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West Jordan,UT,

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May 07, 2007

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Female

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Short-Term Running Goals:

Run 1/2 marathon in 1:45

Personal:

Single mom w/ 2 kids still at home who keep me busy! I love triathlons and am getting into trail running. Love it, too!

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Thu, Jun 12, 2008

Total Distance

5.01

Holy Cow! What a morning! The Power of a Partner is undeniable. If it hadn't been for my awesome running partner, it wouldn't have happened today! We both were so tired this morning. We planned on doing a really short run, but happy that we in 5.

Avg mile pace was 8:59 which is significantly better than Tuesday.

One of us has to drive 6 or 7 miles to meet up to run and with gas prices what they are..............we have to put in the miles to make it worth it. On Friday, I'm going to ride my bike to her house to save gas money and get in some cross training.

Speaking of gas prices, today is the beginning of my eliminate driving campaign. I am going to try to ride my bike most places I go. I think I can even do grocery shopping on bike if I take my bike trailer and don't buy too many things.

I've already started this a bit and the boys love it. The girls have issues w/ walking to church. It is about 1.25 miles away!!! I tell them that is nothing compared to our pioneer ancestors!!!

New rule for me: I can only go out on Tuesday and Saturday nights cuz my running schedule allows me to sleep in on Wednesdays and Sundays. Hope I can stick this plan. It will allow me to get more sleep!

Happy Day to all!

Night Sleep Time: 4.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 4.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Stacey on Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:42:13

Hey Andrea! You were awesome this morning! Way to keep us both motivated to get those miles in. I like the eliminate driving campaign! I think I'll be trying it myself! See you in the a.m.!

From missee on Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 13:10:38

Me? Awesome? No, I think you are talking about yourself. I definitely wouldn't have run this morning had you not come to my house!!

In all seriousness, I'm so blessed to have you as a partner!!!

From Maria on Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 17:24:39

Wow, I don't even know how you can function on 4 hours of sleep day after day, let alone run! I need at least 6.5 hours, and 7 to 8 even better, to have good energy throughout the day. Good rule for going out, hope you can stick to it! Blogging helps - if you put your hours of sleep in, everyone will see it, and now that you announced the new rule, you're accountable :).

From missee on Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 17:40:10

You're right. It's hard though when a friend calls up at 10:30 p.m. or so and says, "Hey! Want to go to Wal-Mart?" An hour and 1/2 later, I arrive home with less money and loss of valuable sleep time!!!

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