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Location:

Spanish Fork,

Member Since:

Apr 20, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k : 50:00 (Idaho Falls Turkey Run) My wife ran a 10 k that same day faster. lol.  

In High School I ran short distances. (1990-02) Made it to State several times running the 100, 200, 400, and relays.  

Short-Term Running Goals:

Running 1.5 miles for charity in May. I hope to build to a 5k (running the whole time) by the fall. 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to run a 10k with my wife. (Well we will start together and I will meet up with her after she finishes the race before me). 

Personal:

I work for the Utah County Sheriff's Office. I'm just finishing a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling. I figure the counseling can come in handy on this site. (Some of you guys have some running issues). lol. My wife is a awesome runner who runs with many of the people on this site. She isn't a fan of blogging so she reads comments mostly. My wife ran a 3:24 marathon at The Mesa Falls Marathon last year and took 1st place overall for females. I hope one day she is recorded among the top finishers on this site. :)

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Fri, May 01, 2009
Total Distance
2.00

Alright I had a few first this week:

1. My first 2 miler yeah. My wife push me through the whole thing (bless her heart). I felt pretty good throughout but started to lad towards the end.

 2. My 1st bathroom break while running: I always felt that if you have to use the bathroom when running you have been running for too long. lol. Anyway I stop by Carl's jr while running and the break was well needed.

 3. My weigh is now 235. I been using different scales so I decided to use the one at Gold's Gym. Despite being 235 my pants are fitting better than last year when I was 225. I really bulk up over the winter during workouts. I'm trying to shed a little but its not a huge concern. 

I finish the workout with a 30 min workout involving pushup, situps, and other core exercises my wife would gather from her head. Good day.

Did I mention that I did this on only 4 hours of sleep! 

Chocolate Turtle 

Weight: 235.00
Comments
From jtshad on Fri, May 01, 2009 at 15:30:29 from 204.134.132.225

Hey there, long time since I have seen you or Ali on the blog! Hope all is well down south.

Great job getting out. Say hi to Ali! When are you in IF next?

From Jon on Fri, May 01, 2009 at 15:40:08 from 138.64.2.76

Congrats on your firsts this week! And yes, most of us could use your counseling cause we have some severe running issues... :)

From jun on Fri, May 01, 2009 at 16:04:24 from 66.239.250.209

Nice job on the workout. You should check out Enoch's blog. He is a big muscly dude like you. He has really focused on running lately and is actually doing quite well.

From desi on Fri, May 01, 2009 at 19:26:14 from 160.7.242.143

jtshad- thanks for the comment. We should be going to idaho sometime in May. I'll send ya a note. Ali is awesome and is running more than she is blogging.

jon - As fast as you run you must be stealing something or have major mental health issues. Or maybe there is a third option. lol.

jun- thanks for the info. I will be checking out enoch blog from now on.

From wheakory on Sat, May 02, 2009 at 00:43:34 from 24.116.159.75

Nice workout. Just keep running each day and eventually it will get easier and you'll then decide that you want to increase the miles. It will happen just keep building your confidence each day.

Nice run again.

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