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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
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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
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Kinvara 6 Turquoise Lifetime Miles:						531.20

Wed, Sep 16, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.34	3.50	12.84

Oh give me strength!!! This was one of those "I don't think so runs" but I gave it the best I could. I was still tired from lack of sleep but I told myself "just do it". So I ran my usual route to Kim's house (2.35 mi). Warmed up a mile on the TM and gradually got it to a 7:53 mile. Now the big stuff: 6 ( but did 7) by 880 (that's how Kim's TM is set up). I didn't know what mph was for a 3:05 so first put it at 10mph and worked my way down to a 6:11 pace which ended up being 9.7 mph. Ran this 7 times with a 1:30 rest interval which I was true to, I would wait for the TM to really be at the pace I needed then start the time to 3:05 then crank it down to 6 mph (10:00 pace) cause I was winded. I think due to the fatigue. My HR was higher even on the warmup run to Kim's. My left leg was in such pain that I just had to focus. Mostly the left leg shinsplint from the downhill run Monday with new shoes. Stupid, I know. Went home unloaded dishes, ate then went up to the river and iced times 5 minutes. HR even now seems unusually pounding like. Probably hormonal. Just before I left for my run I was suddenly freezing to death and actually had to blast the heat in my car while I drove my kids to school. I was shivering as I took off. Then when I got into Kim's TM room and did the workout I sweated so much I thought I pee-d my pants cause I was dripping sweat from my shorts in the back. But then I felt my back and it too was dripping. I must have been out of my zone for sure today. I was fatigued going into this workout, what could I expect? Ran a 3.49 mile cooldown. Made it longer cause HR too high after the 2.35. Recovery day tomorrow. MP run Friday then my 5 of 7 nights one more time before SGM. Goodness Gracious!!! There is light!!

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

Comments

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 15:54:11 from 205.172.12.229

Oh I felt yucky with you reading that. Yucky shinsplint yucky high heart rate yucky fatigue. Keep in mind, however, that you are a magician and still seem to pull the rabbit out of the hat. Send some of that my way for Sunday. And eat a blizzard. It works. Seriously. I think it triggered a serotonin release that was good for healing. And it has lots of carbs.:)BLIZZARD! BLIZZARD! BLIZZARD!

From JulieC on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 16:39:10 from 207.225.207.4

Okay you got me thinking I should go get a blizzard or something : D After the initial post intense workout nausea- please don't eat anything, my stomach says- I am starting to build an appetite. Ice cream is a cure-all at my house. A blizzard sounds absolutely delightful. Emphasis on the syllable "light" : DD Thanks April. PS I try to keep spare rabbits in my hat so I will send one your way. The one I am sending says he is pretty fast so you better catch him Sunday am!!!

From Teena on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 23:31:12 from 67.177.20.13

You are amazingly tough!!!

Did your heart rate ever settle down?

From JulieC on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 23:42:41 from 67.42.249.3

Yes back to normal. No pounding. No hot and cold sweats at the moment so I am on the mend. Recovery run day tomorrow will hopefully FULLY get rid of this shinsplint. Sciatica currently at bay, except my left foot is tingly, numby in places. Same problem as before SGM last year. Maybe I should try magnet therapy. Before my TOU marathon in 1999 I had a bad IT problem and I was given a magnet at the expo. Didn't stop me from hitting a HUGE wall at mile 18. Yup 8 miles of pure lacticity!!! I wasn't well trained. My half was 1:40, second half- well with 8 miles at 10 to 11 pace I barely qualified for Boston in 3:40:49. I actually didn't think I qualified and found out years later that they accept to 59 seconds past the time. I have no idea why I am going on like this. I think I better get to bed. I am trying to think of a boring movie to watch that will knock me out.

From Smooth on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 23:21:04 from 97.117.81.161

WOW! You're TOUGH! Did you hydrate during the run? Man alive! I'd fall off the TM at that speed. YOU ARE FAST! Don't you hate this hormonal stuff that makes you cold one min and heating up the next? So annoying and sometimes downright scary.

From allie on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 23:27:41 from 67.177.43.41

nice work! treadmill miles can get mighty sweaty. yes, there is light...almost there!!

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