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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

Sat, Jan 16, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

I went to see a doctor who specialized in sports medicine yesterday - I almost canceled because my ankle was feeling a lot better, but glad I didn't. He was awesome and didn't look at me funny because I was a runner. Actually, he works a lot with the BYU running teams and wish I had the budget that those teams did (they don't seem to sorry about cost!). Nice guy and seemed to know his stuff.

They took an x-ray of my ankle and didn't see any fractures. He said a lot of time they don't see the tiny stress fractures so he wanted to do a bone scan. I felt like I had to coordinate a 3-ring circus trying to get my big kids to school - someone to watch my 2 year old daughter - pick up kids and take to art lessons and someone else to watch my 2 year old. Going to the hospital twice in 3 hours ALONE is tricky. I think I have it all worked out though. Tuesday is the day.

So I'm still out for alittle while. He told me to get into the pool and to bike. Sadly, I have a fear of water. Yep - I admit it. The only time I get in a swim suit is to take my kids to swimming lessons and I sit on the side.

I don't know how to swim. AT ALL! So I did my version of a back stroke and was breathing hard for 45 minutes. I'm sure I broke all the pool etiquette rules and looked like a wreck. Next time, I'll go to spin.

Good news is I got into Grandma's and have a hotel (rooms are hard to find in that little city).

Off to wash sheets!

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Burt on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 17:07:27 from 98.177.216.165

You peed in the pool, didn't you?

From TBarlow on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 17:10:36 from 216.194.124.36

It was feeling a bit warm - I'm sure it was the guy next to me!

From AmberG on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 17:17:10 from 209.33.225.111

Burt - LOL :)

TBarlow - Good luck w/ your ankle, I hope your bone scan goes good with some happy results for you. Keep up the positive attitude :) (there used to be a sign at the pool I went to as a kid. it said, "Welcome to our ool, notice there is no P in it, please keep it that way!" :)))))

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 20:45:02 from 24.8.167.243

Great job conquering your fear and getting in the water. I can swim marginally and am not afraid of the water, but swimming is not my thing, so I'm with you, sort of.

I hope you get good news from the bone scan. Be sure to let us know.

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