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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
Total Distance
6.20

I still can't breathe, but I had to get the miles in! This 1,000 mile goal is really doing a good job of keeping me motivated to run. Not only did I have to get in 6, but I had to do it early because I work today, so I can't put my 'work' in the day care so it was get up early or don't get it in! It's funny, because 6 miles a day is just enough that it's easy to do each day, but if I skip a day it's hard to make it up. I may have to find a goal like this to hit each month!!

Up and at 'em early at the gym. I thought it would be horribly crowded (resolutions starting early), but it was a virtual ghost town - even compared to what it usually is early! So, it was boring but I got it done and got home in time to get a short nap before 'work' came over.

6.2 miles - AP= 9:08. Started with a nice and slow 9:30 for the first couple, 9:13 for the next 2, then 8:57 for the 5th and a progressive 6th (increase every .25) then 6:57 for the .2 over 6 miles.


Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 6.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:58:49 from 66.239.250.209

Nice job getting your 6 in. I'll be watching to see if you hit 1000.

Hope you had a great Christmas with the fam.

From Chad on Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 13:13:29 from 168.177.153.5

Your 8th and 9th month of pregnancy plus the first recovery month should count double. You actually have 1159.12.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 14:35:12 from 198.241.174.15

Yeah, that pregnancy thing should count for something.

From Nancy on Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 16:53:22 from 76.27.19.206

Great job Rachel. Are you trying to get in 1000 in one month? That would be very hard.

From DonGardinero on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 14:34:19 from 173.127.39.94

You can do it!!!

From Burt on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 18:28:12 from 206.19.214.144

Quadruple digit club!

From Toby on Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 21:42:26 from 216.194.124.37

Nicely done Rachel! I forget....what do you do for work?

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