's time from last year but I'm pretty sure he PR'd by about 10 minutes, go Koko! Kenna did awesome and had never run further than 5 miles. I can only imagine how fast she could have done it had she not been hurting. I'm beyond proud of her for pushing herself and not walking at all, my kids are pretty dang awesome.</div>
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I sure do love these kids!</div>
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I'm a bit late telling you this but if you place an order for Pro Compression marathon socks or sleeves using promo code FOUR you will get 40% off plus free shipping, ends Sunday the 6th so get on it yo. </div>
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Pro Compression has also come out with some women's workout leggings, use code LEG to get 30% off, I don't know how long that deal will go for so maybe just get on that one too. I hope you all had a great 4th of July.</div>
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Wow, what an experience my fourth Ragnar turned out to be. Pro Compression, my very favorite brand of compression socks, gifted us a team this year...thank you Pro Compression!!! Holly<i>, </i>Jorge, Josh and I all knew we wanted to do an ultra. We wrangled Jessica, Holly's sister in law, into joining us and even convinced Julia to join us. This was Jessica's very first Ragnar, I am so impressed that Jessica was willing to do an ultra not knowing what a regular Ragnar was like. She is a brave woman.<br />We had a 9:15 a.m. start time...perfect! Holly was up first and then it was my turn. Holly and I have pretty horrible luck when it comes to the weather when we are doing a race. This time we got extremely lucky, both Holly and I had perfect running conditions for all of our runs...hallelujah!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXU1iqs_AcQV5Lcya1a2hAGi_iC6Kw2bDnHe1vySH10XhnOWNpLDddjC1cj1cJW9KBCNbPhjRGF66tpBGaPb3GE2eB2lzQpuGVRyDWpvAdqPY3RfvHRl22Yr7tnCNAIj2VACrE_fpmpQ/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1355+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXU1iqs_AcQV5Lcya1a2hAGi_iC6Kw2bDnHe1vySH10XhnOWNpLDddjC1cj1cJW9KBCNbPhjRGF66tpBGaPb3GE2eB2lzQpuGVRyDWpvAdqPY3RfvHRl22Yr7tnCNAIj2VACrE_fpmpQ/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1355+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br />AutoMaxx let use this Suburban...we like to call it the Beast.<br />Jake was not only our driver but at times our photographer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8XfmJlAYbU6EqrTJWmcnIcCoFWtXvJonC5GWjJKRVN8mHUNdIvGVsBn2CEXGGTzugd4EK0BHOpMLRl1uOKQ_5D6Itx4Iq598X6lQ-dBxXXN71cMRjcGlw09Fz-jROwgM4pUywRmJ9fY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1367+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8XfmJlAYbU6EqrTJWmcnIcCoFWtXvJonC5GWjJKRVN8mHUNdIvGVsBn2CEXGGTzugd4EK0BHOpMLRl1uOKQ_5D6Itx4Iq598X6lQ-dBxXXN71cMRjcGlw09Fz-jROwgM4pUywRmJ9fY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1367+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br />Team Pro Compression<br />Josh, Jorge<br />Jessica, Holly, Me, Julia and our driver Jake #allofthejs<br />We decided that Holly should be Jolly and I should be Jeph...just so we could fit in.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4VjjNM3bvmccK39mf9oQENef85HB83i2w4YdGc4vw5zUmKxWWHrQ8bDQMX2kqV2PmsAitMg37OIFi4fJMP6OL_PM0XrUXLkeLCCwTFdOHq9VUWbfSttplsR_s_f72xBuxViuUL_C6QA/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1377+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4VjjNM3bvmccK39mf9oQENef85HB83i2w4YdGc4vw5zUmKxWWHrQ8bDQMX2kqV2PmsAitMg37OIFi4fJMP6OL_PM0XrUXLkeLCCwTFdOHq9VUWbfSttplsR_s_f72xBuxViuUL_C6QA/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1377+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br />#keepittight<br />I went into this run extremely worried that it would end up like last years, you can read about that <a href="http://runlilmamarun.blogspot.com/2013/06/ultra-ragnar-2013.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. My left ankle had been bothering me a bit, luckily I found out last Saturday that running slow helped a lot. I had gone on a 10 mile run with Holly and felt my ankle A LOT. I then ran 5 slow miles with my kids and I felt nothing. I had to tell myself repeatedly that it was better to run slow and finish uninjured than to run my normal pace and end up hurt. I watched my Garmin quite closely, not to keep a fast pace but to keep a safe pace. Maybe that's why this was such a great experience, I took my time and actually enjoyed the scenery and the fact that I was able to run. My first run started close to 11:20 p.m.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0k9wticdoDTrb6etJQpKp5eXCPcOhdKTGRtfK4vVignJHmEmqP460DqoHyGrEmMqGjhAnMBlLe7Lju-qYKavtkFiwy7tc9F7vZgDHcwjUDlX7bDP51dZsuLnBZsaGTLHWZvm75IgwLo/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1436+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0k9wticdoDTrb6etJQpKp5eXCPcOhdKTGRtfK4vVignJHmEmqP460DqoHyGrEmMqGjhAnMBlLe7Lju-qYKavtkFiwy7tc9F7vZgDHcwjUDlX7bDP51dZsuLnBZsaGTLHWZvm75IgwLo/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1436+-+Copy.PNG" height="400" width="266" /></a><br />I don't think the 6.7 miles was "hard" all I know is that it was beautiful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdwGL6-qE0ccux9RrOAqEJaBFJhl3vmKutWZBlT27u5m1rTvxu7kO5nGVmZ-Alr6wqeHHrRXAzs9-yCTHe5ckf0cfAv5_qasYoCk51G0phr3FJTt5Exs27TdbkyJBan3ssWV_uQ4UL6A/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1437+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdwGL6-qE0ccux9RrOAqEJaBFJhl3vmKutWZBlT27u5m1rTvxu7kO5nGVmZ-Alr6wqeHHrRXAzs9-yCTHe5ckf0cfAv5_qasYoCk51G0phr3FJTt5Exs27TdbkyJBan3ssWV_uQ4UL6A/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1437+-+Copy.PNG" height="400" width="266" /></a><br />More beauty!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6X1wxXcYdT06QXLIFsjqIhtOdLwIU0tjwxrKmg5gpK2ZWp5-Rp0_tdt5lfLcKyBfQpJ_5IeoDZSVvL-PBPOba2t-MDeuzf3dI_CtlQTgA0PcFih3OWerjrZXJpSgOPvjWOaxv9BtJBb4/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1380+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6X1wxXcYdT06QXLIFsjqIhtOdLwIU0tjwxrKmg5gpK2ZWp5-Rp0_tdt5lfLcKyBfQpJ_5IeoDZSVvL-PBPOba2t-MDeuzf3dI_CtlQTgA0PcFih3OWerjrZXJpSgOPvjWOaxv9BtJBb4/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1380+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br />The cloud cover made the temps perfect and there was a tiny drizzle from time to time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gaf5nKrK7SMTLRwfcOApsznOxvd8g-WEXLsFPnaIJoE7wHpWIp67a1LMRbazTlSF8oXZFyBhwnbqBpKkMovsgwL1gxS2jbOb1HNzHk8K4mIRvPAjq_3HulKsPAEDmOYYtU6R_Ohh3uY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1384+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gaf5nKrK7SMTLRwfcOApsznOxvd8g-WEXLsFPnaIJoE7wHpWIp67a1LMRbazTlSF8oXZFyBhwnbqBpKkMovsgwL1gxS2jbOb1HNzHk8K4mIRvPAjq_3HulKsPAEDmOYYtU6R_Ohh3uY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1384+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br />Holly got some action shots of my first run.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx7W3ePWrMdRPwbcjxjzG_9G0Nq7xFGwqWkbgtgwg8q05BZ3oWOAlUr-uBYWVWtdw8UiNnv-sjmZ9tfZ32Wzd9TTKeGrK8mVTmEy_H1uu9VV3g0pi-lBPG7NRWdcf3401oQ0jtvoobeo/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1401+-+Copy+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx7W3ePWrMdRPwbcjxjzG_9G0Nq7xFGwqWkbgtgwg8q05BZ3oWOAlUr-uBYWVWtdw8UiNnv-sjmZ9tfZ32Wzd9TTKeGrK8mVTmEy_H1uu9VV3g0pi-lBPG7NRWdcf3401oQ0jtvoobeo/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1401+-+Copy+-+Copy.PNG" height="320" width="213" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7jcNcgTUJ7dOcWHtTetnZyW9air9zlcRoX8Xqg_qkTVp747-no3tibXfigxKg-nDYqZzzgE9gn1-gXX_b4mar2xSMAjRvaVH7qLjGNMFNrTlTovZzsMEmPE0VEaOBBv233v3ieqSIFY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1400+-+Copy+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7jcNcgTUJ7dOcWHtTetnZyW9air9zlcRoX8Xqg_qkTVp747-no3tibXfigxKg-nDYqZzzgE9gn1-gXX_b4mar2xSMAjRvaVH7qLjGNMFNrTlTovZzsMEmPE0VEaOBBv233v3ieqSIFY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1400+-+Copy+-+Copy.PNG" height="320" width="213" /></a><br />Did you notice how cute my shoes are? Josh did and pointed it out every chance he got...I think he may have been making fun of me a little but that's okay. I took my family to Utah Run to pick up the new Saucony Kinvara 5's for my birthday.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVKZ2EP7XdNHM20GHHcM0lWj0I0GNgtURoeqoxl70Utc_ofJmX5QRQZp9Nr4p7_Ruufjw_UNO5AFbM6zzcSAUD6hfaDqixB3ZlARV1ZnLsOVA5GgR5x-yqsQudevww343zNTBtLgvqBw/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVKZ2EP7XdNHM20GHHcM0lWj0I0GNgtURoeqoxl70Utc_ofJmX5QRQZp9Nr4p7_Ruufjw_UNO5AFbM6zzcSAUD6hfaDqixB3ZlARV1ZnLsOVA5GgR5x-yqsQudevww343zNTBtLgvqBw/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1456.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br />They are heavenly...see they glow :)<br />I believe I got 27 kills in those 11 miles.<br />I was very good about doing my dynamic stretches after each run and drinking my Tru Moo, after my last run I said forget chocolate milk I want Dr. Pepper...and that's what I had.</div>
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Julia during her super hard first run. Luckily the rain made this part much better than usual because it wasn't so dusty. She rocked it! I'm so grateful for the friends I have met through running.</div>
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My second run started pretty close to 9 p.m.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5nDXYrUI_O1JzqFAD47uN87hFJiJn5dS4GZx8W9HnT7NdboWkgUHwii6MZllprCf8rN9vDg7cDAkeSYvK9Tzi4YGr3aGkfyDEtGUMfPER-2WJc0oUZ-_WtB8sBSk0KxuI027m28pBNc/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1438+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5nDXYrUI_O1JzqFAD47uN87hFJiJn5dS4GZx8W9HnT7NdboWkgUHwii6MZllprCf8rN9vDg7cDAkeSYvK9Tzi4YGr3aGkfyDEtGUMfPER-2WJc0oUZ-_WtB8sBSk0KxuI027m28pBNc/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1438+-+Copy.PNG" height="400" width="266" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWnf0Sny5VQy80cmEVXNrRC77kACUyndBQl9cPUYCYy_w1NOcE9d_ZJ8j_cEoX-RdOzmrmEvBPfB0mi6cxXHdpHxyqsEGnZqzeniGR2zE2WxbzLjeuT7T7CcOUkXKTuXQmy36QsRyqs8/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1439+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWnf0Sny5VQy80cmEVXNrRC77kACUyndBQl9cPUYCYy_w1NOcE9d_ZJ8j_cEoX-RdOzmrmEvBPfB0mi6cxXHdpHxyqsEGnZqzeniGR2zE2WxbzLjeuT7T7CcOUkXKTuXQmy36QsRyqs8/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1439+-+Copy.PNG" height="400" width="266" /></a><br /> I ran the first part alone and convinced Jake to join me on my 4.2 easy mile run, he doesn't really run but he was nice enough to join me anyway. I married a good man :) I got 46 kills. I ended feeling great!<br />We got a little bit of sleep while Jorge did his crazy long 19 mile night run. <br />My final run started at 9:15-ish Saturday morning with perfect weather, it got a little warm by the end but nothing crazy. We really lucked out this year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjFMtRhRc4dkh7Dp2rjgPhTeq1iSAU_1TLDJlb_IlItFTldkTMNXaL1m08W_QPSMFcIPk7moGoadr5DCz6MToBwz08n5DYnr8IWRjcpeX6ZaSDx_Y4Czfb70_NRbh0hkm2TrVqdBcLZ8/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1440+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjFMtRhRc4dkh7Dp2rjgPhTeq1iSAU_1TLDJlb_IlItFTldkTMNXaL1m08W_QPSMFcIPk7moGoadr5DCz6MToBwz08n5DYnr8IWRjcpeX6ZaSDx_Y4Czfb70_NRbh0hkm2TrVqdBcLZ8/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1440+-+Copy.PNG" height="400" width="266" /></a><br />Running much slower this year made this leg so much better, I didn't have to walk at all except through the water stations.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gf71J7Opsd9CUbOmvM9LmOBSJkHJhCnvZ84duxFaef5Ml_Kd8FriLXZA-poaJyJ5pV9r4BOWuwJWjhJqqzp6IuO_kgyqKydgQR8kGTojmXh538fm3n3uNYQoNJcLaU-fva4_On8-i9c/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1441+-+Copy.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gf71J7Opsd9CUbOmvM9LmOBSJkHJhCnvZ84duxFaef5Ml_Kd8FriLXZA-poaJyJ5pV9r4BOWuwJWjhJqqzp6IuO_kgyqKydgQR8kGTojmXh538fm3n3uNYQoNJcLaU-fva4_On8-i9c/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1441+-+Copy.PNG" height="400" width="266" /></a><br />I held back a lot on the huge downhill because downhill running is what causes me problems with my calfs.</div>
