Believe to Achieve

April 28, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesJulieC's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.  
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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
Thu, Jun 09, 2011
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.300.004.30

debated whether to just sleep 40 minutes longer or try and get in my 5 miler.  Well,  I debated too long and got out late cause' I was going easy with 6 x 100 meter strides at 6:30 pace mainly.  Not wanting to induce further the nagging nerve pains.  On day three of steroid taper therapy.  At work my leg pains just suddenly ended (typical of my attacks, probably  helped by the prednisone) but yesterday afternoon I had killer muscle cramps in my jaw radiating to my shoulder with numbness and burning (trigeminal neuralgia) so basically a "switching" of the same symptoms to a different spot.   I went to my TMJ  Dr. in pain and he injected it with dextrose/lidocaine.  But all that did was make me notice HOW tight my muscle was.  All day my face has been numb and burning down the back of my head and down my arm.  Such a bummer.  And the muscle by the jaw joint pulsating.  Feel like I am Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde.  One side of me feels normal and the other side I feel distorted.  So to say the least I haven't been able to focus on my marathon AT ALL.  It is like my body WANTS ALL THE ATTENTION.  Seriously?  Like am I running a marathon I have trained for or not?  Perhaps that is just how it has to be because I am.  I hope to wake in the morning CURED and ready for my last day of REST for MY BIG PR THAT SHOULD HAPPEN : D.  I am slightly wondering how the HEAT the last 6 miles will feel.  It should be in the 80s and NO REPRIEVE FROM THE SUN.    So lots of water cup dumping for me : D.  Oh yah, lastly ran 4.3 miles @ 8:29 AP.  No time for the scheduled 5 miles.  I worked at UVRMC's NICU today so I had to drive 20 minutes.  I don't know why, but I feel ME Lan CHOly.   I can't seem to snap out of it.  I should be excited/pumped up, but I feel down and out.  So ALL I can say is WORDS OF BENEFIT--  YOU CAN DO IT.  YOU HAVE BEEN THRU WORSE, YOU ARE READY< THE FINISH LINE IS ONLY JUST OVER 3 HOURS AWAY AND THEN  AHHHHHHH!!!!!  TIME TO RELAX and take it easy enjoy some DOWN TIME : D.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 22:20:49 from 67.177.21.60

Good luck at UVM on Saturday! Maybe I'll see you there :o) I'm excited for a little bit of down time after this race as well.

From JulieC on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:23:15 from 67.41.190.77

thanks, and GOOD LUCK TO YOU TOO!! I think a WIN is WITHIN REACH and perhaps a NEW PR IN THE HALF FOR YOU!! : D.

From allie on Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 23:48:13 from 24.10.191.18

julie -- i'm sorry you haven't been feeling well -- sleep well tonight and be lazy tomorrow :)

you have trained very hard for this, and i think it will come together for you. just remember to stay relaxed and enjoy the experience! i'll be waiting at the finish line ready to cheer you in with your new PR.

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Most Recent Entries:
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: