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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
Mon, Nov 05, 2012
Total Distance
7.20

This is going to be a week of odd miles...so I started it out right! 

Just did 1 hour on the TM, started at 8:37 pace for 15 min, then 8:29 for 15 min, 8:20 for 15 min, then 8:13 for 7 min and the last 8 min I did starting at MP 7:47 and the last 3 min went progressive to 6:56. I had exactly 7.2 miles in the 60 min, so an AP of 8:20. All at 1% incline.

I love running. Today I am grateful for my able body that just loves it. I didn't want to spin or swim today...I wanted to run. I plugged in, sat back and enjoyed it! I wish everyone ran, then everyone could feel this good all the time too.

Then I did some good resistance stuff - my normal routine, plus.

side steps w/band, big toe/little toe calf raises, lunges, one-leg lift bridges, then a sprint around the track and back-ups (opposite of sit-ups). Repeated 3X Then I added some elbow raises, overhead presses and skull crushers X3 for good measure. Stretch and get out of the gym.

TTT #1 Miles: 7.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 16:55:41 from 66.232.64.4

Run Run Run!!! When ya want to hit VB?

From Terri on Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 19:38:47 from 108.28.226.253

I need to know what a skull crusher is.

From RAD on Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 13:56:32 from 98.202.23.178

Scott, I really need to make it up there while the weather is still nice! Shoot. In some ways I wish I wasn't doing Ragnar this weekend. Okay, a lot of ways.

Terri, a skull crusher isn't as bad as it sounds. It is a tricep exercise. Lay on your back with elbows to the ceiling and arms bent at a 90 with weights (10-12 for me) in each hand, like you're about to drop them on your face. Lower them down to your ears and back up to 90 without moving your upper arms. So, if you did it too fast or with too heavy of weights you might crush your skull :)

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