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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 21:01, 9/11/2010

10K: 43:49, 7/24/2010

15K: 1:21:00, 5/22/2010

Half-marathon: 1:41:41, 8/28/2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

Now that I'm (almost for sure) done having all the babies, I'm working on building consistency and seeing how fast I can get in my old age. ;)

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to be a healthy and relatively injury-free runner for the rest of my life.  

Personal:

I'm married to Eric (Faceless Ghost on the blog) and we have very active daughters and one dog. I have a PhD in sociology and demography, and I'm incredibly grateful to have work that is meaningful and that builds on my academic experience. I run because it makes me feel strong and it helps to keep the crazy away (there is a long history of abuse and mental illness in my extended family).

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 73.39
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 372.79
Girly Altra Lifetime Miles: 366.08
Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 175.92
NB Orange Lifetime Miles: 13.50
Race: Freedom 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:27:21
Total Distance
3.10

A bunch of people in Eric's family were doing the Freedom half marathon or 5k today. I had registered for the 5k a few months before Elliott was born just in case I'd be able to run, and when she came 11 days early I figured the race would be a good goal. Even though I wanted to beat everyone in Eric's family who was running it, I was going into it thinking it would be kind of a practice fake-long-run for me. 

Eric's parents met me at the capitol building to watch Elliott (Eric was already off doing the half), and I rode the shuttle bus to the start with two of Eric's cousins and an aunt. They were talking about run/walk strategies and waiting for people at the finish. I didn't want them to feel like I was going to ditch them so I didn't really talk about my goal of finishing in under 30 minutes. I used the port-a-potty about 5 times in hopes that I wouldn't have bladder problems, and then we moved to the start and began.

I tried to go only a little faster than was comfortable. I had the adrenaline at the beginning, and my first mile was 8:21. I felt pretty good, but I kept slowing down. My second mile was 8:45, and after that I got super tired (probably because I only got 4-5 hours of sleep last night because of Baby, and I've only run up to 2 miles since her delivery 4 weeks ago). My third mile was 9:35, and the last 0.08 (the course was a little short according to my Garmin) was at a 7:51 pace. My average pace for the race was 8:52.

So I did beat everyone who was doing the 5K, but they weren't trying to race me and they don't run much. And Eric's sister beat Eric's cousin in the half (though the cousin didn't know he was racing the sister), so Eric and I won a thing of Jelly Bellies from Eric's brother. And the cousin who had a baby 10 weeks ago finished the half in about 3 hours and wished that she hadn't tried to run it.

When we were hanging out after the race we saw Allie and met Fiddy. He seems very British.

Overall it was a good experience. It's a lot slower than I was last summer, but it's faster than I was before last year. Cardiovascularly I was fine, so I think I'll do better once my body gets used to running again. As with the other running I've done since not being pregnant, it feels a lot harder than it should. It's no fun being out of shape. And I'm going to be a bunch sore in my back and pelvis region. But my starting place could be a lot worse, and if I keep doing things that are a little hard they'll become easier.

Also I really need to stop being an emotional eater so I can drop the rest of my preggo weight. That'll help too. :)

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.10
Weight: 125.00
Comments
From Bonnie on Mon, Jul 04, 2011 at 15:48:54 from 70.59.246.46

Yea! Welcome back Catherine! Good job getting out there - you have to start somewhere and I think it is great that you are faster than you were a couple years ago, you will come back much faster this time around.

Have a great 4th!

From allie on Mon, Jul 04, 2011 at 17:11:13 from 24.10.191.18

way to go, catherine! it was nice to see you today. your baby is absolutely adorable! i think you ran great considering you are just four weeks post-baby, and i agree with bonnie that your fitness will come back quickly.

what gave you the hint that fiddy is british? :)

From Lily on Mon, Jul 04, 2011 at 21:56:18 from 67.199.178.210

So awesome that you even ran this! I am impressed!

I still would love to come see your Elliot. I bet she is adorable!

Emotional eating....ugh. I know all about that!

From Kelli on Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 00:56:16 from 71.219.92.225

OH, when you figure out how to not be an emotional eater, FILL ME IN! Man, do I have issues!!

Great job on this race, You have a superb attitude about it and it sounds like you are right on track to get it all back post baby! YEAH! Glad you had a good time.

From catherine on Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 04:33:17 from 98.202.112.51

Thanks Bonnie and Kelli :)

Allie - It was good to see you too. I'm glad you could have a trouble-free 6 miles.

Thanks Lily. I'd love for you to meet Elliott - just let me know when.

From runningafterbabies on Wed, Jul 06, 2011 at 14:19:23 from 71.195.219.247

You are doing so great! Don't sweat the emotional eating. I think that my hormones play more of a role with the weight than what I actually eat. B/c of our bathroom remodel it's been several days since I got on a scale. I was shocked to see another 2lbs lost without "trying." It will come!

From RAD on Thu, Jul 07, 2011 at 15:21:01 from 98.202.17.113

What a great 'back at it' race! I'm with RAB on the weight...it will come. It's SO hard being impatient with it, but don't try too hard, just let it happen.

Nice job beating everyone :)

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