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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:	0.00	Month:	44.34	Year:	964.25
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Tue, Aug 31, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.45	0.00	3.45

WALK/RUN: 3.45 miles - 42:11 minutes

6 min walk - 4 min run

5:30 min walk - 4:30 run x2

5 min walk - 5min run

As I walked up to my front door after my workout, I looked at my watch and it said 4:39am. I had a puking kid all night. Why do stomachs need to rid their contents in the middle of the night? So by 3:45 am, I couldn't sleep anymore so I hit the dark and loney road (the gym doesn't open till 4:30am).

I was a little nervous since it was so dark. I was VERY aware of my surroundings and noises. But it was cool and quiet. I did a bunch of ankle exercises on my front porch, took a shower and crawled back into bed. Hubby had brought Pukey into our bed (I have a firm NO KIDS IN BED rule). She was still though. I slept some but am still really tired.

Hoping to get a ride in when hubby gets home from work. NO MORE PUKING KIDS! (on a side note, ankle does feel good today...still too early to get excited).

PM - bike ride. I had HUGE intentions on going for a long ride tonight - I even had some extra time. But 19:29 minutes into my ride, I got a flat. I took off my tool kit when I had my bike tuned up last week and never put it back on. So my sweet hubby and all the kids came to pick me up. So much for a long ride......

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Burt on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 16:02:56 from 206.19.214.144

I'm just excited about puking kids.

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 16:36:34 from 174.23.218.17

WOW!!! Getting up in the middle of the night to *run* away from pukey kid is soooo brave...yet brilliant...you couldn't sleep anyway! Glad you were safe and most excited that your ankle feels good.

Yes please oh please oh please no more puking kids! Hope you got a nap today and a nice ride tonight! Oh, and don't get the pukey germs...puking mom is worst!

From RAD on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 17:44:26 from 67.172.229.125

YAY on a good feeling in the ankle BOO on puking kids! I did that last week, and between them and the baby I just about spontaneously combusted! I hope you don't get the pukes and that it stays with just the one!

From Chad on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 18:36:02 from 168.177.153.171

I almost ran in the middle of the night as well. I woke up to one of the fire alarms chirping and saying that it's battery low. I took it down then had trouble going back to sleep. I think I'll take the fire alarm over a puking child.

From Toby on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 22:10:50 from 66.133.97.196

Thanks all...I hope the pukes are out!

The fire alarm chirp drives me batty! Why do they always have to go off in the middle of the night?

From Burt on Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 03:29:15 from 68.225.214.248

Happy birthday again Toby!

From Scott Wesemann on Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 12:50:40 from 66.239.250.209

Happy Birthday Toby. I hope you have a great day with no puking kids. :)

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