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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
30.50
Saucony Miles: 3.00Nike Miles: 8.00Mizuno Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 31.00Nap Time: 5.50Total Sleep Time: 36.50Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

Another big THANK YOU goes to Becca!!! I went and got some new shoes, I'll take them on a trial run tomorrow and confirm or deny my love for them.

 I went to step class this morning, then feeling like I wanted a few extra miles this week (I'd like to see myself back in the 40's) I skipped Ab's and went to the TM. When it's 80 degrees outside I'll take the death trap over the heat! Ran a 8:30 pace till the last .75 miles then I was done and kept bumping it up till I finished the last .2 at a 7mm pace.

Saucony Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
12.00

Met BBK's and boy were they fast this morning. I wasn't trying to push it all out, my quad was a little sensitive this morning, but I thought I was going pretty slow because I was so far behind then noticed I was at a 7:20 pace - YIKES, the speed of the group has increased exponentially these past couple weeks!

Did some speed intervals then I had to head back to the car for my PT appointment. Mix up on the appt (what my card said vs. what it really was) so I just went to meet my husband at his work and switch cars. I now had 45 minutes to burn, so I ran another 4 around his business park/work. I got some pretty strange looks from commuters, confusion about where I'd come from...no houses nearby :) Descent, but not great pace - didn't lap the intervals so I have no idea how fast they were.

Good news/bad news with the shoes, I love the stability and cushioning, but there is something that pinches the outside ball of my foot (right at the base of the pinky toe) don't feel it too much when running, but when I stop and walk in them it gets uncomfortable. Maybe I just need a wider version of the shoe.

AP  8:39 splits: 9:47, 8:55, 8:51, 8:19,  8:02, 8:10, 8:27, 8:53, 8:40, 9:00, 8:35

PT went well, but I could tell I was compensating for the pain as I start and my shin/hip on the R is starting to bug, so he checked it out and could see what was wrong. He cautioned me that I shouldn't be changing my form to compensate and that if I can't run with good form I shouldn't be running - STINK! So, I'm going to try and see what I can do Thursday at group with my form.

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
0.00

Kickboxing class and quad/ITB exercises. No running today, trying to give it a day so I can keep good form with little pain tomorrow. I'm excited to have my sister here! I can't wait to get out on a run with her.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
8.00

Stayed up TOO late getting ready to go jetskiing at Jordanelle today. Got up early for running group...wanted my sister to see the torture I go through each week! :) Finished 8 easy miles (I'll put in pace and splits later at home) with the 'Quiet Pirate' running up 11400 S from I-15 to 1300 East. Took it easy so I wouldn't burn out before tomorrow's race. Went home finished getting ready for the lake started up, but then needed to stop to sign up a couple more young 'uns for the 5K tomorrow. Had a nice treat running into Teena, Paul and Walter, always nice to have a face to face conversation with bloggers! Spent the rest of the afternoon trying to throw my husband off the jetski :) My arms will be sore...it's hard to hang on when you're driving like a crazy bat! Sun and fun then home for bed...must...sleep...soon. Hubby and kids are off camping with my in-laws so I'm alone, I guess I'll clean the house - what else do you do when no one is home?

Can't wait for the race!!! YEA!! So many fun bloggers will be there, and I'm actually getting marathon remorse, I know I'm not ready for one but I sure am missing the marathon monster! :) 

Nike Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 0.00
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Race: Deseret News 10K (6.2 Miles) 00:44:25, Place overall: 74, Place in age division: 15
Total Distance
7.50

WOW! What a race. It was so fun to hang with so many bloggers and Becca really helped me out today!! I felt good the entire race, but I thought it was interesting how many people kept passing me on the downhill, but after 3 miles then I started passing....funny how I hate hills, but those BBKers have kicked my butt into knowing how to push the flat/uphill and not just coast the downhill and die when it flattens out. I was really irritated by the lack of a 1st aid station, but I was fine. I just kept looking for it and waiting so it made those miles longer than they should've been. I ran back and  ran in my sister 'The Quiet Pirate' and then my neices nephews and other sister runing the 5K, I don't know for sure how long that was, but I'm giving myself an ever 7.5 for the day. What a fun morning!

Then I got to hang with the bloggers (Julie, Teena, Smooth, Michelle, Bec and some other runners) waiting for Allie to come in. I hope she could hear us yelling like a crazy woman for her! I went over and talked to her after her interview and was so impressed with her! I then had to run off to get my car and get home, I could feel the 3 hrs of sleep catching up with me and I needed to drive home while I was still able to! Missed some of the marathon finishers I would've liked to see, next time for sure!

Thanks to all you wonderful bloggers and the fun people I got to meet and hang out with today! A wonderful PR and great friends - THIS is why I run! :)

AP: 7:09; splits: 6:39, 6:51, 7:24, 7:11, 7:11, 7:40 (last .22) I didn't think I had anything to sprint to the finish with, but last year the start pad didn't work for the chips so I had to go off of gun time. This year I saw my 44 min goal slipping as I approached the finish and kicked in to make sure that even if I didn't get a chip time I could still say I did 44 min. Didn't seem like much of a kick at the time, but the Garmin put me at my fastest pace for the whole race: a 5:01 (for like .1 miles or less). WOW, how did I do that?

Mizuno Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 3.00Nap Time: 2.50Total Sleep Time: 5.50Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
0.00

Sleep, magical sleep. I'm still tired.... 

No miles today, maybe I'll get out a little after the sun has gone down, its TOO hot right now!

Night Sleep Time: 10.00Nap Time: 3.00Total Sleep Time: 13.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
30.50
Saucony Miles: 3.00Nike Miles: 8.00Mizuno Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 31.00Nap Time: 5.50Total Sleep Time: 36.50Weight: 0.00
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