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April 23, 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 33 marathons: 15 St. George (1995, 2006-2019). Utah Valley (2011, 2014), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015, 3:40 pacer),  Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018)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)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:

2020 Marathon Madness

April  Salt Lake City Marathon April 18

May  Ogden Marathon  May 16

June Utah Valley Marathon  June 6 

July  Deseret News Marathon  July 24 

August  Top of Utah Aug 22 

September  Big Cottonwood  Sept 12 

October Saint George Marathon Oct 3  

November New York City Marathon  Nov 1

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon--  PR (3:06 or better)

10k--  PR (under 40:47)

5K-- PR (under 19:46)

RUN FOREVER!!!

Personal:

Married to Troy since 1997.  We have three daughters- Courtney 21,  Brooke 19, and Amber 16 and one dog-Cocoa (15). Troy works and cook lots of yummy dinners and desserts.  Courtney is back as of Aug 2019 from 18 months in England.  Now working as a CNA and going to BYU. Brooke graduated from PGHS IN MAY 2019. Attending UVU in Fall. Called to serve in the Michigan Landing LDS church mission. Leaves Jan22, 2020. Amber plays for Olympic Montreux Premier 1 soccer team.  And is a junior this Fall 2019. I  work full time (27 years in June 2019) as a registered nurse. Currently working in the special care nursery  at American Fork Hospital.  Our family loves to camp and go to Disneyland.  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 13.00 Year: 506.12
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
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this is actually 3/28 and 3/29 appt with curtis neisen.  injection into both hips of lidocaine like drug.  pain at injection site no bueno with lifting legs.  still sore next day (tues 3/29)  been very sad lately from break up of brookes boyfriend at interim when missionaries sent home march 2020.  brooke home april 2020 due to anxiety.  hung out with him (josh) for two months before he was reassigned to florida when he broke up with her.  brooke unable to process it well began to ignore him when he texted or rudely respond,  that when he got back 13 months later and she was not at homecoming but at disneyland, (because quoting brooke "he didn't invite me").  so she saw him a week after back and it was awkward and he came over to remove a tree for me and acted different.  she became more distant to him and did stuff with other friends while he went to byu and met someone in november.  and in decemeber i learn this : she found out by an accidental snapchat from ronan to his apparent girlfriend that said "I love you" then "josh is over here making out on the couch"    Then ronan texted "oh sorry brooke that was meant for my girlfriend"  well brooke was hurt and let her grades plummet that she worked hard to get up.  and as a mother I was hurt because brooke kept herself on hold for this guy for two years, emotionally spiritually and mentally. and I watched it crush her as he left the first time to leave.  both crying knowing it would be a long two years without each other.  hanging each day together until july 31 2019 of their senior year.  josh told brooke she was reason he went when he did and on his mission wrote her how much he missed her in like december.  continued to write and i think josh was pretty upset to come home because of covid, everyone was,,, brooke on the other hand left on her mission jan 19 2020 and did great in mtc but not so well anxiety wise out in the field mid february and THEN covid lock down three weeks later and she tanked. tanked more as missionaries were sent home from her mission and her guy friends.  she came home so sick with anxiety my heart was breaking to see her like this    I was glad to have her back to fix her but really wanted her to return to michigan mission.  but the break up in june just sealed the knife of failure. she got a job in the parking lot of welcome home assisted living a mile away and continued to serve"her mission" there for 18 months until she left for disney world with amber jan 23 , 2022.  so a week out there or so and posts about josh and his girlfriend show on facebook. then six weeks later engagement photos and brooke held it together with some tears and with help of her friends Benton and Hannah she has been able to recoup.  Amber on other hand absolutely detests change and had serious break in her mindset during those weeks.  She always thought brooke and josh would marry and told that to josh a few times while he was on his mission in the early months as he emailed amber too. and amber is struggling with this loss of what she thought would always stay in her life.  So the last few weeks I have tried to help her move on from loss.  not just josh but her senior year being so difficult with her eating disorder taking over after the missionaries all got reassigned.  and soccer her senior year was spectacular despite.  wow she is so good.  but wow mental illness is real.  What i want of all this?  Three young capable smart attractive GUYS (males)  wtih testimonies of the restored gospel to be living lives now to be worthy of my daughters and care and love them for eternity in the future.  Brooke would add athletic to that list. and courtney tall. and amber disney lover.   I seriously pray for this every day because I know families and building families is where happiness lies.  I love this gospel. I love my savior Jesus Christ and I hope I can measure up as a mother  and future mother in law and grandma someday.  

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