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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 40 marathons: 16 St. George (1995, 2006-2019, 2024). Utah Valley (2011, 2014, 2025), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015: 3:40 pacer  & 2023),  Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018, 2024,2025)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),  Nebo Marathon 340 pacer (2024)Timp trail marathon (2021) 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:

2025-   

Lucky 13 Half 1:40 pacer (1:37:36)

Riverton Half  3/22- 1:36:26 (8 miles at MP, rest steady state)

Boston Marathon 4/21- 3:40:31

Farmington half 1:50 pacer -1:47:30 (course short)

Ogden half 1:40 pacer-  1:39:46 (long)

Utah Valley Marathon 6/7- 3:33:57

Freedom Run 10K  7/4-  

Deseret News 1/2 Marathon  7/24-

Hobble Creek half  8/16-

Big Cottonwood Half Marathon (racing) 9/13/25

30 years of running Saint George Marathon (first was in 1995) SGM #17 -10/4/2025

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon--  PR (3:06 or better)

10k--  PR (under 40:47)

5K-- PR (under 19:46)

RUN FOREVER!!!

56 years of age goals:

marathon 3:15

1/2 marathon 1:28

10 K 43:00

5k  20:30
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Mon, Feb 01, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.352.6510.00

How to begin?  First, I never was and never will be (I'm turning 41 next Sunday) a track star.  I always and always will HATE speedwork unless I run considerably slower than some stupid  program puts me at.  So yes  I decided to follow some plan to see if I can improve my MP at Ogden starting at the 15 weeks to go.  So I ran like this after a 3 mile warmup at 1 % incline nice and easy:   1200m (6:11), 1000 (6:07), 800 (6:03), 600 (6:00), 400 (5:56), 200 (5:49).     Rest Interval (RI) was ONLY 200m.   At first I just ran them at a 9 minute mile pace then pretty much dying after the third one I decided to put the TM at 3.7 mph and gradually increase it back to 6.7 mph (8:57).  This, at least, gave me a longer RI then less one minute, more like 90 seconds.  PHEW!! and  YIKES!!  I wasn't at puke zone but  I was at OXYGEN DEBT and I want to stop this TM now zone!!!    It was a lot easier SLOWLY jogging the RIs.  The plan says to do that so I guess for a good reason.  Ran a 3.5 mile cool down.  Total miles 10 exact (thinking of you Smooth) at 7:52 avg pace.  P.S.  It didn't help that I went night skiing (first time this season) with my kids and husband at Sundance after my 21 miler.  Skating with my 7 year old held on to my pole to get her in the line- did this several times- caused a nice sciatic problem on the left to resurface.  NO soreness however anywhere.  A few morning getting out of bed aches but that's all.  Just a nagging sciatic pain.  Got Troy to give me a massage last night.  That helped. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 17:52:15 from 174.23.232.65

HEY Prez!!! You're a ROCKSTAR if not track star! My goodness, that's a wicked fast speedworkout. Is that what they call inverted pyramid or some other fancy names?

Skiing with the kiddos after a 21 miler? Such a DIEHARD! I'm not surprised that you have NO soreness...YOU'RE a MACHINE!!!

I'm honored that you thought of me with your 10 exact. Hey, that was my mileage today too! We do work like a presidency. Thanks for sending the vibes, I almost quit at 6. :)

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 22:52:27 from 205.172.12.229

I am in oxygen debt just reading about your workout and your painfully short recoveries. Just a taste of oxygen and back at it my goodness. BRUTAL! Wow. Sounds like you need to go run a killer 5k.

From Nan Kennard on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 16:55:45 from 174.51.250.151

Hahaha you are funny. Wicked fast too! Great workout!

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