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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: 22.33 Month: 127.28 Year: 374.00
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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Yesterday was a bust.  I had sick kids up all night who eventually ended up in my bed.  Kids in my bed is never fun.  Then I had to take my super emotional daughter to the doctor and I think she may have ADD.  Then I was at the school all day.  I spent too much time plunking out songs for the Christmas piano recital on Monday.  The joys of being mom and not getting in a workout.

3 miles on the stairmill

1 mile test run.  I wanted to work on counting my steps.  I had to turn off my music and look at a spot on the TM so I could focus on my counts.  I counted 5 times for 1 minute each - 80, 78,77,80,80.  All this "funning form" stuff is hard....hard to make a new habit.

My ankle felt very creaky and achy and did until I got back home.  But now several hours later, it feels okay.  

Assisted pull ups and dips

B6 with no weights

foam roll and stretch. 

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Comments
From Rachelle on Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 09:47:06 from 199.190.170.31

Great job at getting a workout in Toby. I truly do not know how you Mom's do it. I am glad that you are feeling okay and crossing my fingers that you will be back at it in no time. You are doing an amazing job at keeping up with the cross-training and strength training. Way to go!

From Smooth on Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 21:38:36 from 67.2.119.62

Hope your kids are feeling much better! You're a terrific mom!!! :)

You are so dedicated in running healthily. There are so many studies, opinions and articles about what is considered "ideal" running form. It is hard to know what's best and even more difficult to change one's running form. I do know that when I run alone, I'm more apt to focus on a particular "proprioceptive cue" e.g. land lightly as if running on water; navel to spine; feeling symmetry, to name a few. The cue that helps me correct over-striding is "falling forward". This ever slight forward tilt at the ankle, not at the waist, and a tall spine, helps my feet to naturally land close to my center of gravity.

I'm interested to see how increasing stride rate helps with running form. Counting stride rates is not easy, may be you can listen to some tunes/music that is at 180 beats per min (or whatever rate you desire).

What kind of trainers do you wear? Have you tried Newtons? They're supposed to help you learn to land mid-foot.

Good job with the cross training and rehab exercises! :)

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