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Location:

American Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 23, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Pinnacle Securing Hope 5k   24:50  Nov 2011

Love Your Body 6k - 31:25  Oct 2012  5th overall 

Hobbler Half July 2013 - 1:58:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a Half marathon in under 2 hours 

Complete a Full 26.2 in anytime, just finish.

Run the AF canyon half.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Learn to run smarter and faster.

Personal:

 I have been a runner off and on since I was a kid.  Its something I have always loved and hope to be running until I'm just too old to do it anymore.  I enjoy running some 5ks and halfs each year and try to be consistent with my training.  But I often find it challenging with three kids to get all the miles in that I want to.

I love my kids so much, but running really is my sanity and I enjoy my "me" time.  I may just be forever a "middle of the pack" runner but have hopes of getting faster.  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Pureflow Lifetime Miles: 98.00
Brooks Ghost 4 #2 Lifetime Miles: 295.45
New Balance 730 Lifetime Miles: 35.00
Nike Vomero 7 Lifetime Miles: 226.40
Ghost 5 Lifetime Miles: 251.00
Brooks Ghost 6 Lifetime Miles: 221.50
Nike Vomero +8 Lifetime Miles: 121.60
Brooks Ghost 7 Lifetime Miles: 228.70
Brooks Ghost 7 #2 Lifetime Miles: 87.70
Total Distance
11.00

Well here goes for my first entry.  Been reading on the fast running blog for over a year and finally decided to add my own.  Ran 11 easy miles through four cities.  Discovered this new route last week, thanks map my run.  Start in Cedar Hills, then Alpine, Highland, American Fork, back to Cedar Hills.  I made myself go slow today, almost 9 min miles.  It was kinda nice, I felt so relaxed and really soaked everything in.  It was such a beautiful morning, I'm really loving this fall weather.  

I'm in training for my second half marathon ever, the Provo Halloween 1/2.  My first 1/2 I ran in Aug was not the best race experience, things were just going all wrong.  So I'm really hopeful that my second attempt at a 1/2 will be better.  

Comments
From Jake K on Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 09:14:44 from 155.100.226.191

Glad you joined the blog! You'll find an amazing community on here that will definitely help you reach your goals.

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 13:26:48 from 66.232.64.4

Welcome to the blog. We are practically neighbors. :) The Halloween half is a good one. You will love it.

From RachelT on Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 09:39:06 from 24.10.224.129

Thanks for the welcome, this blog is great. My husband is not into running at all, so its nice to have a place where other people want to talk about running and not think it's boring.

From Tara on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 15:08:48 from 75.169.141.11

Welcome to the blog Rachel! If you liked the Provo Half, you'll love the Halloween Half. What full marathon are you thinking about? Good to have you on board!

From RachelT on Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:09:03 from 24.10.224.129

Thanks for the welcome Tara. I think the Halloween 1/2 is going to be so much fun, I can't wait. I have no idea which full Marathon to do first. Hopefully one with not too many hills.

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