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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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Spring break this week.  Hubby was home today, so I got to sleep in until 7:00am.  Heavenly! 

EASY 3 miles today.  I forced myself to keep a 10mm.  It felt great to shake out all the aches.  I saw all the local elite out this morning.  Made me feel even slower.

2 houses of lunges

2xLLL

Modge podge of fire hydrants and one leg bridges

Foam roll and LONG stretching session


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10 easy miles on the TM.  I split them up into 2x5mile runs.

1-  5 miles in 47 minutes (6.4mph)

GU -reset TM

2 - 5 miles in 46 minutes (6.4mph until the last mile...then I was sick of running)

Legs felt good.  Shins still a bit achy.

Hubby had to go out of town last minute, so my running schedule is at the mercy of babysitters this week (hooray for spring break).  I definitely have my sitter for Saturday's 20 miler though.....

Off to keep the troops occupied!

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Hooray for babysitters who will get up early during spring break!

Somebody was on *my* TM this morning so I had to find a different one!  That totally bugs!  The *new* TM felt way faster than *my* TM.  Maybe is was just in my head, but I sure felt my leg turnover spinning along!

1 mile warm up - 6.4 mph

10x400

1-1:42 (8.9mph)

2-1:42 (8.9mph)

3-1:42 (8.9mph)

4-1:40 (9.0mph)

5-1:40 (9.0mph)

6-1:40 (9.0mph)

7-1:40 (9.0mph)

8-1:39 (9.1mph)

9-1:39 (9.1mph)

10-1:39 (9.1mph)

.25 mile cool down/walk

50 minutes total time

I felt good, but it was hard workout.  I was breathing hard, but not at puke zone (except for the last one which was at puke and *runs* zone).  Legs felt good...they got tired near the end as to be expected.  I hope all this speed stuff pays off.

We spent all yesterday at Classic Skating.  It makes me feel old when I go to places like that.  Too many young girls trying to be older.  But they did have some good music.  Cousins are gone now and we need to clean up our house after the sleepovers.  Piles of laundry are lingering too.  Ohhh...we don't have any food.  Time to be productive!

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It has been nice to sleep in this week (spring break, hubby gone and babysitters who don't want to get up at the crack of dawn to watch my kids while I run).  Two weeks ago when I had a heavy training week, we were in the West Indies and I got to sleep a lot.  Sleep certainly helps with recovery. 

Easy 5 miles outside.  It smelled so clean and fresh after yesterday's rain.  I kept the pace super slow to recovery from yesterday's speed and tomorrow's long run (20 miler...yikes!).  I saw the AFHS track team out running.

48:35

AP:  9:42

9:56, 9:45, 9:42, 9:38, 9:29 - nice and slow

I'm nervous for tomorrow's 20 miler.  My two 20 milers I did for SGM were horrible.  I've logged a lot more miles since last summer and I kinda know what to expect, but I really don't want a BUST!  Positive thoughts, slow mile splits and great company will hopefully make the nerves go away!

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So my main goal for today's run was to feel good.  My 20 milers for SGM  were so horrible.  Not enough water, fuel, hot weather, lack of experience, and poor pacing on my part.

So today, I just wanted to feel good - no matter the pace.

RAD, Karen and Chad met at the JRP.  I texted RAD last night and told her to bring her rain jacket.  Thankfully, we didn't need it.  The weather was absolutely perfect...I couldn't have asked for anything more!

We headed north first and climbed mountains (they called them hills, but I'm calling them mountains).  We saw a beautiful herd of deer.  I was definitely the caboose of the group today and it didn't hurt my ego.   I honestly didn't care about my pace today.  I just needed the mental confidence that I could finish this run.

We had wonderful conversations and I was so grateful for the company.  Today, RAD  was on fire.  She made the mountains and miles seem effortless.  I was so proud of her! Big things are coming her way.

We turned around after 6 miles.  Took a GU.  I totally messed up my Garmin today.  I kept forgetting to start it.  It totally ticked me off :)

Once we reached the parking lot, I refilled my water bottles, took off my rain jacket (lots of blue skies), took another GU, and headed off for another 8 miles.

We ran into a group of Army fellows doing a time trial.  They look pretty darn.  RAD decided to race an 11 year old scout.  We got a GREAT laugh!

Chad left a goodie bag for us and I will forever be grateful for those orange slices.  Manna from heaven.  Since my Garmin was all messed up, I had no idea how far we had gone.  Then suddenly, it was time to turn around.  Hooray!

Rachel and Chad took off for some speedy miles and I chatted with Karen.  She gave me some wonderful spiritual thoughts for the day.  Thanks Karen!

Around mile 18/19 my right hip started to hurt a bit like at SGM.  Since I've been super faithful with my hip exercises, I'm wondering if it might be hip bursitis again.  It it does it again after my next 20, I'm going to have to have it checked out.

Finally, we finished.  What a great sense of accomplishment! Though I was very slow, I felt a lot better than previous 20 milers.  I can worry about speed on the track.  This was a HUGE confidence booster for me.  Maybe I can finish Ogden in one piece. 

Thanks friends for a wonderful morning!

I stretched for a minute and headed home.  I picked up two 8 lbs of ice.

I took an ice bath and about froze.  Ate lunch at In and Out and spent the afternoon playing with cousins before they head back to CA.

**I think I ran about 3:15:00 - 9:45 pace

**Now that is has been several hours, my lower legs are very sore.  I've been wearing my compression socks all day.  I'm taking tomorrow and maybe Monday off.


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