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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

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.

Favorite Blogs:

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 94.00 Year: 719.04
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.150.004.15

WALK/RUN:  4.15 miles - 50 minutes (5 minute walk to 5 minute run x 4, 4 minute walk to 6 minute run)

I felt so great today on my walk/run.  Again, I feel like I am moving forward and not stagnant!  I am still not fast and have a lot of catch up to do, but I'm on my way!

BIKE:  5.14 miles - 28:14 minutes.  We wanted to take the kids on a hike today and choose the Battle Creek trail which happens to be at the summit of my PG High School hill.  So I decided to ride my bike over and meet Tim and the kids.  That is a long hill to bike up!  I keep thinking it will get easier....someday! 

I switched my shoes and we started up the short hike.  This is my kids first "real" hike and they did really great.  We walked like a "caterpillar" so we would stay on one side of the trail.  We saw a cave, lots of spider webs, and threw lots of rocks.  It encompassed everything a hike is about!

I was going to ride home, but it was almost lunch time when we finished and I still needed to go grocery shopping.  So I rode in the van.

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Off to pig out at a family BBQ!

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Comments
From Burt on Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 17:14:52 from 68.225.214.248

Love it!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 20:11:38 from 24.8.167.243

Great family picture! Great family!

From Bec on Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 20:14:33 from 67.172.233.189

Now that's the cutest picture I think I've ever seen!

From RAD on Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 21:18:42 from 67.172.229.125

WOW! great run, ride and hike. I'm glad you're feeling good and that your kids loved the hike. The big smiles in the picture tell it all! :)

From Smooth on Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 21:49:06 from 174.23.160.38

Looks like a PERFECT day!

LOVE your family picture...cute cute cute kids, handsome hubby and gorgeous Toby!

Glad you're moving forward. Soon you'll be back to your former speedy self!

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