I Can Do Hard Things

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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

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

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 Marathn

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:

Married for 23 years. I have 18 year old triplets and a 15 year old. I love to sew, garden, and run!

Favorite Running Quotes:

1.

"Sooner or later the serious runner goes through a special, very personal experience that is unknown to most people.

Some call it euphoria. Others say it's a new kind of mystical experience that propels you into a elevated state of consciousness, a flash of joy.

A sense of floating as you run. This experience is unique to each of us, but when it happens, you break through a barrier that separates you from casual runners. Forever. And from that point on, there is no finish line. You run for your life. You begin to be addicted to what running gives you."

~Nike Poster

2. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

- Lao-Tzu

You’ve no doubt heard this. And you’ve probably recited it in your mind on a run or at the gym when you’re just beginning to get in shape. You have a goal in sight and this quote brings you back to the current moment.

But the problem is that many runners forget all of the steps between the first one and the goal. If your goal is to run under two hours for the half marathon then you need to be honest about all of the little steps to get to that goal.

…and what I’d rather see you do is to get the goal out of mind completely, but rather focus on the process, not the outcome. -Jay Johnson Process orientation, not outcome orientation.

You should have goals, but you should take it one step at a time. And you should be honest about the fact that you don’t know how many steps it will take to get there. ~ Vernon Gambetta

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

4. Find the courage to be patient.

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Miles:	This week:	13.95	Month:	44.34	Year:	964.25
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.00	4.00	6.00

Fire alarms went off again last night (it wasn't that long ago when we had the FD out because of the stupid alarms). One of my daughters woke up screaming, "RUN to the neighbors driveway..RUN). I pulled that darn thing out of the wall and quickly ushered everyone back to bed. Stupid alarms.

Hubby was gone this morning so I had to run during while my daughter was at preschool. I haven't run outside during a weekday forever. I had speed scheduled for today and my feet felt very "floppy" trying to go fast.

10 minutes warm up (a little over a mile - wanted to start on a even time)

5 mins hard (7:45-8:00mm...had to go up a big hill)/ 2 min easy

4 min hard (7:45ish)/ 2 min easy

3 min hard (7:30ish)/2 min easy

2 min hard

1 min hard (6:55 ish)/2 min easy

ran for awhile then 2 more 1min hard (6:35-6:40ish)

mile cool down

These felt very hard to me. I was breathing very heavy and didn't feel recovered when the next one started. I probably did them too hard (it is hard to figure out speeds on the road...much easier on the TM because it just makes you go!!!). I had to stop a few times...lots of snot rockets today. Darn allergies.

51:29 - 6 outside miles

AP: 8:35

9:26, 8:17, 8:15, 8:21, 8:20, 8:45

Rest tomorrow, 3 easy on Friday, race Saturday. My goal for Saturday's race is to beat last year's time of 52:00 (for a 10k).

1x30LLL

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Chad on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 12:32:42 from 168.177.153.27

I think it's different on the treadmill as well. I found that when I ran on the treadmill exclusively I got faster there and slower outside. It was maddening.

From Andrea on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 16:24:26 from 67.177.21.60

Nice workout today...sometimes they are just HARD, aren't they?

What race are you doing on Sat?

From RAD on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 17:06:17 from 98.202.23.178

Excellent workout Toby! SW is hard to do outside!! Even though the race is hilly I think you will blow away your 10K PR. No doubt here!

From Bec on Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 13:40:07 from 68.206.133.141

I think RAD is correct, go smash last year's time!

Are you still having shin splints? Newton Running came to the base and did a running clinic. Ian went over running related injuries for about an hour and a half. He talked a TON about shin splints.

http://www.newtonrunning.com/run-better/newton-running-videos/injury-prevention/47-injury-prevention/102-run-right-video

From Toby on Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 16:31:42 from 199.101.229.254

Bec - THANKS for sending the link! I can't wait to watch it!

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