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December 21, 2024

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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)

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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, Oct 08, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

Insomnia again. Slept 9 hours Saturday night. But restless sleep all last night. Sorness almost gone. General Conference was so nice to hear. We sat on our couches with our kids and relaxed all day in our PJs yesterday.

Only one regret (besides the whole year of plaguing injuries and forced runs)-- FUEL. Seriously ONE gu (15th mile ) the entire race and 5 pieces of chomps(9th mile), luckily 1/4 of a banana at mile 19 along with aspirating on 1/4 of a protein bar handed out by friendly volunteers :D. The problem with not taking in nutrition is that if you don't FORCE yourself to take it (if you actually had some that is ; D), when the wall hits, you don't think straight to even know what is hitting you except the fact that you can no longer move like you were. So 3:04:18 became 3:07:18 rather quickly. But I PRed and it was miserable year and I suppose I will be back once I am healthy. :D. The first 23 miles were really quite wonderful, some niggles (hamstrings were bugging since mile one- but I tuned them out) but nothing like last years ridiculousness. I felt strong up Veyo and awesome coming down at mile 15. Splits pending the drying out of my watch. I think mile 21 was a 6:27!!!

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From NatalieK on Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 16:50:48 from 24.2.101.184

You really do have some serious mental strength. I need to learn from you cuz I'm really lacking it! Congrats again on a great race!

From Rachelle on Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 12:20:06 from 159.212.71.77

No regrets Julie! You can a great race and have nothing to be dissapointed about. It is time for you to get healthy and come back strong in 2013. Drive down to SF every morning and park your butt on the elliptical next to me. :) That would be so much fuN!

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 16:31:32 from 155.100.226.191

Big picture - you ran a marathon PR, and at the end of the day, that can't be taken away from you. Its a rock solid building block for 2013. Think of how many runners have pretty much perfect training all year, and don't run PRs in the marathon (like me). So - you have a lot to be happy about. You could have thrown in the towel at pretty much any point b/w March and October, and you didn't. That's the most impressive part to me. Also, you didn't do anything crazy in training once you started feeling good again in the weeks leading up to StG... maybe THAT is the most impressive part to me! :-)

From JulieC on Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 17:10:50 from 207.108.177.183

Jake you really know just what to say to make one feel good about themselves!! thank you!! I needed to hear that!! The most difficult force was to be in a down year with many around me in a very big UP year. HUMBLING for sure. I think 2013 is going to change things around for me : D. I seem to be on an every other year running cycle ; D. I am starting to feel the fire I had in Summer 2011-- so with time off and smart training, I am ready emotionally and physically!! thanks again Jake!!

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 09, 2012 at 20:29:42 from 67.177.11.154

That's great, that you're feeling the fire... just keep it held back for a little while now. Give yourself time to full recharge. No nagging niggles in 2013! :-)

It is tough to see so many people running great when you are struggling at times... but use it as inspiration and you can get up to that level too.

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