Healthy Milestones: Freezing 10K Finishes

January 31, 2012

"We finished, and we didn't finish last!"

Running in below freezing temperatures on January 28th, 300+ joggers took to the streets of Orem for the Hale Freezes Over 5K/10K fun run. The run served as a fundraiser for the local theater company, Hale Center Theater. A couple members of Harmons Training Department and People Department took part in the 10K.

For Shannon, this was her first time running and finishing a race of that distance. For Carrie, it was the first race of that distance for at least 15 years. Despite the 18 degree starting line temperature, and being lapped by a 13 year-old, both finished the race and beat their previous 5K times.

The finishing times were not fast, but they achieved their goal of the day of not finishing last!

Have you recently run a race, picked up a new sport, enjoyed a day of skiing, changed your eating habits? We’d love to hear what healthy milestones you’ve reached! Send us your story and a photo about something you’ve done that you are proud of and want to share.

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Healthy Milestones: Riding in Yellowstone

December 14, 2011

On September 24th a few members of the Harmons MS Bike Team took a little bike ride in Yellowstone National Park.

“Riding in Yellowstone” – Loretta Braun

Ahhh… Yellowstone,

What a fantastic way to ride 64 miles.  An absolutely perfect end to a season of bike riding.

Brisk weather that you could can appreciate to keep your core just right with no overheating on gentle climbs.

Watching a lazy river shimmering downstream as you pedal along.  Scenery that gives your mind reasons to reflect on your place in the world.  Wild animals close enough to be amazed with,  yet wonder if you would ever be able to out run on a bike or lay down and play dead. Continue Reading »

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Healthy Milestones: Triathalon Lover

November 29, 2011

Three Sport Competition – Jameson Rice:

Jameson and Sarah Rice participated in the Pumpkinman Triathlon in Las Vegas on October 15, 2011

Jameson finishing the swim at the Echo Triathlon

Three years ago I was challenged by a friend to participate in a triathlon, and ever since I have become addicted to the three sport competition. I love the swim-bike-run combo because it breaks up any workout boredom and it is a whole-body exercise blending endurance and resistance training. Triathlons are categorized by distances, such as: Sprint (750 meter or 0.5 mile Swim, 12.4mi Bike, 5K or 3.2mi Run); Olympic (1500m Swim, 24.8mi Bike, 6K or 6.4mi Run); Ironman (2.4mi Swim, 112mi Bike, 26.2mi Run); Half (half the Ironman distance). I have raced in 5 Sprint and 3 Olympic events. My goal is to complete a half Ironman next summer, and then try to conquer a full Ironman in the future.

 

A little extra: Jameson Rice and Jace Muramoto are pharmacist for Harmons. Since 2005 they have participated the Bike MS annual Harmons sponsored bike ride, a great charity event. It is a wonderful way to help fight the devastating disease of Multiple Sclerosis while staying in shape at the same time.

Jace Muramoto, Jameson Rice, and Stuart Anderson enjoy the finish line after a long "century" ride at the Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride

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Healthy Milestones: Turkey Trot

November 25, 2011

A few of the Team Harmons runners after finishing the race

On Thanksgiving morning a group of Harmons associates and their families got together to help out the Utah Food Bank and to get in a little exercise before the day’s big meal. The sixth annual Thanksgiving Day Utah Human Race brought out about 4,500 runners. All participants were encouraged to bring canned goods to donate to the Utah Food Bank. Everyone on Team Harmons finished the race and had a good time.

What did you do on Thanksgiving to be active before the turkey dinner? Did you compete in a Turkey Trot, rake up the last of the leaves, play football with the family?

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Healthy Milestones: Wasatch Front 100

November 15, 2011

Self Shot - Mile 35

Wastach Front 100 – Jessica LaRoche:

On September 9th and 10th I had the opportunity to participate in my first 100 mile trail run – the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run.  This is not a relay event, you run all 100 miles yourself! But you do have lots of support along the way . . . a support vehicle loaded with many changes of clothes, first aid supplies, and tons of food and “pacers” who can run with you after mile 40 to keep you safe, especially through the night hours.

The run starts at East Mountain Wilderness Park in Kaysville and ends 100 miles later at The Homestead in Midway. Along the way you run on trails through the mountains with beautiful scenery and a cumulative elevation gain of 26,800 feet! It took months of training on the trails–I started focusing on the race in early June and built my weekly mileage until a taper 3 weeks before the race. I usually averaged about 50-70 miles each week and was able to cover most of the course sections before race day, which helped a lot mentally because you knew what you had ahead. I was very fortunate to have a great race, free of any major blisters or stomach/intestinal issues. Of course I was exhausted by the end and my feet hurt with every step, but I made it after 31 hours and 35 minutes. Some of my favorite parts were running through the night with an almost full moon and eating pancakes at an aid station at mile 80. It was a great event and I hope to run another 100 mile race again in the future.

Big Mountain Aid Station at Mile 39

Seconds after finishing at The Homestead in Midway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Healthy Milestones: Bike MS

November 8, 2011

Greg and Sydney Jones ride in the 2011 Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride

With more than 150 riders, this year’s Harmons Bike MS team was the largest to date. Harmons’ Director of Pharmacy, Greg Jones, and his daughter Sydney have been steady members of Team Harmons for a number of years.

This year marked Greg’s 11th year and Sydney’s 5th year of riding. They both rode 75 on the first day of racing.

Greg shares how the annual ride is important to them: “Sydney had been asked to attend a church camp the same weekend of the MS Ride – but she told her leader that she could not miss the bike ride. ‘Dad’, she told me, ‘the MS Bike ride is just part of my life now!’”

Want to join Greg and Sydney in next year’s ride? Registration is now open for the 2012 Bike MS: Harmons Best Dam Bike Ride.

Did you know . . . This year’s MS Ride was Bob Harmon’s first Century – his first 100 mile ride.

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Harmons Healthy Milestones

October 12, 2011

Members of Team Harmons at the MS Bike Ride

We are excited to introduce a new blog category that will focus on the health and wellness milestones of Harmons associates and customers. Harmons Healthy Milestones will be a place to show off and share things that you have done to promote a healthy lifestyle. Whether you’ve made a small change that is having a positive influence on your health, or have you accomplished something you’ve worked hard for, we want to hear about your successes.

Did you recently complete a marathon? Have you dropped a couple pounds through healthy eating and exercising? Did you finally complete the hike you’ve been wanting to try? Have you picked up a new activity that makes you excited to be active? Did you create a walking group with your neighbors? Have you discovered that you actually like vegetables? Did your soccer team win the big tournament? It doesn’t matter if it is a big or small milestone, we want to hear what you are proud of yourself for accomplishing.

Send us your story and photos and we will share them as a blog post here on our web site. The next few posts will feature some of the members of Harmons’ Health & Wellness Team to give you an idea of things to share.

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