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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
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8.100.008.10

So got up 6:00 am.  Fell back to sleep at 630 until 8 am.  Gym at 10 !!  So not feeling it.  Tired achy.  Worked last two days. Steroid shot withdrawals. Legs numb tingly achy tendons front of thighs. Muscle weakness.  Did one mile 8:26. Last bit ran uphill at 7:41. Decided no speed afyer then trying a minute of speed with 4 percent. Hence thr 0.1 miles.  So then put tm afyer a 5 min break at 6.7 mph.  Then 6.8,6.9,7.0,7.2,7.4 x5.  7.6 x.5. 7.8-9.3 last mile.  8:25 avg for all 8.  

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12.000.0012.00

1.So tired.  Got to gym started running at 1010 am.  So fatigued. So started slow at 6.5 mph x 1/2 mile turn 6.6/6.7/6.8/6.9/7.0/last 2.5 miles increased pace every by 0.1mph.so 7.1/7.2/7.3/7.4/7.5 each for 0.2 miles. Then increase by 0.1 mph every 0.05 miles until 2.5 miles. 20:50 total for the 2.5.  8:20 avg.  Thrn moved TMS.  Long break contemplating.  So go on tm at -1 percent ti help my psyche.  7:13/7:13/7:08/7:08/7:03/7:03/6:58 x 0.5 miles.  46:22 for 6.5.  Off to get my marshmallow gu off other tm.  I had tried out several TMS so left it accidentally.    Five min rest.  2 mile 7:05. (On 7:03 pace but tm takes a bit to get to pace.  Then 6:58 got a mile. 6:53 last half plus a little faster.  -12:33 for 1.8   So 6:58 even pace  7:05.76 avg  for all 9.3 miles   66 min tempo   0.2 miles at 7.5 mph cool down  

 

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8.000.008.00

8:38 avg.  8 mile loop to silo road to north after Lincoln academy on ti trail to 1100 north and down home.  Tired legs. 

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19.000.0019.00

So tired after ucla v byu womens soccer big win.  Passed up going early to Janes at 510 meet time.   So slept until 545 am.  Bed 12 am.  Parked at mouth right by stop sign. Started right at 610 am. Ran to Tibble fork past second bathroom to the fence /start of dirt.  Stopped at fork. Stopped up top.  Stoped again er potty at top first bathroom. Then fork. Then caves then car. Then stop light then 18 miles.  Then decided to run one more time janes house.  11 min of stop time. Then five min walk then last mile.  8:10 avg.   9:33/9:29/9:29/9:33/8:42/8:44/8:53/8:33/7:18/7:18/7:27/7:08/7:14/7:07/7:06/7:38/7:56/7:38/8:09   Jogged last mile   Heart rate higher than usual  from climb ?? Also dehydrated and had the runs before the run several times    So felt empty   Nothing ti give   Saw Kim Jane Julie and melody at their mile 7  my mile 5    But five miles behind them in location but I cut off eternal fountain   They started at caves  so I got back a few minutes before them. 

 

 

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8.000.008.00

Very slow 10:18.  Just mustered through the rest.  Discovery water by pickle ball up through ivory homes to Kim's new area turn ar church is 4. Return.  9:26 avg.  last mile only one under 9.  8:47.   Kind of spent and abrasions so bad wore biker shorts anc desitin  cream. 

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