I Run Like A Girl

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Location:

St. George,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 05, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

I have ran 20 marathons. Utah Grand Slam 2003, PR's Swiss Days 5k 2008 19:48 Spectrum 10k 2008 39:08, HobbleCreek 1/2 2008 1:24:18 , SGM 2009 3:00:27

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3:00 marathon and sub 1:24 half marathon in 2010 but not put too much pressure on myself and ENJOY running!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep improving on my running and race times but at the same time be able to keep it very enjoyable!

Run a sub 3 marathon 2010

"No matter how good you get, you can always get better, and that's the exciting part" Tiger Woods (Haha, posted this quote when I started the blog and now it makes me laugh)

Personal:

Married for 6 years to a very supportive husband .Work part time as a dental hygienist in SG, UT. Just had first baby boy June 6 2009 and love being a mommy!

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Fri, Nov 30, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Well today will be no miles day for me. My hamstring as I mentioned before has been bothering me and this morning when I got up I could really feel it so I made the conscious decision to rest it today. Its hard for me mentally to take a day off but I know I need too. (I had trouble with my hamstring after the Spectrum 10k in March which is almost an identical course to the SC half except shorter )

Anyways on a different note and maybe I will post this on the discussion board but do any of you out there suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome too? I have since I was in high school, its never been very bad but the past 3 or 4 years it has gotten worse.Wakes me up at night, or hard to fall asleep cuz they are so flinchie (is that a word??) and achy. They get bad when I fly or travel or watching a movie late at night.It seems to be worse when I have done a long run or a run where I put more into it. I dont want to use the medication they have out to help with it. Any recommendations???

Comments

From andee on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 11:31:22

I will be sure to let Matt know that he has a fan base in St. George. I think it will be some good encouragement heading into the weekend. I hope you enjoy your day of rest - you definitely deserve it. Hope you are feeling better soon!

From Jody on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 11:43:26

Hope your leg gets feeling better. See you soon!

From Shauna on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 15:01:46

My legs feel restless sometimes too. I notice that it happens when I eat badly, usually too much sugar. It has also happened when I've been really stressed out with work, and on airplanes. So, it might be a matter of reducing stress and/or tweaking the diet. Good luck!

From josse on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 18:22:03

My legs get this way sometimes and it is worse when I am training hard and after long runs. I have noticed that diet affects it like what Shauna said. My brother in law has it really bad and massage is what helps him the most. Hope that helps. For me high doses of Calcium helps to releave the bone shattering achyness.

From ryan on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 23:08:09

sorry about the hammie. i am amazed at the dedication of many of the bloggers. this time of year i rarely run back back days and if i have an ache or pain i will sometimes skip two days. hopefully a day or two of rest will do you good. after all you can't be tearing your body down everyday. good luck. by the way my sisters name is Marci Jacobsen from blanding. i think she mistakenly got one of your awards for the sg marathon a few years ago. do you remember that?

From marciej on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 23:24:38

Shauna and Josse,

Thank you for the advice, I had not thought about diet but I will pay attention to it and see if there is a connection there.

Ryan

Yah rest is always good. Yes I remember, I met your parents at the spectrum 10k last year and they got my address and sent it to me, thats crazy. This year my uncle works for SG city and was at the finish line where the results would come through and they thought my chip hadnt registered but it was because they had clicked on her and not me. Im sure we will have more of that to come:)

From Bethany on Sun, Dec 02, 2007 at 19:52:49

I think I have the same RLS thing and agree- I dont want to have to take any pills. There are several things that seem to affect mine- either exercising too much or too little, not staying hydrated, positions I sit in during the day (I feel most comfortable sitting on my legs if that makes sense..) and the temperature seems to bug them too- too cold or hot and I am so uncomfortable- I cant describe how it feels- achy kinda. It also got unbearable when I was pregnant :) so I am thinking hormone levels effect it too. Anyway, I have tried warm baths- which help if I do it right before bed. Calcium is supposed to help the muscle twitching- so multivitamins are a good idea. I will walk around my house a couple times, use an electric massager or a heating pad and if it gets unbearable, I will take an Ibuprofen- seems to help. I hadnt thought if paying attention to my diet before. That is a good suggestion too.

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