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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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25 minutes biking

LLL 

30 sit ups

20 bicycles

30 toe touches

20 lying leg lift

15 side plank hip lift L

30 sit ups

15 side plank hip lift R 

40 russian twists

30 bicycles

15 v-ups

20 lying left lift

15 v-ups

2- lying leg lift

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LOTS and LOTS of stretching and foam rolling 

 

I am amazed good I feel.  I still sore, but feel significantly better than I did yesterday.  I stretched/foam rolled a lot Sunday morning and wore my compression socks all day.

I went to the PT to get worked over this morning.  He told me to take the whole week off just to be safe.  Since my inflammation is so close to the tibia, I need to take a few extra days off to be safe.  CAN DO! He strongly suggested that I do lots of non-impact stuff for a week, then start back next week with a 10 minute run and see how it goes.  I will do everything he says...it is not worth the injury to jump back too soon.

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AM: 

7.5 miles on the stairmill in 60 minutes.  Sweaty MESS!!  I need a HUGE fan right on top of me because the gym is JUST TOO HOT!!  Besides my ankle, I feel back to normal after the marathon.  Ankle is still a bit achy.  

 

Hoping to get in some lifting tonight. 

 

PM:

I had a few minutes while my 5 year old was playing outside with a friend.  I was recently reading on the Hungry Runner Girl blog about how she does the "8-min Abs" and "8-min Buns" You-Tube videos.  So I thought I would give them a try.  Maybe I was doing the exercises wrong, but I wasn't feeling the burn. Glad I tried it once and now I know!  I also did a few clams.  Next time, I'll just stick to my regular stuff.

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Day 4 of no running.  I know it is the smart thing to do, but I would like just a little run. In a few days....

35 minutes on the sweatmill (aka the stair mill) - 4.4 miles

I saw Josse's core challenge and gave it a try today.

50 crunches

15 push ups

1 min plank

45 sec/side planks

1 min bridge

15 push ups

1 min plank

45 sec/side planks

50 crunches

1 min plank

2 min bridge

75 crunches 

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Tim and I flew to Atlanta this morning at 4:45am, then took another plane to Rome, Italy.  I had a goal to walk before we left, but I wasn't feeling the motivation when my alarm when off at 3:15 am.  

I'm not a very good traveler.  I don't do well with big time changes and lack of sleep. So I felt like a zombie all day.

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We arrived in Rome at 7:00am. Lots of sight seeing today.  Sistine Chapel, St Peters, Spanish Steps, Tomb of the Unknown Solider.  We walked from 11am-8:00pm.  My dogs were barking by the end of the day.  And my back was sore too.  But we were in bed by 9:00pm and I slept great all night.

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We went to the fitness center this morning and I did the elliptical for awhile then did 10 minutes on the TM.  Still trying to decide how the ankle feels.  Something is still sore, but I'm not sure if it is the bone or tendons.  I think walking the several miles yesterday was less of a beating than running...maybe??

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