I Can Do Hard Things

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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:	0.00	Month:	120.07	Year:	503.44
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Sat, Aug 13, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
17.00	0.00	17.00

17 miles

2:33:00

AP: 9:04

9:25, 9:23, 9:22, 9:00, 9:18, 9:15, 9:28, 9:10, 9:10, 9:15, 9:12, 8:38, 8:38, 8:57, 8:52, 8:35, 7:32

Oh what a run! It started with my alarm going off at 4:25am. I ate and got ready. I got to the trail about 5:15am to run 5 miles before the group run of 12 miles. It was SO SO SO dark and spooky on that trail. I didn't turn my music on until on my way back. I saw 3 beautiful deer. They slowly crept onto the road.

I finished the run, got a big drink and sat in my car for a few minutes until the group showed up. Oh...those few minutes in the car sure made me tired! There was a large group of gals this morning...RAD, Smooth, Bec, Kathie, Wendy, Carolyn, Karen. It is so wonderful to run with company!

One of the major "things" I learned this morning on the run was I need to run more in the heat. Usually, I'm done running just as the sun is coming up. I felt so over heated today. St George Marathon starts at 6:00ish and the majority of the run is done in the sun. I need to practice more.

I felt good this morning. My lower legs were a bit sore. But my breathing felt controlled and I was able to pick it up a bit on the last few miles (and didn't feel like I was going to die!!). I was surprised to see that my AP was a 9:04 - that is way faster than normal. I'm not sure if that is good or bad.

On the way home, I stopped at the gas station to buy a bag of ice. I had a good ice bath and foam rolled. I also got an hour nap! My lower legs are definitely sore this afternoon. More icing and Advil tonight.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From RAD on Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 23:27:54 from 76.27.16.189

Sounds like a perfect run to me :) Great paces and a strong finish - can't beat it! Hope you enjoyed the nice cool ice bath.

From Smooth on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 20:55:08 from 67.2.107.143

CONGRATZ on a successful first 17 miler. You were running so smooth and strong and with a great finish! NICELY done! Smart recovery and good thinking on acclimatizing to the heat!

You're gonna kick some major trash at Hobble Creek next week! :)

Was GREAT to run with you on some of those miles! You're awesome! :)

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