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Snow Canyon Half Marathon

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Location:

Saint George,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 23, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Mount Charleston Marathon 2016 - 3:17:51

Snow Canyon Half 2012 - 1:33:30

Spectrum 10K 2012 - 43:41

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a destination marathon.

Complete a half Ironman.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run....

Personal:

Surrounded by the people I love. Life is good.

Passionate about my family, the University of Utah -- GO UTES, almond M&Ms, mountain biking, comfy t-shirts, Survivor, friends, and (of course) running.

Physical therapist at The Health and Performance Center at Dixie Regional Medical Center. I LOVE what I do. Seriously, living the dream!

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to Ukraine's Armed Forces

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Sat, Nov 06, 2010

Race: Snow Canyon Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:34:03, Place overall: 22, Place in age division: 4

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	13.10	0.00	0.00	13.10

We were in St. George for the weekend to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with my grandpa. So running this half was extremely convenient and fulfilled one of the two races required to complete the runners series. Bonus! :)

Beautiful day for a race. It has been a tough week and so my only goals were to run hard and enjoy the moment. I must admit that I was a tad nervous since last time I ran this race I was rewarded with a stress fracture that took over 6 months to completely heal.

I decided to push myself to a hard pace but one that would still allow for a speedy recovery if I needed one at all. One of the greatest lessons I learned this year with all my racing is knowing when I am at that pace. :)

Pleasantly surprised with my time of 1:34:03. Had I known that I was only 13 seconds behind the 3rd place woman in my division I could have pushed harder. Oh well. I will gladly take the 3 1/2 minute PR.

This course is stunning and fast! :)

Splits: 7:04, 7:19, 7:04, 6:40, 6:39, 6:35, 6:50, 7:43, 7:10, 7:19, 7:40, 7:39, 7:28, 6:23 pace (for .16)

Watched Matt, Brooke and my SSF come in and then hurried to the condo to shower and get back in time for the 1 mile Kids Run (4 of my 5 kids ran it). They did SO SO SO good. I was shocked that they had these kids run up and down a significant hill. They were rewarded with a shirt and medal!

Smooth, Brooke, Matt and Me after the race! :)

4 out of the 5 cutest kids EVER after their race! :)

** Livvy ** Payton ** Oliver ** Sophia **

Payton (10 years old race day, 11 years old today/Sunday) - 7:33

Sophia (8) - 8:12

Oliver (7) - 9:25

Livvy (7) - 9:46

HAPPY BIRTHDAY P-DAWG!

Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 13.10

Comments

From Burt on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:11:24 from 68.225.214.248

You're fast Teena. And so is Payton. All the kids really. Matt looks like he's important.

From Teena Marie on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:18:18 from 174.19.55.243

Oh Burt, I needed that laugh!!! Oh man ... funny!!! :) :) :)

Matt is AWESOME!!! He was my physiology prof and now a great friend! (And yes, he is very important!!!) :) :) :)

My oldest, is actually the fastest of the kids. She stayed home (with Ry's parents, actually) due to a basketball commitment. I would have loved to have seen what her time would have been.

From artichoke on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:33:22 from 97.126.183.145

You did fantastic! As did the rest of your family. Congratulations! And what a great looking bunch of kids!

From AmberG on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:36:05 from 75.162.138.235

You do have dang cute kids. . . and fast ones! hmmmm, where did they get that from? So fun to see your pics and of course you guys came down to race I'm just sad I missed seeing you! Great job and AWESOME PR!

From Burt on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:41:22 from 68.225.214.248

They get it a little from Teena, but mostly from Ry. Grrrrowl!

From Smooth on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:44:44 from 63.228.197.20

SSF~Been thinking about you all day! Hope Payton had a fantastic birthday! Can't believe he's 11 already! HAPPY B'DAY P-DAWG!!!

You ran soooo smart, speedy and AWESOME! Thanks for being there for me at the finish! You have no idea how much you helped me...in so many ways! I LOVE you so much! You are the most caring person ever, so very sensitive to others needs and always stands ready to help, serve, offer listening ears!!! Seriously, you have no idea how BIG your heart is and how very compassionate you are!!!

