Running For Trevor

Mt. Nebo Half Marathon

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Member Since:

Jul 14, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

26.2----------2:58:45 09/15/2012 Top of Utah Marathon

13.1--------1:17:55 11/02/2013 Snow Canyon
10k---------38:10 03/2013 Hale Freezes Over 10k
5k----------18:48 09/2012 Spanish Fork 5k

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goal is to continue to enjoy running and maybe get faster a long the way! :)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I am 100 years old!

Personal:

I decided to join to hold myself accountable for my training and because I love learning from others running experiences. I just started running a little over a year ago and have a lot to learn. I work fulltime as a Manager of Telecommunications for Intermountain Healthcare and go to school online through Weber State University. If you want to know more check out my blog: www.runningfortrevor.blogspot.com

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Asics Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						60.20
New Balance Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						443.00
Mizuno Waves Yellow Lifetime Miles:						419.75
Mizuno Waves Pink Lifetime Miles:						493.83
New Balance 950 Lifetime Miles:						406.55
Pearl Izumi's Iso Shift Lifetime Miles:						394.10
Asics Yellow Lifetime Miles:						490.25
Saucony Blue Lifetime Miles:						429.00
Saucony Mirage Pink Lifetime Miles:						574.90
Saucony Mirage Green Lifetime Miles:						461.45
Kinvara 2 Purple Lifetime Miles:						440.25
Saucony Mirage Blue Lifetime Miles:						443.60
Orange Mizuno Waves Lifetime Miles:						510.25
Kinvara Pink Lifetime Miles:						475.54
Altra Olympus Purple Lifetime Miles:						22.70
Virrata Pink Lifetime Miles:						11.30

Sat, Sep 10, 2011

Race: Mt. Nebo Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:22:06, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	13.10	17.10

I am off to Lagoon for the day (good thing I can still walk:) so here is a quick report of the race today.

Warmed up alone 2 miles. Breathing felt heavy but that is normal when your at 9,000 ft elevation I suppose. Met up with JulieC at the start and we were off right on time. My only goal for this race was to run sub 1:30. I knew it was way downhill but I did not want to kill myself and had no idea what to really expect.

Mile 1-3: 6:24, 6:15, 6:13. Felt good, was breathing well and was enjoying the scenary. I started out as 3rd female and my goal became not getting passed by another female.

Mile 4-6: 5:55, 6:04, 6:09. Still felt really good but was worried I was going too fast. I tried to stay with Andy (from the blog) because I know for a fact I am not faster than him and that staying with him would be smart. But of course I just could not control myself on the downhill and ended up passing him at mile 6 I believe.

Mile 7-9: 6:07, 6:07, 6:16. Passed two guys and was feeling pretty darn good for so late in a race.

Mile 10-13.1: 6:23, 6:50, 6:41, 6:28, 5:28: The course flattened out with a few mini climbs. It was tough mentally but I just kept on pushing. Andy caught up with me at mile 12.5 and I was determined to stay close with him until the finish. Pushed it really hard for the last tenth and felt really good. It was a proud moment running into that shoot. Not necessarily because of my time but because I just felt so good like I could have kept going if I had to. (normally I feel like death at the end of a race.)

jogged a painful 2 mile cooldown with Julie! I was so proud of Julie, that girl is amazing. I tried to keep her in sight for most of the race but lost sight of her towards the end. She is just awesome!!

I know that this was a very aided course and that my finishing time is not realistic. But the good thing is I felt good the entire race. I never crashed and my slowest mile is not too shabby like most races that start downhill and finish flat. Overall I am proud of myself and excited about my progress. Also my cousin ran his very first half today and finished right behind me in 1:27!! So so proud of him. Okay calves are sore but it is off to lagoon to walk it off. :)

New Balance 950 Miles: 17.10

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Andrea on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 15:31:53 from 67.177.21.60

It sounds like quite a quad-burner, but you handled it well. Glad you felt strong, and GREAT TIME!

From Jake K on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 15:37:08 from 67.177.21.60

This has to be a great confidence booster for you going into St George. You'll probably enjoy the more gradual downhill of that race a lot more. You are ready to run a great marathon! Can't wait to see how you do.

From Lily on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 15:39:15 from 67.199.178.210

Way to go. I hope your quads recover this week. :)

From JulieC on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 16:01:11 from 67.41.191.147

Hey Rachelle SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! Like I said when I am a little ol' granny I can sit back and watch YOU PR all over the PLACE and tell my kids "I used to run with her!!" : D. YOU ARE SO TALENTED HAVING JUST TAKEN UP RUNNING LAST YEAR!!! YOU have a LOT OF FUN RACES AND RUNS AHEAD OF YOU!!! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY FOR YOU!!! : D. HAVE FUN AT LAGOON!! btw my quads are no longer sore, I think it was the initial shock of running our cooldown up hill. WOWSERS!!

From Andy on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 18:59:03 from 208.54.5.153

You ran a great race. Glad that I was able to watch it. Congrats on the huge PR. BTW- the only reason I had a chance to catch you was because I skipped the last aid station. You were consistently gapping me from mile 5 to 12.

From Kelli on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 19:18:07 from 71.219.67.175

Aided schmaided, GREAT JOB! So many people (and i am one of them, so I know) have a very difficult time running downhill like that. It is brutal on the body. And when you hit the flat, or heaven forbid, a HILL, it is sheer torture after running downhill. "Aided" courses have their own difficulties!

From Kam on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 22:18:17 from 174.23.248.42

Rachelle, you are totally blowing things up! You are on a whole other level. Take it easy coasting into St. George. You are in for a special day.

From RAD on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 23:12:04 from 76.27.16.189

WOW Rachelle! What a wonderful race. I love being able to finish feeling good and with a PR and in 3rd place none the less!!! Awesome! SGM is going to be a snap!

From Merri on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 23:14:40 from 160.7.252.148

Awesome job Rachelle! Super star lady!

From allie on Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:23:06 from 24.10.191.18

nice race, rachelle! a great sign heading into SGM in a few weeks.

From Sue on Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 15:45:35 from 63.248.41.148

Holy smokes! Good thing I was sitting down when I saw your finish time! Where on earth did you come from??!!

Did you see the person I told you to look for? You will have to let me know.

From JG on Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:34:08 from 71.59.27.33

Wow! Smoking fast race all the way to the end! Great job, I can't believe you have only been running a little over a year, that is amazing! You will love St George and rock that course!

From Rachelle on Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 14:02:25 from 199.190.170.24

Thank you all so much for your comments. I really really appreciate it!

From Mark on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:34:20 from 24.129.132.78

Wow! That time is amazing even on an aided course. Sounds like it was especially tough to hold a decent pace once it flattened out and you no longer had the steep downhill to aid you. It's quite a talent to really be able to take advantage of the downhill, not something that many people can do that well.

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