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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

2026 - 1:58:06 (tempo run during long run)

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: 117.64 Year: 742.68
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

It has been nice to sleep in this week (spring break, hubby gone and babysitters who don't want to get up at the crack of dawn to watch my kids while I run).  Two weeks ago when I had a heavy training week, we were in the West Indies and I got to sleep a lot.  Sleep certainly helps with recovery. 

Easy 5 miles outside.  It smelled so clean and fresh after yesterday's rain.  I kept the pace super slow to recovery from yesterday's speed and tomorrow's long run (20 miler...yikes!).  I saw the AFHS track team out running.

48:35

AP:  9:42

9:56, 9:45, 9:42, 9:38, 9:29 - nice and slow

I'm nervous for tomorrow's 20 miler.  My two 20 milers I did for SGM were horrible.  I've logged a lot more miles since last summer and I kinda know what to expect, but I really don't want a BUST!  Positive thoughts, slow mile splits and great company will hopefully make the nerves go away!

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Comments
From RAD on Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:19:02 from 98.202.23.178

we will have too much of a good time for you to even think about how horrible the 20 miles are! Except afterward...I can't control that :)

From Toby on Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 13:54:57 from 199.101.228.254

I'm so grateful for your company tomorrow :)

From Chad on Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 19:09:16 from 71.199.13.143

You better do well, I'm counting on you to drag me along.

From Smooth on Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 19:37:53 from 66.228.74.2

So, how was the 20+ miler? I miss you girls!

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