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Location:

Murray,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

5k: 22:59 Utah Summer Games 2006

21:50  USG 2008

10k:  47:30 Utah Summer Games 2007

 45:29  USG 2008

Half Marathon:   1:46 Prove Half 2005

1:43 Provo Half 2008

Marathon: 3:55:16  St. George 2006

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to set some new PRs this year.

Personal:

I started running in 2001.  My first 5K was the Salt Lake Classic that year.  I ran it in just under 33 minutes.  I was excited that I could run the whole distance.  My dad and I joked around about doing a marathon, but then we decided, "Why joke about it when we could actually do one?"  We trained for the Top of Utah marathon the next year and ran it in 5:38.  It was such a great feeling of accomplishment!

It's been fun to see how I've improved over the years. It's been such a blessing in my life to have met so many other running friends and to train under such a dedicated and selfless Coach (Bill Schmid).  I hope to keep improving and thriving in the great sport of running!

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Gym workout today--I am so glad I am feeling better finally.

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Coach, Scott and I ran to lower rotary in City Creek this morning.  It was a pretty good clip the whole way. Scott was entertaining us with stories about his college days. 

Coach says he has a great workout planned for Saturday--it sounds like it will be tough.  I told him I may not make it since my cats have a hair appointment that morning.  Then Scott said, "Oh yeah, and I need to help her with her cats, so I'm out as well."  Coach didn't buy it, so I guess we're committed!

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Core workout at the gym.  My legs are sore from yesterday's City Creek run!

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Coach and I ran at the Olympic Oval this morning.  We jogged a mile, did 4 x 50 meter sprints, and 4 x 200m sprints.  I had a nice time chatting with him.  He loves how everyone in our group is improving so much.

There were several speedskaters at the Oval from all over the world: Norway, Finland, Japan, and Canada.  Bill said, "I notice you run a little faster when passing those cute blond Norwegian men."  Well, I guess that's one way to get me to PR. ;0)

Tonight I biked with Tracy and Marie on the Jordan River Parkway.  It was a beautiful evening.  We stopped at Emerald Smoothie to get our favorite drink:  the chocolate peanut butter with banana!


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I went to the gym this morning. I planned on doing an upper body workout and core workout with some cardio on the elliptical. I ended up only doing some situps since I ran into an old friend. We talked for over an hour and then I realized I was going to be late to work! So, not much working out today, but I had so much fun catching up with my friend!

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Eleven of us today for a Brighton Loops workout: Coach, Craig, Scott, Natles, Andrea, Jeremy, T1, T2, Renae, Miriam, and myself.  We did 16 loops, which were each 3/4 of a mile.  It was a very tough workout!  My legs felt like they were dragging lead weights toward the end.

I will say I actually beat Craig's time--well, time in the porta-potty, that is.  That's the only way I would ever be faster than him!  I would need to be an olympic runner to ever catch him!

T2 made me laugh, as always.  He told stories of Aunt Gert and Aunt Marge, who are as tall as they are wide.  He told me in St. George he's going to wear a bathrobe at the start and put curlers in his hair.  He can be pretty silly and I'm always smiling when he's around. 

I'm glad I made it to this workout.  Coach was very happy with all of our efforts.  Scott and I were going to take my cats to the spa for a hair appointment, but we decided to come to the workout instead!  ha ha......

T1 and Renae were twins with their matching singlets--pretty chic!  I'm always on the lookout for cute running clothes.

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