I Can Do Hard Things

Week starting Jan 27, 2019

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesToby's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Favorite Blogs:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 22.33 Month: 127.28 Year: 374.00
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
30.107.7037.80
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.303.708.00

MCT - out/back -- TT:  1:10:49  AP:  8:51 --9:27, 9:24, 9:09, 8:58, **8:18, 8:06, 8:08, 8:10** 6:47

 

3 mile warm up, 4 strides, 30 minute tempo at 8:00-8:10, cooldown till hit 8 miles

 

Whoa, that was hard.  My heart was beating so fast.  My lungs were on fire.  My legs were so heavy.  I ran after my kids went to school.  It was so nice to run in the sunshine (even though it was cold).  I could see the numbers on my watch.  I was actually awake.  I probably need to do this more often.

 

3x

Monster walk

Squat with side kick out 

LLL-activation

LLL

LLL-heel-toe rainbows 

Donkey kick

Bulgarian split squat

 

Foam roll/stretch

Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

 60 minutes easy elliptical 

3x

Leg press

Adductor 

Abductor 

Calf raises

Squat

Trx lunge

Trx dead lift

Trx crunch

Trx y

Walking lunge

Hammie roll out 

Bridge 

Trx side plank

Trx row

 

Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.800.008.80

HS-Golf Course-100east-SR 92-No County

TT:  1:27:19  AP:  9:55——Recovery run

3x

Dead bug on bosu

Ball pull over

Tricep dips

Bicep curl to shoulder press

 

Front raise 

Side raise

Trx tricep

Trx bicep

 

Superman 

Lat pull

Bicycle 

Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.004.0016.00

AF Half course plus a few bonus miles.

14 mile TT:  2:02:27  AP:  8:45 (9:28, 8:39, 9:50, 8:52, 8:52, 8:48, 8:43, 8:35, 8:36, 8:43, 8:17, 8:26, 8:23, 8:06)

2 mile TT:  21:10  AP:  10:33 (Art Dye Park - home)

I've been feeling somewhat discouraged lately with my running.  Some of it has to do with the winter weather we've been having and I haven't been able to hit paces.  Today gave me HOPE!  

Workout:  4 mile warm up - 10 miles down the canyon @9:00-9:10 - 2 mile cooldown

Tim drove Karen and I up to Tibble Fork.  I felt SO good the entire run.  For once, nothing hurt.  My AF streets splits were faster than my canyon splits.  Double bonus that the sun was shining!

Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

TT:  51:08  AP:  10:21 - Discovery Park

EASY recovery day.  I feel surprisingly good after yesterday's long hard run.  It was 41 degrees this morning....it is a heat wave!

3x

Trx pistol squat

Hammie curl

Squat

SLDL

Curtsy lunge

Weight: 0.00
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
30.107.7037.80
Weight: 0.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: