| 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:
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"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.
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.
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
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| Miles: | This week: | 13.95 |
Month: | 44.34 |
Year: | 964.25 | | 2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: | 28605.00 |
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| I had a hard time sleeping last night. I bought some new compression sleeves and wore them yesterday. Because they are such a pain to get on and odd, I decided to sleep in them. Major mistake! They bugged me all night! I had told Kellie that I was going to do my long run today, so we planned on meeting when the gym opened at 4:30am. So I was worried I was going to sleep through my alarm. My alarm went off at 3:55am, and I headed downstairs to my home TM to run 2 miles before I headed to the gym. I only had 2 hours at the gym before I needed to be home-hence the 2 miles at home. But I felt super horrible. I had a major migraine headache. I realized that I didn't drink enough water yesterday...too much coke. I drank a whole thing of water and some GU chomps on the way to the gym and felt much better. I set up my TM with all my junk-2 water bottles, GU's, 2 sweat towels etc. Kellie got there shortly thereafter and we chatted for most of the run. During the last 2-3 miles, I was getting sick of running and getting bored. We both turned on our music and grinded through. I was nervous as too how my ankle would hold up as it had been doing so great. It started to get tired the last few miles. I rubbed out my calves and foam rolled them when I got home. Feeling better! We'll see how they feel in the morning. I took two 1hour naps today and still feel tired. I'm just doing a core workout tomorrow, so hopefully I can catch up on some sleep. | |
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| Taking it easy today. Though my legs/ankle feel super great, I didn't want to push my luck! 3x 10 star planks on Bosu 20 skull crushers 40 russian twists 16 row planks 25 dips 15 superman on Bosu 60 sec planks (feet on ball, arms on ball, regular) 6 one arm push ups on Bosu 20 scissors 30 donkey kicks LLL with weights 20 B6 with weight on Bosu 50 calf raises LONG stretching and foam rolling session. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 100% pure laziness this morning. I took a long nap yesterday and couldn't fall to sleep last night. Hence I didn't want to get up this morning. Hence a workout in the basement. 2 miles Several minutes on monster walking at a 15% incline with the band around my ankles. My buns were burning. LLL and foam roll ankles/shins. A pathetic workout. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| I was so tired yesterday that I went to bed at 8:45pm. I felt much better when I woke up this morning. AM #1 7 miles on the gym TM. I felt very sluggish and yucky the first 4 miles. The last 3 miles, I started to pick up the pace just to get the darn run over with! Then I started to feel better. 67:40. AM #2 Strength training in my basement. 3x 25 squats with overhead press 10/side single leg hamstring lift 10/side side lunges 10 side line leg lift 15 REAL push ups Ling stretch and foam rolling. My left shin just above my SF site has been bugging the last few days. I took my rolling pin to it this morning. Now it really hurts. | |
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| Workout at home gym 1.5 mile run 3x 12 overhead press 12 butterfly 20 skull crushers 16 plank rows 15 supermans LLL 1.5 mile run Long stretch and foam roll..achy..achy..achy | |
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| I got my ankle worked on today by my massage therapist. It is still tender, but definitely feels better. That was the only working out going on. Lazy... | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| Oh my....what a morning. I slept super great last night. I wasn't meeting anyone and had no pressure of missing my alarm. I got to the gym right at 6:00am. I ate a peanut butter and honey sandwich. Since I felt pretty good last week, I was excited to get this run ON! After all, it was only one more mile. I set up my treadmill and started my first 7 mile run. I felt good and watched Law and Order. Took a GU at mile 6. Reset the TM and only made it to 2 miles. My mental mojo fell in a dark hole and I started to struggle. I took a potty break (but couldn't go) and a few GU Chomps to see if it would help. But the thing that got to me was A. watching the clock and know I still had HOURS left to go and B. seeing people come into the gym and then leave. For the most part, I am a good TM runner. I don't get super bored and can handle the miles alright. Except for today. I totally crashed. (so maybe