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St. George Marathon - Giving it my all


I meant to post before today, but this week has been chaos and I have been a mess. Dealing with my hip pain has put me on a roller coaster of emotions, but after an x-ray and MRI resulted in a green light from my ortho, I am packed and ready to head south to St. George to run the marathon and meet my goals. Since I have to go get The Princess from school in a few minutes, I'll just say I am going to give it my all. I'll give you more goal specifics in my race report. If you are the praying type, throw in a little prayer that my hip pain eases up as I get going.

And if you are running St. George tomorrow too, look for me! I'll be wearing a teal tank and black running skirt. Good luck to everyone running! Everyone else...have a great weekend!
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  1. Running RicigSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Good luck! You're going to rock it!!

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  2. Rachelle WardleSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    You better believe I'll be looking for you. Do not discount yourself at all. Believe in your training and capabilities. If you need some inspiration go read Lindsay Cotter's post from today.

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  3. Jen FeenySeptember 30, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    If they have KT tape at the expo get your hip taped up. It seriously did wonders for me when I went in to my last half with some lingering issues. I will def be keeping you in my thoughts tomorrow and hoping you are running well!!! Just go out there and give it your all girl, you've totally got this!

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  4. JuliaSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!! BELIEVE FRIEND>...YOU GOT THIS!!!! love youuuu!

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  5. RachelSeptember 30, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Good luck at the Marathon. So glad you got the green light to run it. Here's to positive thoughts and no hip pain!

    Oh! I got my IdMe Band a couple days ago and it is awesome! I went with the pink like you have. Thanks again!

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  6. ChristiSeptember 30, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Have a great race!

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  7. TeamarciaSeptember 30, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Good luck! Boo on the hip pain. I'm channeling only painfree mileage for you this weekend. Have fun!

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  8. BeckySeptember 30, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Have a great run!! You've got this!

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Best of luck - sprint the downhills. Um, OK, maybe not!

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  10. SupermomE13September 30, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    Yay for the go ahead!! I will be praying for NO HIP PAIN!! I hope it is a fun race for you. :) Good luck!!

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  11. The JesseSeptember 30, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    good luck :)

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  12. Jen @ Run for AnnaSeptember 30, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Prayer said for no hip pain and a great race. :)

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  13. Questionably TexanOctober 1, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Good luck this morning! Hope that your hip doesn't bother you today.

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  14. Black KnightOctober 2, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    I hope you have run a great marathon. Waiting for the report.

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  15. Cory ReeseOctober 2, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    Sorry I missed you at the race. I'm looking forward to your recap!

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  16. SaraOctober 3, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    I hope your race went well! Can't wait to hear all about it!! :)

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  17. UnknownJuly 21, 2016 at 6:39 AM

    Very good article, thanks to the known facts. It's very complete bags facts. I'll book mark for future guide.

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