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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
43.570.0043.57
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Mon, Sep 01, 2025
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

  • nice and easy on trails at wasaatch mountain state park.  13:01 avg.  643 feet gain.  137 hr avg   not sure why it says 49 degrees???  i left at 914 am.  it was warm. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Sep 02, 2025
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.420.006.42

60 min jog on my home tm at 6.42 miles.    impromptu at  405 pm.   avg pace 9:21

one mile at  6 mph, one mile at 940, one at 9:22, one at 905 , one at 857 and last at 9:13 avg, last 0.42 at 9:05 avg

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Sep 03, 2025
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

2.5 warm up 8:28 avg started at 8:49 avg.  pick ups x 3 x 30 seconds to 6:44, 30 seconds 834 pace at end

stretch.  sw:

4 x 6:44 alternated with 7:53 avg (8.9 and 7.6 mph) x 1/2 mile. (4 miles), but started with another warmup of 0.25 miles at 8:34 avg.

1.25 miles 8:28 avg cool down.  VERY SWEATY!

knee held up, seems to be mending, muscle imbalances in right thigh to knee attachments.  yesterdays run helped in altras (navy). Today wore saucony speed 3s not pros like i usually do for speed and used in EC half last saturday.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Sep 04, 2025
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.150.004.15

didn't set alarm, knee bugging but learned i was working (pulling and cutting) at 455 am so got out by 5:03 am.   9:23 avg.  hr 137.  4.15 miles. cutting it close :D

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Sep 06, 2025
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
21.000.0021.00

knee bugging so bailed on run with girls in af canyon.  haven't run all summer with them.  or the canyon since a day in june!! 

i decided to run with jessica.  then well...i cancelled after my work shift yesterday bc of knee.  and then uncancelled with jessica and devra and showed up!!  taped knee and all and it held up bc our pace was nice!!  we did two 7 miles loops and one 6 mile loop!  

21 miles easy pace

9:09

8:43

8:25

8:41

8:25

8:19

8:19

8:54   after first loop done long stops so started easy again :D

8:42

8:43

8:26

8:33

8:35

8:30

8:38

8:42 

8:34

8:51 (lovely steep uphill)

8:34

8:23

8:03

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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
43.570.0043.57
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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