I'm not a good TM runner anymore) I barely made it through the last 7 miles. I took a 2xcaffeinated GU at mile 11.5 and was really banking on the caffeine. I think it helped physically, but not mentally. I stopped every mile for a few seconds just to try and finish. Another thing that assisted in losing my mojo was that I wore a cotton tank. It was soaking wet. It was heavy and sticking to my stomach. I would have given anything for a new shirt. I walked for a long time after and laid on the floor in the stretching area. Physically, I was tired and my ankle felt good, BUT mentally I was gonezo. Finally, I mustered up enough strength to do two LLL, foam roll and stretch. I also took off my tank and put on my long sleeve shirt. Sorry for all you that I offended. I just didn't care anymore. I stopped at the gas station and got a Coke on the way home.. This is probably too much TMI, but I couldn't pee until 1:30pm. I drank 3 large water bottles and a 1/3 thing of gatoraide during the run. I ate a peanut butter/honey sandwich, 2 GUS and a few chomps. So I'm not sure what the dealo was. Regardless, it is done.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Daylight savings totally messed me up last night. I was awake all night and didn't make it to the gym this morning. So I headed to my basement gym while my big girls were at Activity Days. One of the *few* perks of working out at night is I have so much more energy. I can workout longer and harder. I really wanted to wait two days to run again since my long run on Saturday. But since I waited until this evening, I figured I was close enough. 4 very strong miles 3x 20 plank with shoulder taps on ball 20 hamstring curls with ball 6 one arm push-ups on Bosu Abs LLL Walking lunges B6 20x dips Long stretch and foam rolling Ankle felt strong on the run. | |
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Ankle still feels good - yeah! 6 miles on the stairmill in 46:20:00. I felt very strong this morning and did some "sprints" during the last half of the workout. SOOOO sweaty.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles in the basement while watching the Biggest Loser 3x LLL 60 sec plank 30 donkey kicks 15 supermans on Bosu 20 skull crushers quick stretch. Ankle felt good. | |
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| Designated rest day. It makes sleeping so wonderful! | |
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| 5 miles on the stair mill in 38:40. 1 mile warm up 3 min hard - 1 min easy 3x 10 squats on smith machine 12 REAL push ups 10 leg presses 30 calf raises Quick stretch I'm excited to do my short-long run tomorrow with the gals. Its been way too long since we've giggled while running. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.08 | 0.00 | 11.08 |
| 1:48:35 AP: 9:48 10:28, 9:45, 9:25, 9:26, 9:38, 10:00, 9:33, 9:39, 10:40, 10:03, 9:19 I met up with Smooth, Karen and Collette this morning on the JRP. I haven't run outside since the SG Half and was a bit nervous about how my fitness would hold up. I really miss running with friends....especially these amazing women! We weren't breaking any land speed records today and even walked a time or two at the end. But I had SO much fun catching up, laughing and sharing a run with these ladies. I really needed it and am grateful for their gentle push to get together. My legs are definitely tired from running on asphalt and I could feel my lack of fitness. Ankle is a bit achy today. I had to hurry home as we had an out of town family friend who we were entertaining for the day. We went for a hike at Rock Canyon, got ice cream at the BYU creamery and enjoyed the sun! I'm so very tired. | |
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| AM 3 very slow miles on the home TM. I'm trying to be smart and take it easy today. My hip has been very tight all weekend. It didn't help that I forgot to stretch after Saturday's run. So I spent a LONG time stretching, foam rolling and LLL. PM If I wouldn't have been lazy this morning and gotten up 30 minutes earlier, I wouldn't have to do my strength training tonight. But I was.... 3x 12 overhead press 20 skull crushers 12 butterflies LLL 10/side side to side lunges 10/side single leg hamstring lift 60 sec plank B6 More stretching and foam rolling. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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I was WIDE awake at 3:00am this morning. I'm not sure what my deal-o was, but I laid there till 4:45am and then headed to the gym. 7 miles During the last .25 of every mile, I would pick up the pace a lot. It definitely made the miles go my faster. I felt good aerobically, but my lower shin was bugging a bit. And I was very sore from all the lifting yesterday. I love that feeling. Quick stretch - couldn't find a foam roller. Back to bed for a quick nap before all the kids got up. I love my morning power naps.
