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St. George Marathon

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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

May 03, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

St. George Marathon 2009 3:32

Mt. Nebo 1/2 Marathon 2014 1:30

Deseret News 10k 2009 44:12

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goal is to have fun and not get injured.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to continue to run for many years to come.

Personal:

I'm married with three kids.

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Red Nike St13 Lifetime Miles:						344.68
Dark Pink Nike St14 Lifetime Miles:						34.20
Blue ST12 X2 Lifetime Miles:						231.30

Sat, Oct 04, 2008

Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:36:24

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	26.20	26.20

I'M GOING TO BOSTON!!!!! What a great day. I was hoping for a 3:30, but I am thrilled with my time. The weather was horrible. It was raining and there was a headwind for most of the race. Angela and I couldn't find Michelle N, Michelle M, or Cheris at the start. I was so bummed. I really wanted to start with them. We lined up near the 3:30 pace group, but it was so dark we lost them right after the start. I saw the girls on Veyo. I was so excited to see them. I took 2 bathroom breaks at just after the 5 mile mark and just before 13.

My splits were 8:29, 8:16, 7:51, 7:46, 7:55, 8:15, 7:28, 8:55, 8:31, 8:26, 8:38, 8:43, 8:25, 8:05, 7:45, 7:40, 7:57, 8:09, 8:41, 8:07, 7:43, 8:30, 8:20, 8:03, 8:46, 8:36 and 2:10.

My sister Angela was wonderful. Her only goal was to help me qualify for Boston. She had only been running 2 sometimes 3 times a week to train. She was able to stay with me until just after mile 23. I was so happy to have her with me that whole time. I ended up finishing about 2 minutes before her. Michelle caught up to me at mile 25 and she looked great. She really helped push me that last mile. I had a 1/2 a gu at mile 5, 1/2 a gu at mile 7, gu at 13, gu at 19, and then I had a Jolly Rancher at mile 22. I drank gatorade at the stops that I didn't gu. I didn't have anything to drink the last 4 miles. I never hit the wall. The extra miles in training made a huge difference.

Everyone from our running group did great. I feel so lucky to have such a great group of friends to run with.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Jody on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 22:24:50

You did absolutely awesome! Every time I saw you, you looked great! Congratulations on a great job!

From Cheryl on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 22:30:05

Julie--Awesome job! I too feel lucky to have people like you to run with. It was great to see all of you reach your goals. Sounds like there may be a big group going to Boston next year!

From MarcieJ on Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 22:57:18

Congrats! Have fun in Boston, you will love it!

From Cheris on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 00:33:56

WOW! I am so happy after yesterday! Maybe just to be dry! No, I just think everyone managed to have a great day, despite the terrible conditions. I wish we could have started out with you guys, it was frustrating not being able to find everyone, but I'm glad we met up with you at Veyo--that was our bright spot of that bleak mile, totally uphill, into the wind and pouring and rain. I thought you guys looked like superheroes flying up the hill in your trash bags. What a day! Congratulations on your awesome time! Boston!!!

From Michelle N. on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 10:33:44

YAHOO!!! I am soooo happy we qualified. You were so great and your training really paid off this year. Way to kick it in the butt.

From peggy on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 11:48:58

Way to stay strong right through the end. You did fantastic.

It was fun staying with you guys and hanging out afterwards.

From Mark on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 12:07:05

Awesome! Great job on getting a BQ, not an easy way to get one, but who said it's supposed to be easy :)

From JulieC on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 14:18:14

Way to finish strong!!! Glad you had some company to stay with you at times. Way to go!!!

From Kelli on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 16:12:33

GREAT JOB!!! I came across your sister just before the finish line, but I had to look back to see which one of you it was---she was so wet I could not tell. But I figured you would have said hi, so it must have been her----still in her trash bag! You both did GREAT!!!

From josse on Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 23:22:49

Great job on the BQ time!! It is a great race and you will love it.

From Rivertonp on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 09:39:29

Though belated, way to go on a tough day.

From Shauna on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 16:18:53

Great job! What an amazing time! Have fun in Boston.

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