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Utah Run made them for us and we love them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcM9yU2qJqrYzCzW55hEMNF0VcPuhvrcaPjDX1Lo88lkMrEgyppLIa9_f1mfEuMZeOgPCaThh9vq-AKgsnHigVCYRQbjs1x9I4GZrqGvkfJkDIlDImP5F3VBNejKpOxmVtJZgXyjPRr88/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1451.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcM9yU2qJqrYzCzW55hEMNF0VcPuhvrcaPjDX1Lo88lkMrEgyppLIa9_f1mfEuMZeOgPCaThh9vq-AKgsnHigVCYRQbjs1x9I4GZrqGvkfJkDIlDImP5F3VBNejKpOxmVtJZgXyjPRr88/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1451.PNG" height="213" width="320" /></a><br />The view at the top of Ragnar Hill is amazing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvadukhEPBlUEoMzm0BXL5OkciDbYdS0p1vzDefEaXFS_jLQm2fAawmmcBJEQP1oggzUNDLIVc6i-wlYDzhgeDe5Gk7ndtm_6djP5Cs2WH2a7-mht39ir8t6vsEgGRQdjzuRrOjCk-9S8/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1424+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvadukhEPBlUEoMzm0BXL5OkciDbYdS0p1vzDefEaXFS_jLQm2fAawmmcBJEQP1oggzUNDLIVc6i-wlYDzhgeDe5Gk7ndtm_6djP5Cs2WH2a7-mht39ir8t6vsEgGRQdjzuRrOjCk-9S8/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1424+-+Copy.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a><br />We chatted with the Pro Compression gal for a bit, I believe her name is Suzanne and she is as cute as can be. She gets to travel all around for Pro Compression...lucky!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasYNrE5sQ8zkgiT_gbeIEsE5zk_FgOx46_H1R5XJ9tbIITivsdExe9GKCfMe0yNIpwGeBxmOWp8ZNu5T2oWRsd4_cMzBBtYbfoiGLbPetZEipmowX_WwL5xxjU_JhtiX1NgKxLyAdHIY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1449.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasYNrE5sQ8zkgiT_gbeIEsE5zk_FgOx46_H1R5XJ9tbIITivsdExe9GKCfMe0yNIpwGeBxmOWp8ZNu5T2oWRsd4_cMzBBtYbfoiGLbPetZEipmowX_WwL5xxjU_JhtiX1NgKxLyAdHIY/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1449.PNG" height="213" width="320" /></a><br />We finally finished...YAY!!! Julia had to leave after her third leg, we were sad to see her go.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJrLk8Ebp_MPgwCLLH2MQjGsENWQiYSZxbz6HHuVKkjAozcud45LXGlQZS11GoGxwzOyMEpG70QgSha8nLNHa0FRK2Kx-760_X1dh_p9L9EfurZGrwFLk3HhXyX1qplrkQW0WwGsxctk/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1450.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJrLk8Ebp_MPgwCLLH2MQjGsENWQiYSZxbz6HHuVKkjAozcud45LXGlQZS11GoGxwzOyMEpG70QgSha8nLNHa0FRK2Kx-760_X1dh_p9L9EfurZGrwFLk3HhXyX1qplrkQW0WwGsxctk/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1450.PNG" height="213" width="320" /></a><br />Outtake numero uno with Nacho...Jake and Jess wondering what the heck Nacho was doing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDiLbRlhubjwhRqnc4sZu6tXhJIzgrxMmbypr6_SjXwAEP8Vesf6ivJHzCuLhOiycbmGumXcG9866Br6p6PTB7cReGSw8cnOxyrMGkDdri7kD7CdH8yiG4_8kTjiy_ytNgQ-ZLgrZT5o/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1453.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDiLbRlhubjwhRqnc4sZu6tXhJIzgrxMmbypr6_SjXwAEP8Vesf6ivJHzCuLhOiycbmGumXcG9866Br6p6PTB7cReGSw8cnOxyrMGkDdri7kD7CdH8yiG4_8kTjiy_ytNgQ-ZLgrZT5o/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1453.PNG" height="213" width="320" /></a><br />Outtake numero dos with Nacho...Holly and Josh wondering what the heck Nacho was doing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDbiPXTGe5FWzaw5lL2ro-r58HdbdOakIz_J9A3g6m8HhmvJRhEjTs4Awr7FfJAbyPl72m83wimNNiMiTku78AZkNY6CX6DuyrbLyqePdriEMRb1Tk5W7Nb7VNi3gE-4pgzZCvZAVLa4/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1454.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDbiPXTGe5FWzaw5lL2ro-r58HdbdOakIz_J9A3g6m8HhmvJRhEjTs4Awr7FfJAbyPl72m83wimNNiMiTku78AZkNY6CX6DuyrbLyqePdriEMRb1Tk5W7Nb7VNi3gE-4pgzZCvZAVLa4/s1600/steph%2527s+phone+1454.PNG" height="213" width="320" /></a><br />And there's the money shot :)<br />We had so much fun but I was told at the beginning of Ragnar that what happens in the burb stays in the burb so all I will say is YUP! :D</div>
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This was by far my favorite Ragnar! I loved everyone on our team, we all got along and there wasn't any drama. We had a few set backs at exchanges that slowed us down a bit but everyone did their best and had fun doing it. Everyone on my team amazed me but Jessica REALLY amazed me. She was awesome, not only was she entertaining but she did an ULTRA on her first Ragnar...and the girl can twerk like you wouldn't believe.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Sunday (June 1st, I wrote this but kind of forgot to post it...oopsie) I woke up before my alarm went off at 3:45 a.m. and got ready for the big race.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I met Jorge and Holly outside at 4:30 to head to the starting line area.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">As we drove I pulled up the weather on my phone, it was 63 degrees, which would have been great but the humidity was 77%.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I had a feeling it was going to be a rough day, you can train in high elevation, you can train hills but in Utah you can’t train for humidity.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Holly and I did some people watching as we ate, visited the porta potties and got photo bombed my Skinny Runner (Sarah) and Run Eat Repeat (Monica).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We lined up in our corral, corral 2, where we saw Sarah, Monica and Kristin (Stuftmama).</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We all wished one another well and we were off.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I started out feeling pretty good, which considering how I felt on the 3.5 mile shakeout run the day before, I was grateful to feel like I did.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I’m so grateful we train on hills, hills, hills, because this course is super hilly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">There wasn’t a lot of talking between the two of us which is never a good sign.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We were working hard to maintain a good pace.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">At mile 6 I had 3 Margarita Shot Bloks, I was so grateful that I had picked some of those up at the Pro Compression shake out run, they saved me.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I knew I would be sweating a lot due to the humidity so the extra salt was needed fo sho!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Thank you Pro Compression, Sarah and Kristin for hooking us up with some free goods.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I felt pretty good until about mile 12-13, I think, the whole race is kind of a blur.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">There was a funny little guy on a bike who told us to “Get da money!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Go and get da money!”</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I told him we would go and get da money.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">He passed us on his bike a few miles later, still saying “Get da money, get da money!”</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">He was fun </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span></span></div>
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This was my favorite part of the race</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">At about mile 16 I started to feel my calf and hip flexor wanting to cramp up…NOOOOO!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I took more Margarita Shot Bloks and prayed for a miracle.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">My calf calmed down but my hip flexor did not.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I was so mad, we were on our way to a 3:30 finish which would be a PR for me and one I have been chasing for 2 years now.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">However, having been injured just last year I was scared to push through too much pain for fear that I would end up injured again.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I backed off a bit and it killed me to do so.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Holly mentioned that she was cramping too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">At about mile 18 the 3:30 pacer passed us, I was so sad but couldn’t really do anything to keep up with him.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">At this point I was actually wondering if I would even be able to finish the race.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It was HOT and I was not feeling awesome.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Holly and I started dumping water on ourselves, and each other at this point.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I would feel good for about 4.6 seconds and then right back to feeling like death.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mile 19 was for Jake and I’m glad it was, it helped push me through.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Then the beast of a hill came and we climbed and climbed and climbed for over a mile.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">That part of the race really sucks…like a lot!!!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Holly chatted a little with a feller who had run this race all 17 times.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">He was impressed with our hill climbing abilities and wished us well.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I will say that Holly and I didn’t walk once, most people were walking the hill, I think I knew that if I walked I wouldn’t start to run again </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">At some point, I really don’t remember where maybe around mile 22-23, someone smacked me on the butt.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I thought it must be Jake but why the heck would he be out here on the course.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I said, “What the HECK?!?” and turned around to see Sarah cruising by us.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I wanted to try to keep up with her but there was no chance of that happening so I just watched her run off into the distance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mile 24 was for McKenna so I just kept putting one foot in front of the other.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Having miles dedicated to people really helps me, I wanted to walk so many times but thinking of others helps to keep me running.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I also remembered seeing a guy with a shirt that said “I run for those who can’t, no excuses.”</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I love that and thought about it a lot as I ran.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">There was a point around mile 24 where the course turns so you are passing people going the other way.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I heard someone say, “Stay focused Utah!”</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I didn’t see who said it but it was the feller Holly had talked to on the beasty hill.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">That gave me a little boost, thank you random citizen.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It was at about this point we were started seeing people going down.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The paramedics had someone loaded in the ambulance and we saw at least 3 more people go down in the last 2 miles.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It was like Boston 2012 all over again.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I just wanted to be done.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I felt my face get flushed a few times and I got the chills which is never a good sign.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">One thing I really liked was that the last few miles there were coaches out on the course giving tips, drop your shoulders, concentrate on your breathing, lean forward, etc.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I have a tendency to tense up so it was helpful to have them remind me to relax and run.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Mile 25-26.2 was for Kobe, as usual, thankfully we had a little downhill finish.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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My cute supportive family </div>
