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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: 

1.  

"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: 13.95 Month: 44.34 Year: 964.25
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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Weights at home before run.

Pam's route with Rachel - 50 degrees - This is a cut back week.  This run was a bit faster than I wanted.

TT:  56:58

AP:  9:35

HR:  159

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Workout - 45 minutes easy - 36 degrees and rain

Discovery Park to Melissa's street

TT:  50:42

AP: 10:37

HR:  137

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TT:  47:00. HR:  152

Lifting at home gym 

I didn’t want to run in the rain, so I did the workout in the TM.

WU@5.5 (10:54)
200’s@7.3 (8:13)
200 recovery @ 5.0 (12:00)
CD@5.5 (10:54)

Foam roll

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​MCT 8 mile loop - 37 degrees

TT:  1:17  AP:  9:21 HR: 162

  1. Warm up

    2.00 mi @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (10:20, 9:46)
  2. Active

    1.00 mi @ 08:09-09:07 min/mi (8:22)
  3. Recovery

    2.00 mi @ 09:07-10:20 min/mi (9:23, 9:10)
  4. Active

    1.00 mi @ 08:09-09:07 min/mi (8:13)
  5. Cool Down

    2.00 mi @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (9:47, 9:44)

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Out/back new entrance to favorite house - 63 degrees

TT:  34:41

AP:  11:34

HR:132

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MCT - out, but finish on 700 N and new entrance - 36 degrees

TT:  1:35. AP:  9:30 HR:164 

  1. Warm up

    2.00 mi @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (10:18, 9:45)
  2. Active

    2.00 mi @ 08:37-10:20 min/mi (8:40, 8:40)
  3. Recovery

    2.00 mi @ 10:20-11:55 min/mi (9:54, 9:46)
  4. Active

    2.00 mi @ 08:37-10:20 min/mi (8:35, 8:30)
  5. Cool Down

    2.00 mi @ 10:20-11:55 min/mi (10:32, 10:24)

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Run/Walk on TM - HR:  127

 

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​Discovery Park to Evergreen - 36 degrees

TT:  54:33. AP:  9:02

TBT Class

  1. Warm up

    1.50 mi @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (9:56, 9:39)
  2. Active

    1.50 mi @ 07:23-08:37 min/mi (8:12, 8:08)
  3. Recovery

    0.50 mi @ 10:20-11:55 min/mi
  4. Active

    1.50 mi @ 07:23-08:37 min/mi (8:04, 7:51)
  5. Cool Down

    1.00 mi @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi
     

 

 

 

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Pumpkin Truck - Pioneer House - 37 Degrees

TT:  47:08 AP:  9:42 - felt super great!

TBT Class

  1. Warm up

    15 min @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (10:09, 9:35)
  2. Repeat 8 times

    1. Hard

      400 m @ 07:03-07:45 min/mi (7:23, 7:16, 7:08, 7:12, 7:07, 7:15, 6:51, 6:35)
    2. Easy

      1 min @ 17:14-22:09 min/mi
  3. Cool Down

    10 min @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (10:39)
     

 

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Out/back on 300n--44 degrees

TT:  44:22

AP:  11:05

HR:  138

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MCT - 61 Degrees

TT:  1:51:41 

AP:  9:07

HR:  166

Glute activation exercises 

Well that was humbling :). My biggest mistake was not bringing water.  The drinking fountains are on, but they didn’t match up with my recovery spots.  So I had too many unplanned stops to get a drink.  I took 1 Gu.  This was definitely hard, but I did hit all the times (and even negative splits).

Calves are very tight.  Lots of mobility and rolling.

TBT class tonight

 

  1. Warm up

    3.00 mi @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (10:15, 9:55, 9:41)
  2. Repeat 6 times

    1. Hard

      0.50 mi @ 07:45-08:37 min/mi (8:07, 8:07, 8:05, 8:05, 7:54, 7:50)
    2. Easy

      0.50 mi @ 09:07-10:20 min/mi
  3. Active

    2.00 mi @ 08:09-09:41 min/mi (8:17, 8:03)
  4. Cool Down

    1.00 mi @ 09:41-11:04 min/mi (9:53)
    Zone 1-Zone 2

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Out/back new entrance - 55 degrees

Yesterday chewed me up and spit me out.  Walk/run today.

TT:  30:06

AP:  12:56

HR: 122

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MCT - 50 degrees - TT:  1:03 AP:  9:14 HR:  162

Calf has been bothering me.  It feels ok when I run, but afterwards it is so sore.

 

  1. Warm up

    2.00 mi @ 09:41-12:55 min/mi (10:14, 10:01)
  2. Ramp up in 4 steps

    1. 1.00 mi @ 09:07-09:41 min/mi (9:09)

    2. 1.00 mi @ 08:37-09:07 min/mi (8:41)

    3. 1.00 mi @ 08:09-08:37 min/mi (8:11)

    4. 1.00 mi @ 07:45-08:09 min/mi (7:56)

  3. Cool Down

    1.00 mi @ 09:41-12:55 min/mi (10:35)
    Massage

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700 N -golf course-100E-300N - 43 degrees and very windy

TT:  1:15

AP:  10:39

HR 141

My calf/achilles/peroneal has REALLY been bothering me.  I had a massage on Wednesday, but it is still sore.  So I just ran slow today instead of the workout.  I'm hoping with our senior trip and less running, it will chill out.

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10.55 miles--49:12--12.9--138

 

Instead of running, I dusted off my bike and pumped up the tires.  I was so slow, but it sure felt good to sweat in the sun.  That sweating and sunshine always puts me in a better mood.

Today was the state track meet.  The end of an era.  I will miss it.

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Just a run, no workout.  46 degrees.  Kept holding back, felt good.

TT:  1:39:40

AP:  9:24

HR:  161

PT for Achilles 

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1 hour bike on the MCT.  I'm so slow!

TT:  1:01 - 12.12 miles - 11.9 - HR: 129

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Out/back new entrance - 45 degrees

TT:  31:06

AP:  10:22

HR:  144

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Easy run with Georgia in Hawaii

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Solo run in HI and got a little lost.

TT:  37:22

AP:  9:56

HR:  146

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Solo run in HI.

TT:  30:55

AP:  10:19

HR:  143

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