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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 40 marathons: 16 St. George (1995, 2006-2019, 2024). Utah Valley (2011, 2014, 2025), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015: 3:40 pacer  & 2023),  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),  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-   

Lucky 13 Half 1:40 pacer (1:37:36)

Riverton Half  3/22- 1:36:26 (8 miles at MP, rest steady state)

Boston Marathon 4/21- 3:40:31

Farmington half 1:50 pacer -1:47:30 (course short)

Ogden half 1:40 pacer-  1:39:46 (long)

Utah Valley Marathon 6/7- 3:33:57

Freedom Run 10K  7/4-  

Deseret News 1/2 Marathon  7/24-

Hobble Creek half  8/16-

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!!!

56 years of age goals:

marathon 3:15

1/2 marathon 1:28

10 K 43:00

5k  20:30
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Mon, Aug 30, 2010
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Warm up run to Kim's (2.4).   On the way I did some "strides" of increasing my pace eventually to a 5:38 pace for a split second.  I would start at a 9:30 pace and then start running controlled until I gradually hit a sub six pace.  I first actually only got just below a 7 pace and then I decided to get speedier for a few. Then I reluctantly got on Kim's TM for 3 by 2000 meters (1.25 miles) at 6:25 goal pace with 400 meter recovery run.   Incline 1 %.  The first one was avg pace of 6:22.  The second one I would increase each lap by .1 starting at 9 mph (so a 6:40 to a 6:14 finish).  AP there probably 6:27.  Last one I started faster and ended quicker to get AP at 6:25.  Ran cooldown mile home.  Felt very good cardio-wise and completely BAD nerve-wise.  My legs and back have been sending very painful messages to my brain-- burning nerve pain and throbbing as well as numbness patches in my legs and feet, and pins and needle feelings.  My legs don't want to lift high and my hips feel like they are cinderbolted to my pelvis and my pelvis feels like it will break soon.  Lucky for me  I have a Bone Scan tomorrow and a Dr's appt next Wednesday.  I don't feel like this is normal at all.  Totally too much pain.  Even when I lay in my bed, my nerves are a flamin'.  Achy all over.  I just finished three day shifts in a row.  I got home last night wiped out and went right to bed without collecting my 200 dollars.  Good thing Troy is awesome at taking care of the kids.  I was worthless as a mother.  The pain was intense.  So what do I do today?  I get my running clothes on determined to get through whatever is ailing me.  Crazy huh? 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 07:34:27 from 68.103.248.145

That is some intense speedwork without much recovery! Wow! I hope you get to the bottom of the matter soon!

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