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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: 7.25 Year: 1764.27
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
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11.620.0011.62

SW1=

1 mile on life fitness 1 percent 8:49 switched to better life fitness tm when unoccupied

3 miles with last mile increasingly fast.  24:15.  1 percent.  So 8:05 avg   

Started after potty and stretch and talking to angie at 2 min easy 8:34 then right into 8 min at MP 7:19 increased to 6:53 last min or so to test the pace (4 off at 8:34, 1 incline), 5 min at HMP 6:53-6:49  would go up to next pace for last min (6:27-6:31) (3 off at 8:34-8:27, 1 incline), 3 min at10 k 6:35 (6:27 last 30 seconds) (2 off at 8:27-8:34, 1 incline).     REPEAT X 1   PLUS 5 min at MP (7:19-7:13 finished last two min at hmp (6:44-6:53, increasing to this)

7.62 miles for the 57 min,  so 7:28.8 avge pace (37 min speed, no incline and 20 min 8:27-8:34, 1 incline.  Avg for the 5.28 miles of sw calculated roughly at 7:00 even. Probs slightly quicker.

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8.000.008.00

8 easy peasy.  ENJOY slow.  Me and Brooke C.  530 am.   easy peasy.  HR avg 141.  8:56 avg.  first mile 9:54 bc my knee felt funny.  then it was fine.  right knee.  

did wall sit, calf raises and step downs to strengthen yesterday and today.  3 x 30 sec walls.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.380.009.38

SW2= 

4 easy warm up. TAPER MADNESS  GO MAD GOING TOO EASY.  

started warm up at 9:05 increased to 8:27 for second mile then up every 1/3 a mile by 0.1 mph.  ended last mile increasing every 0.2 miles and last 0.4 by a lot ending at 6:00 pace.  Avg pace 8:16.  1 percent incline.

stretched, then started with 3 min at 8:27, 1 incline then right into 2 x 15 min at STEADY STATE 7:13 pace, min 13 and 14 at 7:09, min 15 at 7:03-6:44, second set  min 13 at 7:09, 14 th min at 7:03 and last minute to 6:44-5:56 for 10-20 seconds // 3 min rest at 8:27, 1 incline. 

cool down to 9.38 miles (ran too many monday so shortened here).    0.5 miles, 2 percent incline 9:13-8:34 pace.

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Work,  NO RUN :D  REST DAY FINALLY :D

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8.000.008.00

8 easy.  shorts outside with gloves short sleeves. 47 degrees at start 7:32 am.  9:09 avg.  HR avg 138. 

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13.000.0013.00

13 w/ 6 miles at MP (7:24) w/1 min pick ups every mile to LACTATE THRESHOLD OF 6:36 pace.  All other miles EASY!!!!!!

 2 up from Vivian Park and back down.  Started MP at Vivian Park mile 4.  But honestly we did 8 at MP.

Jane's hamstring too tight to finish. Left home at mile 4 :(

Paces (with one min pick up to hmp)

9:21/8:30/7:18/6:56/7:25/7:00/7:00/6:59/6:57/6:43/back up 1.7 8:14/8:14/7:37

avg hr 161;  1:37:55 (watch died at 12.95 but kept running to a little over 13 to when Bekah's watch hits.  

iced in river 6 min.  drove bekah home

went to seth and stef's open house of their new home in holiday.    then back to pick up amber at work (car stalled out) and to Brooke's larsens baby shower.  

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