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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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Drove all the way to Park City because I was suppose to have a followup visit with my surgeon.  But its on Monday.  Sighhhhhh.............

 

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TT:  34:37. Walk around the temple with Abby and Peachy.

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Walking lunges

Dead lift

Squats

Calf raises

Side plank with clam

Side to side squat with band

Hammie roll out on ball

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Push up

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40 minutes on the step mill

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adductor/abductor

leg press

hamstring

 

knee pulls and extensions

 

1 mile easy walk with the primary kids to the temple.

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Hike to Timp Cave - 1:15 - 2000 feet elevation (I don't think it was that much).  Felt fat and out of shape going up.  I took it very slowly going down.  Tim and I took the girls.  Lots of people.  I will definitely be doing that again.

3x

walking lunge

dead lift

squats

plank

push up

 

I have a PT strength test coming up on Friday.  And I'm honestly not sure if I'm going to pass.  

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Followup with surgeon.  He said everything looked good...which I already knew.  He said I could run at 12 weeks (4 weeks to go!!) and start side to side movement at 6 months.  I asked him why my lower leg still feels numb.  The block they used during surgery is still wearing off.  That must be one heck of a block to last 8 weeks.

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Walk by myself and I tried to hit as many hills as I could.  TT:  46:46

 

3x

squats on smith machine

adductor

abductor

hamstring

leg press

standing donkey kicks with band

single leg bridge with band

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3x

B6

Single arm push-up on Bosu

Step up on bench-focus on Glute 

Planks

Supermans 

 

45 min on step mill 

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Walking hill workout - kinda pathetic while only walking.  TT:  50:37

Mary Pulley X2

700 N X2

3x

leg press

glute machine

adductor/abductor

hamstring

single leg bridges

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Walking lunges

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Side plank with clam

Side to side with band

Plank

Hammie rollout on ball

 

PT strength test-I failed.  I needed to hit 65% of my body weight on a single leg-leg press.  I couldn't even do it double leg.  And I couldn't  do the single leg squat up and down on the chair.  Sigh....this is way harder than I ever imagined it would be.

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1:46-1700 feet elevation.  Hike up Grove Creek with my son.  Felt good going up, but going down was really tricky.  I may wait a few weeks till I do it again.  Not sure the knee can handle it again that soon.

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Bohemian lunge

Reverse lunge with knee raise

Clamshells

Single leg squat

Dead bug crunch

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45 minutes on step mill

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adductor

leg press - lots of time on this machine

hamstring curl

hamstring reverse curl

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2 miles around the temple.  TT:  32:36

Knee felt better than Saturday, but I don't think I'm out of the woods yet.

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30 minutes on the step mill

3x

leg press

adductor

abductor

hamstring - reverse curl

hamstring - curl

bohemian lunge

plank

clams

push ups

single leg squats

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TT:  57:00 Walk

3x

Walking lunges

Dead lift

60/30/30 plank

Bohemian lunge 

Push up

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45 minutes on the step mill (there is a lady who is ALWAYS there and running on the step mill.  But she wears a cotton t-shirt and cotton shorts.  Poor thing hasn't figured out the other wonderful workout material.)

3x

Single leg - leg press

Adductor 

Hamstring 

Hamstring curl 

Bohemian lunges

B6

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I passed my first PT test.  I failed it last time and WOW was that a wake up call!  I have a few more I need to pass, but at least I'm moving in the right direction!!

After I got home, 2 mile walk with my girls.  Then 20 minutes of arms.

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30 minutes on the stepmill.  So flippin' hot!

3x

Adductor

Abductor

Leg press

Hammie curl

Bohemian lunge

Plank

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3.6 mile walk-55 minutes

3x

Squats on Bosu with band

Monster walk with band

Side plank with leg lift

Plank

 Hamstring roll out on ball

Bohemian lunges

Single leg bridge 

Calf raises

Single leg squat

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30 minutes on stepmill 

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Leg press

Adductor 

Abductor

Hamstring 

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TT: 1:03. It takes a lot longer to walk than to run.  

3x

Walking lunges

Dead lift

Plank

Bohemian lunge

Side planks 

Single leg squats

Squats on Bosu 

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2.5 mile walk on home TM (My nieces are staying with me and I had to stay home).

3x

Squats on Bosu with band

Monster walk with band

Side plank with leg lift

Plank

 Hamstring roll out on ball

Bohemian lunges

Single leg bridge 

Calf raises

Single leg squat

lunge on Bosu - these were very hard

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My nieces are still hanging with us, so another home TM workout.

3x

B6

Hip hike

Calf raises 

LLL

Sally McRae single leg squat 

SM side toe taps on bench

SM lunge with ball

Plank 

Bohemian lunge

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45 minutes minutes on step mill

3x

Adductor 

Abductor

Leg press (finally hit 65% of body weight on a single leg)

Hamtractor 

Hamstring curl

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3.75 mile walk TT:  51.54

1 mile walk at running camp

2x

B6

hip hike

single leg squats

toe taps on bench

SM lunge with  ball

 

Blah.....very tired and no mojo

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