I Can Do Hard Things

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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:	0.00	Month:	72.21	Year:	455.58
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Thu, Jul 01, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

Awhile back I took my kids to an art class in Pleasant Grove. We drove up the GIGANTIC hill (450 ft ascent) by Pleasant Grove High School (200 South) and I thought to myself, "I would love to see if I could ride this hill someday".

I DID IT TODAY and lived to tell about it.

From the bottom to the top is 2 miles (straight up hill). So I rode to the top, then rode down .5 mile onto a side street and rode back up that side hill then back up to the top, then down/up the side street. It took me about 2 minutes to ride down the entire thing.

I had to stop a few times to get water, but next time I do it my goal is to ride it straight up - no stops (and start at my house and ride to the base).

Hooray for a little self confidence on a bike!

47:52 minutes - 6.04 miles (slow, but big BIG hills)

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From calliej on Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 10:48:25 from 97.126.143.251

I go girl!!! You can do hard things!! That's for sure!

From RAD on Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 11:00:06 from 67.172.229.125

wow! Nice biking girl!! I'm deathly afraid of biking up hills, when I've tried before I usually end up thinking "I could RUN up this faster than I'm biking!"

From KP on Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 11:02:42 from 65.208.22.25

wahoo!

From auntieem on Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 13:27:52 from 24.18.77.246

Whoo Hoo! That IS a confidence builder for sure! I LOVE hill training on a bike; it gets you really strong FAST!

From Kelli on Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 16:18:26 from 71.219.99.30

NICE JOB!!!! That is one heck of a long hill. And just think, when you conquer it on the bike you will back to running and then you can conquer it on your feet, too!

From Burt on Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 19:11:13 from 206.19.214.144

You were riding 60mph? Someone's exaggerating...

From Smooth on Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 14:11:51 from 174.23.191.197

That is AWESOME!!!! WAY to conquer the long and beastly hill. I've been there a couple of times so I know whatya talking about! YOU GO GIRL! SO PROUD OF YOU! You definitely DO HARD THINGS!!!! :)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 00:40:27 from 24.8.167.243

Awesome work! I think riding a bike up hill is tougher than running up hill.

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