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Location:

Cottonwood Heights,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 18, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

Aided

5k-17:01 (Halloween Half 2011)

10K-36:06 (Halloween Half 2011)

Half- 1:22 (Halloween Half/Des News/HC 2011/2013)

30k- 2:06:49 (SGM 2013)

Marathon- 3:07:18 (TOU 2011)

Unaided and (some) outdated!

400M- 1:03 (HS 2000)

800M-2:23 (HS 2000)

1500M- 4:45 (USU 2001)

3000M- 10:33 (USU 2001)

3200M- 11:24 (HS 2000)

5k- 18:10 (USU 2001)

10k-39:36 (Classic 2013)

30k- 2:09:16 (WRC 2012)

50 miler- 9:46:43 (TNF 2015)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2019 Tenitive Race Schedule

4/15 Boston Marathon

7/24 Deseret News 10k

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I love training with others both on road and trail. I also find benefits of running solo when I need to focus and regroup.

Fun fact: Although I prefer to run outside, I don't mind the treadmill for pace accountability and for the blind assumption that I can run really fast. I have a lot of secret treadmill PR's at 0% incline:) 

Personal:

 

 

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I am a Mormon

 

I am married to a supportive and driven husband. Together we enjoy geocaching, hiking, camping, reading and playing games with our three rambunctious children.

Aside from running, I am a homemaker and a Mental Health Therapist. Running has given me the ability to better concert my energies between my family, faith and friends. 

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Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 17.00Mizzuno Nexus 5 Miles: 1.00
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Motivation is slipping lately for many reasons, hopefully it's a phase. RSV has gone wild at my home and while I have not been infected, the sleepless nights with the kids are wearing me thin. Looking around my house looks like something out of a horror film. The shades are closed and bodies are laying all over the house looking lifeless with bouts of coughing fits. At any point you'll hear weak voices calling, "mmmmmmooooooooooommmmmm" and then nothing. It's driving me crazy. It's all I can do to not scavenge through our emergency supplies, grab a mask and incubate myself in a room with towels stuffed under the door threshold.

Maybe a break after the series for a while from racing would be good. I'll likely get out of the rut in a week or so.

5 miles @ 7:30

 

This post would make another good poem...

My motiviation is slipping, my weekly mileage is dipping.

Sleepless nights have got me bad, with little zombies not calling for dad. 

Thy're here and there, their everywhere! From the couch to the floor, I'd like to push them out the door.

In my sleep I dream of  running, but suddenly awake to see them coming!

"I'm sick!" one said, and then they hog the bed!

There's feet in my face, punches to the gut. Can you see why I'm in a rut? I'm turning into a nut! 

Mmmmmmmoooooooommmmmm...I hear them cry. I think I might die!

I run to my room to take a break, but I hear them coming, it's more than I can take!

My door opens with phlegm to the face! "Can't they cover their mouths!?" I rather be hit with mace.

So I go for a run, just 5 miles - I feel like a bum. But it's all I can take to get a little break!

In the short time it's taken to write this post, I can't count out who's thrown up the most! Into the bath while I do a little math. They're ALL spilling their guts as they sit on their butts:)

It's going to be fine, I'll clean them up because they're mine. For tomorrow will be okay- it's the start of a brand new day.

Be glad you're not me today. Happy running. I love my poems. 

Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 5.00
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7 easy on Davis Blvd. early this morning. I saw a cougar (not a lady:) and ran the other way. 

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Not completely sure if I got much out of today. I have had some inflamation knots in my left knee and shin for some reason so took some time off the legs. 25 mins elliptical with some fast intervals , then a 1 mile run to see where my legs were at for tomorrow's long run. All is well.

Mizzuno Nexus 5 Miles: 1.00
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12 miles of hills with Andy and Kam this morning. 7-45-8 AP. Started at Muller Park Jr. High, made our way to Legacy Trail then talked the guys into running me home since I had to leave early  They initially told me no and I thought they were kidding. I now know they were not and apparently Kam wanted to punch my face. The way back was rough. I was pretty tired when I got home, I'm sure they were with 8 more to go. Good run.

Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 12.00
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Brooks Ravenna 2 Miles: 17.00Mizzuno Nexus 5 Miles: 1.00
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