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Location:

toquerville,ut,usa

Member Since:

Jan 24, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

-I'm an avid runner and crossfitter turned obstacle racer.  This year has brought on new and unexpected opportunities racing in Spartan races.  I'm in love with this new challenging part of my life.

Here is what I've come away with so far

1st - Socal Super Spartan 2013

1st - Texas Sprint Spartan2013

2nd- Las Vegas Super Spartan 2013

3rd - Arizona Sprint Spartan 2013

3rd - Atlas Obstacle Race 2013

5th - Spartan World Championships 2013

 

Future Races

October?? maybe Sacramento Beast Spartan

December - Texas Beast

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

I am working to become the best obstacle  racer I can be.  If that goes hand in hand with a National Championship title, than I will have met 2 of my goals/dreams.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Another sub 3 hour marathon

Sub 1:20 half marathon

I want to complete an ironman and some ultra races.

I Hope to be running until I'm 100.

 

Personal:

I have 2 boys (7 and 4) and a little girl (14 months) that keep me on my toes and make life worth living..  I've been married to my better half (Jim clark) for 10 years.  I teach fitness classes and am a personal trainer - my 2nd love is Zumba!  I love what i do!

I hold Obstacle Training Groups at my house on saturdays -I feel so blessed to be able to help others.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Race: Spectrum 10k (6.2 Miles) 00:36:34, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.300.006.200.008.50

I was going to start this blog out saying "I think I could've done better here" or "Here's where I should've improved" - But quite frankly I'm surprised I did as well as I did. 

I raced the Georgie Atlanta Spartan Sprint last week, and I was still pretty fatigued.  In fact on Thurs I tried adding a measely 800 m at race pace into my run, and I was too breathy to complete it.

Plus, I didn't feel like I had the "fight" in me - It usually takes a few weeks to get that back after racing

So I came in with no expectations (well maybe a little) and a hope to be able to hold a respectable time.

2nd place overall and a gift certificate to st George Running Center!

 

Standing at the starting line felt a bit foreign - I hadn't ran a 10k, or a non obstacle race, in over a year.  i hadn't trained for this - tempo runs and most street runs weren't even part of my workout anymore.  I stood there with my running center girls - Amber Green, Marci Jacobsen,  Jessica Brazzeel  and it felt good to be part of the "family" again.  I'm not gonna lie - it was a far different starting line than a Spartan.  The men had runner's bodies - not the chisseled abs and bulging muscles I was used to seeing haha.  Same goes for the women.  I'm not saying anything bad about it - It was just different. 

So we started off - and it felt GOOD to be able to get into a rhythm and go.  The first mile has a pretty good downhill, and then they roll after that. It is ran through a BEAUTIFUL Snow Canyon State Park, and then out into surrounding neighborhoods.  The second half has more inclines than declines. Here are my splits.

5:20

5:44

5:40

5:55

6:18 (eke!)

6:05

So the wheels came off a little at the end,and I was feeling the past week's fatigue. I ran a little too conservatively on the downhill portions to make up the split between 1st place (Amber Green) and I.  She really took off from the get go, and I just couldn't close the gap. 

But considering how I felt 2 days prior, I need to be SUPER happy with my performance and chalk it up to a great training run. 

 

2nd place and a $50 gift certificate to St George Running Center!

 

 

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