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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 38 marathons: 16 St. George (1995, 2006-2019, 2024). Utah Valley (2011, 2014), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015: 3:40 pacer  & 2023),  Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018, 2024)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:

Last Marathon:

2024 Summer Pace Half Marathons

Handcart July 20, 2024 (1:55 pacer, 1:53:10, 13.11miles)

Hobble Creek  August 3, 2024 (2:00 pacer- 1:58:21, 13.06 miles)  coming back from torn hamstring

PC2PG August 17, 2024 (1:50 pacer  - 1:47:10, 12.95 miles)

East Canyon  August 31, 2024 (1:40 pacer- 1:38:49, 13.15 miles)

Nebo Marathon September 7,2024 (3:40 pacer- 3:37:09, 26.33 miles)

Big Cottonwood Canyon Marathon  September 14, 2024 (3:10  pacer for 17.12 miles)

Gardner Village Witch Run (1:40 pacer-)1:37:57 watch didn't pick up tunnels

Saint George  Marathon #16 after fiver years off-  October 5, 2024

Fall 2024

Halloween Half 10/26 (1:55 pacer)

Thankful Half

2025-   

Boston Marathon 4/21

Utah Valley Marathon 6/7,

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)

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 75.14 Year: 1591.17
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, Oct 19, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.510.009.51

mizuno precision-- last summers   hee hee.  too cheap to buy new shoes with huge payment for car repairs and carpet cleaning and I JUST CAN'T seem to FIND the RIGHT shoe for me!!! arghhh!!!  I tried two pair and had to return them.  okay--- after carpet cleaning guy left our carpet was wet longer than he said and I got seriously fatiuged smelling only a light cleaning smell.  I fell asleep at 945pm and was comatose until 630am.   But then I had to vacuum the carpets (yup who knew the carpet cleaners really just surface the dirt-- my vaccuum got a lot!!!  My carpet look like new however and this is the first time cleaning them since we moved in 7.5 years ago.  Soooooo when I finally got out for a run around 1030am each mile I got achier and achier (is that even a word?).  Now all my joints hurt including in my wrists and fingers so I am sure it from the fumes, since I have chemical sensitivity.  Man that run was hard fighting off the urge to want to lay down and not feel all the joints in my body complain.  AP 8:12 for 9.51 miles.  Got a little too far from home and figured if I ran I would get home faster.  Shoveled in food as I arrived as my body started to shake from apparent low blood sugar.  Took two ibuprofen, hoping that will tackle the joints well enough.   Gee whiz!!

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 12:30:06 from 155.100.226.191

haha when your FINGERS hurt, its probably due to something unrelated to running :-)

From JulieC on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 12:58:02 from 70.56.111.238

seriously jake I feel like an old lady when i talk about my finger joints achy but they do!! I am not going down without a fight however. My latest insanity attempt has not been officially blogged about-- I am running the Grand Slam next year. Yup, gonna do it. On that note toning it down over the winter is my objective and then starting up midFebruary to March. I figure a PR at Ogden then "jog" Utah Valley Or vice versa depending on how I feel. Any advice is welcome. Not looking at this as a contest for me against others although it is possible for me to place in the top three or even get first in the 40-49 age bracket. I don't know who all has signed up except Josse, McKenzie and Kimberly (she won it the last two years). I am mainly running it because I feel that insane again and it gets me in to SG without wondering if I got in, waiting til May and the lottery spits me out.

From Jake K on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 13:01:37 from 155.100.226.191

I think you are definitely smart to stay in "maintenance" mode as long as possible before ramping up for Ogden. Its a lot of marathons and if you do it right (ie. you aren't totally fried by May) you can go for a PR in Ogden and then again at StG... and you won't just be hanging on for dear life in October :-)

I think as long as you stay healthy, you'll do really well with this. Its the sort of racing challenge that requires you to be a little crazy to begin with :-)

From JulieC on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 13:16:43 from 70.56.111.238

even though I am taking it down a lot in mileage should I still do any speed?? or a tempo?? just wondering how often and how much?? if at all. maybe every two weeks some one minute on/offs??? with a short tempo the opposite weeks??

From Jake K on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 13:19:44 from 155.100.226.191

Yeah I don't there's any hamr in doing some "light efforts" - mix it up... fartleks / on-offs / short tempos. It keeps you from getting that "stale" feeling. Once a week is probably good... but I'd give yourself a little bit more time before starting that.

From Carina on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 14:29:53 from 204.15.86.83

You really are crazy!! ;) Shoes are so tricky, good luck finding one that works!!

From Rachelle on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 15:57:01 from 159.212.71.25

I agree with Carina about you being crazy. But I love it and wouldn't have you any other way. :)

I'm glad your running the slam. I mean you pretty much run 4 marathons a year anyway so you might as well make it count.

From JulieC on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 16:01:18 from 70.56.111.238

funny Rachelle-- yah in 2011 I ran Utah Valley, Sogonamit (Eiluj-style), Top of Utah and St. George (in 3.5 months!!) and it was all for fun!! :D. I sure hope I can revive that fun!! I really got to get to the gym and see if I can even handle the elliptical!!! When I grow up I want to be like Rachelle!! :D.

Carina-- my insanity lies way beneath my running!!

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