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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 43 marathons: 17 St. George (1995, 2006-2019, 2024,2025). Utah Valley (2011, 2014, 2025), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015: 3:40 pacer  & 2023, 2025),  Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018, 2024,2025)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 (2017,2018,2025),  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:

2025-   Ran five marathons - 4/21 Boston 3:40, 6/7 Utah Valley 3:33, 7/24 Des News 3:41, 9/13 Big Cottonwood (pacer) 3:37, and INJURED BADLY ran SG #17 10/4 having not run since big C - 4:00:29. KNEE was giving me grief since utah valley, just before and it blew UP in Big C and had to stop running for a few months but I had signed up for Boston 2026 so here goes 2026 recovery...

2026 RUNNING GOALS:

Boston 2026 goal under 4 hours.  

Pacing gigs:

May 9th Farmington half pacer 2:10??

6/6/26=  UVM  3:45 pacer

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon--  PR (3:06 or better)

10k--  PR (under 40:47)

5K-- PR (under 19:46)

RUN FOREVER!!!

57 years of age goals:

marathon 3:15

1/2 marathon 1:30

10 K 43:00

5k  20:30

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Miles:This week: 18.32 Month: 54.49 Year: 1130.85
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: 373.20
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: 80.00
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
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church in catumet 9 am 30 min away

walked around pocasset- circuit ave

home for lunch

then to craigville beach

lots of seaweed unfortunately but some waves, water nice but too seaweedy but did swim

pretty hot out

jen and jess and jen's grandkids - Winnie and Daisy

went to house to shower and change and go to dinner

Ate out at Sam's Seafood for courtney's bday

Shipwrecked ICE CREAM  rum raisin given to me accidentally  got it switched and got two  lol

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Sandwich run to beach with amber

found a turtle in road to save

ran about a mile on the beach 947 avg

78 degrees 639 am hr 133   87 percent humidity

lunch at house before leaving

was going to go to pirate museum bc of overcast and brief rain but tooooo busycthere so going friday

shopped at cuffys

mini golfed in sandwich 

dinner at pizza place    (dad and i pd.)

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sandwich opposite way to beach

sandy neck

lovely area

hr 146 64 degrees shocking cooler 639 am 85 percent humidity

845 avg pace

boston for the day :D  freedom trail  ended at museum

ate at quincy market (everyone on own)

splurged at mike's pastries (everyone but courtney on own)

mcdonalds in plymouth (not me)  everyone  on own 

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provincetown  inn parking lot (free) walk jetty /jog part on beach

934 am!!

76 degrees

68 percent humidity (some breeze help but melting none the less)

97 HR 

bc on rock and sand for entire work out i put it as a work out 

23:52 avg pace with stops at end of jetty and along the beach and at light house for like 10-15  min ;only stopped my watch for 92 seconds.

whale watch 1230!  

shopping and lunch in town 

pilgrim monument would have been good but we at least took the elevator ride up the hill side to see it!

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early 930 am boat to Martha's Vineyard, narrowly made!!  they ended up leaving late- 940 am

HUMID PLANET OVER THERE

started at gingerbread houses

then bus to edgar town.... probs should not have so crowded on bus but we all got seats thankfully

only really ate at an expensive cafe like all the other places were more so...18 for a sandwich or wrap each. nothing with it..  crazy sauce.

then went to jaws bridge, kyle and amber jumped with troy first and then again when i went to do it.. kyle lost his apple watch diving.  He didn't notice for like 30 min.  so gone for good.  I was timid but able to stand and jump off with a boy's help while troy filmed.  girl by him had been there for an hour and didn't do it.  VERY refreshing water. Brooke and David also did it.  Evie got in water briefly. She was a trooper here.  

troy and i shared an ice  cream.  Courtney did not want to leave! 

got 615 boat back.  ate at 99!! 15 a person for LOTS OF FOOD.  Amber and I ate the turkey dinner...so goood.  very happy with that choice.  got back about 930 pm

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8 mile route

8:41 avg

avg hr 154

76 degrees at 703 am.  94 percent humidity

strong entire run

pirate museum!!! we loved it  1015 to 1215!! 

