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Location:

Pleasant Grove,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs: Fleet Feet Turkey Trot 5k- 19:46; St. George Marathon 3:07:11(2013-- coming back from the dead) Utah Valley Marathon 2011- 3:09:13 : D 1st place Master Division, 7th Overall; Mt. Nebo 1/2 Marathon 2011- 1:19:35- 2nd Overall, first master. Ogden Marathon 3:14 (2010); 10K 2011 Speedy Spaniard 40:47. I have run 33 marathons: 15 St. George (1995, 2006-2019). Utah Valley (2011, 2014), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015, 3:40 pacer), Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018)Top of Utah (1999, 2011 pacer), and SLC (2006,2015), Pocatello (3:40 pacer 2012),park city marathon 3:41:53 (2013), and Big Cottonwood pacer (2017,2018)and three Ultras-Squaw Peak 51.25 miler 2010 in 12:05:27 (9th woman) and Antelope Island (32 miler) in March, 2011 (4th overall in 5:10:25) and in 2009.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2020 Marathon Madness

April Salt Lake City Marathon April 18

May Ogden Marathon May 16

June Utah Valley Marathon June 6

July Deseret News Marathon July 24

August Top of Utah Aug 22

September Big Cottonwood Sept 12

October Saint George Marathon Oct 3

November New York City Marathon Nov 1

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon-- PR (3:06 or better)

10k-- PR (under 40:47)

5K-- PR (under 19:46)

RUN FOREVER!!!

Personal:

Married to Troy since 1997. We have three daughters- Courtney 21, Brooke 19, and Amber 16 and one dog-Cocoa (15). Troy works and cook lots of yummy dinners and desserts. Courtney is back as of Aug 2019 from 18 months in England. Now working as a CNA and going to BYU. Brooke graduated from PGHS IN MAY 2019. Attending UVU in Fall. Called to serve in the Michigan Landing LDS church mission. Leaves Jan22, 2020. Amber plays for Olympic Montreux Premier 1 soccer team. And is a junior this Fall 2019. I work full time (27 years in June 2019) as a registered nurse. Currently working in the special care nursery at American Fork Hospital. Our family loves to camp and go to Disneyland.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	39.47	Year:	532.59
Brooks Pureflow Lifetime Miles:						309.19
Altras Zero Drop (lt. Blue) Lifetime Miles:						366.29
Mizuno Precision 11 (orange) Lifetime Miles:						610.05
Saucony Mirage 2 Grey Lifetime Miles:						223.70
Nike Pegasus Charc/lime Lifetime Miles:						487.77
Nike Pegasus Grey/blue Lifetime Miles:						428.92
Mizuno Precision Pink Lifetime Miles:						479.56
Nike Lunar Flyknits RED Lifetime Miles:						893.47
Nike Lunar Flyknits MULTI GREY Lifetime Miles:						369.20
Mizuno Sayanaras Lifetime Miles:						292.58
Asics Gel Lyte 33-2 (blue) Lifetime Miles:						163.09
Altra Intuition 1.5 Grey Lifetime Miles:						55.31
Altras Pink Intuition 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						79.00
Kinvara 5s Peach Lifetime Miles:						576.20
Kinvara 5s YELLOW Lifetime Miles:						346.56
Kinvara Blue/lime Lifetime Miles:						578.77
Kinvara 5s Green Lifetime Miles:						47.31
Kinvara 6 Turquoise Lifetime Miles:						531.20

Fri, Dec 31, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
15.00	0.00	15.00

15 GLORIOUS MILES IN THE FROZEN TUNDRA. Hey after about 7 miles I think my toes came back to life. I had to keep wiggling them to see if they were still there. When I got back from my 2 hour run at 10:15am the weather said current temp was 16 degrees but feels like 5 degrees due to windchill. I would have to agree with that windchill. Wowsers as I climbed for four miles up and around Cedar Hills I was reliving my old ski days in New Hampshire in sub-zero temps. The roads were atrocious. I ran on ice, frozen snow, snow drifts, ice, oh a piece of dry ground---dart off the middle of the road as cars think they have the right of way, and then there was the calf-deep snow drifts on the cedar hills parkway trail, and a dog that thought I was his dinner or his running partner. I didn't want to find out so I yelled loudly at him to back off, it worked. He ran the opposite direction. Pace was not on my mind here. Survival was. Seriously freakin' cold. Seriously icy and seriously not sure why I held out to the end but it builds character I think. I am currently toying with the invitation I just received from an old friend (we trained for our first marathon together in 1995). She wants me to join her and her husband for the Wasatch 100 miler. Just a week ago I told Melanie, "never, not in me" and now to run with Anna and Matt in the wild outdoors, now that would be fun, serious fun. AP for 15 miles = 8:45. Never felt exerted cardio-wise. This run was mentally challenging, had to watch the terrain THE WHOLE TIME to not go crashing hard. So to run 100 or not to run 100? Must consult the expert, Crockett. Happy New Year. I work all day tomorrow so no 4 am run for me as I will be staying up until midnight playing games and watching movies, not sleeping.

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

Comments

From allie on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 14:10:41 from 174.23.238.75

way to say goodbye to 2010 in style! it was pretty terrible out there this morning -- i had my fill after 6 miles. you are awesome.

about the 100 -- i say yes!

happy new year!

From josse on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 16:00:22 from 75.220.41.92

It's mornings like these were I am glad I can't run, I went out side and almost slipped on my butt so I don't know how you made it 15 miles. Although I am missing it.

From JulieC on Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 16:08:40 from 71.35.249.87

Hi there Josse!! Remember Your Birthday run last year? when I almost slept thru it 'cause I took a 1/2 benadryl? I honestly don't know how I did it. I am still thawing out!!! So wish you were out and running...but Spring may be a WAY better option for you with that healing pelvis!!

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 19:44:17 from 72.205.226.14

YES ON THE 100! If anyone can pull it off--you can!

From Smooth on Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 22:23:13 from 67.2.79.80

Why am I not surprised? You are the queen of toughness!!! GREAT run in the frozen tundra!

I concur with the others on Wasatch 100!!! Nothing is impossible for you! :)

From Toby on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 16:49:38 from 66.133.97.196

You get the "one tough cookie" award for 15 miles in the tundra! Way to go!

From Kelli on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 17:01:05 from 71.219.84.215

This stupid cold weather....I have about had it. My toes are numb all day long! BUT I borrowed my hubbies wool socks to run in, on top of my usual running socks, and they actually stayed warm during the run. I might steal them and wear the all day.

RUN 100!!!!!!

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