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Location:

Taylorsville,UT,

Member Since:

Sep 17, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2 x Deseret News 10k winner

3 x All-American at BYU (back in the day)

10 x state champion in high school (way back in the day!)

3 x USA team member

Short-Term Running Goals:

I would like to run an Olympic Trials Qualifier in the marathon.

I would also like to run on one more international team before I pack it in!

 Stay healthy!  (My biggest challenge!)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run my whole life, and then live vicariously through my children. (just kidding) , but I do want to pass on a healthy lifestyle to them.

Help coach East High to a state championship. (hope it doesn't take a lifetime!)

Personal:

I've been running since I was nine.  I'm married to a fellow runner who inspires and supports me.  We have two children:  Cole (4) and Lily (18 mos.)  I help Bill Cobler coach cross country at East High School.

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Miles:This week: 21.00 Month: 88.80 Year: 1086.00
NB 580 Lifetime Miles: 49.79
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
43.320.000.000.000.0043.32
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.170.000.000.000.004.17

Getting back on the horse . . . again.   30 minutes on treadmill.  

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.300.000.000.000.006.30

I got out for a rare afternoon run today.  It was beautiful out.  I thought that the river trail would be cleared off. I thought wrong.  It was like running on sheets of ice down there.  My average pace was 7:38, but mile 3 was 7:57 and mile 4 was 8:31.  I managed to make up a little time in the non-slippery parts of the run.  Still, I'm glad I got out to run.  It was nice just being by myself, even if it was really slick.  

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.300.000.000.000.007.30

I love Christmas runs.  I wanted to get up early and run, but I wasn't sure what time the kids would make their appearance.  So, I went after all the fun was over.  It is a beautiful day outside.  I ran the Costco loop and extended to hit 7 miles.  The roads were pretty clear.  There were a couple of sketchy spots where someone didn't shovel their sidewalk.  Overall,  I really enjoyed running this morning.  It's a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday.

7:08 average

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.780.000.000.000.008.78

Since I don't plan on starting any speedwork for another week, I decided to push this run a little more.  I got a couple miles in the tempo-ish range.  I wanted to keep the overall pace under 7:00 per mile.  When I got back to my house, I was almost at an hour of running, so I decided to finish out the hour.  I made 8.78 miles in an hour of running.  6:50 pace.  I felt really good today.  I was glad that I was wearing bright pink.  People do not watch when they drive.  Even when it is bright daylight.  

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.250.000.000.000.006.25

Easy treadmill run + Zumba.  Fun morning!

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.520.000.000.000.0010.52

Gray, cold, and smoggy.  The worst kind of winter running day.  I ran down to the south end of the river trail to assess the run-ability.  Guess where the icy spots were.  7:18, 7:01, 6:55, 6:59, 6:47, 7:47, 8:13, 7:09, 7:08, 7:21, 3:35.  About 2 miles of the trail are clear.  We may need to re-assess where we run on our New Year's Day run.  Average pace, 7:14.  My hands hurt.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
43.320.000.000.000.0043.32
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