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We watched Aloe Blac for a bit </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We finished in 3:37:15.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I couldn’t believe I had done it faster the year before in 3:35:35.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">That was only 2 weeks after running the Ogden Marathon and I felt great the whole run.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Last year wasn’t near as humid and the sun wasn’t out, great running conditions.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The humidity and sun killed me this year.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I did finish 9</span><sup><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">in my age group though which is pretty amaze balls!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I’m so glad that Holly and I were able to come down to our favorite land and run together.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">It’s not every day you find a great running buddy and even though we didn’t talk much we still had fun seeing San Diego while we tried to “get da money, get da money!”</span></span></div>
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And the winner of the FlipBelt is.....Anonymous!!!<br />
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I liked Utah run on facebook. Your blog is great, and your cookies are fantastic. If I don't win the giveaway, I'd like to know where I can get a flipbelt:)</div>
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Hahaha. Last night I did the random number generator and it picked the anonymous entry. Isn't that just typical? After reading the anonymous comment I was a bit worried that I had a pervert on my hands. I wasn't sure what "your cookies are fantastic" meant and I was concerned. Why was someone looking at my cookies anyway...how dare they!</div>
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I thought and thought about this cookie liking anonymous person and wondered if it might be Dawn Douglas. I had taken her cookies on Sunday and hoped that it was her, not some internet pervert. I saw Dawn at the gym this morning and asked her if she had left a comment on my blog and wouldn't you know it, she had. I'm so glad I waited to post the winner because I nearly picked another winner. So Dawn you are now the proud owner of a FlipBelt. I will get in touch with<br />
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Enjoy your FlipBelt, I absolutely LOVE mine.</div>
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Yesterday my little family, along with Holly and Kaden, headed to the land of the dinosaurs...Vernal, UT. Our pacing team, Run Your Race Pacers, was set to pace the Dino Half Marathon. We got into town, got our race packets and met Niccole and kids at Costa Vida for some dinner. We got to our hotel and I must say it was pretty awesome. We stayed at the Spring Hills Marriott Suites. Who knew Vernal would have such a hip hotel?!?</div>
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The kids did a bit of swimming and then it was time to meet up with all the pacers to hand out singlets and some stuff from our sponsors: Yogurtland, Good2Go and Emergen-C. We are so grateful for all of our sponsors. We are excited to add another great sponsor to the list, Warren Orthodontics is now a proud sponsor of RYR Pacers, YAY! Dr. Warren is one of the nicest people you will ever meet and he is a GREAT orthodontist. He has been my kids orthodontist for years and even got me hooked up with a permanent retainer.</div>
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After the pacer meet up it was time for bed. After getting all ready for bed and setting everything out for in the morning I got in bed and laid there WIDE AWAKE :/ Usually it takes me about 3.7 minutes to be dead to the world. I laid there for well over an hour, I could not shut my brain off. Thinking of all the crap I have to do to get things set up for this boot camp thing is way overwhelming. After Jake's stupid phone DROIDED at it's loudest 2 times, I finally gave up and turned the TV on. Everyone else was fast asleep and doing the whole deep breathing, I'm having a wonderful dream thing. I got little sleep to say the least.</div>
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I woke up and really started freaking myself out about the pace that Holly and I had to hold for the race. We were pacing the 1:40 group which is an average of a 7:38 minute mile, I haven't ran that fast in a very long time. Usually 1:40 is easy for me but for some reason I really let it stress me out.</div>
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We got on the first bus and headed up the beautiful canyon to the starting line. The temperature wasn't bad at all, which was nice, last year we nearly froze right to death. We talked with the runners and got ready to run.<br />
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I found Parker and Keli who I paced at this race last year.</div>
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From the very beginning we started running with Chad. This was his second half marathon and he was hoping to stick with us but said that he would be thrilled just to finish before 1:50. We ran and chatted, learning all about Chad and Vernal. He lives in Vernal and told us about some pretty cool places. </div>
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I found out pretty quickly that today wasn't going to be my easiest race ever. I really had to work to keep pace today, it could be the lack of sleep, the stress I have caused myself over the past week or the fact that I was seriously doubting my abilities before the race even started.</div>
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I let Chad and Holly do most of the talking, while I tried to get into my music and let it carry me along. I noticed at about mile 4 that Chad, Holly and I were lone rangers...not a person anywhere near us. We ran along enjoying the views and loving to see the smiles on peoples faces as they drove past us. There are only a couple of races in Vernal so it's probably fun for the people to see a bunch of crazies running around. At about mile 10 I was starting to wonder if I could hold on, it was HOT and I was struggling. I just had to tell myself that my legs and body were fine, it was my head that was the problem. I kept pushing and praying for a little downhill action. Did I happen to mention that there was a head wind pretty much the entire time...RUDE! We had a couple of pretty good hills to climb and that head wind was really starting to make me angry.</div>
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We hit the 12 mile mark and Chad thanked us for all of our help and zipped off. He did so awesome, we both felt like proud parents watching him run ahead of us. Chad passed a couple of guys and ended up getting second place in his age division, pretty awesome.<br />
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Meet Chad<br />
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Just a quick shot of me doing my duty as a pacer, checking my pace band to make sure we were on track.<br />
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I just love this canyon.</div>
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As we neared the finish line the kids starting running us in and we ran right into Jake who happily gave us our medals. I'm so grateful for a supportive family who will put up with my shenanigans, </div>
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Holly and I finished in 1:39:41, good enough for 3rd place OVERALL female. Technically I was .02 milliseconds before Holly so I took 3rd but let's be honest, we started and ended at the exact same time and I honestly couldn't have done it without her. Holly got 1st place in her age group and I got 2nd place in mine. I can't wait to get our awesome 1st and 2nd place medals in the mail. There were some timing issues so we weren't able to get them at the race but they are seriously the coolest medals I have ever seen.</div>
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After we finally got back to the hotel we only had a few minutes to shower up before getting kicked out of our rooms. We then went to check out some petroglyphs that Chad had told us about, he said we HAD to go. He was right, it was awesome!!<br />
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Jake, Pitbull Jr. and me </div>
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The tall sock twins with the "twins"</div>
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I had such a great time, I'm so grateful for the adventures we have while pacing. I'm grateful that I got to pace someone for 12 miles and then watch as he finished strong. I'm grateful that I was able to get outside of my own negative thoughts and push through to the end. I'm grateful for all of our friends who come and pace with us. We had a really fun group this time and I'm grateful for all of them. I can't wait for our next pacing adventure.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On Monday, Holly and I met with the owner and the purchaser for a new running store in American Fork, Utah Run.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are excited to announce that Utah Run will be sponsoring Run Your Race Pacers...YAY!!! Not only are they sponsoring us but they are RYR's main sponsor. Both the owner and his purchaser are amazing, we are beyond excited to be working with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After our little meetin' we got to go "shopping" for some new gear. If you are looking for super cute running clothes and everything running head on over to Utah Run, it is worth the drive, I promise. The staff is super knowledgeable about all things running and will be happy to answer all of your running and triathlon questions. They have lots of tri gear as well, it's a one stop shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was surprised to see Oakley brand running clothes, had no idea they existed. I picked out an Oakley ensemble,</span> a Bondi Band headband, a FlipBelt (just FYI, Utah Run is the ONLY store in the great state of Utah that carries Flip Belt) and some Clif Shot Blocks for the Dino Half Marathon on Saturday.</div>
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I didn't realize it until this morning, but the Nike Pro shorts I picked are a little shorter than what I am used to. I quite liked the shorter length, it felt like they didn't ride up as much as my longer ones. </div>
