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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

Fri, Sep 17, 2010

Total Distance

3.50

Feeling MUCH better today, although still a bit sore from workouts I probably should've skipped. I decided to just do a few miles (30 min) on the TM at the gym to get the legs moving again.

1 mile WU - 9:30

2 miles @ MP (hopefully) - 8:13

.5 cool down - 9:13

So, I think I'm going to try and shoot for an 8:15 AP for the full. It may be ambitious, but if I crash and burn, I know I'll still finish. But, if I don't go for it and end up feeling good (not like I left it all out there) at the end of the race I'm going to beat myself up for it. So...here's to shooting for the moon and hopefully at least falling among the stars!

The 2 miles today actually felt good, I could easily chat with my friend on the TM next to me and although it didn't feel easy, it wasn't like a death march either. I do have to realize I'm a little 'fresh' right now and that may have made a difference too, but either way it was good for the confidence factor.

To finish out my day care time I hit the bike for 45 min = 8.5 miles @ L4 resistance. Nice easy reading time. Trying to get into "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" for book club. Bit of a slow start, but it's starting to pick up.

Finished with a good 10 min of stretching. Stretching really is my best friend lately :)

Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 3.50

Night Sleep Time: 8.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.50	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From RAD on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 14:13:30 from 67.172.229.125

If anyone wants to start a nice run with us tomorrow at 5:30 near Riverton Hospital, shoot me a message and I'll get you details!

From allie on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 15:32:30 from 174.19.51.35

sounds fun. wish i could join you, but i already have plans for tomorrow :) maybe next week...

i am glad you are feeling better today. 8:15 is a great pace goal to shoot for, and it's definitely doable for you. go for it!

From RAD on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 16:08:12 from 67.172.229.125

OTHER PLANS?!? What?!? It's probably 'cuz you think your cooler than me :)

Good luck Allie! We'll be cheering you on as we trudge through the miles w/out you.

Thanks for the confidence, it honestly scares me to think about it, so I won't :) I'll just run well and happy (and hopefully fast).

From Bec on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 21:03:49 from 97.75.176.166

GO FOR IT RAD!!! I know that you can run 8:15's. I might be right along your side the entire way if you don't mind. I really have no goal for this marathon. Well, I did tell you I want to shoot for a 4 hour marathon. Anything faster, I will be extremely happy about.

Anyway, I never got your PM and I lost my phone today. Plus I won't be by a computer tonight. Story of my life. Hopefully I will see you somewhere. If not, happy journey on your last 'long' run.

P.S. I am kind of happy that we are not running TOU tomorrow. SGM is my fave, I think you will extremely enjoy it. Plus we have two more weeks. :)

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 22:15:11 from 75.162.85.220

I like your plan for the marathon. You can doooo eeeeeeeet! Are you doing St. George?

From RAD on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 12:38:40 from 67.172.229.125

Becca, I think you will be a good 15 minutes ahead of me!

Scott, thanks :) yup good 'ol SGM is always good for a PR and BQ, right?

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