Running to get into shape

January 2007

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Location:

Pocatello,Id,Bannock

Member Since:

Nov 26, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Ran 4 mile race.

A few of 3 mile races.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To lose a few pounds and run close to what my oldest daughter runs or at least close to her maybe in at least eye distance.

To run 5 miles without dying..

Long-Term Running Goals:

Just try to stay healthy.

To finish a 10k run

Personal:

I am married for 13 years to my wonderful husband and best friend, Kory Wheatley another crazy runner on the blog as well. I have three wonderful children Ages 12, 9, and 4 I am a childcare professional. I have the best job in the world.

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Totals

Total Distance

39.61

Mon, Nov 26, 2007

Total Distance

1.37

Today I ran with my children and my dog okay my 11 year old and my dog buddy ran way ahead of myself and my 8 year old daughter but we had a lot of fun anyway overall pace 12:18

Wed, Nov 28, 2007

Total Distance

1.44

Tonight I ran after work I am just trying to get back to where I was 8 months ago when I could run 3 miles without having a heart attack or at least feeling like I was going to. Kory ran with me although he probably felt like he was walking I ran an overall pace of 11:23 mile It was about 22 degrees kind of cold but nice after working with children all day.

Comments

From sarah on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 21:52:48

Welcome welcome welcome..we fellow wives of crazy runners (I'm married to the craziest of them all...Sasha) love it when other wives join up. I think you'll love the blog and love getting in shape.

From wheakory on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 22:13:04

Good run you will love the blog. You will enjoy all the wonderful runners on this blog.

From Michelle on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 22:21:44

Welcome to the blog!!! I think we should check, are the fast running chicks outnumbering the fastrunning guys? Has to be getting close!!! Glad to have you along!!!

From Sasha Pachev on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 22:28:29

Welcome to the blog! Michelle - after I add Gender to the user data form we will be able to get a count of chicks vs guys.

From rachelle on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 22:31:42

Thanks everyone Kory loves this site he has made many friends.

From Jody on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 22:53:20

Welcome to the blog! Great job getting out in the cold weather.

From James on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 23:32:05

Welcome to the blog! We need to get a picture of you up soon.

From Lybi on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 23:37:39

YEE-HAW! Another wife of a fasty on the blog. Welcome! There are quite a few of us that got on this blog after getting tired of waiting for our hubbies to get home from a run. Sarah is married to Sasha, Marcie--Jon, Bethany--Cody, Mik'L--Clyde, E-beth--Armyrunner, Me--James W, Stacy--Paul Peterson etc. etc.

Hey Sasha, if you are thinking of putting gender in the user data form-you should just have people put their age division, including Clydes and so forth. That way we can check on how others in our division train etc. It helps make the blog not seem so big and daunting if we can connect with others in our situation.

From andee on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 23:44:02

Welcome! It's good to have another runner to chat with. Happy running!

From Bethany on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 23:56:33

Woot woot! I am so excited to see another "wife" on here. Awesome goals! Mine are similar, and I think I am in a similar position to you. Yeah! Do you have a race planned or anything you are training for? When I joined, I got the advice to book a 5K and then train for that. It really helped motivate me. Also, Stacy and I are running the 5 miler in Moab in march. Are you and Kory going down? Sorry, dont mean to overwhelm you....

From jtshad on Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 10:46:13

Welcome to the blog and great job getting back into running. Now I need to get my wife back running after her knee issues and on the blog as well.

From MichelleL on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 10:14:24

Welcome to the blog Rachelle. It's a great motivator and support network. Now if I could only get my hubby to join. . .

Fri, Nov 30, 2007

Total Distance

2.00

Today I wasn't sure I was going to have time to run but I needed to go to the bank so I decided to run to the bank and knew that tonight was going to be to busy, my daughter has a piano recital so tonight wouldn't be an option for running, I ran 2 miles at a 11:48 pace. It was a great run I felt good a little hard getting going after going into the bank but once I did it was great coming home.

Comments

From sarah on Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 18:08:24

Wow...that takes dedication...to literally run errands!!Good job!

From andee on Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 13:15:44

Way to go! It's always a great feeling once the run is over! Have a great weekend.

Any snow up there? We have about 6 inches here in SLC.

From Michelle on Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 22:38:39

Positive benefitsof running getting two things done at once! Mothers are always multitasking and you are taking it to a new level!!! Good job getting out on a busy day!

