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Goblin Valley 50K

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Location:

American Fork,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 27, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon

2011 - 4:11:52

2017. -4:01:17

2021 - 4:03:05

Salt Lake City Full Marathon

2013 - 4:23:03

Ogden Marathon

2012 - 3:58:35

2013 - 4:17:20

2014 - 4:02:51

2017 - 3:55:22**

2023 - 3:57:09

Utah Valley Marathon

2019 - 4:05:37

Top of Utah Marathon

2014 - 4:09:27

Mt Charleston Marathon

2019 - 4:05:33

West Mountain Marathon

2015 - 4:42:34

St George Half Marathon

2012 - 1:55:00

2013 - 2:03:00

2014 - 1:46:00

2015 - 1:48:00

2022- 1:42:45**

Salt Lake City Half Marathon

2012 - 1:51:00

2014 - 1:44:01

Hobble Creek Half Marathon

2001 - 1:40:00**

2011 - 1:45:00

2012 - 1:43:00

2013 - 1:43:00

2022 - 1:48:53

American Fork Half Marathon

2013 - 1:48:24

2014- 1:53:23 (pacing Tim)

2017 - 1:47:54

2018 - 1:48:12

2019 - 1:47:50

Timp Half Marathon

2012 - 1:47:18

2022 - 1:49:40 (AF Cancer course)

Utah Valley Half Marathon

2011 - 1:55:00

Top of Utah Half Marathon

2010 - 1:48:20

The Haunted Half Provo

2018 - 1:51:28

Goblin Valley 50K

2014 - 5:58

Red Mountain 55K

2018 - 7:31:37

Antelope Island Fall Classic 50K

2017 - 6:14:23

Antelope Island 50 Mile

2015 - 10:10:00

Antelope Island 100 Mile

2018 - 26:53

**Personal Best

Short-Term Running Goals:

Long-Term Running Goals:

To qualify for Boston

Personal:

Married for 23 years. I have 18 year old triplets and a 15 year old. I love to sew, garden, and run!

Favorite Running Quotes:

1.

"Sooner or later the serious runner goes through a special, very personal experience that is unknown to most people.

Some call it euphoria. Others say it's a new kind of mystical experience that propels you into a elevated state of consciousness, a flash of joy.

A sense of floating as you run. This experience is unique to each of us, but when it happens, you break through a barrier that separates you from casual runners. Forever. And from that point on, there is no finish line. You run for your life. You begin to be addicted to what running gives you."

~Nike Poster

2. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

- Lao-Tzu

You’ve no doubt heard this. And you’ve probably recited it in your mind on a run or at the gym when you’re just beginning to get in shape. You have a goal in sight and this quote brings you back to the current moment.

But the problem is that many runners forget all of the steps between the first one and the goal. If your goal is to run under two hours for the half marathon then you need to be honest about all of the little steps to get to that goal.

…and what I’d rather see you do is to get the goal out of mind completely, but rather focus on the process, not the outcome. -Jay Johnson Process orientation, not outcome orientation.

You should have goals, but you should take it one step at a time. And you should be honest about the fact that you don’t know how many steps it will take to get there. ~ Vernon Gambetta

3. Human beings are made up of flesh, blood and a miracle fiber called COURAGE! ~ George Patton

4. Find the courage to be patient.

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Miles:	This week:	7.00	Month:	127.07	Year:	510.44
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Sat, Oct 25, 2014

Race: Goblin Valley 50K (31.67 Miles) 05:58:25, Place overall: 11, Place in age division: 6

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
31.67	0.00	31.67

I finally ran my first ultra marathon - The Goblin Valley 50k. That was one of the neatest experiences I've ever done in my running career.

Very brief recap:

26 runners ran the ultra marathon

Miles 0-5: Felt horrible and thought I was going to have to take the the sag-wagon back to the start.

Miles 5-20: I got stronger with every mile. We walked all the uphills. I was very on top of my hydration and food intake.

Miles 20-23: I had a potty stop here. I started to loose steam...I'm not sure if it was from stopping or just because I was getting tired.

Miles 23-27: Feeling strong and enjoyed a nice long downhill stretch.

Miles 28-31: Definitely tired at this point. One of my favorite parts of the whole race was to see the spectators on top of a large bluff....the people were tiny. I knew once we saw spectators we were close to the finish. BUT....we had to climb the large bluff. THEN we got to the parking lot and the finish line was 10 feet away on the right. But we had to run through the goblins on the left....this included a sharp, sandy decline...running through sinking dirt...lots of twists and turns and big climbs. Finally, we crossed the finish line.

There were many contributing factors for this amazing event. First (and foremost) was running with Rachel and Paul. Most of the other runners were alone and I couldn't imagine being out there for that many hours by myself. Though I didn't talk much, I responded to the conversation in my head and was just grateful for their being there.

I LOVED the laid back feel of the ultra. I liked walking up the hills. I liked that no one asked me if I had run Boston. I liked that the front runners took time to hand out high-fives. I liked that I could run slow and long and still feel like a winner.

The course was beautiful. God's artistic hand was definitely noticed in this state park.

I will definitely do more ultras! I still have some unfinished marathon business to finish, but I can see ultras in the futures.

THANK YOU Rachel and Paul for giving me the experience of a life time!

2014 - Minutes Miles: 358.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Smooth on Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 20:32:23 from 67.2.102.76

Toby!!! :) :) :) :) :) Congratulations on your awesome first ultramarathon!!!! You did awesome!!! Thanks for sharing the video! How'd you do that?!!!

Great report!!! SO FUN!!!! So true on those thoughts on ultra and trail races!!! Ultra runners ROCK and you are in the "club"!!! :) :) :) :) :) WAY to go!!!! love ya!!!

P.S. wish so so so badly I was there.... next time!

From josse on Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 21:05:17 from 71.199.39.138

Sounds like a dream:) so happy you did it!

From Toby on Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 21:17:49 from 74.81.235.87

Smooth - we sure missed you and told lots of Smooth stories (and a few big lies)! I made the video with iMovie. My daughter had to help me a bunch with the editing!

Josse - Thanks! It sure was a beautiful place and lots of fun!

From josse on Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 21:21:26 from 71.199.39.138

Can I come next year?!?

From josse on Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 21:21:50 from 71.199.39.138

Please!!!

From Toby on Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 21:25:32 from 74.81.235.87

Rachel said the race wasn't as good as other ultras. The aid stations didn't offer a buffet (they only had fruit). Part of the course was on the road (which I didn't mind at the end....the sand was getting heavy). And it was small - only 26 people in the ultra marathon (more in the marathon and half).

BUT...it was unbelievably beautiful. I would totally go back!

From josse on Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 21:44:27 from 71.199.39.138

Your video made me want to go do it. I'm planning on a 50k in the spring and maybe squaw peak in June:-0

From allie on Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 00:18:04 from 24.30.41.119

way to go, toby. loved the vid.

From Tara on Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 16:09:56 from 72.253.68.102

Wow! I'm impressed and inspired! Way to go Toby!

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