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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: 8.00 Month: 14.20 Year: 1399.03
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
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
31.780.0031.78
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Mon, Apr 17, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.040.008.04

Busy am.  Gym only 45 min.  Warmed up. 1.5 miles.  6.7-7.2 pace.  Then right into 30 min speed work. 2 min on. 1 min off.  8.3/8.4/8.5/8.6/8.7/8.8/8.9/9.0/9.1/9.2-9.6 last 20 seconds.  All rest min at 6.7 mph. 4.04 miles in 30 min.  7:25 avg   The speed avg was 6:51!   That's 2.96 miles for those 20 min. Not counting I went faster last 20 seconds   Felt great.  Watched on tracking Boston marathon friends.  
went to Brookes appt with her. Then back to vasa with her.  Ran three by Jane finishing speed with her daughter also there Whitney and Jenny. 1 at 8:49 awful tm then one opened up by Jane. Two more. 8:15 avg.  7.2-8.1.   Arm weights abs.  Invitations and pretzel bites with Brooke. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Apr 20, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.500.009.50

Four warm up. 6.5 start. 34:47    8:41 avg.  no stops. then 40 min Tempo. 5.5 miles in 40:10.  7:18 avg.  feeling strong. No stops. 7.6/7/7/7.8/7.9/8.0/8.1/8.2/8.3/8.4/8.5/8.6/8.7/8.8  each for three min so to minute 39 and 8.9-9.2 mph last minute.   Defintely harder last 9 min. But held on to keep up my mental tough.  Weights arms.   Abs.  Brooke also working out.    Watched lord of the rings 4 hours at Theatre.  Troy me. Brooke abd Amber. So got to gym 930. Chatted with Jennie. Then started at 10. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.240.0014.24

chilly morning.  43 high. over cast. two thin layers up top, gloves and thin head warmer and leggings, multi colored.  tired.  hungry.  ran out and back up silo road to murdock and to marker 4.5.  Got to that point in 1:05:19, 9:10 avg.   Back in 1:03:12 so 8:52 avg.  14.24 miles.  9:01.38 avg.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
31.780.0031.78
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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