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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: 15.00 Month: 105.07 Year: 488.44
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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Pumpkin route loop with Tim, them 300 N.  HR:  170.  Felt significantly stronger than last week even with all the lifting I did this week. 

 

RLRF called for 

1 mile easy

2 mile tempo @ 9:52 (9:16, 8:58) with Tim

1 mile easy

2 mile tempo @ 9:52 (9:10, 9:03)

1 mile easy

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It was sideways raining and blowing outside.  I decided to give the TM a try.  It's been a very LONG time since I've been on it!

1 mile WU

2x1600 @9:04

2x800@2:24 (last one outside was 4:22)

It was horrible.  I truly detest the TM.  I only made it 4 miles on it and couldn't go any further.  So I warmed up a mile outside and did the last 800.  3 miles outside.  Ugh.

 

3x (Not as heavy or quite as many reps.  The easy  totally saved my legs on last weeks EWA)

Walking lunges
Dead lift
60/60/60
Calf raises 
 
Single leg squat
Bohemian lunge
Clams
Hip flexor series

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Julie Andrews Meadow today with Wendy and Rachel.  4 miles -- 1:25:00--1000 feet of elevation.  Quite easy compared to what we have been doing.  High hammie still sore after Monday's stupid treadmill run.

3x

Ball I T Y

Chest pull over

LLL

Single leg squat

scarecrows

monster band walks

reverse grip rows

side plank leg lifts - I suck at these

curtsy lunges

hammie ball roll outs

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AM #1

3x

step ups

clams

squats

B6

fire hydrant

bridge on ball

bohemian

stair jumps

calf raises

hammie roll outs

buzzer beaters

 

 

AM #2 at gym

3x

adductor

abductor

hamtractor

single leg leg press

 

45 minute spin

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Early Early Early was the name of the game this morning.  I decided to not look at my watch and just run.....really see where I'm at.  Ugh.....so so so slow!  

MCT to grove bathroom and back.  TT:  1:49. AP:  10:20 HR: 163

10:58, 10:35, 10;03, 10:19, 10:25, 10:03, 10:09, 10:16, 10:14, 10:05, 5:50

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 3x

Single leg squats on folding chair

Hammie roll out

B6

LLL

Overhead shoulder press

Bicep curl

Front raise

Side raise

Hammer curl

Tricep extensiobs

Tricep bar

 

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7 miles up LP Hwy to SR 92.  Slow on the way up to see how the hammie was doing, 4 faster intervals on the way back.

TT:  1:09:43, AP:  9:53, HR169

Lots and lots of stretching and foam rolling.

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45 minute spin at home-2 min hard/1 minute easy 

60 TRX class

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Epic Wednesday Adventures at Lake Blanche up BCC.  Absolutely gorgeous weather and lots of yellow leaves.  Rachel, Wendy, Wendy, and Kelli.  Rachelle and her crew were bringing up the caboose!

TT:  2:58 Elevation: 2765 HR: 143

This didn't feel nearly as hard as past hike/runs.  I talked all the way up, which is very rare for me.  Slowly slowly it's getting easier.  7-11 beverage on the way down.  And I've lost 10lbs!

 

3x

Stair jumps

60/60/60

Side plank drops

Paper plates

Bohemian hops

Dot jumps

Hip flexor

LLL

Chest press

Seated row

Butterfly 

Skull crusher

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 Pine Hollow trail.  I tried to follow an All Trails loop, but got confused on a few turns.  Never lost, just not my original plan.  I definitely want to go back.  Leaves were beautiful.  Two trail runs in 1 week=ITB bugs

TT:  1:46 Elevation: 1700 HR: 157

3x

Plank with leg lift

Hammie roll out

SM toe on bench

Plank on toes

Half moon curtsy

Ab roll out on ball 

Single leg squats

Side plank circles

Hip flexor

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This my 4th time running this week.  I've been very strict about following my PT's orders about 3 days/week.  But I was short on mileage and figured 1.5 miles wasn't going to wreck me.  ITB felt better.

3x

bicep curls on Bosu

bentover row

squat jump on bosu

single leg bicept curls

reverse fly

sdie lunges

toe planks

chest press on ball

hammer raise

backward lunges

skull crushers

chest fly on ball

dumbbell squat

hip flexor

bird dog

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TT: 1:32 AP: 10:07 HR: 168--LP Hwy to SR 92 to Alpine Hwy to 300 N

Cold, rainy and windy in the very early morning.  Still better than running on a TM!  Hip flexor always bugs when I run on the road.  I wonder how it is going to play out long term.  

Stretch and foam roll

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AM#1

Walking lunges
Dead lift
60/60/60
Calf raises 
 
Single leg squat
Bohemian lunge
Clams
Hip flexor series
 
AM#2
 
45 minutes on stepmill watching 24
 
3x
Hamtractor 
Adductor 
Abductor
Leg press

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TT:  2:05 AP:  15:11 Elevation:  1818

Yellow Fork Canyon with Rachel.  Definately more deserty than the other runs we've done.  Ran into some cows.  Hip flexor still bugs.

 

3x

single leg overhead press

hammer curl

triangles

front raise

lateral raise

tricep

bicep curl

side row

tricep

B6

ham slides

bosu pushup

ab roll out on ball

SM - toe to chair

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60 minutes on step mill

PT weights

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We are in Park City for fall break.  Tim and I headed up to PCMR to run a few trail miles.  

TT:  1:19 AP:  13:09 Elevation:864 ft

It was a perfect run!

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I was stressing about some stuff and couldn't sleep.  So I got up at 4:11am and decided to get my run done and hopefully get a nap before all the kids got up.

My hip felt much better today.  Lots and lots of stretching after.

AP:  10:14 TT:  1:25 - MCT loop

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3x

single leg overhead press

hammer curl

triangles

front raise

lateral raise

tricep

bicep curl

side row

tricep

B6

ham slides

bosu pushup

ab roll out on ball

SM - toe to chair

Adductor

Abductor

 

Hamtractor 

Leg press

 

60 minutes on the step mill---incision site very sore last night and this morning.  Weird!

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"Epic Wednesday Adventures" -- Grove Creek to Battle Creek redemption run.  Holy smokes, this run was a gazillion times better than last time.  Last time, I had to consume 3 GU's because I was bonking.  This time, nothing.  I was able to climb faster today and not feel like my heart rate was out of control.  Nothing hurt after the run.  I had enough water.  We didn't get lost!  Hooray for small victories!  

TT:  2:52 AP:  20:48, HR:  146 Elevation:  2876

3x

planks

paper plates

bohemian

squat

LLL

fire hydrant

side to side lunge

dead lift

calf raise

bridge with band

 

 

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AM #1

3x

step ups on bench

side band walking

reverse lunge with knee raise

clamshells

single leg squat on bosu

barbell should press

one arm laterals

front raise plate

lying rear delt plate

bicep curls

 

AM #2 at gym

20 minutes walking on TM while waiting for a step mill

40 minutes on step mill

stretch and foam roll

I've lost 14lbs so far since my surgery.  I have about 6lbs to go!

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MCT loop  TT:  1:22 AP:  9:56  HR:  160

 

Just an average run.  Kinda wish I would have run the Halloween Half.  Oh well!

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Up LP Hwy 

TT:  1:23 AP: 10:23

Holy wind this morning.  I had a hard time keeping my visor from blowing away.  It wasy beyond CRAZY hurricane like winds.  I would have turned around, but knew I would be eating a few treats today.

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