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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
6.00

Slept in. Man, the best thing about a taper is the sleep in excuses I can come up with!

6 miles on the TM - 50:30  AP: 8:25 first 4 at 8:34 while I chatted away about yummy cake and Ogden nerves with Wendy. She left, so I plugged into the ipod and picked it up. 8:27, 7:47 w/a fast .2 finish at 6:58 - all at 1%

Then, I had decided to skip spin and run first because I have a book I'm trying to get through. It is a good book...it is time! So, I went to the spin bike on the track and did a good push 65% effort for 50 minutes while I read. I miss spinning and reading. Makes both things a lot easier and more enjoyable.

Planked it out to finish it all off 90/90/90 - now off to quell this tornado that is ripping through the house from the weekend....

Cookie Monsters - Take 2 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Calvin on Mon, May 07, 2012 at 16:11:54 from 209.23.216.3

Whew, it's a good thing you didn't miss the SGM deadline. That would have been sad.

From Nancy on Mon, May 07, 2012 at 19:06:46 from 76.23.21.118

I think your taper is more exercise than most peoples hard workout. Good luck at Ogden.

From bye-wing on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 03:34:18 from 124.121.126.34

Sleeping in is the best. You are still getting in a very good workout for it being a "taper" week. Way to go multi tasking reading and spinning. All that talk about cake made me hungry for cake. Are you planning on making a birthday cake for your birthday boy?

From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 11:49:02 from 152.26.59.252

Taper worms? They always make me hungry.

From Rachelle on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 14:35:35 from 67.199.182.207

Awesome workout! I have not been able to shake the "taper sleep in" since Boston. Now it is just turning into no shower and stinky hair for work every morning. Dang it!!

From allie on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 15:02:18 from 161.38.218.168

very nice. sleeping in and yummy cake are the best. just remember to keep those nerves at bay -- you are going to do great!

From Smooth on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 17:29:10 from 174.27.212.157

NICE workout and run! HOORAY for sleeping in. WAY to multitask again!

9.5 days till your BIG MOMENT!!! WAHOOO!!!!:)

From Bec on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 17:35:25 from 68.206.133.141

So did you read while you were in the spin class? It's taper time. You know you can if you want to.

From catherine on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 21:31:43 from 98.202.112.38

What book?

From RAD on Tue, May 08, 2012 at 22:41:24 from 98.202.23.178

Cal, no kidding! I've got you to thank for that one.

Nancy, just killing the effort...not pushing so hard. Have to still get the workouts in :)

bye-wing, nope, this year he asked for a donut cake. My kind of kid!

QP, today...I wish I had a taper worm!

Rachelle, the hardest part about sleeping in is starting to get UP again in the morning!

Allie, what nerves? :) I'm going with the slogan "come what may, and love it!"

Smooth, I almost wish it was tomorrow so I could just get it over with already!

Becca, you know it! Only a few drops of sweat on the book today :)

Catherine, I'm reading "The Orphan Masters Son" VERY interesting Historical Fiction about life inside North Korea. Recommended to me from NPR :) - yeah, I'm a nerd.

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