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Run for Mali 5K

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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: Run for Mali 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:27:40, Place overall: 6
Total Distance
3.10

Last Sunday I found out that a few of the women in my ward were planning on running in a 5K this Saturday. Eric tells me that several of them run in the early mornings, and I've been curious about whether or not they're fast. So I signed up for the 5K to see. 

It was kind of a hard course - hilly, and steeper than rolling. I was a little worried as we drove to the start, but it ended up going okay. The race wasn't competitive at all (the winner was an 11-year-old in 21:50), so I didn't feel too frustrated about being out of shape. I was annoyed that they started almost 10 minutes late, because the Tour de Donut was an hour after the 5K start and was 20 minutes away, but it worked out. I ran close to the same time that I ran an almost completely downhill 5K two weeks ago, so I feel like I'm making progress.  



I was a few minutes late starting the Tour de Donut, but it was okay because it was chip timed and I wasn't going to win anyway and I was kind of nervous about starting with 600 other cyclists since I don't have a ton of experience on the bike. Plus it was fun passing the people at the back (except for the weaving kids who made me super nervous).

The race is three 7-mile laps with a donut break between each. There's a 3-minute time deduction for each donut consumed. The donuts are really why I registered for the race; I thought it sounded fun when I heard about it a year or so ago, but when I was reading Fat Cyclist's blog earlier this week I was super hungry and I wanted the excuse to eat junk. I was able to eat 4 donuts after the first lap, but during the second they didn't feel great in my stomach. Also, I figured that since I was going to be slower than most people regardless, eating more donuts wasn't really going to help anything. So I skipped them after the second lap.



It was a super fun day. Eric was very sweet to wait until later for his run so that I could do my thing, and he was very supportive and encouraging. My mom watched Elliott for us, so Eric rode the last two donut laps with me. It was nice to have the "alone" time.



Elliott had a good day, too - until the ride home when she woke up and was hungry.


 

 

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carina on Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 21:02:38 from 204.15.86.83

Way to go! Getting back into the groove is hard with a newborn! You're doing great!!

From runningafterbabies on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 15:04:23 from 71.195.219.247

Did you really just have a baby? You are SO SKINNY! And one tough chick to boot. Nice job, Catherine.

From catherine on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 16:38:29 from 98.202.112.51

Thanks Carina. And thanks Melody - but really I'm so soft and paunchy!

From allie on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 18:12:14 from 24.10.191.18

nice job on both events! i'd say 4 donuts is quite impressive.

From RAD on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 19:47:34 from 76.27.16.189

What a wonderful Saturday! I'm with RAB too - you look GREAT for just having a baby. Holy Moly girl! To define soft and paunchy you must see me - a YEAR later! :)

Congrats on the race and feeling stronger and then heading off to the donut race. I love it! You should try the Krispy Kreme challenge :)

From catherine on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 20:05:07 from 98.202.112.51

Thanks Allie and RAD. Is there really a Krispy Kreme challenge? I would totally sign up for that.

From Burt on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 20:13:10 from 72.223.88.109

that's my kinda race. nice job.

From Bonnie on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 20:27:06 from 71.35.48.102

Congratulations Catherine!! You look fabulous!!

From Bonnie on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 20:27:23 from 71.35.48.102

and Elliot is beautiful!

From RAD on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 21:17:48 from 76.27.16.189

oh yes, yes there is! :)

http://krispykremechallenge.com/index.html

QP (my sister) did the challenge this year, and you can read her report here: http://charmaigne.fastrunningblog.com/blog-02-05-2011.html

From catherine on Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 23:52:59 from 98.202.112.51

Thanks Bonnie!

RAD - That's awesome. We should make a local one. I'm already hungry for donuts again.

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