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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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SHOULD'VE gotten up to run before we drove home, but I needed to be up by 4:45am and wasn't motivated. 

But I did spend 13 hours in the car with my hubby and kids.  

And I ate way to much junk and feel yucky.

And my kids were EXCELLENT travelers today.

Go kids.

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Peachy and I went for a walk after the big kids left for school.  Carter broke our nice stroller and so I had to use our umbrella stroller (because I am not buying another stroller for a 5 year old!!).  It is not a very smooth ride!

We walked up to a park.  While she played, I did 2 lengths of the park worth of lunges.  

I did a 9 minute walk and 1 minute run.  The verdict is still out on how my ankle feels.  Sigh....

100 sit ups and PT exercises

Good to be home!

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I got my lazy bum out of bed this morning and went to the gym.  It has been a loooonnnnngggg time since I've done an early morning gym trip.  Same people are there!

3 miles on the stair climber.  Huffing and puffing, but less impact on the ankle!

1 mile on TM.  2x1:30 min jogs

I trade sewing with a massage therapist and asked if she would just be willing to work on my lower legs.  She said that the SF site ....the tendons were very tight and "tawngy".  Ouch.  I go again on Friday.

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On Wednesday while I was running, I received a text from my neighbor.  She had seen me out running with our umbrella stroller and offered me her jogging stroller.  So Georgia and I tried it out today.  It reminded me of my triple stroller: big and heavy to push.  My arms were very tired by the end of the workout!

We walked/ran 2 miles to a park.  Peachy played for a few minutes while I did 2 park-lengths of lunges and pushups.  Then we headed back.

I've been a bit frustrated that I've taken more days off than I would like.  But having the stomach flu and traveling make if very difficult to hit the pavement.  I'm wondering NOW if those were actually blessings...forcing me to slow down.

My ankle feels really great.  I think the VERY slow come back and the few deep tissue massages have been beneficial. 

8 min walk/2 min run x 6

It was SO beautiful out this morning.  Crunchy leaves and crisp air.  This is my very favorite season!

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3x

10 skull crushers

15 side lunges with weights 

donkey kicks/hip exercises

 

 

5 miles

2 x 8 min walk - 2 min run 

4x 7 min walk - 3 min run 

 

Another deep tissue massage right after my workout. 

 

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