I Can Do Hard Things

Red Mountain 30K

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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:

"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:	10.69	Month:	40.83	Year:	225.64
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Sat, Mar 04, 2017

Race: Red Mountain 30K (19.3 Miles) 03:39:32, Place in age division: 11

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	19.30	19.30

Remembering How Get Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

19.30 miles—3:39:32—11:23—1972 feet—163 bpm

11:23, 11:44, 10:56, 11:44, 10:44, 9:56, 10:26, 13:24, 10:44, 13:36, 13:22, 10:36, 10:15, 12:34, 11:54, 9:09, 11:55, 11:36, 10:52, 2:31

Kelli S. invited me to join her in St George for the Red Mountain 30k. This was a trail training run for Kelli and a base test to see where I was fitness wise. It has been since October since I have run trails. So my main goal was to do my best and be happy with the results.

Usually when Kelli and I run trails, I run in front and set the pace. When the race started, she happened to get in front of me in the congo line. She set the pace slightly faster than I would have run, but I’m so glad she did. She ran more of the hills than I would have run if I was in front. I definitely raced this more because she ran in front! She’s a smart runner!

We hit the first aid station at 7.7 miles. I made a quick potty stop, drank some Coke, and carried a banana out of the station. The next 5 mile loop was absolutely gorgeous. We even stopped to take a few pictures. Kelli ran ahead so she could take off her tights at the upcoming aid station. I followed green shirt guy and he set a perfect pace. The clouds started to burn off and it got super hot! I took off my jacket and arm sleeves at the aid station.

We started on the last 5 mile loop. There were some steepish downhill sections and my IT Band started to flare up. We got to the road section of the race and thought we were almost to the finish line. But another racer yelled at us to make a turn and started on a trail to a large gully. I was starting to get into the dark hole. My body was beyond tired. My IT band would throw in stabs of pain. The sun was beating down on us. And I was mad it was taking forever.

There was no finish line in sight. In fact, the course was 1.5 miles long. Finally, we saw the finish arch. With 100 yards to go, we made a final push to pass two lady runners. Those last three miles were definitely UNCOMFORTABLE!

But I did it. I finished. Kelli pushed me and I am so grateful for her encouragement. This was a great fitness benchmark. Time to recover and get ready for Ogden.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Tue, Mar 07, 2017 at 15:15:18 from 71.56.28.146

it looks like you had a great time, and all the better that you could do it with a friend. i don't know kelli too well, but i like her. :)

i like your title at the beginning. racing is all about the uncomfortable -- the more you do it, the better you deal.

good luck @ ogden

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