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Location:

American Fork,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 27, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon

2011 - 4:11:52 

2017. -4:01:17

2021 - 4:03:05

2025 - 4:03:10

Salt Lake City Full Marathon

2013 -  4:23:03 

Ogden Marathon

2012 - 3:58:35

2013 - 4:17:20

2014 - 4:02:51

2017 - 3:55:22**

2023 - 3:57:09

Utah Valley Marathon

2019 - 4:05:37 

Top of Utah Marathon

2014 - 4:09:27

Mt Charleston Marathon

2019 - 4:05:33

West Mountain Marathon

2015 - 4:42:34

Virtual Boston Marathon

2021 - 4:35:03

 

St George Half Marathon

2012 - 1:55:00

2013 - 2:03:00

2014 - 1:46:00

2015 - 1:48:00

2022-  1:42:45**

Salt Lake City Half Marathon

2012 - 1:51:00

2014 - 1:44:01

Hobble Creek Half Marathon

2001 - 1:40:00**

2011 - 1:45:00

2012 - 1:43:00

2013 - 1:43:00 

2022 - 1:48:53

Ogden Half Marathon

2024 - 1:48:58 - 3rd place in AG

American Fork Half Marathon

2013 - 1:48:24

2014- 1:53:23 (pacing Tim)

2017  - 1:47:54

2018 - 1:48:12

2019 - 1:47:50

Timp Half Marathon

2012 - 1:47:18 

2022 - 1:49:40 (AF Cancer course)

Utah Valley Half Marathon 

2011 - 1:55:00 

Top of Utah Half Marathon

2010 - 1:48:20 

The Haunted Half Provo

2018 - 1:51:28

 

Goblin Valley 50K

2014 - 5:58

Red Mountain 55K

2018 - 7:31:37

Antelope Island Fall Classic 50K

2017 - 6:14:23

Antelope Island 50 Mile

2015 - 10:10:00

Antelope Island 100 Mile

2018 - 26:53

 

 

**Personal Best 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

To qualify for Boston

Personal:

Favorite Running Quotes: 

1.  Human beings are made up of flesh, blood and a miracle fiber called COURAGE! ~ George Patton 

2.   Find the courage to be patient.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 94.00 Year: 719.04
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

60 minutes aqua running

 

I went to the rec center tonight (my regular gym doesn't have a deep-end pool) to do some aqua jogging instead of regular swimming.  Wow - that is really hard!  I really liked it and plan to do it more often.  It was fun to watch all the little kids in swim lessons (I felt like I needed to join them) and it kept my mind occupied.

Kelli-I'll have to weigh in tomorrow morning.  I didn't know where the scale was at the rec center.  Yesterday I was 142. 

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 23:59:16 from 174.23.232.65

WOW! An hour aqua running! VERY COOL!!! Were you tethered (so you run in place)? GOOD JOB!!!

From TBarlow on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 00:02:04 from 216.194.124.36

I "ran" across the pool. I'm so tired right now. I had no idea how good of a workout that is!

From Smooth on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 00:06:28 from 174.23.232.65

COOL! That's good kind of tired! You'll sleep soooo good tonight!

From KP on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 00:27:36 from 98.67.111.160

Aqua running - interesting concept. I've never heard of it. Sounds kinda fun! (and tiring; I wouldn't last 15 minutes)

From Kelli on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 01:21:41 from 71.219.89.82

OKAY, I will check in on you tomorrow. I am glad I got it out of the way today. Tonight was Bunko, and although I vowed to be good and not eat, I was very BAD!!!! We usually just have desert and then the treats at the tables, but she had a whole spread of stuff! The best was mushrooms cooked in butter, garlic, Marsala wine and then covered in Parmesan cheese. SERIOUSLY, so good! And the deviled eggs, little smokies, chocolate covered strawberries, some fattening drink (WHERE was the diet coke???), cinnamon bears, Hersheys kisses.....and so on. DANG IT! But I did skip dinner. Luckily I will not see a scale until Monday. Between then and now I will run 25 miles or so and pray for a miracle. Is Sunday Fast Sunday? That will help.

I hear water jogging is fun, glad you enjoyed it!!! Best of luck on the scale tomorrow!

From TBarlow on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 08:16:18 from 216.194.124.36

KP-I was very skeptical of aqua running at first. I went to a pool with a deep end and wore a belt and "ran" across the pool. I would do high knees, butt kicks, skiers and then just run. I did it for an hour.

It's weird because you are breathing SO hard, but not sweating. With your knee injury, it may be helpful!

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