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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 29, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I was a much better runner in my 20's and 30's.  When I was 52 I had a 28.5 5K and a 58.5 10K, and I would like to surpass those times.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 1/2 marathon.  I would actually love to run a full marathon, but am not sure if my body would break down with injuries training for one.  Update fall 2010: still no 1/2 marathon, but I did run all the way up city creek and back home (14 miles)  - absolutely gorgeous!!

Personal:

My name is Adele Kimbrough - I'm 58 and have been running (off and on) since I was 16.  My body is not well designed for speed, and I'm a bit arthritic, but I'm having fun trying to figure out just how fast I can be.  And this blog helps! 

2011 Deseret News 10K Finish Line.
Dang - missed my goal by 4 seconds!

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Evening run up to one mile marker in city creek canyon and back home.  Ran with my daughter, which always makes the run more fun. Plus she was keeping a pretty good pace on the way home!  :) 

Then she convinced me to do some other exercises once we were home, so . . . I did 3 sets of sissy sink push ups and 3 sets of sissy crunches and miscellaneous stretches mixed in with a bunch of talking!  I really should do more upper body core strengthening exercises so I hope I can get in the habit.  I'm guessing it is like running, in that in the beginning it is hard and seems so impossible that you're ever going to get better.  But then after you make youself run 3 or 4 times in a row, you see improvement and start thinking "I can do this".  I need to get to that stage with my sit-ups and push-ups!

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Comments
From allie on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 21:03:12 from 174.23.182.80

sounds like a nice run with your daughter.

i agree about core work. i get into a habit of doing it for awhile, then i stop, then it's hard to start back up again. running is a no-brainer, but doing any sort of core exercises is like pulling teeth for me.

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