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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 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.  
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Wed, Jul 04, 2012
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30.24 mile bike ride--- up 6am.   Off at 6:17am.  Rode bike to Start/Finish of 10k Freedom Run from my house in Pleasant Grove.   15.06 miles at 4:00 AP on Mountain Bike taking the hilly route.  Only one light I had to stop at :D.   Almost saw the top runners of the 10k just after the mile mark but the light slowed me.   Instead I just rode up the course backwards from the Football Stadium and down 9th east to the Finish.    Had 20 minutes to spare to wait for Melanie.  Walked 1/2 mile of the course while watching LOTS of 5ker (thousands) finish.  It looked as crowded as the start of the Boston Marathon coming up to the finish from 9th east.    Then out of nowhere a LONE 10ker would run by--- the first guy, a skinny young fellow.  Then a few other guys, some without numbers (or shirts), then Kassi Harmon in first for the 10k followed by Jen Hughes and then YAY Melanie in third!!  I ran beside her until the finish.  She was in a zone and couldn't hear me cheer her very well.   Just before the finish shoot I went off to the side and another girl came up behind Melanie and passed her just before the finish.  She missed third by probably 3 seconds or less!!! Bummer.   She said she saw that she was PRing so she didn't push it harder and didn't realize the girl was there.   I run like that too.  No need to go all out and kill myself with a good PR already happening.  But darn she would have been third and win some prize money :D.  Way to go Melanie!!   PRs are awesome!!  JulieE came in fifth.  And a few runners I knew were in the 5 k.  I didn't stay long and took off on my bike ride home-- 15.2 miles at 3:57 AP.   Hill work baby!!!   I hope this makes me a stronger runner.  DAY 11 NO RUNNING.    (okay I ran 1/2 mile with Melanie but it felt out body being on Prednisone.  Can't wait to be off this drug.  Taper driving me nuts!!   I have random muscle pains all over mainly in my ribs).   Bike Ride I felt strong the entire time!!!   30.24 miles YEE HAW!!  AP overall pace 3:58!!

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From runningafterbabies on Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 19:52:48 from 71.195.219.247

Sorry I missed you at the finish area. I went to find you, Melanie and Julie E. but you must have gone to cool down. Nice miles on the bike. You should consider doing a Century Ride.

From Tara on Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 14:27:11 from 159.212.71.173

In response to your comment to me....Prednisone huh. I am blimping out without steroids. Put that on board and I will be an Athena in no time. You take cross training to the next level, you will be fine! Yeah no running for some time, makes the next time feel very strange, huh.

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