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My FlipBelt matches my outfit fabulously so that's a plus. I can't wait to try out the FlipBelt. You can put your phone, shot blocks, keys, a ham sandwich or whatever you want in it and you are good to go. I like the feel of the FlipBelt, it doesn't flap around and it stays in place. I won't drop it out of my short pants, that may sound weird but oddly enough it has happened. Even better, you can WIN one...that's right you can get one for FREEEEEE! Utah Run has agreed to give one lucky reader their very own FlipBelt, details below.</div>
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These shorts are probably my favorite thing EVER! They are so very soft, the fit is cute and there is a nice zipper pocket for some Clif Shot Blocks. </div>
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Holly and I had to take a few gym pictures but didn't want to be where everyone could see us so we headed into the bathroom. Wouldn't you know it, the first gym selfie I've ever taken and I got caught :D But first let me take a Stephie!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I tried out my new outfit this morning for some KYT action and have decided that it is my new "power outfit." It fit great and the fabric is like butta! I'm sure people will tire of seeing me in it because I pretty much want to wear it ev.er.y.day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Speaking of KYT, today seriously kicked my butt...it's not just a clever name. And in other news I am starting my own KYT bootcamp. I have almost done this 4 times over the past 5 years and have finally decided to go waaaaaaay out of my comfort zone and just DO IT! SO SCARED! I have found some pretty awesome quotes over the past few weeks that have given me the courage to go for my dream, no matter how scary it might be.</span></div>
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This is exactly why it has taken me so long to attempt such a thing. </div>
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I have decided that failure isn't an option, I will do whatever it takes to make this boot camp a success. I love fitness more than anything, it is my life and I want to share that with others. It doesn't make any sense for me to be doing anything else...this is what I love. I love helping others achieve their goals and hope that my love of fitness will wear off on them...eventually. They may feel like this 99% of the time but that's okay :)</div>
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This last one is my very favorite. I have had so many people tell me that I should start my own thing but I let my own doubts and fears prevent me from doing it. I need to just have faith and believe in myself. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Enough about that, I'm freaking myself out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am over the moon excited about pacing the Dino Half Marathon on Saturday. It is such an amazing race with beautiful views. I want to run with a camera just to show everyone the beauty that this canyon holds. You don't think people will mind if their pacer stops every 5 minutes to snap some sweet shots do you?!? </span></div>
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Okay, here is how to enter the Utah Run FlipBelt giveaway...</div>
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Like Utah Run on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/utahrun" target="_blank">HERE</a> and tell me in the comments that you did.</div>
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Leave me a comment telling me what you would carry in your FlipBelt.</div>
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You have until Tuesday, May 6th to enter.</div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-86927945648148871232014-04-14T14:47:00.000-07:002014-04-14T14:47:18.290-07:00Some Things Never Change<div style="text-align: center;">
Saturday morning Holly and I headed out for our 20 mile training run at 6:30 a.m. (you can read all about that run on Holly's blog <a href="http://feedingmyrunningaddiction.blogspot.com/2014/04/i-love-spring.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, if you feel so inclined). If you don't want to read about it, here are a few pictures of the run...we wonder why it takes us so long to do our long runs :)</div>
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As soon as my Garmin showed 20 miles I fell to the ground, it was quite dramatic.</div>
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I walked out and what to my wondering eye should appear but the lightness of day was finally here. Do you like my song?!? Anyways, it was 6:30 in the a.m. and it wasn't pitch black. YAY!!! Holly and I were both so excited because that meant that we could finally start doing our weekday runs OUTSIDE!! Hallefreakinlujah, we have been trapped in the "cave of wonders" for far too long.</div>
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So this morning, after getting shredded, we suited up and headed out. It was glorious!!! We saw our friend, who we've never actually talked to, "peace out guy." We got to see the beautiful temple which is always a wonderful sight. And we got to see Mama Jex, she was right on cue. I'm sure the people driving near Mama thought I was a complete idiot waving as big as I possibly could with my huge, white, Mickey Mouse gloves on.</div>
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It's nice to know that even after months of not running about the city, we were able to see some familiar faces and a few of our favorite things. We did an 8.25 mile loop and it was just wonderful. </div>
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For those times that you might be stuck on a treadmill though, here is an easy to remember hill workout to try. Warm up for 2 miles then do 7, .25 mile hill repeats with .50 mile recovery. I put my speed at 7.5 mph (I don't claim to be a fast or a slow runner, just an average gal who enjoys to run) and the incline at 7.5%, run a quarter of a mile then lower it to 0% and recover for a half mile. Repeat 7 times. I can't tell you how much it bothered my OCD little brain to be doing 7.5's on everything but only repeating it 7 times. I couldn't figure out which would be worse though, doing a half of a repeat or stopping at 7...it bugged me the whole run. I finished up with 8 miles, I was dead...I was beat...I was deadbeat...I was a deadbeat. There are few things better than kicking your own butt during a workout!</div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-44338121862750553662014-04-08T17:36:00.000-07:002014-04-11T13:49:22.715-07:00Don't Make Me Get Off My Unicorn!<div style="text-align: center;">
I tried a new workout on the treadmill the other day and it was pretty awesome. I got the idea from Hungry Runner Girl and put my own spin on it. Here's how it went down:</div>
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Warm up for 10 minutes</div>
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Fast for 1 minute...slow down for 1 minute</div>
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Fast for 2 minutes...slow for 1 minute.</div>
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continue for 3, 4 and 5 minutes.</div>
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Then I went down. 5 minutes fast....slow for 1 minute.</div>
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4, 3, 2, and 1...and 1 more just for fun. I finished off with 8 miles and felt AMAZE BALLS!</div>
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Since it was my first time trying this workout I kept the speed the same for the first half, for both the fast and slow times. The second half I was feeling great so I upped the speed with each repeat but kept the slow pace the same. Whenever I do any kind of speed work I always make sure to cool down really good for at least .25 mile but usually it's more like .50 mile.</div>
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This was a great way to make the treadmill more entertaining. I'm soooooo ready to be doing all of my runs outside but it's still too dark in the morning. Me + running in the dark = a bloody mess.</div>
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Saturday, Holly and I did a 19 miler and let me just say that it was less than stellar. That's actually great news though because that means that this weeks 20 miler is going to be great...I'm sure of it! </div>
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So, everyone knows I'm "obsessed" with socks right? Well, I want to let you know what Pro Compression's sock of the month is...</div>
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Look at that, you not only get a screaming deal on stockings but you also get to help a good cause. That thur is a what they call a "win win!" </div>
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Choose anything purple and a donation will be made to Team in Training. Choose anything powder blue and a donation will be made to Train 4 Autism.</div>
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Use promo code SOM4 to get 40% off and FREE shipping.</div>
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You can also choose to get the brand spanking new red, white and blue marathon "tube sock."</div>
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Go <a href="http://www.procompression.com/som/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to place your order...tell 'em Steph sent ya ;)</div>
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Now for some things that make me happy</div>
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Sooooo true. Jake has a tendency to complain that I can never skip a day of running/working out. I keep trying to explain to him that it's for the best of EVERYONE if I run. He doesn't get it but maybe the fact that there is an e card about it will help. </div>
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This brings much joy to my soul.</div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-17058496324258852482014-03-30T19:34:00.000-07:002014-03-30T19:34:04.761-07:00A-Team<div style="text-align: center;">
This week is sure to be an exciting one around here. Kobe has the 5th grade wax museum where he will be King Kamehameha, McKenna has her first track meet and Kobe has his Regionals gymnastics competition. </div>
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After quitting gymnastics in the fall, I reminded Kenna that the doctor said with the way her hips are aligned she could be a super fast runner. She seemed a little lost after quitting gym and I knew she needed something to fill that void. After talking with Margie (a neighbor) we somehow convinced Kenna to go out for track. She's into the short and fast thing. I picked Kenna up Friday after track and she was just over the moon excited because she had made the A-Team...</div>
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Maybe not...I pity the poor fool who can't run as fast as Kenna ;)</div>
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She will be running the 100m along with the 4 times 100m relay. She is so fast and I can't wait to watch her race. We even went and picked her up some awesome spikes.</div>
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Isn't it just my luck that my kid would get stuck being King Kamehameha? Fo' real doh! He's not the easiest feller to dress up as and it has caused me great stress. I will be happy when this whole thing is over. Seeing my pasty, little, smeagol dressed up like a huge Hawaiian warrior and king should be quite the sight ;)</div>
