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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 295.47
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: 373.20
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: 80.00
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
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
39.600.0039.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Mon, Feb 23, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.000.0018.00

1100 north out and back 9 miles for 18.  8:40 avg.  surprised bc was just jogging feel.  Went north to nearly bull river trail head. One mile from it.  One gel before. U can plain. Needed another but my fault changed mind and did out and back full instead of broken up heading back to car and going other way. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Feb 26, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

10 way easy bc soooooo fatigued.  Assume from last saturday 12 with 6 fast then up to logan for the night then 18 miles at 840 pace monday then work tues and wed, off thurs (this entry).  9:51 avg purposely painfully running slow but def feel very sleepy!!  so zero energy! 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Feb 27, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

worked, like tues and wed

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Feb 28, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.600.0011.60

soooooooo tired hard to get out of bed.  did it a giant donut at work and then a pineapple upside down bundt cake so sugar/carb overload intoxication.  Woke several times in a stupor of tired.  Got out at 7:58 into car to vasa. At 840 am got a reminder text about activity days at 10-1130 stake activity that I am needed at to supervise children.   That was after 3 mile warm up at 8:44 avg.   3 x 45 secs pick up 658/653/649  with 1 min back to pace I was on.

Then bc now pressed for time instead of thougth up work out of 3 wu, 3 x 2.5 miles with 1/2 mile in between jog and end with a 1/2 mile jog i ran=

4 miles at 7:30 to 7:19 pace = with tm slow to get to pace 7:28 avg (29:56)

2.5 min rest, refill water

4 miles at 7:24-7:19 pace last 0.2 faster = 29:30

0.6 miles at 8:38 avg

run out the door at 9:51 am.  

activity days until 12 noon including clean up

then vaccum main floor

the chill

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
39.600.0039.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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