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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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Sat, Dec 19, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.250.0017.25

Details later.  2.25 alone @ 5:40am.  14 together with Kim, Jane and Carrie.  Last one home.  Total 17.25.  15 miles at 8:22 pace.  Last mile 7:36. 

Icicle forming run at 6am.  Butt cheeks, face cheeks and thighs were numb the entire run.  My pony tail was crystalized and stiff, the air was thick (Major Inversion) but we had an enjoyable hilly run from PG to Alpine on 6000 west to Westfield Rd and down Ranch Road by Westfield Elementary and Timberline Middle school (where my kids ballet performance The Little Match Girl will be tonight).  We ran by there thru the Alpine circle and down by Lone Peak turning at Walmart taking the scenic route back.   Fun in the dark the first 1 hr 20 minutes with some Christmas Lights on and fog and howling dogs and potty breaks in snowy fields.   Loved the run cause I loved the company.  Great route too.  I am loving the hills these days. (elevation gain almost 400 ft, not bad).   PS It is a good thing I had to be back by 815am or I would have added more on.  To each his own (insanity). 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 17:09:19 from 68.103.250.39

hah! I knew you would go more than previously stated distance(15). Hope you are getting some rest!

From JulieC on Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 17:33:54 from 65.100.218.182

April, your on to me :D. Couldn't sleep after 7 hours of sleep waking at 411am. Time dragged to wait for my 6am start so at 540am I decided to add on. I was trying to tell myself to take it easy and even thought about running five beforehand and then I would be at 70. Then I decided I didn't care about 70 really when I am not training for anything big right now. That was a big milestone for me in my "not so anonymous insane runners club".

From Smooth on Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 00:59:32 from 174.23.217.47

I bow to the president of the "not so anonymouse insane runners club". It's a good thing you had to be back by 8:15am. Sheesh!!!

AWESOME winter night run with howling dogs and Christmas lights and great friends! You're the BEST!!!

I know the route you gals ran; I run that quite often on Saturdays! VERY COOL!!! I plan to run up Suncrest a few times. It's 13.1 round trip from my house.

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