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I'm so excited to see Kobe compete at Regionals. I hope he has a great meet but most importantly I hope he has fun. I was really hoping he would make it to Nationals, so we would be forced to go to Long Beach, CA, but apparently level 5's don't go to Nationals. RUDE! I guess I will just have to wait until May 31st to go to the Golden State. I do get to go to Vernal May 3rd so I can certainly look forward to that, seriously though, I am excited to go.</div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-80131186400580269422014-03-12T18:00:00.000-07:002014-03-13T18:15:38.856-07:00Pacing is de BEST!<div style="text-align: center;">
As many of you know I am part of the Run Your Race Pacers of Utah. Jorge is El' Presidente, Holly is the CNO and I am the COO of RYR, we came up with that just now. I am getting so excited about the upcoming race season. I can’t believe that our first race is only 7 weeks away. The Dino Half Marathon is in Vernal. We paced this race last year and everyone loved it. It runs down Dry Fork Canyon which is beautiful. </div>
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Sadly I don't have any pictures of Dry Fork Canyon, but I do have this little beauty. Welcome to the gun show, we've got fun in games ;) </div>
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This is a smaller race, which I love. I don’t know if you’ve ever done a Runtastic Events Race but they are always awesome. We will be pacing all of their races which include:</div>
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<a href="http://timphalf.com/" target="_blank">Timpanogos Half Marathon</a> July 19th</div>
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<a href="http://nebohalf.com/" target="_blank">Nebo Half Marathon</a> Sept 6th</div>
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If you want to know where all the cool kids will be, I just told you. I love racing and trying to hit a goal but there is something wonderful about helping others achieve their goals. Plus, it takes the pressure off of having to PR. As a runner you figure out pretty dang quick that every race can’t be a PR, which at times can be quite disheartening. For some people if they can’t “race” a race then they just don’t do it. Not me, I love getting ready to pace a race knowing that I actually get to enjoy the run. I get to take it a bit slower than I normally would. I get to chat and enjoy the scenery. Last year one of my favorite pacing experiences was at the Dino Half, where I ran with a couple doing their first half marathon. It was awesome!</div>
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I have race reviews of all the above races, you should check them out.</div>
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I think it would be wise if you signed up for one or ALL of these races...right now. If you do 3 of the above mentioned races you earn yourself a special medal.</div>
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I have a special PROMO code for yas just go to www.dinohalf.com and enter DINORUN for $5 off your entry...you're welcome, now get on it kids!</div>
Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-64142345073928200792014-03-08T20:46:00.001-08:002014-03-08T20:46:05.496-08:00Ambassador Anderson<div style="text-align: center;">
Today's run was perfect. Holly and I are training for the <a href="http://runlilmamarun.blogspot.com/2013/06/rock-n-roll-san-diego-marathon-2013.html" target="_blank">San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon</a> on June 1st. I can't wait to do this race again, it is one of my favorites.</div>
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Anywho, we were scheduled for 10 miles but we decided to change the schedule to 12 miles, shhh. We ran up to the Murdock Canal Trail, this has quickly become my favorite places to run. </div>
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I am pretty excited to announce that I have been chosen to be an ambassador for Pro Compression. I am basically obsessed with these beautiful stockings, just ask my co-worker she'll tell you. She now calls me Ambassador Anderson, it has a nice ring to it don't you think?</div>
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I have an extensive collection of #allofthesocks. Holly and I are even referred to as the "tall sock twins" at Gold's Gym. The best part of that nickname is that it came from a bald guy named Harry, ironic isn't it?</div>
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These socks aren't just for looks you know, they help aide in recovery and performance. </div>
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I love working out (getting shredded;) and running in my Pro Compression socks.</div>
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Word on the street is that Pro Compression is coming out with some new products. I don't know about you but Ambassador Anderson can't wait to try them out ;) They are coming out with some technical running socks, they look amazing.</div>
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When Kobe was training for his first half marathon, you can read about that <a href="http://runlilmamarun.blogspot.com/2013/11/haunted-half-marathon-2013.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>, I wished he had some compression socks. With his smeagoly little legs my wouldn't fit him. Good news though, they are coming out with youth compression socks. Hopefully they come in size smeagol.</div>
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Pro Compression is also coming out with women's leggings...YAY!!! </div>
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I'm sure all this talk of stockings has you pretty excited to order some. You can hop on over to their website <a href="http://www.procompression.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and use promo code SPRING to get 40% off and FREE shipping. Hurry though because the offer expires on March 31st.</div>
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Ambassador Anderson...OUT!</div>
Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-91388172544360887332014-02-23T15:59:00.001-08:002014-02-23T18:08:40.220-08:00A Weekend In Vegas<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had quite the adventure this weekend. We went to Las Vegas for Kobe’s gymnastics
competition, the Black Jack meet for the youngies and the World Cup Competition
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strip. I much prefer the strip at 5:30
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We were all rocking our Pro Compression socks, 2 low cutters and a marathon socker.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The strip was still all a glow, it was
awesome. The stairs we had to run up and
down added a little something extra to our workout, hard core par kour!</span></div>
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7.15 miles and then it was time for me to get back for Kobe’s competition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I was walking to the meet I saw a guy sitting on the
floor, I knew he was an Olympian but I wasn’t sure of his name. I almost turned around to get his picture but
decided not to. I looked at Jake
Dalton’s Instagram page to see if I could figure out who I had seen, it was
Brandon Wynn. As I sat there kicking
myself for not going back I saw him sitting off to the side of where we
were. Jake <i>made </i>me get a picture with him.
I put my arm around him and HOLY CRAP, that boy is solid muscle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I even caught him with his shirt off, you're welcome. His muscles have muscles! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of Kobe’s coaches, Coach Wan Wan (Wanda) used to coach
Jake Dalton.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">She set up a meet and greet
with Jake and Steve Legendre.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steve was
so nice and told Kobe he had awesome muscles, his weren’t too bad either…holy
biceps.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kenna decided to skip Kobe’s meet to hang out with the Garcia’s, little did she know she was going to miss the meet and greet.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">McKenna missed out on her one opportunity to meet her “future husband” as she would say.</span> </div>
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Jake and Steve signed Kobe's bib </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we were waiting for our turn to see Jake I realized that
no other moms were getting their pictures taken, I tried to get another mom to
go with me but she wouldn’t.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided I
didn’t care what people thought and I was getting a picture.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I may or may not have accidentally touched
his butt, cute bum where ya from ;D</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">As
Jake Dalton had his arm around me for the picture Jake, my Jake, said “Jake is
Steph’s dream guy!”</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seriously!!!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was so embarrassed, you should have seen
the look he gave me after that…oh well.</span></div>
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picture with Steve too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Black Jack meet is a big one with teams from all
over. There were kids from Utah,
California, Canada and who knows where else.
To place at one of these meets is a pretty big deal. Kobe did awesome! He got an 11.000 on high bar which was good
enough for 1<sup>st</sup> place. He got
6<sup>th</sup> place on rings and 9<sup>th</sup> all around. He is a pretty big deal :) to me at least!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we were walking back to the room I noticed Brandon Wynn
and a few other Olympians at the pool.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We asked for a picture, they were all super willing and nice.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The friendliest one was Justin Spring he
competed in the 2008 Olympics.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">He said
he almost named his son Kobe but they went with Cody instead.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">He was just a real swell guy.</span></div>
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Brandon Wynn, Joshua Dixon, not sure of his name, Donnell Whittenburg and Justin Spring. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kenna found us just in time to get her picture taken with a couple of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After the meet we met up with the Fullmer’s at Pawn Star, as
soon as we walked out Chumlee made an appearance, typical. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had to go to my favorite pizza place,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday morning Jorge, Holly and I headed out for a 16
miler. We ran all the way down the
strip, stairs and all then continued on
until we hit 8 miles. We turned around
and did it all again. If you want to
spice up your long run, add numerous sets of stairs all along the way. We did 16 miles with an average pace of 8:15
which is pretty good considering all the stairs they will really throw your
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday was spent trying to find an open pool…we never did
find one #fail. At least we had the
World Cup Championships to look forward to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We headed to the meet at 5:00 to watch the elites warm up
and to save seats. The muscles on these
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Watching the Olympians and elite gymnasts was probably the
coolest thing I have ever seen. We saw a
couple of guys get injured, not so fun.
