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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, Sep 23, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.160.004.16

WALK/RUN:  40 minutes 4.16 miles 

3 min walk to 7 min run

3 x 2 min walk to 8 min run

I went WAY TO FAST tonight.  I never thought I would say that, but I hope I don't pay for it later on.  I averaged between 8:30-8:45 mm during the run (which still isn't that fast), but compared to the 10 mm I've been doing on the TM......

I ankle is still sore from the abuse of the PT.  More scraping....ouch.

After my run tonight, my oldest daughter (6 years old) want to "go for a run".  So we ran slow up to the mail box and progressively got faster.  I told her to "book it" during the last 100 m.  She did a great job.  If I ever have a kid that wants to run, I'm going to have to hold my emotions in check!

 I canned way too many things today. Peaches and a few pears (the rest need to ripen a big more).  Spaghetti sauce...yummy. And apple pie filling and apple butter on Monday (we will have apple fritters for desert).  Plus I have 2 big buckets of green beans to take care of.  The shelves are filling up!

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Comments
From Burt on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 22:14:44 from 68.225.214.248

Is there anything you can't do?

From Toby on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 22:18:41 from 66.133.97.196

Yes Burt....RUN! ;)

From Burt on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 22:26:28 from 68.225.214.248

Ouch. Sorry.

From Kelli on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 22:29:35 from 71.219.65.246

I LOVE home canned pears! They are the best. But I am too lazy to do it myself, i steal my moms!

Nice job on the run. Take care of that ankle., I know the PT can make sore body parts really sore, so i would not worry too much right now. AND great job on the speed!!!

From Smooth on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 23:01:21 from 67.41.235.104

That is soooo cool, your little girl running with you! NICE improvement on the running time. That is a FAST pace for me. You will be back to your former speedy self in no time!

Oh LOVE the fall harvest and all that home canning! I used to can all day long with 3 neighbors. We'd go to each other's house and help with whatever. It was fun visiting and the work so much faster. Isn't it wonderful to see the shelves filling up?

You're a talented home-maker. Your cute little family is soooo lucky!

From Toby on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 23:29:45 from 66.133.97.196

Burt-I'm feeling a bit.....sad/mad/bummed out that everyone is tapering for SGM and I can only run 8 minutes at a time. Unfortunately, you got the rath :)

Kelli-you would be proud, I got the peaches/pears/apples at Sunflower Market for $.55/$.55/$.77 lb - awesome deal!

Smooth - I wish I had someone to help. I feel like the Red Hen - my kids just want to eat - eat - eat, but no helping hands! But they are only 6...next year!

From Kelli on Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 17:52:11 from 71.219.65.246

Nice bargain shopping!

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