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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
Tue, Feb 02, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

It's so hard to figure how many running miles a swim/aqua jog is - hard to judge effort.  I *think* I swam about 6.5 running miles.  

50 minutes - 66 laps - just over a mile

They were doing an water aerobics class this morning, so there was only 1 lane open at the pool.  Some guy asked if he could share the lane - sure, no problem.  *I really don't know anything about swimming* but this guy had the messiest swim stroke ever!  Every time he went by, a flood of water swooshed over my face (I'm doing the back stroke).  No other swimmer has done that while sharing a lane.  It was like he was slapping the water with his palm. 

I swam faster just to get done and get out of there!

Weight: 142.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 17:38:33 from 198.241.174.15

That sounds like a very unfun lane sharing experience.

I admire the diligence with which you are swimming every day.

From auntieem on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 17:58:15 from 24.17.177.218

Swimming and biking are both counted as "crosstraining" miles, with the conversion being 12 minutes of activity=1mile. Pool running, though, I count as minutes, and figure that my "pace" is the same as dry land running. So, 9 minutes of pool running=1 mile.

From Smooth on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 18:27:59 from 174.23.232.65

GREAT JOB swimming and WAY to get faster to get out of the annoying messy "slapper"! :) Do you wear goggles?

From Kelli on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 19:14:19 from 71.219.89.82

I know nothing about swimming either, but I would think there would be some kind of etiquette rules!!!

I am trying to remember who else swam and how many miles it equaled, maybe Teena???

Keep with it, you are doing great (and already skinnier then me since you have like 4 inches on me!)

From missy on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 22:11:43 from 70.56.98.145

Ahhhhh He was trying to dunk you! Geeeze sorry about that..At least you got your workout in faster...Are you injured, is this why you are running in the water?

From TBarlow on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 23:00:31 from 216.194.124.36

Missy - I have a stress fracture in my ankle and heel. So I am out for 8 weeks (4 weeks to go) and banished to the pool!

From Burt on Tue, Feb 02, 2010 at 23:04:55 from 98.177.216.165

Maybe it was his fat pot-belly causing the waves.

(Yes, it was me.)

From missy on Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 01:14:51 from 70.56.98.145

Owie! *cries* Get better soon! :D

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