Here is Steve Legendre doing rings, he ends up hurting his pec…watch for
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That was the last we saw of him, so sad.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was cool to see Jake Dalton’s concern for
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Chris Brooks who won the competition </div>
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Not sure of his name but he is awesome! </div>
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Holly and I LOVED watching this kid, he is only 15 and is amazing. I do believe his name is Davis, we are determined that he will be the next big thing in gymnastics. </div>
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Hey Jorge, nice purse :)</div>
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John Orozco!!! We were lucky to get a picture with him. </div>
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I caught Whittenburg in the hall and then I told him to RUN!!!! I didn't want him to get stuck with a long line again.</div>
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It was a great weekend with good friends and lots of muscles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-10049786430675643132014-02-08T20:51:00.000-08:002014-02-08T20:51:37.508-08:00Sometimes You Just Can't Stop<div style="text-align: center;">
Yesterday Holly and I decided to see what the "Ho's" running plan was for this morning. Just FYI the Ho's are Jorge, Joanna, Josh and Heather. They call themselves the Jo's but to me they will always be the Ho's, plus since Heather joined the group it just makes sense...not that she's a ho but because of the H in her name. Anyways, Josh said that they were doing 20 miles in Provo. Holly and I decided on our way to meet up with them that since we had done 20 miles last Saturday that we had better be smart and only do 16. </div>
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We got out of the car and it was quite warm, for Utah in February, it was 40 degrees. The weather was perfection! When we started out my legs didn't feel #awesome but somehow being outside and not stuck on the treadmill made everything okay. </div>
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As we got up the canyon it started to get pretty slick, there were slick patches that were super scary. I can fall down on dry ground thank you very much, I do not need ice. Luckily, we ran right into Dr. Lloyd (I guess he prefers Mike) and Paul. We decided to turn around with them and head to the Murdock Canal Trail. I have never been on this trail but I am here to say that it is pretty much my favorite. </div>
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We had to run through some snow for a little bit, which wasn't very fun., but once we got out the snow we had a great time. Mike runs the trail a lot and gave us a bit of a tour, it was fun! </div>
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I'm running through a piece of pipe that is a replica of what we were running over. Or something like that, it was part of our "tour" but it is now bed time and I'm very tired. Mike made a right fine tour guide but some of the details seem to have escaped me at the moment.</div>
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We stopped for a photo but I kind of screwed the whole thing up so we gave up and ran on. Heather was taking said photo and for some reason she said "10" just as I thought why the heck did she just say 10, Mike said "10???" For some reason I found it hilarious and could not compose myself.</div>
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I don't know...I'm strange and was a bit giggly. Those endorphins will go right to your head if your not careful.</div>
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The miles flew by, then Josh said "we only have 3/4 of a mile until it's time to turn around." WHAT??? I guess our plan of running 16 miles didn't quite pan out like we thought it would. Holly and I were both feeling great so we were fine with it. </div>
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Selfie, usie, wesie, whatever Saturday.</div>
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We had such a great time, these are the runs that I live for. The miles flew by, we laughed and had a great time. We did 20 miles in 2:49.</div>
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Now I am sitting here recovering in my USA Pro Compression stockings. I wish I was recovering in my HEARTS Pro Compression stockings, I need to order some ASAP! If you want to know what to get the runner in your life for Valentine's Day may I suggest some of these cute marathon socks...I wear an XS just FYI ;)</div>
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Today marked the 2nd Annual Christmas Fun Run, AKA my favorite run of the year. Last year this was my favorite non-race run and this year was even more so. We woke up to a few inches of snow which on any other day we probably would have just gone to the gym for a treadmill run. Today we put on our <strike>big girl pants</strike> elf suits and headed to Kneaders to meet up with a big group.</div>
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CHEEEEEESE! Aren't we just a couple of jolly weirdos. "We are Santa's elves, filling Santa's shelves, with a toy for each girl and boy, oh we are Santa's elves."</div>
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I really didn't think our fancy little shoes would stay on but they did and they kept our feet dry and warm. Maybe I will wear them on every run...hmmm?</div>
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We ran up the canyon for a while, notice I said UP the canyon...in the snow!!! Running up the canyon is hard enough but add inches of snow and it's REALLY hard! The snow was falling the entire run which made it oh so magical. We had quite a few slips and slides but amazingly we didn't fall, I fall on dry ground and the treadmill so I was certain I would go down at least once. It must have been my #ElfPowers that saved me.</div>
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Last year the real fun started once we left the canyon and went into town. I finally suggested that we turn around and head into Provo and Orem. </div>
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Bill dressed up too :) Isn't it a beautiful winter wonderland, I LOVE IT!!!</div>
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The roads were really bad and we saw a Suburban stopped on the side of road. Naturally, we thought they were stuck or having car trouble. Nope, the guy was standing outside of his car telling us how awesome we were and taking our picture. He was great :) Perhaps I can pay him to be our personal cheerleader on all our runs. </div>
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We saw the Jolly Old Elf again. I swear it was the same Santa we saw last year, he was hanging out the window just a wavin'! HO HO HO!</div>
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We turned onto University Parkway and headed into Orem. The hill going up from the Olive Garden to Red Lobster seemed to go on forever, it's a HARD hill and nearly killed me off.</div>
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There was a lot of snow which at times made it very hard to run, we became stumbling fools a number of times...it was super dang funny. People were laughing WITH us, not at us :) I'm sure of it!</div>
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We ended up with 16.25 miles in 2:32, I don't think it's ever taken me that long to run 16 miles. It's amazeballs how much harder it is to run in the snow...TOTES MCGOTES!!!</div>
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Thank you Rachelle for putting together such a fun run. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!!!</div>
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Tuesday I did quite the leg workout. I somehow convinced Holly that she wanted to take some videos of me doing the moves after we finished our KYT workout this morning. Just FYI, I HATE seeing myself in videos and I REALLY hate hearing my voice. On leg day I always warm up with 4 laps of walking lunges. The first lap is done without weights, after that I grab 15 lb DB's. Here is the rest of the leg workout:</div>
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(go low and SQUEEZE your glutes at the top...TUSHY SQUEEZE!<br />
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(Squat down and HOLD it the entire time and do 30 calf raises. These are kind of like seated calf raises only your quads will be burning too. Keep going until your calves are burning, it may take more than 30.<br />
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30 Single leg bridges<br />
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30 Glute push-backs<br />
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30 Pendulum lunges<br />
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(lunge forward and back, this counts as one and I usually hold 15 lb DB's but for this "re-enactment" I did not...sorry I'm not sorry ;)<br />
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I didn't record the last one because it's pretty self explanatory but DO NOT forget this part. Walking lunges with 15 lb DB's across the gym then do the wall-sit holding the weights on your thighs, hold for at least 1 minute. Then lunge back to where you started from and do the wall-sit AGAIN! If your legs aren't burning then you are doing something wrong. Now repeat this entire workout 3 times.<br />
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After this workout I decided to head into the Cardio Cinema room and do some hill work. I saw this workout on the Instagram and decided to give it a try.<br />
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I started with a 2 mile warm up and then I started to climb. I kept the speed at 7 mph and it was HARD. I thought I was going to DIE! To recover I just lowered back down to 0% incline and kept running. I did 4 repeats at 15% but just jumped my feet off to the sides for 30 seconds to recover. Then I ran 2.5 more miles. I did 2 miles at 8 mph and cooled down the last .50 mile, for a total of 7.5 miles. I left the gym feeling beat and AWESOME! I absolutely love the way I feel after a hard workout. There's something wonderful about kicking your own butt!<br />
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Sometimes you just get so incredibly shredded that you want to share your awesome workout with everyone. Today I did a killer shoulder workout, I kind of LOVE working my shoulders. This picture shows you just how shredded I really am, I hide it well.</div>
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30 Squats with alternating shoulder presses</div>
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(holding 20 lb DB's with palms facing each other held just above your shoulders, squat and while you are coming up do a single arm shoulder press, squat and switch sides, repeat 30 times)</div>
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I'm not doing a very good job at describing these things so just google it :) you're welcome!</div>
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After this shoulder workout I went into the Cardio Cinema room and did a 9 mile progression run. I started at 7 mph and for the first mile I bumped it up .1 mph every .25 mile. Mile 2 was 7.4 and I bumped it up .1 every mile ending at 8 or 8.1 mph. I cooled down the last .50 mile. I'm still trying to regain my speed since my ding dang injury this summer, so by the end this was hard for me.</div>