ate our packed lunches at jessica's house and changed to swim suits and off to

gray's beach with jen and jess  high tide came too soon  

cute little nook to hang on and paddle board and not worry about sharks though troy apparently wanted waves

went to house to shower and head to my cousin jen's for bbq 6 pm  hamburgers and cheeseburger, avacodo dip and salsa chips and pasta salad and salad and water melon and s'more (only like five of us on her cuter burner). 

played one round of the game that kyle usually wins, evie getting way too tired 

 

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same route longer on beach

watch didn't pick up first part then went whacky later 

739 am  about 9 avg pace, avg hr 144    77 degrees felt hotter as no overcast 83% humidity

ran with amber for first 3.5  

she stopped at beach while i ran another mile on it

but i did the out and back and she went straight home   humidity killing her 

went to hyannis to shop for tshirts while courtney at museum

then to jen's lake by her house. EXTREMELY REFRESHING. Mystic lake so wonderful on paddleboards. went across and did the connection like courtney.  though courtney and kyle swam across!    stayed a little over two hours  brooke and david joined us an hour in  evie got some fresh water time in her clothes. splishing and splashing and playing in the sand.  

later we went back home to change for craigville beach bonfire. too windy for the bonfire that usually goes off at 8 pm after the band plays two hours.  we danced and ate some dinner, left overs water melon pasta salad  pulled chicken and salad stayed until 820 pm

ate ice cream at 4 seas :D  yum!  coconut and idk what else i got the coconut was so good!

home and packed up from 34 fishhouse drive sandwich house

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no church  

had to get out of house to lexington/concord sites 

did audiotour

stopped at north bridge

bloody angel

paul revere site

little women author's house and other famous authors

ate in town at Tatte's cafe YUM!! had a breakfast ! nicely portioned  

last treat for the fam at the ice cream place STUFFED now

then off to airport in manchester 47 min away  stopped and got gas 14 miles away

flight delayed 31 min we arrived just after 5 for 610 flight

it left at 645

landed chicago 30 min on runway with evie in my arms playing with her butterfly toy happy happy cutie, we were separated  2/1/2/1 courtney front row window :D

next flight we were all in same row except courtney-- row 11  it was delayed an hour so the 30 min delay plus 30 min on runway took that all away   so crowded there

evie fell asleep 45 min in  i did too. soooo tired it hurt

landed 1220.  hung on runway again for like 20 min.  lost a ring toy drama no find though girl told brooke and david she turned it in

called for shuttle and got to car about 115 am. packed it like tetras with courtney's bag now included and managed well

home like right at 2 AM  .  bed at 230 am.  awake at  8 am me. poor troy got up at 650 am. 

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bed 230 am  awake 8 am

unpacked everything for me and troy and some of courtney's in Troy's bag

vaccumed the main level and washed/mopped the wood floor.

no breakfast went to gym at 1145 am start time on vasa tm

2 mile warm up in 17:29 (8:45 avg) started slow ended quicker. stretch. start 3/2/1 as below.

3 miles at 7:02 avg started at 7:03 for like two miles  and finished faster getting to 6:27 for a moment( honestly faster just this tm takes 20 seconds to get to 7:03 pace)

21:11.     so take away 20 seconds -20:50.    6:57 avg  went faster at end but it was really hot in gym and i was not sure i wanted to do the next set.  i was doing 3/2/1 (miles) with 1/4 mile jog at 9:31 pace after a minute standing rest.  next set started at 6:58 for a mile then increased every 1/3 mile until two.     This ended up being just under 14  min so 6:58 avg.

another quarter mile jog after min standing rest 9:31 pace for jog

right into mile at 6:44 which was just too hard, from lack of sleep no food and humidity in the gym!!  so i opted for 4 x 0.25 miles with 30 - 40  seconds standing rest.  6:44/6:39/6:35/6:27.   

finished with a jog at 0.5 miles at 9:31 to 8:20 pace to round up to 2 miles.  so this was 16:36 for two miles.  8:18 avg.

came home ate breakfast at 115 pm lol

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9 easy

lot less humid in utah

858 avg 146 avg hr

out and back ending at discovery bathrooms and same return route of 4.5 miles

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