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| I was suppose to do this run on Thursday, but I didn't have to have a back to back run which included a long run. So I thought Wednesday night might be a good medium and take Thursday off. I'm not sure if this thinking makes any sense, but we'll see how it rolls. PM: 3 easy miles that were constantly interrupted by texts and children needs. Oh well it was suppose to be easy :) 3x 15x push up
Lunges - down and around my back yard 30 sit ups
Planks on ball Stretch and foam roll. Ankle feels good. I'm still very sore from Monday's ST. It had better rain because I just put a bunch of fertilizer on my grass!!! | |
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| Designated rest and sleep in day. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| 3:50am my alarm went off Shorts and tank: 8 miles on home TM (GU at mile 6) Running tights and 3 shirts: 7.5 miles with Smooth, Karen and Collette. I was SO VERY grateful to be out running with these ladies. I made them get out of bed and run in the dark with me. We ran on a new trail and it was pitch black. Kinda creepy. I love our running chats. I had to be home by 7:00am so hubby could leave, so I said goodbye to the ladies. They are so amazing and I couldn't have done this run without them. (GU at mile 12) Clean shorts and t-shirts: 1.5 miles on the home TM Quick stretch and foam roll. Done by 7:30am. Off to do lots of laundry (5 shirts, 1 pair of tights and 2 shorts). | |
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| 3 easy miles on the home TM (which meant sleeping in.... yahooo!!!) 3x 10/side side to side lunges LLL 8/side one arm push ups on Bosu 15 supermans on Bosu 20 sec fire hydrant holds (leg bent and extended) 20 B6 quick stretch and foam roll Hip has been a tiny bit achy the past few runs, so I am going to increase my LLL and hip exercises. Ankle is feeling pretty good after last weeks long run. I'm not getting super excited yet.... | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 7 early miles on the gym TM. The gym was crazy busy this morning! I ran the last .25 of every mile as a pick up. It definitely made the run go by faster. 65:00. Very sweaty. My form was totally off today. My feet felt very flappy and I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. I finished with a quick set of LLL and push ups. Stretch. I'm definitely sore from the side to side lunges yesterday. They worked their magic. | |
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| No running. Lower shin is really bugging. So just strength training today at home. 3x 12xoverhead press 12xbutterflies 20xskull crushers 10xside plank with leg lift (so hard.....) LLL 10/side single hamstring lift 20xB6 on Bosu 16xplank row 15xab roll with feet on ball Long stretch and foam roll. I really rolled on my calves and shins. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 slow miles on the home TM. 3x 30 squats 30 sit ups 60 sec side planks (I hate those) LLL 10 real push ups 30 mountain climbers Stretch and foam roll. I have a good friend who is a massage therapist (Amy) and she's been working on my lower legs for the past while. I have one small spot a few inches above my ankle that is bugging. I don't think it is a stress fracture, but as she was working on it she maybe said it was tendonitis. Makes sense, but I'm not sure what to do for it. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
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2:56:10 AP: 9:47 Miles 1-11: 9:48, 9:30, 9:27, 9:28, 9:46, 10:20, 9:50, 11:18, 9:27, 9:51, 9:37 Miles 12-15: 10:10, 10:01, 10:02, 10:06 Miles: 16-18: 9:10, 9:26, 8:41 I was so very grateful to meet my good friends Smooth, RAD and Collette at the JRP. Everyone had different agendas for the day, but everyone accomplished their goals. I ran the first 11 miles with Smooth, RAD and Collette. We stopped half way for water, GU and bathrooms. It was a bit chilly, but we had wonderful conversation about motherhood and life. We had a few walking breaks too (hence the AP time). When we got back to the parking lot, we said goodbye to RAD and Collette. Smooth and I headed out for 4 more miles. She gave me wonderful running advice. She knows her stuff! It was fun to catch up on her family. I said goodbye to her and headed out for my last 3 miles. I turned on my tunes and wanted to pick up the pace. I stopped for a second at the turn around point. Then I was ready to turn it up a notch. I felt really great on the run. I definitely could have gone farther which gives me a bit of hope. Ankle was definitely achy after the run and is still achy today (Sunday). Sighhhh..... I hurried home and we headed off to a family Easter party. Then hurried back home so I could attend the YW broadcast. Tired!
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