| 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:
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"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.
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.
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. Favorite Blogs: |
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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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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 122.17 | 3.00 | 125.17 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 |
| Up LP HWY - with a turn
TT: 60:45
AP: 8:44
9:48, 9:18, 9:07, 9:02, 8:14, 7:40: 7:34
I got to sleep in this morning and it was awesome! My legs were still quite sore from the lifting I did on Saturday, so I wasn't sure what to expect this morning. I felt quite creaky heading up to the canyon. But I thought on the way down, I would try to push the pace some. By mile 6, I was starting to get tired, but tried to push through. Mile 7 was a big downhill (the mile 1 climb).
Very happy with the effort today.
I've been looking back to see what my AP pace was 6-12 months ago and I'm almost 45-60 sec/per mile faster. Interesting! I feel like slowing increasing my mileage and keeping it the same for a few weeks has been paying off. I still have a long ways to go, but at least I'm moving in the right direction.
3x
10 ball squats with weights
10 ball lunges with weights
10 side to side lunges with weights...ouch!!!!
10 single leg hamstring lift
10 row
10 fly
20 dips
Stretch and foam roll - then a massage.
I made a raspberry pie from all my raspberries. And stuffed green peppers from all my peppers. Mmmmmmm.....
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I made myself run on the home TM today so I would be forced to keep it slow. I've noticed when I wear my Kinvaras or I run faster, my ankle aches. It isn't stress fracture ache, more tendon/ligament ache - on both the inside and outside of the ankle. I'm keeping an eye on it, so it doesn't get worse.
I'm still very sore from lifting Saturday and Monday, so I was quite creaky on this run. It was nice to shake things out.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| Murdock Canal with Kellie
TT: 1:11
AP: 8:41
9:16, 8:44, 8:32, 8:32, 8:39, 8:34, 8:37, 8:32
I totally stretched, scraped and did my PT exercises on my ankle last night. And lots of ice. It felt a bit better. But still bugging. WHY can't I just run and not always have something hurt????
Today the run wasn't as effortless as I would have liked, but I did maintain the pace and finish the run. It was cooler, not as humid and there were lots of stars out.
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| Rest day. I worked on my ankle again for a long time last night. I even pulled out the Epsom salts. 3x 10 ball squats 10 ball lunges 10 side to side lunges 20 push ups PT and yoga poses for ankle. More Epsom salts and ice. Almost finished with my painting project. Finally..... | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Murdock Canal TT: 58:34 AP: 9:48 10:05, 9:50, 9:50, 9:51, 9:40, 9:17 I decided to give a slow run a shot this morning. Slow....slow....slow was the name of game this morning. It sure felt good to go slow. I could feel my foot this morning, but it didn't hurt. But I could definitely feel it 3x 10 rows 10 flys 20 dips 30 donkey kicks LLL 50 calf raises A few yoga poses, a quick stretch and then ice. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Murdock Canal
TT: 1:09:00
AP: 8:30 (I think this is my fastest time yet)
9:50, 8:45, 8:23, 8:03, 8:19, 8:10, 8:22, 8:00
I met the lamp post ladies and was not feeling very excited to run this morning. I just felt blah.... And they took off lightening fast. By mile 2, I was a good 5-10 seconds behind them. I just turned on my ipod and tried to hang on. At the water fountain at mile 3.5, I wasn't as far behind. I hung with them until the mile 5 water fountain and all the way home. The last 800 meters, we all gave a good push and jogged the last 800 meters home. Love those ladies. They are certainly making me faster!!
They are running Big Cottonwood next week and I am going up to cheer them on. So next week is their taper and I am going to run slow all week (and the following week) and see if I can calm my ankle down.
Then we went to 3 soccer games. I am SO ready for it to cool down.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| TT: 1:06:00 AP: 9:43 10:10, 9:44, 9:31, 9:40, 9:31, 9:25, 9:19 Murdock Canal and 2 laps barefoot around the baseball field. On track today with my 2 weeks of slow running. Nice and cool this morning. 3x 10 ball squats 10 ball lunges 10 side to side lunges 10/side Bosu push ups 15 supermans on Bosu LLL A few yoga poses and PT for ankle. Then into to the ice sink for both feet. PM: ART done on foot and ankle. More PT exercises, ice and Epsom salts | |
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| Ankle was having a really hard time last night. It is swollen again. I've been so good with increasing my mileage slowly and strength training. I thought was doing it right, so....... What am I doing wrong? Why am I getting injured? 3x 10 ball squats-upped the weight Walking lunges 10 side to side lunges 10 bicep curl 10 overhead press 10 butterflies 60 plank PT exercises and a quick stretch. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 4.5 miles with the lamp post ladies around the temple and 300n. Lots of rain. I ended up taking off my rain jacket because I got too hot. TT: 36:58 AP: 8:22 8:39, 8:13, 8:21, 8:06, 4:00 Lots of puddles this morning and my feet were soaked within a few yards of the run! Ankle felt alright. I wore my old-school ankle brace yesterday and I think it helped. ART done this morning. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 easy miles on the home TM. It's been awhile since I've run that far at home...running outside is so much better.
Quick stretch
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Murdock Canal
TT: 1:04:00
AP: 9:17
9:59, 9:36, 9:11, 9:28, 9:17, 8:53, 8:03
The thunder storm woke me up sometime last night. Then I had dreams that I had to run in the rain. Easy miles on the canal alone. It was very humid. I had my ankle scrapped yesterday and it was a bit creaky the first few miles. But after awhile, it warmed up and felt fine.
