| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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Went to step and abs this morning. Feeling good really - besides some residual sorness in the left hip flexor and right glute (this is from trying to compensate for not being able to bend my knee for 16 miles!). My ITB is still a little achy, but really rather tolerable.
Went to the PT after the gym, got some good news and bad news. The good news is she cleared me to run until I feel pain, so since BBK's are doing the trail in the morning I will go and run what I can then walk back to the car when needed. The bad news is that this IT thing has a TON to do with my form -I guess I'm what you'd call a 'shuffler' I don't pick my feet up much in the back causing a long swinging pendulum which CONSTANTLY engages the ITB which is why it is to tight and consequently painful. If I would pick up my feet and do more of a high-knee/butt kick then I would release the pressure on my ITB and consequently have little to no pain. They call it the basketball players run - I was a little proud of this, I still have the basketball player in me :) So this week I'm working on some hip stablizer/strengthening exercises, then after Memorial Day I'll go back and start some running drills to change my form. Right now I am so willing to do anything!! I would never run another race if someone told me I'd have to deal with this every one!
Thanks to everyone for their support of my marathon!! Although I think those 26.2 miles sucked every bit of seratonin out of me, I'm feeling a little better today and ready to get going again! |
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| | Decided to sleep in today and skip group. Did weights at the gym along with the 3 sets of exercises for ITB. Ran a 1/2 mile just to see how difficult the 'new form' would be to learn, not too bad and it definately created NO pain in the ITB. Then I rode the recumbant bike for a good 5 miles. Nice workout and I'm feeling good! | |
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Did kick-boxing today and as part of our circuit we ran outside 3 or 4 times so I'm counting it as a 1/2 mile. Did it with the new form, but I'm not sure if I'm exaggerating it too much or not, but I think its better than not, especially at the beginning :)
After Kickboxing I did my PT exercises for my ITB and then did the last 1/2 of ab's class. Stretched and came home. Another good day and I'm feeling good about life - I think I'm going to try a Memorial Day 5K, nice and easy of course...not running for the money :) | |
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Nice easy run with the BBK's, but it was HARD!! I really thought I was rested and feeling good, until I thought for sure I was pushing a 7mm and was only at 9!!! It was nice to be back at it and have a good run with good people. It always makes it so much more enjoyable to have people to talk to. Splits: 9:08, 8:29, 8:30, 8:13, 8:32 AP for the run 8:34.
Then yoga....ahhhh, the best part of Thursdays!!! Now I'm looking forward to another short sweet Saturday run and a fun 5K Monday - woo hoo for a long weekend!! | |
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| | Did a total body class this morning...some cardio, some arms, some legs. Then did 3 sets of my ITB stuff and stretched. Nice day at the gym. Ready for a 'long' one tomorrow (5-6!) anyone have plans I could tag along on? |
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Had a nice run along JRP with my sister in law. Good pace, good company and good weather...ahhh, the joys of running!! AP 8:40 and the splits were VERY consistant around there as well. It was still difficult, but better than Thursday.
Spent the next 5 hours planting what I bought at Engh Gardens this morning. The sad part is I'm only 1/2 way done! However, the front looks beautiful and I can't wait to finish the back! | |
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