Mon, Dec 03, 2007

Total Distance

2.00

Today I ran on my treadmill I like running outside better but it was windy and I chickened out my pace today was set at a 12:30 pace it seemed kind of hard and I felt a little out of breath but I made it.

Comments

From Bethany on Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 17:57:48

You made it! Sometimes I feel like I just have to get off the treadmill before I hit my goal. Good job staying on!

From Lybi on Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 19:22:35

Plus you saved your hubby's life! That's worth at least 3 "bonus miles". :) You are quite the heroine!

From Stacy on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 20:05:48

Nice job today! I could only 1.5 on the treadmill today because I lacked motivation.

Wed, Dec 05, 2007

Total Distance

3.24

Today I ran 3.24 miles at a 12.24 pace I started out not knowing where I was going just running but I new I wanted to go over 2 miles tonight as I was running I decided to run to my childrens school I called Kory and had him pick me up I now have a new goal I want to beable to run 5 miles the most I have ran is 4 but that is almost a year ago. It will take time but thats okay.

Comments

From Michelle on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 23:24:18

You are well on your way to your goal! I'm sure you will be there in no time!

From Stacy on Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 20:32:05

Great goal! I hope to get there some day, too.

Fri, Dec 07, 2007

Total Distance

1.33

Today I ran with my dog and my 11 yr old daughter it was very frustrating my dog kept pulling me and trying to go after other dogs today boy was I mad my goal for today was to run at least 2 miles but got so out of breath that I just could not go any further, my max pace was 8.50 my average was 12.18.

Comments

From wheakory on Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 19:17:24

Your doing great! Just remember the important thing is you got out there and did it and have been consistent for the last few weeks. Your my favorite runner and your going to meet all your goals.

From Stacy on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:33:44

I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets winded when I bring the dog along. It really is harder when the dog is dragging you all over the place.

Mon, Dec 10, 2007

Total Distance

3.21

Tonight I ran in the snow for the first time ever at 15 degrees, Kory was surprised I wanted to still run and not on the treadmill , 3.21 mile at a 13.16 pace Kory ran with me and paced me very well .I am not sure I would have gone as far by myself in the cold or the area I went over I probably would have ran around my neighborhood instead and kept it shorter about 2 miles.

Comments

From Lybi on Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 22:43:59

First snowy run! Congratulations. You'll probably be surprised to see that I am opting for the treadmill tonight because it's too cold outside: only 50 degrees. Brrrr.

Keep up the great work!

From sarah on Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 23:51:35

Lybi you are great...we can only dream of anything above FREEZING here in Provo. Great job Michelle. I think you will be meeting your goals very soon.

Wed, Dec 12, 2007

Total Distance

3.25

Tonight I ran 2 miles at a 12:22 pace with Kory Thanks again honey.. also my 3 year old and 8 yr old wanted to run when I got back home Vance age 3 ran with me for .08 of a mile and my 8 yr old ran .16 mile and then more with Kory check out Kory's blog to find out how well they ran with daddy. Tonight the run felt easy it was nice, but also very slick because of the ice.

Okay I decided after dinner to run to the store that Kory wanted us to go to so I ran another 1.17 miles at a 11.52 pace just because it felt so good. And then I was so close to 1 mile I just had to finish it.

Comments

From Michelle on Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 20:01:58

Great run and way to involve the whole family in getting in some exercise!

From Bethany on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:24:29

I agree with Michelle, not only good for you, excellent example to your kids! Way to keep going and get more miles in.

From andee on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 12:29:45

What a good mom to let the kids run with you! Good job finishing the last mile!

Fri, Dec 14, 2007

Total Distance

4.55

Today I ran with Kory on his lunch hour 3.1 at a 12.29 pace and .40 at

a .19 pace with my 3 year old son Vance. which the first mile feeling

hard to get into the rythm but after that it did get easier. We had a

busy evening and I realized I was close to hitting 10 miles for the

week and so when we got home this evening I decided to run on the

treadmill for a mile (4.7 for 1/2 5.0 mph) it felt like a productive day We have a family pot

luck for Christmas on Saturday so I plan on running at least 2 miles so

I can enjoy the food and not feel guilty.

Sat, Dec 15, 2007

Total Distance

1.00

So far today I used the TM it sure seems harder on it I hope to do one more mile tonight but right now my legs are feeling a little tired from this week.

