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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
36.60
Cookie Monsters - Take 2 Miles: 1.00OEOHFPPE Miles: 15.10Awesome Elixers Miles: 4.00Cookie, Cookie Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
1.00

just one mile around the track while waiting for spin to start...slow, slow and slower. My quads are nice and sore after an amazing Saturday! So, in order not to push the envelope and keep myself injury free I went with a no-impact day today to heal it up well.

Spin class - bring it on! Nice sweaty mess, despite the soreness overtaking much of the first half of class effort.

Masters Swim - 2650 yds and a great workout. Coach said I've got a nice looking stroke and helped me on my 75yd sprints at the end of the workout. 1:10 for a 75 isn't too bad.

Stretching and walking it out on the docket for the rest of the day!

Cookie Monsters - Take 2 Miles: 1.00
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Total Distance
10.10

10 early miles on the frozen tundra we call the roads. YIKES! I swear I almost died a couple times. I was nervous about running on the ice and snow this morning, but with chunks of snow frozen in the ice on the road it was doable. Chad joined us (George, Todd and I) after about 1.5 miles and watched the garmin to help me pace at 8:50 so I could convince my brain I'll be fine at Riverton. With sore, tired legs and in the ice I exceeded that (taking off the first super slow mile), so I now know I can hit it and feel comfortable at the race. Thanks Chad! 

AP: 8:50 splits: 10:01, 9:16 (getting used to the ice skating), 8:44, 8:42, 9:10 (the hill), 8:39, 8:27, 8:18, 8:32, 8:24.

Got home and shivered for about 30 minutes. Nice after burn, right?

Spin class - gotta love Allison's class. Had a diaper pass around. Allison (teacher) needed one, so I gave her mine, but then 5 min later guess who was called to come change their baby? HA! Darn Murphy! So, another lady in class gave one to me. Awesome mothers, we're always supporting each other when we need it.

Took baby Fartlek to his swim class and got a good arm workout there! Fun times :)


OEOHFPPE Miles: 10.10
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Total Distance
4.00

What is it with my kids?!? Seriously, another night where baby was up every hour screaming for a good 3-5 minutes. Sleep? Not last night. Nothing would stop him either: rocking, milk, walking, cuddling, leaving him alone. Ugghh, I was worn out by 3:30AM and turned the alarm off and just tried to sleep the best I could. Then my oldest woke up puking...nice. By 8:30 everyone was up with a smile on their faces like nothing was wrong - except me!

So, my morning was pretty blech. Just wandered around doing what I had to and trying not to fall asleep. Put baby down for a nap and decided I wanted to move...so I went for a run on my outdoor TM (up and down the street which = 1 mile round trip).

Kids were outside playing (except baby of course) and so I'd swing by every 5-7 minutes to say hello and make sure all was well. It was nice to run in the afternoon and get a short, easy shake out to a rough night/morning. Still tired, but at least I'm happy now!

AP: 8:38 splits: 9:03, 8:40, 8:48, 8:03. The first mile probably wasn't really that slow. I stopped to talk to the kids and realized when I took off again I hadn't stopped my watch. Meh, oh well.

***Just got to see the Spectrum Pics. I stole some from Teena and Tie-dye girl :) You can see the sprint finish in the background of Teena's finish line pics. I really wish I could take a good running picture.***

Awesome Elixers Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
0.00

Got to bed late (is anyone surprised?) trying to get the family ready for a ski day! I had good intentions of getting up and doing just 4 or 5 beforehand, but the justification of a taper-ish week and a full day of skiing anyway took over.

So, no running, but an AWESOME ski day with the family. So much so that I think we will be back next Wednesday! It was so nice to have warm weather (especially since I forgot my coat!), blue skies and a small crowd.

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Total Distance
5.00

Another sleep in day. Skiing and then racquetball date night wiped me out. I think I was dehydrated. Either way, I just wanted to sleep this morning. So I didn't go to the gym, but did my outdoor TM again while the kids stayed home doing chores :)

Took Lucy with me, she used to run 13 miles with me and not complain, but I haven't taken her out a lot and she is getting old. She runs slow, but I pulled her 3 miles! I like running with my puppy. 

It was windy out there, and it is garbage day in our 'hood. Not a good combination. I spent some time stopping to pick up trash that had blown out of the cans. I guess you could call me the neighborhood garbage lady :) up and down the street, picking up garbage...with the dog in tow!

AP: 9:00 splits: 9:14, 9:30, 9:35 (drop off Lucy), 8:18, 8:22 (more like it!)

OEOHFPPE Miles: 5.00
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Race: Buffalo Run 25K (16.5 Miles) 02:34:50, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 12
Total Distance
16.50

Holy stinkin' moly. I don't know how you trail runners do it! This was tough, I'm not going to lie, but the end result may be that a new little trail runner has been born :)

Thanks to Smooth, Karen and especially Larry (our escort) for taking me up there. It was nice not to have to worry about a long drive home. It was also nice to talk with the ladies beforehand and get all the stories out afterward.

