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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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"SUGAR BAD FOR YOU"  This is said with a chinese accent.  It is a quote from Dr. Wong, cardiologist  I saw a few years ago for all my skipping heart beats and difficulty getting my heartrate down after exercise.  Turns out his ancient secret is right.  When I stopped eating tons of treats  20 months ago I began to feel better and my heart no longer skipped many beats except in cases of extreme fatigue or an allergen exposure like perfume.  No more HR problems after excersize too.  Where am I going with all this?  Well I am glad I chose yesterday in place of today for my free day because starting at midnight (Sunday  Morning) on my birthday  I was bombarded with treats.  First we started light- a veggie tray with  chips and dip then there was one of those cakes with TONS of white thick frosting. Followed by ice creamWell why stop there?  I decided to devour the last two donuts from my mother in law in a single sitting after arriving home from work in the morning yesterday.  It felt great going in but I knew I was in for it as my body tried to process it.  Needless to say I did not sleep well.  Less than 3 hours.  But hey its my birthday why lay there in my bed?  Got up and came downstairs to a vision of a double chocolate cake Troy and my littlest made for me.  Oh no.  Just when I was done with the treats already...but how could I turn away a present?  An hour later a ring at my doorbell and a present again revealed 4 chocolate frosted brownies with a layer of pink and red frosting and sprinkles.  Valentine-like.  Oh man, what next?  I managed to hold out until after dinner and Family Home Evening for a large piece of chocolate cake with milk.  No brownie.  Then, I could not fall asleep until 10pm.  Got up at 7:45 am and low and behold my vision had wavy lines all through it .  I have had this before.  It can be an aura to a migraine.  It is called scintillating scotoma.  It comes from the occiput region of the brain not the eyes.  I had surgery there but basically I know it is from the lack of sleep mixed with WAY TOO MUCH SUGAR, so help me.  I honestly feel like I have a hangover, although I have never had one of those per se.  But it doesn't end there...as I opened the front door to watch my daughter leave for school her carpool is yelling " Courtney take the cookies, take the cookies!!!"  What are they talking about?  I looked down and there was a card and a large plate of those sugar cookies with a chocolate KISS on them.  What?  So far no brownie or cookie has been consumed and after today's detox wicked run I have to refrain.  I am going to give them to my kids slowly over the week in their lunches.  My run today was so difficult and I bet it is because "SUGAR BAD FOR YOU!".    Here are the brief details of my run:  5 by 1K (1000m or .625miles)with 400m recovery lap  after a 4.1 mile warm up (3.1 mile run at 8:37 to the rec).  Goal was all at 6:08.  But that was clearly not going to happen.  I ran this pace for them:  6:18, 6:15, 6:11, 6:09, 6:07.  I should have switched TMs earlier by the third one the off balance TM was getting ridiculous.  It shook greatly when I turned it up on the SW.  Ahhh so much better on the last one.  So basically the first four were like I was on a ship.  This was not helping my head.  I was getting a bit dizzy.  I am prone to seasickness.  I use to get carsick all the time.  Anyway, survived it.  Head is pounding.  Ran home 3.1 miles @ 8:49 pace.  Total miles 12.5.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 17:08:10 from 68.103.250.39

I almost got a little nauseous reading all of that. That's a lot of serious treats. Hope you get to feeling a better. I don't know how you do internal-organ-bursting workouts like that when you feel so bad. You definitely burned most of the calories!

From Smooth on Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 18:16:58 from 174.23.215.144

I'm with April. Sheesh! SOOO MUCH treats. Evidence of how much your friends and family love you! We need to educate our loves ones that "SUGAR BAD FOR YOU" truth.

Internal-organ-combustion-workouts! :D :D :D You're an animal! I could NEVER EVER hit those CRAZY FAST progressive pace in my life time!!! WooHoo! You're AMAZING!

From melanieb on Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 21:42:27 from 75.169.201.40

I hope you had a great Birthday!

From Nan Kennard on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 16:54:32 from 174.51.250.151

Woah, sugar hangover no fun. I too am impressed you ran so well with the hangover. I bet your body is glad your back on the no sugar diet. Those free days can be dangerous. Sounds fun though! Happy belated Birthday!

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