Comments

From Stacy on Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 17:05:04

You had a great week, Rachelle. Keep up the running and Kory will have some competition.

From Michelle on Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 21:14:50

Oh I feel your pain on the treadmill but some days I feel pretty lucky to have one!!

From Bethany on Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 12:02:33

Awesome job being consistent and getting those miles in. Every bit helps!

Mon, Dec 17, 2007

Total Distance

3.19

Today was a very nice warm run I was over dressed I wore 2 layers and should have only wore 1, I ran 3.19 miles at an overall pace of 12:35 I ran with Kory and our dog Buddy it was a fun run but seemed a little hard my legs felt a little tired when I first started. But once I got going it wasn't so bad.

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 23:24:30

Rachelle:

Some thoughts on your training to make it most effective. Train 6 days a week without skipping. Training must be something that just happens, just like eating or sleeping, rather than an occasional treat or excursion. Establish a minimum quota for daily mileage. 2 sounds like a good idea. Go more if you feel good. Go slower if you do not, even take walking breaks if you have to, but do get through 2 miles at the very least. Increase the mileage and the speed very gradually and cautiously as your fitness increases. Periodically get into a 5 K to test your fitness in a fun way.

From rachelle on Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 11:30:43

Sasha

I am not sure if I could do 2 every day I guess I could possibly try. Some days it is very hard to make sure I get every other day my schedule is crazy Kory runs in the early am and I open my daycare at 7am and close at 545pm most days I don't have get a break to go to the bathroom I know excuses excuses I read your blog on them but they are true I will take your challenge and give it a try.

Wed, Dec 19, 2007

Total Distance

2.00

Okay so today I ran 2 miles at a11:42 pace I will try to do what Sasha suggested but I am not sure if I can, something to try running 6 days a week I don't know? Today was snowing kinda of raining with a small wind It was a nice run and I enjoyed looking at all the snow in the mountains around us they sure look pretty.

Comments

From Stacy on Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 20:48:36

Six days a week almost seems easier to me than five. That extra day off usually gets me out of the rhythm. Of course, I had three days off this week, but I was sick, so I forgive myself. Nice run today!

Thu, Dec 20, 2007

Total Distance

0.00

No run today Migrane

Comments

From Michelle on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 14:12:53

OHH! No fun at all! Hope you feel better soon and get back out there!

From rachelle on Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 14:51:30

I hope to run Sometime today before midnight it is a very busy day today..but,last day of work yeepee for a week.

Sat, Dec 22, 2007

Total Distance

2.56

Ran today 2:56 miles at an average of 12.28 pace it I had to go pick up a costume from a friend and decided if I was going to get a run in this would be the only way to pull it off today ,so anyway it was a nice warm day the sun shining bright and Kory ran with me It is nice to have someone run with.

Mon, Dec 24, 2007

Total Distance

2.00

Ran today on icky treadmill, it was snowing and blowing and I chickened out for an outside run, man it sure seems harder on the treadmill it is hard to stay focused. And my breathing seems to be so different. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.. JESUS IS THE REAL TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS..

Thu, Dec 27, 2007

Total Distance

2.00

Today I ran 2 miles at an average pace of 12:17 this was a hard run for me I haven't ran for 2 days and it was cold with a small wind and snow I put on a face mask I think that made it hard to run and my breathing was horrible I finally put the mask on my head and off my face but then I still struggled all the way until I was finally done. I think it was just a tough day of running but at least I wasn't on the TM.. I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas..

Fri, Dec 28, 2007

Total Distance

1.29

Did a little speed work thought I was going to die, Ran with Kory had fun.

Comments

From Bethany on Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 14:36:59

Not many places you see "die" and "fun" in the same sentence! haha Yeah for running with hubbies.

From rachelle on Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 16:14:01

Well die and fun you see its fun to run with Kory and even more funny to see his face when I ask him to run with me after he runs a long run. Oh well one day my goal is to run 3 miles in 30 minutes. Of course and not die..

Mon, Dec 31, 2007

Total Distance

3.18

I ran 3.18 mile at a 12.08 pace Kory and I started out togeather and every so often I would see him and Buddy the (dog) it was 17 degrees when we started and not much wind What a great way to finish the year I have never ran on New Years Eve. Now to be thinking about the New year and some running goals something to think about. Happy New Year everyone.

Totals

Total Distance

39.61

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