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Lastly, I have to share a Christmas song that I am in LOVE with. It makes me cry a little bit and I like to run to it, enjoy!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanksgiving morning I had the opportunity to pace the <a href="http://thankful13.com/" target="_blank">Thankful 13 Half Marathon</a>. This was one of my favorite races of the year, next to the <a href="http://runlilmamarun.blogspot.com/2013/06/rock-n-roll-san-diego-marathon-2013.html" target="_blank">San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon</a>. Unlike most Utah races this course doesn’t send you flying down a canyon, you have to earn your time on this one. Another good thing about this race is that you don’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to catch a bus, nope you start and finish at the same point. Holly and I paced the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_45099364" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">1:50</span></span></span> group. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The race started right on time and we were off. I was a bit nervous that I wasn’t going to be warm enough. I tried out my new Nike jacket and wasn’t sure how warm it was going to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's Kenna modeling it for you. It is quite possibly the softest thing EVA...it's smooth like butta! It has thumb holes and is thin but it is VERY warm, perfect! I picked it up at 26.2 Running Co. when we were there for packet pick-up. I can't tell you how much I love this jacket, so I'm not going to try!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> By mile 2 I was warm, so Holly and I took turns holding each other’s junk so we could take off a layer. This was no easy task but we somehow managed. I had to lose my fancy turkey hat at this point as well. It was driving me cray cray and my head was super hot…nobody likes a hot head! Besides, I was having a panic attack because my airway was being cut off. I tied the little suckers legs around my waist, it looked like he was pecking my bum :D Cute bum where ya' from?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The course was absolutely beautiful, they had to change the course a little due to some construction and it was even better than before. I hope the course will stay the same for next year, although according to my Garmin it was a bit short. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There were signs all along the course showing what people were thankful for, I liked this a lot. I REALLY liked one sign that said “I’m thankful for my ex-husband, thankful he’s an ex!” HAHAHA, that caused me to have a fine chuckle. I also saw a sign that my friend Jessica did, her dad beat colon cancer this year YAY!!! It’s always nice to have something to read to distract yourself. It’s also nice to be running behind a guy in a full on turkey costume, when he approached one photographer he did a funny little turkey move. I missed it but Holly sure laughed about it, I can envision it and it was breath taking :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Holly and I attempted to do a jump for one of the photographers, I can’t wait to see how this one turned out, as I flung my arms in the air to give myself a little boost I cracked Holly in the stick :D I hit the pacing stick and nearly knocked the poor dear over, it was a travesty but might make for some good photography. I will just add that our tutu’s looked super awesome in our shadows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The race was so well organized, everything was perfect! Holly and I finished the race and wanted to even things out so we did 14 miles, it was FUN!! We finished just in time for the push-up contest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I will NEVER win a race but I can win a push-up contest. I WON and got a HUGE turkey!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Isn't it beautiful Clark?!? I told you it was HUGE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I did 90 push-ups and my whole body was shaking, I’ve never had that happen before, maybe I was nervous ;) I just need to enter more push-up contests and less running contests I guess ;)</span></div>
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Pacer group shot! Becky, Weirdo #Uno, Julia, Rachelle and Weirdo #Dos. Aren't our turkey hats dashing? </div>
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Then I said something that made Holly angry and she came at me with an axe...WTHeck! </div>
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Don't worry, I apologized and we're friends again.</div>
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Sadly, race season is over for a while here in Utah. Luckily, Rachelle invited me to her 2nd Annual Christmas Fun Run, YIPEE!!! I already know what I'm going to wear too and these little beauties are definitely going to be part of my ensemble, I love them!!! I could quite possibly wear them every day this month!</div>
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These are going to sell out QUICK so if you want some follow this handy little link <a href="http://www.procompression.com/marathon-holiday/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and order yourself some. If you use the promo code SNOW you will not only get 40% off but you will also get FREE shipping. Don't say I never gave you anything (technically I'm not giving you anything but let's just pretend that I am) and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!</div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-18120537148945543202013-11-04T17:45:00.000-08:002013-11-04T17:45:46.439-08:00Haunted Half Marathon 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Friday night (October 25th) before we went to bed I told Kobe that I would be waking him up at 5 a.m. so he could get ready for the big race. He walked into my room at 4:56 a.m., apparently he was excited!! We got all dressed up and headed out the door at 5:25, hopped in the car with Holly, Jorge and Kaden and headed up to SLC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the bus ride Kobe was quiet but super excited. We got up to the starting line at 7, the race didn't start until 9 so we had some time to kill. The weather was pretty much PERFECT. It was cold at the starting line but not freezing like I thought it was going to be. There was a headless horseman at the starting line which I thought was awesome, it was really cool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The race started at 9:00 on the dot. We started back by the 2:10 pacers but Kobe passed them pretty quick. Kobe started the race a bit too fast, I kept trying to get the boy to slow down but that was no easy task. He started to pass the 2:00 pacers which I knew was a mistake but there really was no stopping the boy. At around mile 3.5 I told Kobe that if he didn't slow down he was going to be in big trouble. He finally slowed down and we were doing good until around mile 6 when we decided to make a pit stop. There was a line but I figured it would move fast...WRONG! I don't know what people do in those Honey Buckets, quite frankly I don't want to know, but the line was not moving. Pretty soon we saw Holly and Kaden, they hopped in line too. Finally after we had been stopped for about 6 minutes we gave up and carried on. I think our long stop did Kobe in, his legs were not very happy. I could tell he was struggling but we just kept moving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We stopped again near the Hogle Zoo and took off some layers of clothes, it was getting hot! I was hoping that once we lost some layers it would help the boys but it didn't. Kobe was not wanting to eat but I had to put my foot down and force feed the child ;) I kid, I kid! I gave up on the Shot Blocks and such and went straight for the Skittles, if you haven't tried the Dark Side Skittles do it today, they are the best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There were some pretty nasty hills but overall I LOVED the course. The hills were near mile 8, 9 and 10 (I think) these were rough miles. At mile 11 or so there was a Honey Bucket so we stopped. Again, the line was moving soooooo slow, maybe more than 1 port-a-potty would be good since people like to hang out in there. We were stopped for another 5-7 minutes, seriously?!? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I kept telling the boys to pretend that we had just started our run and that we only had 2 miles left, they can do 2 miles in their sleep. That didn't work. People were amazed at the boys, they kept asking if they were doing the whole race....uh, yea!! People even asked if Kobe was running the race when we were at the starting line, seriously? No, I like to make my smeagoly son stand out in the cold for 2 hours so he can watch his mama start a race ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At one point Holly and I started getting a little nutty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was flying, check out that cape!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My very favorite part of the race was near the end when we got ready to enter the finish line area. There were lots of trees with fallen leaves on the path, beautiful fall colors and then I looked up and saw a ginormous pumpkin face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kobe kicked it into high gear at the finish line and we sprinted in. Mama and Papa Jex were there cheering us on and McKenna and Jake were handing out medals. We finished and I grabbed Kobe and gave him a big hug, I may have been a little teary! We were starving so we went and grabbed some Little Ceasars pizza which was free for the runners, I never knew Little Ceasars could taste so good. Kobe ate a couple of pieces of pizza and a couple of donuts, I've never seen the boy eat like he did at that very moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We loved having Mama and Papa Jex there!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We hung out with Mama and Papa for awhile and took some pictures. The race finished at Memory Grove Park which is beautiful. It was a great day, I loved the race and I especially loved running with Kobe!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kobe's finish time was 2:32, my Garmin time was 2:16, I stopped my watch at our stops. 16 minutes worth of stops is a little cray cray but oh well, we finished and that's all that matters!</span></div>
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This was an awesome day, I loved every minute of it! I would highly recommend this race.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">T minus 3 days until the big rodeo, or race, depending on where you pin your bib ;D The day Kobe did his first 10K he decided that he was ready to do a half marathon. Kaden decided that a half sounded like a good idea and decided to do it with Kobe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This pic was at the Freedom Run 10K..LOVE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I informed them that one does not just wake up and run a half marathon and that they would have to train. They still wanted to, I thought perhaps they were a little crazy and that after a couple of runs they would change their minds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I came up with a training plan and we got right to it. We (Holly and I) eased them into it with a run/walk. I’ll be truthful and say that the first few weeks were rough…really rough. I tried to talk Kobe out of continuing on multiple occasions but by golly that boy is stubborn (don’t know where he get it, yes I do…from his DADDY ;) The Saturday of our first 5 miler I actually told Kobe that I was giving him one more week and if things didn't get better that we had to be done. Patience is a virtue my friend! I had many days of being extremely inpatient and had to keep telling myself that the mere fact that they were out there trying was awesome in and of itself. How many 10 year olds do you know that are willing to train for and complete a half marathon??</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This lovely picture was taken after one of our first runs. Kobe sprinted around the church, leaving me in his dust, and then collapsed on the grass. Death by running! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One day we were running along and I saw a toy horse on the side of the road. I found it funny for some reason, then I looked back to see Kobe picking it up. Kobe finished the run carrying the ding dang thing. The horse became our mascot. (Did you notice it in the picture...don't confuse the horse with Koda ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of our runs ended with Koda and McKenna waiting for us in the front yard. I so wish Kenna could have joined in on the fun but that darn gymnastics has done a number on her knees. #gymnastsarepeopletoo McKenna's pediatrician told me when she was about 5 that her hips are aligned as such that she would be a FAST runner. She did run the mile the fastest last year and was asked multiple times to join cross country. One day I am sure she will take the running world by storm...is that a saying?!? Either way, I'm sure she will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">SELFIE SATURDAY!! We were photo bombed by a biker. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Kobe is done running he is DONE and sits down wherever he may be. It's actually quite funny. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lou is showing you how AWESOME Kobe's first 7 miler was. That boy was on FIIIIIIRE!! He kept telling me he was on fire and he was. His last mile was his fastest and he wanted to keep going. I wish all runs could be like that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last Saturday we took the boys up Provo Canyon to enjoy the beautiful fall leaves. Our canyon has been closed so we hadn't fully enjoyed the fall colors. Kenna wondered what took us so long to run 8 miles but I guess when you throw a photo shoot in there it takes a long time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Throughout our training we often ran to Mama's house, I don't think I've ever seen her as much as in these past couple months. We all looked forward to our visits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As in any training cycle we had good runs and horrible runs but I wouldn't change any of it for anything in the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are doing the<a href="http://thehauntedhalf.com/" target="_blank"> Haunted Half </a>which is sure to be a partay! I can't wait to see how the boys do and I can't wait to see McKenna and Jake at the finish line handing out medals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm actually a bit sad, okay I'm SUPER sad, for this to be coming to an end. Luckily, Kobe told me the other day that he wants to continue training and do the <a href="http://thankful13.com/" target="_blank">Thankful 13</a> as well. So let's keep our fingers crossed that he loves it and will continue on.