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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)

RUN FOREVER!!!

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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

Mon, Feb 06, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	6.00	10.00

First of all, have a good laugh--- this is the gift my husband tells me he is giving me for my birthday tomorrow, hilarious--- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eJhAR5tQg0

My workout: Okay first I will inform the maniacal person I am to run this with very sore lower back. I finally got my hamstrings to calm down just before heading out the door this morning. But my left lower back to my left hamstring in the middle really was quite mad during this run. So what did I do???? I ignored it.

Warmup 2.5 miles (feeling depressed and nonrunner like): 1/2 mile times at 8:57, 8:41, 8:27, 8:13, 8:00. All at 2%. Then 3 x 2 miles at tempo interval pace with 1/2 mile at recovery jog of 8:27 pace. All at 0.5% incline. So 6:27 x 2 miles, 1/2 mile at 8:27, 6:27 x 2 miles (picked it up the last "corner" to 6:18), then 1/2 mile at 8:27 pace, then 6:27 x 3/4 mile, 6:22 x 1/4 mile, 6:27 x 3/4 mile, 6:00 to 6:22 x 1/4 mile. 1/2 mile cooldown at 8:13 AP. Leg and back were quite tight but the pace was great, very doable. I ran this faster than three weeks ago!!! Yippee. I think I ran the pace at 6:35.

Followed up with a visit to my FAVORITE chiropracter. He spent over 30 minutes with me with TENS and heating pad and stretches as well as manipulation. He said my left hip was WAY OUT and he could tell just by looking at how I stood. Hence why my left leg was in a lot of pain. The therapy was so very nice. He even has relaxing music playing.

Altras Zero Drop (lt. Blue) Miles: 10.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Weight: 130.50

Comments

From Rachelle on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 17:39:39 from 199.190.170.24

You are a rockstar my friend. There is absolutely no way I could do 2 mile repeats at that speed. Nice work!!

From JulieC on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 17:57:17 from 70.56.110.130

it is just mental...you will. : D.

From Chad Robinson on Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 18:04:44 from 50.73.39.89

Wow! Those pants are incredible. Probably not recommended for men unless your done procreating. Although it would reverse the cold water problem for men....

From Rachelle on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 11:10:54 from 199.190.170.29

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! go run 43 laps at the track for your 43rd birthday. :)

From julieesplin on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 11:27:50 from 75.169.180.221

Julie

I had hamstring pain from Sept to Dec. I finally started doing more work on my core strength and sides of my legs. Stretchy band around knees and pull legs apart and squeeze them together with small soccer ball between type things. I also rubbed out everything, but I did that all fall too. Now my leg feels almost completely better. I only have a tiny ache on Sunday's after my long run, where before I hurt a lot after any run more than 10 miles. Good luck.

From JulieC on Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 13:08:28 from 67.41.189.189

Julie-- thanks. I have been slacking on my core exercises the past few months. Even the pushups I was doing are so random now. I also started wearing new running shoes that I know added to the problem when I ran with them on the TM doing hillwork. For some reason foam soles do not go well on TMs. Probably because it is another soft surface. I knew the first mile on the TM last week with the shoes that they didn't feel well. And then wammo--- a back and hamstring madness!! I have never had this tight of a hamstring. I just rolled it out x 2. INTENSE pain in that process. But I intend on getting back to planks--side especially and some bridges. Man alive I am showing my age today!!

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