I got to run with Catherine for a little while at the start, but then at one point I turned around and I couldn't see her anymore. Shoot. So, I pushed on. I was surprised that I ran all of the first 5ish miles without stopping, I did walk the BIG hill just before the aid station. The aid station came a little earlier than expected, I had only taken 2 small swigs from my water. So, I threw back a Gu and just kept the water I had.

After the aid station the beautiful downhill started - whee!!! I finally caught and passed some people I'd been eying for quite some time. Wait...not so fast...the switchbacks started...my complete incompetence on trails was horribly obvious here. I was walking as fast as my legs would go and I still was breathing harder than running downhill. It was TOUGH WORK! I was impressed with all the people I'd flown by on the downhills plodding by me UP the hills...

Got caught behind 5 horseback riders - blech. They couldn't move, but did their best to be courteous and not hold me up too much. Gave me a good mental and physical break. No excuses once they move Rachel- you got a break!

Only a couple of hills, but mostly flat back to the aid station. My legs were feeling spent, tired, blech. But, it was mile 11 - only 4.5 left, easy peasy...you can do this. Refilled my now empty water bottle, threw back another gu and I was off. GREAT aid station workers - especially nice to see Maurine, wish I could've visited more and asked about her race!

Then, the crazy "I'm going to die" downhill section - this was the first part I'd walked up in the race and it was CRAZY downhill, so steep and rocky I couldn't just let the legs fly. Then it flattened out and I struggled, sand and heat and fatigue setting in...walked most of the hill out of the valley. A lady running near me said "all down hill from here on out" THAT made my day! Mile 13 clicked...only 2.5 left and downhill, awesome.

HA! That flat/downhill around the back side of the mountain took forever! Mile 15 clicked and I still couldn't see the finish. One curve I went around I just KNEW I was going to see the tents...nope. I screamed, yup. Out loud. I kept passing people and passed a lady in yellow that flew up the switch backs, helped me feel better and push on. Still couldn't pass lady in green that walked the last hill with me. She was staying the same 20-30 seconds ahead. Shoot.

Finally saw the tents, but I knew it was longer than the 1/2 mile to 15.6. At least I can see it now, right? Tried to fly down that last hill as fast as my aching feet would take me. I just wanted it D O N E! As I approached the blue tents where I thought the finish was, I saw people with the yellow bibs (25Kers) running back up along the fence...no, it can't NOT be the finish...Noooo.

Yup, last 1/2 mile push was uphill, into the wind to the finish. Dang that took a lot of mental power to push through. I actually took a 10 foot walk break and had to regain myself mentally. I was done. Past my goal of 2:30 finish time, and out of placing in my AG I was sure. Just walk it in. "SHUT UP BRAIN! You out sprinted tie-dye lady last week and do you know what kind of crap you'd give yourself if you got passed now?!? MOVE THOSE LEGS!" So, I did. Crested the last hill and sprinted to the finish.

What a crazy, crazy race. I seriously don't know how y'all run 50's and 100's on trails. There was no earthly way I was turning around to do the 50K! I was DONE. 25K is good enough for this pansy :)

I got some liquid refreshment (coke, gatorade, refilled water, chocolate milk) and chatted with Catherine and Eric (both had AWESOME finishes!!!), saw MattVH finish his first 100 miler (complete and utter AWE!!) and chatted at a few others I'd passed, gotten passed, passed, gotten passed along the route. Then went back to see Smooth and Karen come in. Karen was taking her last strong push to the finish and Smooth was just behind her. I helped (or hindered if you count that she kept trying to talk to me when she couldn't breathe) Smooth to the finish and after cooling down and getting our feet back under us got to visit and hang out.

I won a prize in the random drawing - a black diamond headlamp. VERY nice! Now I can be the annoying runner with the flashing light on their head :) It does do solid too. Got some veggie stew (couldn't eat the buffalo...didn't want to give them another reason to come after me!) and a bit more liquid. Listened to the awards, and I didn't see any of the people I was chasing go up there in my AG. So, that made me feel better. Chatted with Scott, Jun and Fritz (1st place finisher on the 50K!) and then headed home.

Saw the official results on the way out and I was surprised I was so close to the top! Proud of a top 10 finish in my AG and 14th overall. Not too shabby for my first trail race. The scenery was beautiful and I enjoyed the views even when I was tired. I honestly can't wait to try out another trail run...just maybe not next week :)

AP: 9:21 (race stats have it as 9:59, because they did it off a 25K, not adding in the extra mile they made us run!);

splits: 9:19, 10:14, 8:43, 7:40, 7:41, 11:10 (aid station stop and first BIG hill),

6:40 (gotta love that downhill!),

10:54, 12:30 (switchback nightmare),

10:22, 9:46, 8:04, 11:03 (I can't figure out WHY this mile is so slow...it should be in the 8's like the rest of them around here. Kind of makes me mad I went so slow.),

8:26, 8:43, 8:22, 9:08 (last uphill .5 to the finish).

**demoted....just looked at 'official' results. Somehow 3 people jumped in front of me in my AG and 4 in the overall women. This makes me feel like crud, shoooot. Whatever..**


Cookie, Cookie Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(30)
Total Distance
36.60
Cookie Monsters - Take 2 Miles: 1.00OEOHFPPE Miles: 15.10Awesome Elixers Miles: 4.00Cookie, Cookie Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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