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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
13.70
Mizuno Inspire -cookie Monster Miles: 13.00Inspire Yellow Racers Miles: 10.10
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3.00

Pbbbbtttt! A piddlety three today. My legs were just still so sore and stiff I didn't want to do any damage, plus my stomach wasn't as happy as it normally is. So, I took it easy.

20 min on the elliptical @ L14 (didn't see the mileage when I got off).

30 min on the TM; 3 miles @ 8:45 (finished the last mile in 8:20) then a cool down walk to finish out the time.

Fit class on the bosu - good times and sweaty hard work!

Stretch for 5 min to finish it all off.

I hope the rain stops before I run outside tomorrow....

Mizuno Inspire -cookie Monster Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.10

Well, I redeemed myself a bit from yesterdays sad miles. I went out this morning with Sandra and had  a nice typical 4 miler (4.1 to be exact) with her @ 10mm pace.

I came in and grabbed Lucy so we could do s little 2 or 3 mile loop. Well, I got 4 mile-ish loop in my head and started off, wondering if poor Lucy would be able to make 4, but well...too bad. If she wants to come with me sometimes she will just have to push through.

First change of plans came up at the cove. I was running around the round-about and decided I would run to the top, I'm really challenging myself with more hills lately and this seemed like a fun idea at the time. Got back on the route, then on the way home I again got to the crossroads where I always choose to add the extra mile and today was no different. I ended up just a bit short of 6 and I thought about just doing 5.5, but 9.5 is SO close to 10 I just couldn't leave a half mile hanging...so I took a couple loops around the church to round off to a nice 6 miles by myself.

They weren't all that fast. I was really just enjoying the run - isn't that what it is all about? Just enjoying it? With the hills I threw in for good measure I'm actually not too disappointed in the pace - especially for not pushing myself. AP: 9:16 splits: 9:34, 9:38 (can you say uphill?), 8:47, 8:57, 9:42, 8:58. One thing I have also noticed lately with my running is that when I start out at the slower pace with Sandra it is that much harder to push myself afterward, when I am alone, to a more normal pace for myself. But, I enjoy the company so much I guess I'm okay with it!

Now I'm off to Boot camp at the church - not sure I'm ready for the beat down, but I will rise to the occasion!

Inspire Yellow Racers Miles: 10.10
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Nasty, horrible, good for nothing, cruddy day at the gym. Honestly, I really don't want to talk about it.

Mizuno Inspire -cookie Monster Miles: 7.00
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Massage day, just a good deep massage on the quads to loosen up the stiffness/pain.

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Spin class - harder than I've pushed for a while, had some stress to get out. Did her stretch afterward and then finished up with hip flexor strengthening and core/PT work. Nice sweaty couple hours.

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Rare Saturday just hanging with the family...resting the legs and hoping to recover.

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Mizuno Inspire -cookie Monster Miles: 13.00Inspire Yellow Racers Miles: 10.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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