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Thanksgiving Point Half MArathon

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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

Sat, Apr 28, 2012

Race: Thanksgiving Point Half MArathon (13.1 Miles) 02:06:03

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
22.00	0.00	22.00

22 miles

3:33:00 - AP: 9:42

9:21, 9:32, 9:36, 9:46, 9:03, 9:12, 9:12, 9:34, 10:17, 9:46, 9:54, 9:36, 9:58, 9:27, 9:54, 10:16, 9:05, 10:15, 10:23, 10:10, 9:43, 9:22

First AND foremost, I'm so grateful for this blog! I've met so many wonderful people and consider everyone friends. Way to represent today!

I signed up to the the Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon last year and was unable to run it. I was able to defer it to this year. I needed to do 22 miles, so I just enjoyed the scenery and didn't worry about racing! My main goal was to feel good and not worry about time (obviously, I did...those are some slow splits :) ).

I met RAD, Catherine, Smooth, Karen and Lowell around 6:00am to get a few miles before the race. I was freezing ALL morning long, so I was a bit overdressed (the weather was really perfect...a bit on the cool side!!!!!). We were able to get 4 miles in. I took off one of my layers and headed to the POP before heading over to the start.

This was a very organized and fun race! Good music and energy at the start! I hung back at the start...I was a bit nervous about starting off too fast. RAD and Catherine took off like a flash. I knew I wouldn't see them until the end :) Way to run speedy times ladies!!!!!

I caught up to Karen and Smooth and we had the MOST glorious run. I was so grateful for their conversation and company. We talked about everything from chicken coops to how this was a fun run, but would have been horrible to *race*. Lots of crazy twists and turns, ups and downs, tunnels, dirt, bricks and everything in between.

The aid stations were frequent and well stocked. Hooray! Around mile 4, I saw an old running friend (Sarah) and her boyfriend. We ran with them for several miles! It was so wonderful to catch up and laugh about old runs together! It made the time go by SO fast and I didn't notice the hills as much!!

I took GU's at mile 8, 14 and 18. No GI issues today! About a half mile from the finish, Sarah took off to finish strong. I finished the race around 2:06. So slow, but I felt SO wonderful. I've never felt so great on a long run before! I kept thinking I was going to blow up.

I quickly changed my shirt, grabbed some water and went off to find everyone to finish the final 5. RAD, Karen, Smooth (for part of the way) and I rehashed the race. I still couldn't believe how wonderful my legs were feeling. I could have easily run more miles. I was afraid to verbalize my good fortune for the day...fearing it would quickly disappear!

Finally, we finished and headed over to the awards. It was fun to catch up with all the FRB bloggers (RAD, Smooth, Andrea, Jake, Lily, Melody, Jun and his buddy, etc). So many of them placed...HOORAY!

I couldn't stay long to mingle. I was able to make it home in time for the last half of the soccer game and 1 (out of 2) gymnastics meets. Thanks hubby for supporting me today!

I feel so much more confident going into Ogden. My two 20 milers for SGM were so horrific and the Ogden 20's were complete opposite. I'm not sure that I will run a faster time, but my goal is to feel better during the race (which will hopefully lead to a better time).

Thanks friends for a wonderful morning!

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Comments

From jun on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 21:24:39 from 65.130.137.173

That was a lot of fun running with you today. Sounds like you are very much ready for Ogden. And to clarify, my friend -Zero- is Dorsimus here on the blog. He sucks at keeping his blog up to date and should be harassed for it.

From Lily on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 21:33:54 from 67.199.178.210

Ogden, you've got it Toby! Don't even worry about it! And wonderwoman mom award! Wow look at all you got done today! :)

It was so fun to see you today! You still seemed fresh. I bet you could have done more miles if you had the time to do it. That's exactly where you want to be!

From catherine on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 22:32:54 from 98.202.112.38

Toby - I'm so glad I got to meet you! It was fun running with you. Good job on the happy miles.

From Smooth on Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 22:49:53 from 174.27.212.157

You ran so so so so well today! Your training and racing are very solid! I am confident that you will do FANTASTIC at Ogden! Seriously, I smell a PR coming your way!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for running with me! You made the miles fly by!

So glad you made it to some of your kids events! You are indeed a GREAT mom and I so admire all the things you do! :)

From runningafterbabies on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 07:47:58 from 71.195.219.247

Great job yesterday. I'm sorry I didn't get to officially meet you! That course will make Ogden seem like a walk in the park!

From Chad on Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 09:50:35 from 71.199.13.143

I LOVE long runs that feel like you can run forever. I'm happy you got all those miles and still felt great (and a little jealous). You're so ready for Ogden. I'm excited to see how you do there.

From Dorsimus on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:51:24 from 209.23.248.163

Way to go out there - you ran strong on extra miles and a challenging course. Ogden should be great! It was fun to see you guess out there.

Thanks for the harassment...:)

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