| 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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| Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 12.00 | Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 9.15 | Mizuno Inspire - Oscar Miles: 3.12 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 40.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 40.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | I really need to start getting up and running early again, I'm just in such a funk with sleeping in...I like it TOO much! So, just had my 90 minutes today (daycare time). Since the gym is FREEZING (not as bad as outside, but still very cold) I wore a l/s shirt and wasn't ever hot. I want to finish my book, so I did a 60 min warm-up on the elliptical @ L15 - 5.5 miles. Hit the TM afterward for some speed work, I stole Kelli's workout from the other day. One minute on, one min off: Warm-up for 5 min then the speed minutes were at 8.5 (7:03) and the recovery minutes were at 6.5 (9:13). Crazy thing...the 7:03 was finally starting to feel comfortable by the last repeat (#10), so I did one last bonus at 8.6 (6:57) and it wasn't much different. Then I did a cool down to hit 4.0 miles @ 9:13 pace. I just really need my legs to remember what speed feels like. I know I've got the cardio to support the speed, my legs just still find it uncomfortable and slack off after a while - the TM keeps 'em honest! AP for the 30 minutes was 8:20, at the end of the 4 miles it was up to 8:30.
Feel good about the workout and now get to go shovel more snow.... (starting week 7 of p90X tonight...almost 1/2 way!)
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| Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 6.00 | Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 4.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | I have some residual tightness/soreness/weakness in my calf again - probably from my miles last weekend. Not sure if it's that or my laziness, but I opted to give it a break and just x-train today. 60 min on the elliptical @ L12 - 6.2 miles 30 min on the bike @ L8 - 8.0 miles Sweat fest all over the place today! However...NO new snow to shovel, YAY!!!
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| Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Staying up late has it's consequences at 6AM when the alarm goes off, especially when you just put baby back to bed 15 minutes before. So, off to the 90 minute gym escapade. 45 min @ L12 on the elliptical = 4.0 miles 45 min on the TM = 5.15 miles which is an AP of 8:45. First 3 miles were @ 8:57 then I just kept dropping it down when I would get bored. I sprinted the last 60 seconds at 7:03 mile. Felt good! I'm contemplating something and would like some input, if anyone has any. When I'm on the elliptical I feel like my cardio is a LOT higher than when I run, but my legs don't feel the pounding and don't get tired. So, am I running too slow? Because when I run my legs just get tired when I go at a faster pace. Even the 7:03 for the 60 seconds didn't seem cardio wise like the elliptical cardio, so what gives? Are my legs really just that weak?!? How do I get my legs to match my cardio so I can go faster? I'm really perplexed...
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| Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 5.15 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | I've lost all motivation, not only in running but about every other aspect of life too. It's just been one of those weeks. So, I did yoga class then 30 min on the bike afterward. Got a call to deal with little dude at the school (another migrane) with 2 minutes left on the bike, so now the rest of my day has been helping him get back on his feet and back to school. Too much to do and no time or motivation to get it all done!
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Life is just not going my way or handing me an easy plate right now. I'm ornery, frustrated, overbooked, stressed, sleep deprived and COLD! (just to name a few) So, I got to the gym and read on the elliptical. Wish I could sleep through the night and feel rested enough to wake up and run. Wish it was still warm outside and that I didn't have to run on ice and in the dark. Wish it was January 15th and all the crap I have to deal with for end of year stuff was done. Wish my kids would listen to me and do what I ask them to. Wish I didn't have to clean my house and budget money. Wish I didn't have to spend an arm and a leg to show people I appreciate them at Christmas. Wish I could lose weight and eat frogurt all day. Wish I could just curl up with my sweet baby in my arms and read a good book and not feel guilty about it or worry about everything else that was piling up as I sat and didn't get them done. Wish I could run all I wanted and never had to deal with stupid injuries or pain. Wish I could take a vacation and not have to pay for it. Wish life would just slow down for a month or two.
If wishes and buts were candy and nuts...we'd all have a Merry Christmas! 60 min elliptical @ L12 = 6.0 miles 15 min on bike @ L8 = 3.5 miles
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Short night and tried to talk myself out of an AM workout, but I got up and got at it... 90 minute spin class (I was a few minutes late, thanks to baby) 3.125 miles on the dizzy track (25 laps). Kept up pretty well with Becca, but when the speedy girl started running Becca went and kicked her trash. I got left behind, but was proud to be running with the speedy girl! The last mile I did start gaining on Becca, just a little, I thought about sprinting the last few laps to catch her, but I was happy in my 'comfortably hard' pace and only poured it on for the very last lap -Becca had stopped at 3 even to grab her ipod so the chase was over :(
On the drive home I kept trying to think of different ways I could get out and run again today. ppbbbttt, nothing will work; however, it gives me hope that I will remember that desire (even after getting up early) and get up Monday, despite any bad sleeping nights, and RUN.
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| Mizuno Inspire - Oscar Miles: 3.12 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 12.00 | Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 9.15 | Mizuno Inspire - Oscar Miles: 3.12 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 40.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 40.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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