| Location: Farmington,UT,USA Member Since: Mar 25, 2013 Gender: Female Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: Every time I run it's an accomplishment.
Finished many a 5k, 10k, mud run and obstacle course, along with a few Ragnar races.
Short-Term Running Goals:
Keep up running through my Yoga Teacher Training. Get a little faster, go a little further, and love it. Spartan Beast coming up in June 2013! Moab Trail Half Marathon in Nov. 2013!
Long-Term Running Goals:
Keep up my love affair with the wonder of the wilderness, the strength of my own body, and the connection I find with those who share my passions.
I'd also like to stay sexy, thank you very much.
Personal: I'm the mother of 4 incredible kids and the wife to one marvelous warlordblade. I'm passionate about health. I'm passionate about lots of things. I'm currently in Yoga Teacher Training. I talk a lot. I love to learn. I'm happy by nature and by choice.
I don't run very fast... yet.
I don't run very far... yet.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 31.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.22 |
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 28.18 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| Hike with the munchkins around Farmington pond and out to Lagoon trail. Super casual and fun. Carried the 3 year old for about half of it. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.54 |
| Barefoot Kundalini Breath Walk as a moving meditation with YTT. Beautifully grounding. So great for sorting out the mental state. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Finished a Yoga Teacher Training Immersion weekend. I've been doing MDRs every morning, and then 3 hours of nightly yoga practice+class Wed, Thurs, Fri, and 8 hours on Saturday. Good stuff. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.57 |
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3.5+ miles up the Freedom Hills switchbacks, north to Little Valley road, and back along a few other random trails (and non-trails), across a big dirt pit, and flew screaming with exhilaration down some awesomely steep hills. Great way to break in the new kicks. Vivo Barefoot's Breatho Trail shoes. I wish the toe box was a touch wider, but over all a great shoe. The traction on these babies is delicious! The soles are pretty much everything I wish Altra would make just for me. :) Killer traction and adequate rock protection without compromising ground feel or flexibility. Light and lovely. They wouldn't be my pick for everyday wear, but they are just the ticket for trails. I wish I'd had them this past winter! I thought I'd have a hard time having not run for over a week, but I felt fantastic! Had my dad adjust me yesterday (he's a chiropractor). I only had one illium slightly flared out and everything else was in line! That has NEVER happened!! Huzzah for yoga!
Morning MDR coming up!
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 3.57 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.25 |
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Didn't get a run in this morning, so I decided to take my 4 munchkins hiking. We went up Davis Creek Trail to the waterfall and then climbed up the muddy mess to the big rock and the petroglyphs. (I had my 3 year old on my back.) It was slightly terrifying. We made it back down to the river without dying and crossed to climb up the switchbacks on the other side, wandered across the foothills off trail and then met up with a 4-wheeler trail that took us back down to the BST. I am super proud that my kids didn't whine and were majorly up for adventure at every turn!
 My kids rock!
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 1.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 |
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Had a rainy rainy morning mountain run with Mara. I can only ever dream of running in Scotland, but I like to pretend. :) Everything is greening up and the rain was the perfect steady drizzle. We mixed up the route and went up through neighborhood roads- a steady uphill. Blech. I was so happy when we finally hit trail! South on the BST for a while and then back North, ranging of on hillside trails and just playing around and getting soaked. It wasn't too muddy, but I was super glad to have shoes with awesome traction. I love them!
Gorgeous morning. I am a happy girl!
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 3.15 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.07 |
| Snowy morning 3 miler with Mara up the Freedom Hills switchbacks to Little Valley Road and winding back through some random trails down the mountainside. Just snowy enough to obscure rocks and such, but not snowy enough to protect us from them. I came down the mountain staggering and tripping like a drunken newborn giraffe. Very graceful. No injuries though. Bonus. :)
Gotta throw in a quick yoga MDR, make breakfast, get everyone ready, and get laundry sorted and going before I take the kids to the museum. My life is so glamorous! I love it!
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 3.07 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
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Another great trail run with Mara this morning. 3.73 miles up the FH switchbacks, south on the BST, up the little canyon just past the waterfall, then came flying back down the hill and to the neighborhood roads to make a figure 8 course. I wanted to go further, but we ran out of time. It was chilly! The waterfall still had ice around the edges. Ready for some warmer runs in shorts without hats and gloves. All thing considered though, I'm just grateful to run. It's my first run since the Boston bombings and they were on my mind. I've been itching to run in my mountains. Don't they just feel that way when you're in them? Like they're yours. They welcome me back in silent greeting no matter how long it's been, challenge me playfully, and breathe new life into my soul.
Eh, maybe it's just me. Or maybe I'm just cheesy enough to write it that way.
Morning yoga practice on the way. Last night's Alignment/Pranayama class had me dripping (including a LOOONG held headstand). I have some recovery tension that needs some serious breathing out. The kids are sleeping in since we got in late last night. I might get lucky and be uninterrupted.
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 3.73 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.08 |
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Took my kids to the Freedom Hills Park so that warlordblade could go for a run and ended up hiking 3 miles to Rick's Creek Waterfall and back. The kids just wanted to hike! I carried a 3 year old on my back almost the entire way.
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 3.08 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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It was a beautiful morning for a run/hike. Mara and I decided to mix it up. So we parked at the Davis creek trail head and run to the waterfall, then climbed up on top of the big rock. Only then did she tell me she was afraid of heights! Poor thing scooted back down the trail slowly on her bum! She was a good sport and ran to El Capitan with me once she felt solid on the ground again. Not as much distance as I wanted, but that trail isn't easy! Totally enjoyed it.
I joined Fitocracy last week and went a little crazy leveling up. I kind of love this site. I'm sore EVERYWHERE!!
Morning yoga practice on the way! 2 mile hike with the fam toting kids the whole way up to Patsy's Mine. That trail is steep! I've run it a bunch of times, but it's a whole different animal when you are packing 5 kids along. We went all the way to the back of the mine with our flashlights. That was fun!
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.33 |
| 3 and a third mile loop in the mountains with Mara. Gorgeous morning. We took it pretty easy. My knee has been bugging me from hiking/running down Patsy's on Monday with a 40 lb kid on my back. I've been lifting kinda heavy lately too. Weighted Barbell Squats and stuff. Yoga yesterday helped a LOT, but it started to flare up a little at the end of the run.
Time to get back at it. More yoga it is!
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 3.33 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 miles up FH switchbacks to Little Valley Rd and wound down through the trails back to Mara's house. Felt rather short and slow, but it was a gorgeous morning. SHORTS WEATHER!! Yay!
We finished things up with a private yoga session out on her driveway with a lovely view of the sun coming over the mountains. Sun Salutations indeed.
Running has never had a better friend than yoga.
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 31.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.22 |
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| VivoBarefoot Breatho Trail Miles: 28.18 |
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