Christina's Running Blog

St George Marathon

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Location:

Murray,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

5k: ~~22:59 Utah Summer Games 2006~~

21:50 USG 2008

10k: ~~47:30 Utah Summer Games 2007~~

45:29 USG 2008

Half Marathon: ~~1:46 Prove Half 2005~~

1:43 Provo Half 2008

Marathon: 3:55:16 St. George 2006

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to set some new PRs this year.

Personal:

I started running in 2001. My first 5K was the Salt Lake Classic that year. I ran it in just under 33 minutes. I was excited that I could run the whole distance. My dad and I joked around about doing a marathon, but then we decided, "Why joke about it when we could actually do one?" We trained for the Top of Utah marathon the next year and ran it in 5:38. It was such a great feeling of accomplishment!

It's been fun to see how I've improved over the years. It's been such a blessing in my life to have met so many other running friends and to train under such a dedicated and selfless Coach (Bill Schmid). I hope to keep improving and thriving in the great sport of running!

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Sat, Oct 04, 2008

Race: St George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:58:23

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	26.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	26.20

Before the marathon, I had visions of writing a race report that started out as "I finally qualified for Boston!" However, after seeing my finishing time, you can tell that did not happen. But, I'm happy to have finished yet another grueling 26.2.

I always love coming to St. George for the marathon. Just being with friends and getting away from the pressures of every day life is very enjoyable for me. This was my sixth St. George marathon, and it was definitely the coldest and rainiest one as well. I never thought I'd need a poncho for the whole race.

Before the race started, I met Kim from the blog! I recognized her from her cute pictures she posts. It was her first marathon. She looked good when I saw her afterwards!

I started out with Tracy 1. She looked strong and we split up around mile 3. She went on to do her best marathon--a 3:43! She has trained very well all year long. I ran a lot of the race with Jasro. He started out with Johnny. I guess Johnny was having problems with his shorts--they kept falling off! So, he took care of that and Jasro went on ahead.

My legs cramped up pretty bad around mile 14. Oh boy, that meant 12 more miles of running with leg pain. I gave the best I could from that point on. Around mile 20 or 21, Jasro ran by and said, "This is what we wait all year long for." I grunted pretty loud. What a thought! I trained all year for this race and felt pretty lousy. Yet I look forward to it every year and keep coming back for more!

At mile 25, Renae came up behind me and said, "One more mile!" She gave me the encouragement I needed to finish.

It felt great to be done. I was drenched and couldn't wait to take a shower and put dry clothes on. My friend Sadie got picked up by the ambulance at mile 13. She had hypothermia. My running coach had hypothermia as well. Crazy for St. George!

I feel better now after a hot bath and a hot meal. Now a nap is in order!!!!

I am so proud of all my running buddies. They are the best friends to run with. We all feel blessed to run and run with such amazing people!

Comments

From Lucia on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 16:52:02

Nice job Christina, way to tough it up in those conditions! So sad about your coach and your friend with hypothermia, I hope they recover quickly. Get some well-earned food and rest!

From Jody on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 17:00:17

Congrats! You did great! It was tough today. Way to be strong.

From Shauna on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 17:04:10

Congratulations, Christina! Sounds like it was a rough day, weather-wise. After sitting on my butt for quite a while, I really wish I could have experienced the pain you did today! Enjoy your nap.

From Burt on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 17:46:45

Great job! I would love to do a sub 4hr marathon. I liked your report. Especially the part about your friend's shorts falling off. That is crazy about the hypothermia. I wonder how many other people that happened to?

From Craig on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 18:20:26

Wow! I didn't know Bill got hypothermia as well. It doesn't surprise me, though. I was suffering from blue lips after I finished.

It's too bad you had some freak things happen over the last few weeks that ultimately affected race day. In all, you had a great year and set some PRs, so you should be proud of that. My marathon is, and continues to be, the one distance that I know I can improve at. I guess that's what keeps us coming back for more.

From tarzan on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 18:27:20

Thanks for posting about your race. I never thought I would have to worry about hypothermia in early October - but today was a day for the record books.

From marion on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 18:54:20

Congratulations on a GREAT race!!! WAy to weather the storm ;) Great time :D

From Mark on Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 19:47:06

Great effort after all you've been through!

From Jon on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 01:26:07

Nice job on a tough day.

From dave holt on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 01:32:28

You'll get that BQ. Good job.

From Christi on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 09:14:03

Way to go! Too bad I didn't get to meet you this year. Great time, its what I wanted for my own time. It was a tough one this year- you're awesome!!

From Steve Hooper on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 13:43:00

Great job with such bad weather. Keep up all that good work.

From Kim on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 19:39:18

I'm so glad you recognized me and said hi! I think you did great! BQ is ahead for both of us! Enjoy the down time!

From Tracy1 on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 22:48:38

Great report C-Dog! You have had a lot of awesome accomplishments this year! You should be proud!

Yesterday, you got to see and talk to a lot of the group and laugh as well with the stories! I missed all that....

From Dereck on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 15:24:48

Wow, I'm proud of you. You did really well despite all of your knee the past month or two. Just a little over 3 minutes of your PR. I've got a good feeling about marathon #7, maybe that will be your BQ. The rain must have been awful.

From josse on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 23:18:38

Great job!! The weather was not much fun for a 26.2 mile run but we got'er done and know we can all just relax and have some fun.

From Krash Man on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 13:19:24

You rock. I wish I was in the rain running with you. I love the rain but not that much rain. Good job in enduring to the end. It can be tought to keep going but you did it.

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