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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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10 adductors on pulley machine

10 abductors on pulley machine

60/60/60 planks

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3.5 mile run on TM 31:40 

I felt good, but piraformis was a bit tight today. 

I went to PT this morning too.  I was feeling a bit frustrated.  I keep getting the "aides" to show me exercises.  The majority of the exercises have been too easy.  I keep telling them, this is what I have been doing...I need something more advanced.

So finally I met with the head PT and I was sweating within minutes of him working with me.  I feel bad for continually saying "these are too easy", but I'm not going to pay money for easy stuff. 

Big run tomorrow....hooray!!!

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Comments
From Smooth on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 13:48:04 from 75.162.95.99

good thing you told them! :) you should get the service you want/need with the money you pay for. a good PT should have a progressive program to have you improve.

I'm so excited for your big run tomorrow. Are you running outside?

From RAD on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 13:48:16 from 98.202.23.178

Glad you were able to feel like you got your $ worth at the PT. I sure did when I went the other day! Well, okay - he gave me a free consult :) but, still I'm there almost every 2-3 months to see him, so he can be nice every once in a while!

Keep up the hard work! Where are you running tomorrow? a long run? or a fun run? :)

From Burt on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 14:11:56 from 72.223.87.73

I keep getting the aids to every time I share needles.

From Toby on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 15:09:22 from 199.101.229.254

Thanks gals! I just don't like people wasting my time when I'm paying too much money :)

I'm doing 14 miles tomorrow on the TM...the furthest I've ever gone on a TM. We have to get the kids up to ski lessons early and I am wimping out of running in the cold dark :)

I just finished creating my marathon training plan. I sure hope it works :)

Burt - I'm not sharing any needles today, just chocolate milk. You can't get aids from True Moo, can you?

From Burt on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 16:41:20 from 72.223.87.73

No, just hemorrhoids.

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