Find joy in the Journey

Painter's Half

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Location:

Pleasant Grove,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 19, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

3- 5k's (turkey run Orem, freedom festival)

1-10k

Hobble Creek half marathon- 4

Provo Canyon half marathon-2 (2010: 2:15:34)

Top of Utah marathon-1

2011 races:

Painter's Half: 02:15:00

Thanksgiving Point Half: 02:18:00

AF Memorial 10K:

Hersey 5k:

Utah Valley Half:

Timp Half:

Hobble Creek Half:

Short-Term Running Goals:

2:00 half marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to be a strong runner

Personal:

I have been married for almost 14 years to the best man in the whole world. I have 5 awesome kids and am trying to "find joy in every journey."

I love to run because it involves only me and it challenges me. It helps me feel good about myself.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics Gel-speedstar Lifetime Miles:						76.20
Nike Air Pegasus 27 Lifetime Miles:						216.98
Saucony Pro/grid Lite Lifetime Miles:						28.00

Sat, Jan 22, 2011

Race: Painter's Half (31.1 Miles) 00:02:17

Total Distance

13.10

Ok Kelli, here it is:

So I haven't been on for a long time. Life had gotten really busy and I had to let some things go. I have been running, but I haven't been posting my runs.

This last weekend I ran the Painter's half marathon! It was awesome! I felt really good. I ran with a really awesome friend who helped me stay focused on having a fun time and she helped me push myself.

I did like the course but I felt really bad for the fast runners who had to dodge all the people and even at some point they had to slow down because people are too dumb to figure out that the finishers are coming and so you need to GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!

Mentally it was really hard to pass the finish line and loop around again. If they could change that it would make the race 100% awesome!

At the start of the race I was having a really hard time getting into it mentally. It took me 3 miles to get out of my funk. We didn't have any cool watches to keep tack of our pace so I don't know 100%, but for the first 6 miles we were right around 9:30-9:40. I am really happy with that. Of course the last 3-4 miles I think I was around 10:30. Not too happy about that!! I am hoping for my next race I can keep it more consistent.

Overall I am every happy and had an awesome time!

Nike Air Pegasus 27 Miles: 13.10

Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Toby on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 00:23:07 from 66.133.97.196

It's about FREAKIN' time cuz! :) I'm so glad you had fun and ran with a good friend! We need to go run soon! Hooray for the great race! (Are you really doing Grandmas?)

From Burt on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 01:10:18 from 72.223.84.236

Way to go Callie Jo!

From Kelli on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:11:26 from 71.219.84.215

Yeah for a post! I have been waiting ever so impatiently! FIRST, I am so sorry for putting your number on a sticky note and losing it. I think it is probably at the Dairy Queen in the Chevron in Scipio or wherever the heck we made our first stop. It had to have gotten stuck to my wallet or something and then fallen out when I got it out of my purse. I tore apart my purse at dinner in St George so i could call you. I WAS SO MAD! That is when you need internet on your phone, then I could have checked to see if it was still in my e-mail. BUMMER.

Now, to the race. I bet you anything we were running right by you for a good portion of the race. We also chose not to wear Garmins, but I would guess out pace was about the same as yours. We also started at the very back of the race. DANG. Dang, double dang.

It was a great course, i am glad that you were able to just go and have fun and enjoy it. That is what a winter race is for. When life gets out of the way, you will get that time you are shooting for. Life is crazy, we have to roll with it sometimes.

SO, what is next for you? Whatever it is, I am coming. ;o)

From Kelli on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:20:52 from 71.219.84.215

OH, and I forgot to add that you did great! Sorry, still sleeping and not very coherent at all.

I agree about the course, it is a good one but mentally hard to see people finishing when you have a ways to go. And those poor fast people dodging around us and the morons not getting out of the way!!!!

From RAD on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 14:18:49 from 67.172.229.125

Callie I didn't even know (or remember) that you were coming down! I wish I would've met up with you as well. There was a whole crowd of bloggers around!!

I have to agree on the course, I was enough ahead that the finishers never passed me and the finish line turn off wasn't open or marked yet, because I was looking for it and never noticed/saw it, but I thought about how hard it would be to have the finishers pass you or for the finishers to race through the crowd. Hard on both ends! I too think that needs to be remedied for next year.

You did a GREAT job on the race! I think those last few miles were mentally just tough with the tight turns, crowds and narrow trail - not to mention the worst uphill in the race at mile 11. Congrats on a wonderful performance and I'm glad you had a terrific weekend!

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