Wish I could have stayed to watch my favoritest cutest kids run...but we had to get to Karen's daughter's tennis match. so sorry!!! :(

From Teena Marie on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:45:35 from 174.19.55.243

Artichoke~

Thanks! Going to go check out your report now. :)

Amber~

You ran a smokin' fast race!!! I did not know you were racing this until I saw the results. You are AWESOME!!!!

Burt~

You are absolutely correct!!! Ry definitely has much more raw talent than I do. I just work harder at it!!! ;)

From Teena Marie on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:52:01 from 174.19.55.243

SSF~

You always say the nicest things to me. It's been a bittersweet day.

Miss you already. :) :) :)

From Burt on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 21:52:35 from 68.225.214.248

I was talking about how cute he is.

From JulieC on Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 22:26:29 from 71.35.248.220

Great race Teena!! So happy for your PR and the NO fracture : D. What cute kids, ditto. Hope you aren't too sore.

From Kathie on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 00:53:25 from 118.22.238.102

Great race Teena...your kids are so dang cute!!!!

From timp on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 11:36:45 from 136.182.2.25

great job Teena - congrats on the PR!

From Andy on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 11:45:19 from 199.190.170.22

Congratulations on the PR. More importantly, congratulations on learning and accepting your limitations. I worry about you running this course but it sounds like your legs held up well.

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 12:03:15 from 205.127.70.66

You just keep getting faster and faster. Where it will stop? Nobody knows!

From fly on the Wall on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 12:33:53 from 204.113.19.47

How is it that you got a huge PR at a non-goal race? I guess that can happen when you run smart.

I'm conflicted, do I wish I was there so that you could have cheered me across the line, or am I glad that I wasn't there and thus avoided you chicking me? :)

Happy birthday to Payton. Too bad there is not a kids relay 10k or 1/2 that your gaggle could run. That could be great fun.

From RivertonPaul on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 14:06:32 from 67.42.27.114

Great run. Sounds like a great day and a great PR.

From RAD on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 17:23:18 from 67.172.229.125

EXCELLENT job Teena! I love how effortless a huge PR is for you. You'll have to keep an eye on those kids of yours, they'll be beating your PR's soon!

From Sophia on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 21:43:55 from 174.23.216.121

mom,your such a good mom & a super awsome runner.if i could choose any mom in the world i would still choose you!!!

From Burt on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 22:56:00 from 68.225.214.248

That was the sweetest thing ever.

From Teena Marie on Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 23:55:05 from 174.23.216.121

Burt~

Yes, they get their cuteness from Ry as well. Also, my kids are so dang good to me!!! I really am lucky. :)

Julie~

Some tightness in my quads and calves, but nothing too bad. :)

Kathie~

Yes they are!! How is Japan?? :)

Tim~

Thanks! It was great. :)

Andy~

I was worried too! My body did great though!! :) :) :)

Rob~

:) As long as I stay injury free I am one happy girl! :)

Fly~

It was a FAST course ... that's how. :) Btw, what are you talking about? I can barely stay up with you on your easy days!

Paul~

Thanks. A PR is always nice. :)

Rachel~

I wouldn't call it effortless ;). You are so funny. But yes, my kids will be beating me in no time. Rylee could right now if she would train just a little bit. :)

Sophia, Sophia, Sophia!!!! You have a way of making everything inside of me smile! :) :) :) I am the luckiest mom in the world.

From Jon A on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 13:37:56 from 67.214.249.195

Congratulations on your PR TJ. And to your kids! :-)

From Teena Marie on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 20:22:44 from 67.2.70.91

Thanks Jon!!!

It is SO GREAT to hear from you!

(I am sorry about Kelly's foot.)

From Kelli on Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 16:24:31 from 71.219.65.246

Great job! And your kids are dang cute and they did awesome! You have some little runners on your hands!

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