</span></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-65962204092093707112013-09-17T18:04:00.000-07:002013-09-17T18:04:39.074-07:00Time For A Cleanse!<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m sure you have all heard about the juice cleanse craz that all the cool kids are doing. Well, I decided to go ahead and jump on that band wagon. That’s right, I asked good ol’ Dr. Noodle (AKA Google) all about a one day cleanse. I came across <a href="http://www.idiotsguides.com/static/quickguides/healthbeautydiet/how-to-do-a-one-day-juice-fast.html" target="_blank">this website</a>, the complete idiot’s guide…sounds about right. I chatted with Holly about it, Jorge is big into juicing so we knew he would be excited about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jake was going to participate but decided on the way to Costco that it wasn't really going to do him any good. My reason for doing said cleanse was to reset myself. I have had lots of horrible sugar cravings and Big Mac Attacks as of late and I wanted to flush all the bad out and start fresh. I thought a day full of vitamins and nutrients would do me good. It would set me up to start eating a bit cleaner. Jake had no intention on changing his eating habits so why bother. I think he actually changed his mind at least 15 times in about a 30 second time frame, if you think I'm kidding I'm NOT!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">I drank my glass of</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><s style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">warm</s><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;">HOT lemon water, I burned my flipptiy flappin' tongue, and headed on down to the Garcia residence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Juice numero uno consisted of carrots, red bell pepper, celery, romaine lettuce, the juice of one lemon and a Fuji apple. All I could taste was the bell pepper for.the.rest.of.the.day!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was SUPER full when Holly texted beckoning me down to make my lunch time juice. I thought being that juice #2 was only grapes and strawberries that I would like it. 5 cups of grapes and 15 strawberries=not too great. It was way too sweet. I forced myself to drink about half of it but that was all I could handle. I would surely barf had I finished the thing. I put the remaining juice in the fridge thinking I would finish it later. Well friends, later never came.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I went to church even though I was VERY nauseous. It was the Primary program otherwise I would have stayed home. I decided I would stay until Kobe did his part and then I would leave. You know when your mouth gets all watery right before you throw up??? Gross, I know, but that was happening pretty much the whole hour I was at the church house. I thought I was going to lose it a few times. Thankfully, I made it through the first hour, just barely, then I zipped on home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Holly texted me a little while later saying that she was home and had juice #3 ready for me. The mere thought of drinking one more ounce of juice made me sick. I sauntered down to her house and told her that I was DONE! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I felt like I had the stomach flu, I never threw up but man did I come close. I knew I would be spending most of the day in the bathroom but I did not sign up for the nausea. I wanted to be <i>cleansed</i> to an extent but this was taking things a little too far.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I ate some toast, oatmeal and a pear and that was that. I woke up feeling great! Will I do it again? The verdict is still out on that. Did it do what I wanted it to? I suppose it did and then some, colonoscopy anyone ;) Do I want to go home and have some juice? NO freaking way!! I’m glad I didn’t snatch up the Jack LaLanne juicer I was scoping out on KSL. Jorge has a Jack LaLanne Juicer which is what we used and it is AMAZING!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I will say that if you have any interest in doing a cleanse, do it the right way. Make your own juice with nothing added. There are lots of cleanses you can buy but doing it this way is cheaper and #awesomerawness! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I will make better choices when it comes to what I stuff in my pie hole. I will also be sure to order these right quick!! All those vitamins have made me so smart...obviously!</span></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-76060656223466736082013-09-07T19:25:00.002-07:002013-09-07T19:25:49.994-07:00A New Addition!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me just catch ya up on a few things, okay? About 6 weeks ago we bought ourselves a little Yorkie dog, Koda! He is just about the cutest little thing you have ever seen but man alive he is NAUGHTY! We are new to this whole dog thing but thought it would be “fun!” I must say that I find this little mongrel to be more work than a newborn baby. In some ways he is much harder than a baby but then again he does sleep at night so that’s a plus. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We got him when he was 6 weeks old, he was soooo tiny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here he is after a trip to the groomers...nice ascot!<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He is hilarious and so sweet but soooooo naughty! We do so love him, how could we not?!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In other news, Kobe is training for his first HALF MARATHON!!! The dudes legs are only about 8 inches long so this is a pretty big deal. He decided after his first 10K that he wanted to do the <a href="http://thehauntedhalf.com/" target="_blank">Haunted Half Marathon</a> on October 26th. I found a training plan and we have been following it to the T, Kobe checks it often which I love.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Training was a bit rough in the beginning and truth be told I nearly gave up. Kobe was determined to make it work and he has done amazingly! I am so excited for him and Kaden (Holly’s son) to attack a half marathon. I have so LOVED our runs together, it has taken a great deal of patience but to see them improving has been awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kobe is all about the route. I will say we have to run 4 miles and he says “I don’t care how far we are going, I only care where we are going.” I hope with all my being that he makes it to race day still excited about running. I love the time we are spending together training for this race. It is amazing to me that his twiggle little legs are capable of running 13.1 miles…that be pretty dang far!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Kobe is done he is DONE! I turned around today to see him sitting in the middle of the trail :D And he always sprints to the finish, love that smeagoly boy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This morning I got to pace the Nebo Half Marathon, which I LOVED, then we did a 6 miler! We didn't start the 6 miler with the boys until 10 a.m. and it was 6000 degrees. It was rough but we did it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lastly, I am dying to do a marathon!! I don’t see one in my near future since here in Utah it has a tendency to be snowy in the winter months therefore there are no marathons to be found past the beginning of October! I would LOVE to do the Rock and Rock Las Vegas Marathon but it starts at 4 pm…who the heck can run a marathon starting at that hour? NOT ME!!</span></div>
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Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13411462577209359281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309126614085623346.post-68993186534329407022013-07-17T17:59:00.000-07:002013-07-17T18:06:50.568-07:00Steph's 8 Steps to Recovery!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It has been almost 3 weeks since I started PT and I have now been allowed to run 4 times. I am up to 33 minutes of a run/walk. It’s short but wonderful. I was able to do a 15 minutes routine at the gym yesterday and I was on cloud 9 all day. Today was the BIG 33 minuter and it was nothing short of AWESOME! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s amazing what a tiny run can do for ones outlook on life! My last injury lasted for 4 and half months and it was MISERABLE!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is how I felt every time I saw a runner on the street during my first injury, wanted to punch them in the throat! I've been a lot less hostile this time:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought I would give you some pointers on having a speedy recovery if heaven forbid you ever get injured. These are not USAFT, FDA, RDA or FDIC approved just Steph approved, you’re welcome!<br /><br />Step 1: Admitting that you have a problem. I think as a runner it’s hard to admit that you are injured. Luckily, for me both of my injuries have come on with no warning at all, I just woke up one morning and I was broken. I think a lot of runners ignore things until they too wake up one morning unable to run.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Step 2: Cry yourself a river, build a bridge and get over it and REPEAT!! This weekend was especially </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Step 3: Make an appointment with a doctor of the Sports Medicine, this is an important step that I think a lot of people skip. They will determine if an x-ray, MRI, CT scan or pregnancy test is needed. You don’t want to assume physical therapy can fix you…they can’t fix broken bones, just for your FYI ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been living in my Pro Compression socks. I wear them to the gym every single day, wear them to work on occasion (I need to get some sleeves, sometimes neon socks just don’t go with my work outfits…IDK) I slather my angry little legs in Deep Blue each and every night and slip on some Pro Compression. Then I sleep with my ice pack on my calf, it’s really mad!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Step 5: Go to physical therapy A LOT! I have gone every day since June 27th and notice changes almost daily.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Step 6: Be obedient! If the PT says not to run maybe you should listen. If you finish your prescribed workout STOP. Yesterday I left myself just enough time to do what I was told. I felt great and of course wanted to keep going but alas it was time to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Step 7: Massage. I need to get massages more often, I think massage is HUGE in recovery. I get a massage each day at PT but I should really schedule myself a session at Jorge’s House O’ Pain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Step 8: Cross train. I have been doing the spin bike and the elliptical. I used to despise the elliptical but decided that if you concentrate REALLY hard you can indeed get a good workout on the old ski machine.<br /><br />Last but certainly not least avoid chiropractors at the finish line of races. If you don’t know anything about them for heaven’s sake don’t let them touch you!!!! I’m 99.9% sure that had I not let that whack a doo smack me around that I would be fine right now…’nuf said!<br /><br />Now go back up to Step 4 section C. I know I talk about Pro Compression fort knightly but seriously get cha’ some! Right now they are having a HUGE sale. Head on over to </span><a href="http://procompression.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ProCompression.com</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and use promo code JULY for 40% off EVERYTHING! You also get FREE shipping! The socks are awesomesauce…FAAAAACT! They also have running visors and sweet hats. Jake has a PC hat and loves it! Get on it peeps, the sale ends August 4th! I think I’ll pick myself up some of the new retro stockings!! Happy shopping!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love going for the entertainment but would love to be done and back out running about the town with my RBFF. Baby steps Stephanopolis, baby steps! Perhaps the retro socks will be my graduation gift!</span></div>
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