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May 2014

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Location:

Fountain Hills,AZ,USA

Member Since:

Dec 30, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Best 5K's

2014 Girls on the Run - 22:33 - Placed 1st in age group!

2012 Turkey Trot - 22:58 - Placed 3rd in age group!

2011 Turkey Trot - 23:11 - Placed 3rd in age group!

2009 Turkey Trot - 23:17- Placed 3rd in age group!

2006 Idaho Falls Scenic River Run - Placed 3rd in age group

Best 10K's

2013 Atheta Iron Girl - 49:15 - Placed 3rd in age group!

2012 Ryan House Run - 48:37 - Placed 2nd in age group!

2012 Scenic River Classic - 48:58 - Placed 2nd in age group!

Best 15K

2013 Mountain to Fountain  - 15K - 1:12:10 - 7:43 pace!

Best 10 Miler

2012 Athleta Iron Girl - 1:21:36 - 8:11 pace - Placed 2nd in age group!

Best 1/2 Marathons

2019 She Power 1/2 - 1:44:23 - 7:58 Pace! 2nd in age group

2018 Scotssdale 1/2 Marathon - 1:47:03 - 8:11 Pace!  3rd in age group

2013 PF Chang's Rock-n-Roll 1/2 - 1:44:31 - 7:59 pace!

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Doing a few more 1/2 marathons this year and continue to support new runners by running with them!

Personal:

Blessed to live in beautiful Fountain Hills, AZ during winter/spring months then in beautiful Idaho Falls, ID in the summer/fall months!  Thoroughly enjoy hiking, golfing, and running all year round (not into cold winter sports)! Married to Rob for 22 years ~ Two 19 year old college teens!

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Saucony Triumph 8 Lifetime Miles: 411.05
Saucony Kinvara 2 - Blk Lifetime Miles: 187.85
Saucony Ride 6 Lifetime Miles: 531.10
Saucony Ride 7 Lifetime Miles: 327.80
Kinvara 5 Lifetime Miles: 156.35
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
100.500.000.000.0036.80137.30
Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 111.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Already 72 when I went out this morning, was going to do only 4, but remembered our school year end picnic is tonight, so I thought I'd better be a little more calorie definicient!  Saw my first snake on the road this morning, eeeek!  It definitley made me run faster than I planned also!

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 6.00
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Last Friday run and run of the school year with our group.  We did hills today!  I enjoyed handing out certificates with mileage and stats last night for our group at the year end picnic.  

Weights once home!

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

A hot & hilly solo run for me today ;)

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 7.00
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Work-out DVD:  Cardio, arms & legs!

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.500.000.000.002.006.50

Run with Belle + 20 mnutes jump rope :)

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Another 4.5 miles with Belle this morning, a lot cooler morning!

30 mnute weight workout

10 minute ab workout

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 4.50
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5.000.000.000.004.009.00

Beautiful morning - A solo 5-miler hilly run with heavy legs due to lower weights yesterday! 8:20 pace, a great way to start my busy day :)

Power walked the hills this evening with Belle & friends!

 

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.500.000.000.000.003.50

Ran toughtest hills to date with Belle & friends, yikes!  They did really well :)

Upper weights & abs!

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

HOT & HILLY, Ugghhh!  Glad that's over!

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 7.50
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Best run I've had this month :)  8:16 pace!

Upper weights + abs

Evening power walk in the hills, beautiful full moon, no snakes :)

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 7.50
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Vegas walking :)

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Vegas walking :)

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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HOT run with Belle & Remi on his bike :)

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 4.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.500.000.000.000.006.50

Hot, hard run + upper weights!
 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.250.000.000.003.758.00

Fun work-out this morning.  Drove up to the foothills to power walk with a friend, then left my car and ran back home, love that route!  

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 4.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.250.000.000.003.757.00

Eearly power walk in the hills then a run afterwards.  Upper weights!

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 7.00
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Tired body, so I jump roped in the evening after packing and feeling better :)

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Awesome hilly run this morning, only 70 degrees - 8.:29 pace!

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 5.00
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0.000.000.000.003.803.80

Early mornig power walk in the foothills!  Weights at home!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Five beautiful miles with Belle & Remi - nice temps!

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 5.00
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5.000.000.000.003.508.50

Power walk in the hills this morning then ran back home :)  8:01 pace!

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 8.50
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Beautiful mid-morning run.  Three with Belle, two solo @ 8:01 pace :)

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 5.00
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2 mile after dinner power walk in the back yard... :)

 

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Five mile run at 7:59 pace with my babes + 2 mile after dinner power walk + weights!

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 5.00
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One mile run as a warm up before a full body weight work-out + 2 mile power walk after dinner!

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 1.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.500.000.000.000.006.50

Needed a catch up morning so went out later than I wanted, a little hard but finished with an 8:19 pace!

 

 

Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 6.50
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Full body weights this morning before coffee with a friend.  

Evening power walk before dinner.

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100.500.000.000.0036.80137.30
Saucony Ride 6 Miles: 111.75
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