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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
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
52.200.0052.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Mon, Apr 10, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.200.0011.20

Worked Easter weekend.  Cute baby girls x 3.  
today felt strong. 3.6 in 31.42.  Potty. 2.4 in 19.36. 
then Kim and janes speed. 
3/2/1 with 2//1/1 recovery.  No stops.  6.5-6.7 recovery. 
8.1/8.4/8.7   8.2./8.5/8.8   8.3/8.6/8.9   8.4/8.7-8.9/9.3-9.5   5.06 in 39 min  7:40 pace      Last min did until .16 so 5.2.  Accidentally stopped mill at 39  

 

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Apr 11, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

10 outside with Melanie from her house.  Out and back. On trail. So warm.  With a breeze. Great jog. 9:11 avg. 1:31:31.   I did  yard work  yesterday and today and pulled hamstring /sciatic nerve.  Quite painful in evening and at work Wednesday-tmr. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.200.009.20

Low left back anf hammy still sore but not as bad as yesterday at work.  Iced back. Rest as much as I could.  Then couod not sleep. Up since 350 am.   Crashed while looking up things on phone aboot 10 pm.  Ran 1.1 miles  9:05. 6.6/6.7 five min each. Potty again. Tummy issues.  Then four same pattern increasing every five min by 0.1 mph. But more so at last half mile.  4 miles in 33:35 8:23 avg. then Kim's speed.  She ran early at home. I got to gym at 710 am.  30 min tempo 8.1-8.3  10 min at each. Except faster last few minutes.  4.1 miles 7:18 avg.  no stops.  Upper body and abs and hydro massage 

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Fri, Apr 14, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.800.007.80

up to canal via canal road but went further west first then back east.   9:01 avg.  went past 1100 n.  to grove creek and down and through cemetery.    then down 1100 n back home. 

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Sat, Apr 15, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.000.0014.00

6  hours sleep.   Met Melanie her house.  Ran 7 miles to windmills and back.  Felt amazing. 949/922/915/912/8:54/845/910/853/8:35/8:29/835/827/840/833/.08 in 8:35 pace.  2:05:18.   

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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
52.200.0052.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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