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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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8.120.008.12

8 easy :D  8.12 miles easy with Brooke c.    porta potty me.  bathroom off murdock her.  then she had to walk so we walked at 7.3 miles.  Nice conversation.  nice and easy pace some good climbs that felt easy.  8:58 avg.  hr 141.  talked a lot.

9:39/9:02/8:53/9:09/8:54/9:00/8:44/8:26 and 8:33 last 0.12

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OFF but I work :D   Leave for Boston Tomorrow

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7.000.007.00

SW1=  10 minutes at MP 7:13(added some incline) plus 3 x 2  minutes at HMP @6:44 pace with  2 min at 8:20 and 1 percent incline between each.

3 mile warm up  1 incline 25:28 started at 9:06 pace life fitness non fav felt like a slug like no bueno

started with 3 min incline 1 percent 8:34-8:27 half time each pace

10 min at 7:13.  slowed to 7:35 pace until two miles at that point so 15:12 for 2 miles.  7:36 avg for 2

3 x 2 min at hmp 6:44 with started with two min jog at 8:20 and 1 percent incline.  and two min between sets 1 and 2 and 2 and 3.  1.71 miles total here at 7:34 avg.  

cool down to 7 miles at 7:35 pace (0.29 miles).  

sister in law was in a car accident last night.  Thank goodness no head trauma.  Lost left femur.  bruised lung.  life flighted from blanding utah to New mexico.  triggering for sure considering last year and my dad sister and brother Jeff. 

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5.000.005.00

5 easy in Manchester :D tm in manchester hotel 8:44 avg.  Foot has been hurting since Tuesday at work did speed yesterday and walking in airport was painful, noticed in medial arch and anterier tibialis.  

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4.500.004.50

one mile warm up on cape at Jen's house.

5/4/3/2/1 at mp.

4/3/2/1 at recovery

9:05/7:36/7:50/7:39 = 8:02 avg and 4.24 hilly miles.  

147 avg hr.

0.26 miles jog to jen's house 9:08 avg,

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3.100.003.10

3.1 easy on cape cod.  Day at Falmouth and out on extremely windy board walk.  9:22 avg.

129 HR.   hip started to hurt a lot during day.  Sunday calf!!  a lot!!

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