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Location:

TX,

Member Since:

Jan 19, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

I have completed 27 marathons. 

Utah Valley Marathon 2013: PR 3:16:20, 1st division.

Running With the Bulls 5k 2011: 20:02, 1st place

Race For The Cure 10k, San Antonio 2013: 42:47, 2nd overall

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 3:20 @ Air Force Marathon 2015.

Sub 20 min 5k

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 3(ish) hour marathon before I am 40. 

 

 

 

Personal:

1.  God

2.  Family 

3.  Running

Mother. Wife. Runner.  I chase stroller on the border of Mexico. 

Now is the time to run the race of your life!  Elaine Dalton  

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Nike Lunar Racer Lifetime Miles: 40.70
My TM Lifetime Miles: 838.35
Boston Blues Lifetime Miles: 146.00
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:21:30, Place in age division: 2
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0026.2026.20

I did much better than I expected.

My goal was to have a good time.  Well, I did... :)  Pr'd today by one minute and six seconds.  This race was an experiment of cross training from the past three or so months. The highest milage week I had training for this race was a 29 mile week.  That week is including my 22 mile long run.  

Race details:

Slept in Pine Valley and was driven to the start line around 5:30.  It was great staying so close to the start and not having to ride up on a bus.  Start line was warm.  Hung out with RAD a bit and fed off of her energy.

Started out really slow, passed the start line four minutes after the gun.  I went completely by how I felt with no goal in mind.  I passed the 3:40 pace group and they were too slow.  I approached the 3:30 group at around Veyo and again, too slow.  I laughed as I thought I might be able to PR.  

Veyo was Veyo.  Uphill and longer than I remember.  All was well.  I felt prepared for the uphill on this course.  The heat was warm but it never really got to me.  Not ideal running weather.  I was taking electrolyte supplements every 45 minutes and I wonder if that is how I stayed away from the dreaded "wall."

I hit the half at 1:40.  By mile 14 I started kicking into gear.  I can't tell you splits because I don't know them.  The speed I was at felt comfortable and the scenery was beautiful. That is one of my favorite places on the route.  

I hated the fact that there was absolutely no GU given out during this race.  I was expecting GU and it never came.  I was frustrated mentally about the GU.  By mile 20 another runner gave me one of his.  I now know that I am able to run a race without GU.   

By mile 20 I punched into another gear and use the downhill to my advantage.  I did a negative split on the course today and I PR'd my time by 14 minutes for this course.  As far as races in the future I need to re-evaluate some of my goals and see how I can get closer to the 3 hour mark.  Considering what I have gone through this running year, I think I did extremely well.  

Congrats to all of the runners today!  Fantastic times and a lot of personal bests!   

Nike Elite Miles: 26.20
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Jody on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 22:23:23 from 71.81.180.194

Holy Cow! You did amazing! I am so impressed. Congrats!

From Teena Marie on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 22:26:24 from 74.211.26.22

DANG!!!!!!!!!!!

You are the real deal!!! :)

A HUGE CONGRATS!

From ryandla on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 00:53:21 from 74.211.27.142

freaky fast - nice job! it was great seeing you at the finish

From jtshad on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 09:34:00 from 208.117.127.110

Nicely done on a strong race and running the second half so well! Congrats on the PR!

From allie on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 12:25:12 from 174.19.51.35

bec - you did awesome! wow. from what i have read, conditions were very hot and most people had a tough day. you made it sound easy! and to PR off cross-training and ~30 mile weeks is really amazing. way to go. i definitely think you have the ability to run 3:00 or better. keep it up!

From RAD on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 13:08:18 from 74.211.5.149

Becca,I know I already told you this, but you are simply amazing!! Congrats on a wonderful finish and doing SO well - your cross training is proof that you don't need to 'break' down to hit your goals!! Take care of yourself and dance on :)

From Chad on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 16:45:20 from 208.186.134.105

Great job! Congratulations on the PR.

From Bec on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 19:07:39 from 67.172.233.189

Thanks Jody! I sure miss seeing you at running events. I know that you love STGM as well.

Teena, thank you. It was a great day to relax and run. St. George M is my favorite race.

Ryan, It was great seeing you as well. You looked so happy. Guess it's because I saw you at the finish line and you were finished!

Thanks Chad.

Allie, It was a hot day but I was so dang happy just to run. Thanks for keeping me encouraged to keep pluggin' away at my goals.

Rad, running is my therapy from dance. ;) It is because I have friends like you I truly enjoy running. It is so fun to encourage each other and watch as we may or may not hit our goals. Running is so much more than running.

Thanks Chad!

From josse on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 21:27:22 from 75.196.183.117

Yes this is how you have a good race, start out slow. Great job on the PR I am so happy you had a good race.

From Kelli on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 21:35:35 from 71.219.65.246

I agree, you have been through A LOT and that is one heck of a race!!!!

From RivertonPaul on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 22:02:46 from 174.19.57.96

Nice job. Sometimes it is refreshing to allow ourselves to experiment. What a great payday.

From Smooth on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 22:14:08 from 67.41.235.104

Becca ~ IT was so good to see you at the fire pit even for just a brief moment! CONGRATZ to the PR and taking podium! You are amazing and proof that your fitness is outstanding after all that you went through this year! I can see that spark in you to go for that sub3 !!!

From Calvin on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 12:26:44 from 66.133.117.3

Awesome race Bec. I was thrilled to hear how well you ran. Great job on the PR!

From JamesH on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 12:49:05 from 74.211.22.194

Nice race! I also seem to race better when I dont worry about times/splits and run by feel(except this year LOL). Congrats on the PR!

From peaks on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 16:36:51 from 173.165.132.1

Great Race/Report! Good job. So what do you get at the aid stations, besides drinks, if they don't hand out GU? That would be super frustrating to me too.

From JulieC on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 19:30:14 from 70.56.111.1

congrats BECCA!!! amazing race for you!! I love that you didn't have a watch. I miss those days. They include all my nicer runs and better races. Way to go!!!

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 02:22:17 from 75.165.249.90

Great race and congrats on the PR. You nailed it.

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