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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, Sep 28, 2010
Total Distance
3.10

5K tune up, sleep is good lately. Legs feel like lead when I run - I thought a taper would make them fresh? Ugghhh.

 AP: 8:31 splits: 8:48, 8:23, 8:28, 7:45 (last .1)

You're running on guts. On fumes. Your muscles twitch. You throw up. You're delirious. But you keep running because there's no way out of this hell you're in, because there's no way you're not crossing the finish line. It's a misery that non-runners don't understand.
- Martine Costello

"The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong. You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet. It is the will to succeed."
- Jacqueline Gareau, 1980 Boston Marathon Winner

To describe the agony of a marathon to someone who's never run it is like trying to explain color to someone who was born blind.
- Jerome Drayton

Mizuno Inspire - Oscar Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 13:37:34 from 174.19.51.35

i love that gareau quote. and that last quote is so true...it is something that cannot be described nor imagined. it can only be felt when you are there in the middle of it all, wondering why in the world you paid to do this to yourself. :)

no worries though. it's good pain. and rewarding. you are going to do great!

From DonGardinero on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 13:44:04 from 75.162.160.238

Rachel...You will be just fine on race morning. The adrenaline will help youi kick it up a notch.

Those are great quotes. Thanks for posting those.

I have tried so many times to people I know, that don't run, what it's like to run a marathon and they always look at me like I'm nuts. That's why the last quote is SO true.

From Toby on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 14:21:37 from 66.133.97.196

LOVE your quotes today! Hooray for all that sleep!

From Tom Slick on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 16:26:54 from 168.179.157.36

Hey Baby Girl, stick to the plan and everything will come together. With a 2 mile shake down run tomorrow and nothing but rest till saturday you will never believe the difference between now and then. At the starting line you will be a new woman ready to kick please do not swear and take names.

From LuzyLew on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 19:00:55 from 208.187.197.42

Love the quotes...You do have the will to succeed. You could always plan St. George easy and let it be a confidence builder so next year when your body is 100% (sleeping better and your calcium and who knows what else isn't being depleted by recent childbirth). Catherine had a really hard time training to BQ at SGM 6 months after her baby was born. It wrecked her thiroid for like a year (Graves disease kicked in). Just be careful and enjoy your health and strength. (This coming from me, who just took a month off and I'm all fresh and ready to start up again). Good luck to you. Be well.

From Nancy on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 19:45:06 from 76.27.19.206

I really like your quotes. I know you will do great at the marathon. Good Luck!!!

From Kelli on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 22:18:35 from 71.219.65.246

Man, you just made the darn marathon sound miserable! Thanks for the reminder!!!

YOU WILL DO GREAT! I am excited for you huge PR, post baby and all.

From KP on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:12:52 from 65.208.22.25

when is SGM? this weekend? next weekend? next year? sometime this millennium?

From RAD on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:32:36 from 67.172.229.125

Allie, thanks! I'm obviously in a crazy taper state right now, thinking of how 'wonderful' its all going to be :)

Dale, that quote has now become a favorite! Non-runners just don't understand. Thanks for the encouragement.

Toby, even when I'm up multiple times in the night sleeping in until 9AM makes a huge difference :)

Slick, please keep telling me that - I'm not sure of it right now!

Luz, I think my plans for the race change hourly. I want to do amazing things, but I guess we'll see what my body wants me to do Saturday. Thanks for your encouragement! I can't wait to get you back on the road and running WITH you!!

Nancy, thanks! I really appreciate your kind thoughts all the time.

Kelli, those quotes were what my brain was thinking, I'm sorry - just remember, only 10 water stops. Easy Cheesy, right?

KP, Saturday - this Saturday - in 72 hours it should all be over with. Then again next year and probably once a year for the rest of the millennium :)

From LuzyLew on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 14:03:13 from 208.187.197.42

Most women distance runners peak in their early thirties. You do amazing things already, just be aware of how much you want to rik for this perforemance. You'll only know once you get out there 'what's at risk'. Good news though, the weather should be spectacular! Great advice on the drink stops! Only 10 and you're there! Hal Higdon walks through every one and just tries to run a fast 2 miles in between. You're going to do great!

From LuzyLew on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 14:03:31 from 208.187.197.42

RISK, not rik (sorry)!

From RAD on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 14:20:18 from 67.172.229.125

Luz, I think that's where I need to be right now. Willing to go with the flow. Achieve the goals if the body is willing, but not be crazy about just going with what I can do. Running a marathon 3 months after giving birth is an achievement in and of itself. Oh, and I always walk the water stops too. Just enough to actually drink and not just throw some water in my face and hope it lick some of it off :)

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