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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
Tue, Apr 19, 2011
Total Distance
0.00

RAD still ain't running....

Early morning spin class, not my favorite. More like an easy run the whole time with just a few Fartleks thrown in for good measure. Left me wanting more, the teacher was just too easy or tired today. I got to class 15 min early (assumed I knew the start time and didn't look it up), so I got a good 15 min warm-up as well.

Did the ARC trainer for 30 minutes afterward. I guess the mundane feeling from spin carried over, because I was only at 1.0 miles at the end when typically I should've been closer to 1.2 at the 50 resistance. Oh well, 90+ min cardio morning - can't complain.

Hit Bootcamp after the kids were at school. Tough love! Not a killer workout like normal, but I didn't do the running she had us do. I would just walk instead. So, I'm sure that made a difference.

Off to the races...just not running :)

Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 13:19:31 from 152.26.59.252

The RAT races of life. Too bad we don't burn calories running around doing errands & housework like we do at the gym. I might do more housework!!!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 13:30:55 from 71.229.134.155

I thought you liked spin class. Or is that you just don't like this instructor.

Hey, you two should read the book Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It by Gary Taubes. I just finished it. He argues pretty convincingly that it's not about calories in vs. calories out, but what makes us fat is the type of food we eat (namely carbohydrates), not the quantity.

From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 13:39:27 from 152.26.59.252

Carolyn,

I just don't think I could stand to listen to someone else (besides the voices in my head) tell me that I shouldn't be eating cake, ice cream, & french fries.

I'm sure that what we eat really is important, I just like to ignore it, rationalize and justify it.

From RAD on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 14:46:24 from 98.202.17.113

QP, maybe we could make it a race and see who can clean and do laundry the fastest and most efficient, then maybe we'd be motivated :)

Carolyn, I do like spin class - this particular class just wasn't all that. I am going to agree with QP on this one (about the book). I'm a bit of an 'organic' 'all natural' 'close to the farm' kind of person and I don't like overly processed food in my life. That being said, I don't need any other excuses to make myself feel bad if I want something 'bad' and fun once in a while. I'm sure I could lose more weight and be healthier - I'm just going to bury my head in the sand as well :)

From Nancy on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 17:51:21 from 76.23.21.118

I hope your time off from running gets you feeling all better.

From DaleG on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 13:24:35 from 67.2.22.92

It's SOOO hard to get motivated when we can't run. I hope you heal up fast.

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