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Location:

Herriman,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon: 3:23:54 (10/6/12)

Half IM: 5:44:03 (8/25/12 - course was long!)

25K trail - Buffalo Run (16.5) 2:34:50

Half Marathon: American Fork - 1:30:44  6/23/12

Spectrum 10K 43:42   3/17/2012

Best 5K: Spanish Fork 21:55 05/30/09

Short-Term Running Goals:

Okay, so for 2013 I am going to have FUN! Not that running isn't always fun, but I had a wonderful breakthrough year last year and I want to play this year :) AND get faster! So, my first goal I'm going to put out there is my yearly mileage goal.
It is 2,186 miles from my driveway to my sister (QP's) driveway! I want to spend this year on a virtual trek cross country running those miles. So, that is how far I will run in 2013...from my house to QPs. It will take all year and yes, this is measured on Hwys so it isn't really exactly how I COULD run it, but good enough. 43 miles/week...totally doable, and a fun goal to track how far I've traveled as I go along. Who knows...maybe I'll even run PAST her house :)

I will do more trail runs, Boston, Pacing duties, another Half IM and some other tris. I'm excited for this next year and look forward to having fun with all of you out on the roads, and trails! Maybe bag a few peaks this year too!!

Long-Term Running Goals:


Big Dreams: 5K in 20:2X; 10K in 39:XX; Half in 1:29:XX; Full in 3:15:XX; complete the Rim2Rim2Rim run and not die; Comrades; Iron(wo)Man.

Run for the rest of my life!

Personal:

4 children: twelve, eight, five and baby Fartlek - 2 1/2. Wonderful supportive husband that lets me drag him and the family all over for race after race!

Finished 13 marathons and LOVE running that distance! I'm definitely hooked to the marathon monster and hope to constantly improve my endurance, speed and stay injury free!

I've also found a love of trail running! I hope to keep improving on this front.

After being injured with a broken foot at the first of 2012 I found a tri group and started training with them and am now loving tris! The half IM was harder than I'd ever imagined...and am ready to do it again. I'll earn my bike butt and someday have enough time to train for a full IM.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
BIKE MILES Lifetime Miles: 1168.40
LUCY MILES Lifetime Miles: 25.25
Adidas Lifetime Miles: 319.66
Orange II Lifetime Miles: 390.41
Boston Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 568.97
Fargo Nikes Lifetime Miles: 500.03
BEANS Lifetime Miles: 755.00
Orange Bostons Lifetime Miles: 527.59
Solomon Trail Lifetime Miles: 363.98
PI Tri Shoes Lifetime Miles: 4.00
Boston Mizuno 10s Lifetime Miles: 140.75
New Orange Lifetime Miles: 157.05
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Back at the elliptical. 3-20 minute sessions at L9, then I'd break and do my PT stuff, bosu ball balance/strength exercises (some good ones in RW this month!), push-ups (50 total) and ball crunches (150 total). So I ended up with 3 strength sessions and 60 mins cardio for my 90 minutes at the gym. Feel good, but needed to eat afterward. 

Love feeling the sweaty goodness :) My hip has been quiet enough I'm thinking if things go well this week I'll start my 'back to walking' program next week which will then lead to my 'back to running' program! I'm really hoping I'm feeling back at it enough to run Riverton 1/2 in March.

Stopped by the library afterward, as I was waiting to pay for some books and movies (GREAT sale!) he said "wow, you must be a runner...you look like a runner". Of course I'm still in gym clothes, but it almost made me cry! I can run...maybe not right now, but in my heart I'm a runner and it was nice to hear it again :)

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 14:22:10 from 198.241.174.15

You are a runner. You're just on a little hiatus right now.

It sounds like you got a good workout.

From Bec on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 15:01:17 from 76.23.55.210

You are a runner, we all know that! Yay for RIV 1/2. I hope you will be feeling better by then. Pretty sure I will do that one again.

From The Quiet Pirate on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 15:17:47 from 24.199.205.252

Being a runner is a state of mind, a state of being. It's not actually going out and moving your feet on the pavement/tm. And sister-blister, YOU ARE A RUNNER!

I'm so glad you're feeling well enough to get out and sweat and start "being" again.

From RAD on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 15:33:11 from 67.172.229.125

Thanks all...I just look at the other people even just 'jogging' on the TM and feel like a slacker lately. It was just nice to have a stranger pick me out of the crowd as a runner, felt good!

From Nancy on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 22:45:46 from 76.27.19.206

I think it is great how you can exercise so hard even when you are pregnant.

From Brent on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 23:11:25 from 168.178.30.194

Devine Miss M - you can take the runner out of running, but, you cannot take the running out of the runner. Lots of runs going on there, where is the Charmin?

Nice day at the gym, nice to be stinky.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From RAD on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 23:35:48 from 67.172.229.125

Nancy, I'm grateful that I'm feeling well enough to be exercising like this too!

Brent, lol! I'll take all the 'runs' I can get. But when I first read that I thought you were referring to QP, Charmin is what our family called her...before (at least I knew) it was TP. Then again I was the naive baby of the family! I'm lovin' the stink :)

From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 09:44:15 from 24.199.205.252

Yeah, don't squeeze the charmin! I'm just the middle child who felt they were as loved as toilet paper. Even if it was cute and soft.

But now I'm a Pirate!!! See what a difference runnning can make!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:06:19 from 24.8.167.243

I just found your oldest sister in my high school year book. She was a year behind me. Sorry, I didn't know her, but I can see the family resemblance.

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