3x
LLL
50 crunches
20 push ups
Stretch and foam roll.
The lamp post ladies and a SIL are running Big Cottonwood tomorrow and I've got my signs ready.I'm actually super excited to go and watch/cheer. I'm just really glad I don't have to run it :)
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Canal route with a short add-on
TT: 1:25:00
AP: 9:32
10:17, 9:49, 9:41, 9:28, 9:34, 9:29, 9:04, 9:08, 9:18 - still taking it slow.
As I was running this morning, I was thinking about my girls who were starting the Big Cottonwood Canyon Marathon. I had pre-race jitters and I wasn't even racing!! I was just hoping they would do their best!!
I saw them at mile 17, mile 23 and at the finish. I LOVE being a race spectator. I had my signs and hopefully knew the right things to say. I got a lot of thumbs up and smiles along the way. They both had PR's, BQ's and a great races. Love their guts!
Now I'm the odd man out. I'm still a long ways from a BQ and have a long road ahead of me.
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| I got my first sinus infection of the season and I ended up leaving church early because I felt so miserable. And an added bonus is that my 6 year old was up crying because her ears hurt. Good morning Monday. Thankfully, it is a rest week. I was planning on biking and lifting weights, but I may opt to lay on the couch and watch cooking shows. I just completed 6 weeks of running 30 miles/ week. I've never run that far for that long. I'm still a rookie runner and I'm pleased that I was able to do it. My goal is to get to 40 miles/week and then start training for Ogden. I need a few miracles :) I just ope my ankles can hang on. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.12 | 0.00 | 4.12 |
| TT: 36:47
AP: 8:56
9:31, 8:50, 8:43, 8:37
Early morning run with Kellie. Feeling better but lots of hacking and snot rockets. Cool and windy.
Stretch on the front lawn
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy on the home TM. Feeling way better, but still get really tired easy. I've taken a nap every day and still gone to bed at 9pm. So glad it is a easy week!
3x
10 star planks
20 skull crushers
40 russian twists
16 plank rows
20 dips
15 supermans
60 plank with feet on ball
10/side one arm push up on Bosu
30 scissors
LLL 50 calf raises
B6 on Bosu
Quick stretch
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| TT: 1:13:45 AP: 8:56 9:39, 9:07, 8:50, 8:50, 8:45, 8:41, 8:45, 8:42, 2:22 I met Kellie under the lamp post this morning. Collette is still quite sore from the marathon on Saturday. Hopefully , she can join us next week. We did the canal this morning and it was definitely chilly out. We always hit pockets of canyon wind.....brrrrr! Lots of hacking and snot rockets. Hopefully by Monday, I'll be back to my old self! This rest week has gone by way too quick! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 easy miles on the home TM with lots of stops to blow my nose
3x
walking lunges
10 ball squats
10 side to side lunges
10 single leg hamstring lift
10 row
10 fly
10 ball pikes
20 dips
Long stretch with yoga poses and foam roll
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| TT: 54:36
AP: 9:09
9:33. 8:50, 9:06, 9:12, 9:00, 8:53
I met my friend Janae this morning. She used to be in my ward and is running St George. She called me a few weeks ago to ask me some marathon fueling questions (like I know). So we met this morning and had a great chat.
Ankle felt good. Stretch on my front lawn.
I spent all day on a class field trip. I was mentally fried my the end of the day.....too many 4th graders...ahhhhhh | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Canal - out and back
TT: 1:08:05
AP: 8:32
9:33, 8:56, 8:30, 8:15, 8:16, 8:30, 8:13, 7:47
I met Kellie for our mid-week longish run. Perfect weather, great conversation and good speed. It is getting easier. It took me a long time to warm up once I got back.
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| My schedule is a bit different this week. I wanted to have a buddy for a longer runs, so I adjusted my plans accordingly. So today is a cross training day. 3x 60/60/60 planks 20 push ups 20 lying leg lifts 10 rows 10 flys 20 dips Stretch | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 5 miles - 45:23 (6.6 mph - 9:05mm)
5 miles - 43:xx (6.7mph - sped up at end)
At home gym:
3x
10 ball squats
walking lunges
10 side to side lunges
single leg hamstring lift
stretch and yoga poses
Kellie wanted to go to the gym this morning to run thinking it might rain. It has beemd months since I've been with the meatheads! Ughhh... I was wishing we had gone outside. It was a long 10 mile run or 2x5 mile run. I kept trying to visual my favorite 10 mile run outside. And it was hot in there.
But the long run is done for the week. Yeah! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| I met Janae this morning. I really like running with her and she didn't even blink an eye when I asked if we could go super slow. I was torn up from yesterday's long/TM run, so I wanted to be safe. Good conversation! It was cool, but not freezing. There was a lot of wind though. Still a million times better than the TM! AP: 9:55 Canal route...I'm going to be sad when they turn off the water!! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| We went camping last night so I wasn't able to get out until lunch time. 3 easy miles - 2 laps around the baseball field barefoot.
Stretch and yoga poses
L - 5M since Tuesday. #7/8
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.30 | 0.00 | 7.30 |
| TT: 1:06:35
AP: 9:22
9:59, 9:20, 9:22, 9:20, 9:04, 9:25, 8:56
I ran with Janae again this morning and heard her big plans for SG. I'm excited for her, but not jealous! I ran her home so I could get an extra mile in. 2 laps around the baseball field barefoot.
Quick stretch - I got some crazy charlie horse in my foot and my toes started moving all their own. Funny.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 122.17 | 3.00 | 125.17 |
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