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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: 120.65 Year: 1217.26
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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Pumpkin truck loop. 75 degrees.  Felt tired after yesterday's run.

TT:  47:02

AP:  12:02

HR:  129

45 minute lift at Vasa

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I had a massage on Saturday to work on my quads at TMT.  He worked my glute med good and it felt so much better.

I woke up middle of the night with a sore left hip.  By Sunday, I could hardly walk on it.  Sunday night, I woke up from a dead sleep with incredible pain.  It literally brought me to tears.  I think I was experiencing nerve pain.  I've never felt anything like it before.

There was no way I could run today.  I've been praying all day that the pain would subside and it finally has.  I'm going to try to run on it tomorrow.  The build for this marathon has been the most trialsome ever.  If I finish, it will truly be a miracle.  The only reason I'm continuing training is because my son asked to run a marathon with me.

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2xhospital mile (to see if I could even run) + Evergreen + Melissa's street.  61 degrees!!!!  I got news this morning that my dad was hit by a vehicle while riding his bike.  And then his wife passed away while waiting to go see him in the ER.  

I'm grateful that I was able to run this morning to process all of this.

TT:  1:16

AP:  10:57

HR: 143

35 minutes lifing

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Caveman Blvd - Art Dye Hill - MCT - Field - New entrance - 57 degrees.  I haven't felt this good in a long time!  Grateful for the little running love deposit.  

My baby is leaving on her mission to Nashville, TN.  It doesn't get any easier.

TT:  58:45

AP:  9:53

HR:  149

30 minute lift

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Out/back with Kellie on the MCT - 64 degrees.  Still struggling to keep up.  But my long run AP are way faster than last year.  I'm so burned out and overcooked.

TT:  1:56

AP:  9:42

HR:  160

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Family backpacking trip to Notch Lake in the Unitas

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Discovery Park to Melissa's street - 72 degrees.  Getting darker

TT:  54:11

AP:  10:49

HR:  141

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6x Art Dye hill sprints with Tyla and Brittanie - 72 degrees.  This was a super discouraging workout.  I know I'm not as good of shape as the other ladies, but today's workout slapped me in the face.  

I've had this happen before, where I'm training with a group and our "fitness" timelines don't match up.  I'm so burned out from Grandma's and these ladies are feeling fresh.  I'm so happy they are moving in the right direction, but just wonder why my time is going to come.  This was a physically and mentally challenging day.  I turned off Strava and will probably not join in as many runs with them.

TT:  1:19

AP:  10:52

HR:  157

45 minutes heavy lift at home.

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2 loops around hospital + Discovery/Melissa's street.  68 degrees.  Felt better today.

TT:  1:15

AP:  10:48

HR:  141

50 minutes lifting

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5 mile loop + 12 on MCT -61 degrees.  Feeling defeated after Tuesday's workout with the ladies.  My goals was to warm up till I got to the MCT, then push hard.  Felt really great and proud of the last 2 miles.

 

18 miles
7 miles easy
8-14 @ 9:30 (9:40, 9:33, 9:29, 9:27, 9:11, 9:01, 8:54)
RI: 1 mile
2 miles hard (8:12, 8:14)
CD: 1 mile

 

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50 minute lift

2.5 mile walk/run

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Discovery Park - Evergree Park - 63 degrees.  I used an old Coach Mel workout.  PF is starting to bug.

 

 

old Mel workout
WU: 1.5
2x1.5 @ 7:23-8:37
(8:34, 8:22//8:12, 8:03)
CD: 1 mile
Felt great!
Solo. 63 degrees

 

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700 N to Art Dye - 100 E - 300 N - 72 degrees.  I slept in and it was warm!  PF buggin.

TT:  1:14

AP: 11:32

HR: 141

30 minutes lifting

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Old Mel workout - Discovery PArk to Evergreen Park - 72 degrees.  I had a really hard time getting into the groove the first set.  Finally was able to shift into 2nd gear for the last set.  PF is bugging.

50 minutes lifting

 

 

Old Mel workout
Warm up
1.00 mi @ 10:20-11:55 min/mi (10:17)
Repeat 2 times
Hard
0.50 mi @ 07:45-08:09 min/mi (8:15, 8:11)
Easy
0.25 mi @ 10:20-11:55 min/mi
Zone 1
Repeat 1 times
Hard
1.00 mi @ 08:09-09:07 min/mi (8:40)
Easy
0.25 mi @ 10:20-11:55 min/mi
Repeat 2 times
Hard
0.50 mi @ 07:45-08:09 min/mi (7:52, 7:47)
Easy
0.25 mi @ 09:07-10:20 min/mi
Repeat 1 times
Hard
1.00 mi @ 07:54-09:07 min/mi (7:47)
Easy
0.25 mi @ 09:07-10:20 min/mi
Cool Down
1.00 mi @ 09:41-11:55 min/mi (12:13)

 

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12 miles on MCT + 5 mile loop.  76 degrees.  Continplated whether I should/could do this run with the current condition of my PF.  I decided to do it but I had to go slow and told Tim to be on alert if I needed to bail.

It was SO hot.  I got dizzy about 5 miles in and double downed on my liquid electrolytes and my salt pills....then felt better.  Lots of GU.  PF held up ok.  Lets see what it feels like in the morning.

TT:  3:01

AP:  10:37

HR: 156

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45 minute lift at home gym

3 mile walk/run on TM

PF was tight today,

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MCT - solo.  63 degrees.  

6x800 and whatever speed felt fast.  It took me a minute to shift into gear.

4:13 (8:28), 4:10 (8:21), 4:08 (8:18), 3:58 (7:58), 3:52 (7:45), 3:56 (7:52)

30 minute lift at home

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