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September 2015

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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

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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I have been doing some PT stuff the last few weeks, but I haven't felt that any of it has been blog worthy!

I met with my PT today for a 10 week check up.  I was given clearance to do a lot more stuff and am excited about the variety.  

I went to the Wasatch 100 last weekend looking for a dose of inspiration and definitely found it!  I have more mojo and now with the clearance to do more stuff, I'm getting excited.

I have to pass a plyometrics test in two more weeks to see if I can start running again.  All my glutes are shut down.  So I will be working those double time.  

I still have a long slow road ahead of me.  I'm just excited to have that running desire again and not dread!

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45 minutes strength training

25 minute hike up Grove Creek - and down

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Bike warm up

3x

Single leg bridge

Plank

Star plank (I don't think I can quite do these yet!)

Supermans on Bosu

Scissors

V-ups

Bicycle

Deadlifts

Front Raise

Row

Tripcep with bar

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3x

walking lunges

hamstring roll out on ball

squat holds with band

donkey kick

dead lifts

B6 - I had NO balance today

triceps with bar

overhead lift with single leg

skull crusher with sit up

 

22 minute hike up Grove Creek - then down.  I made it as far as I did on Thursday when it took me 25 minutes up.  Small progress.

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Hip is tired after yesterday, hence an easy/no leg day.

warm up - 10 min easy spin

 

3x

overehead press

butterfly

row

skull crusher with sit up

front row

front raise

overhead press with single leg lift

tripcep with bar

girl push ups

rope climbs - abs

donkey kicks

 

 

lots and lots and lots of stretching

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28 minute hike up Grove Creek with Callie - hike down

3x

walking lunges

squat holds with band

B6 hold

side to side squat with band around ankles

single leg hamstring lift

60 sec plank

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Rest Day

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10 minute bike warm up

3x

walking lunges

squat hold with band

single leg hamstring lift

side to side squat with band

donkey kick

B6 with water bottle

overhead press

skull crusher with crunch

butterly

row

front row

front raise

overhead with single leg

tricep with bar

 

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33 minute hike up by mouth of AF canyon - and back down.  Hip feels good.

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33 minute hike up (and then back down) to the Silver Lake Connection feed station.  Trail was in horrible condition.

Lots of wild turkeys

3x

Walking lunges

Side to side lunges

B6

Donkey kicks

One arm push-up on Superman on Bosu

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30 minutes up Grove Creek - 25 minutes down.  I should really start to wear my Garmin.  I went the furthest I've ever gone up that trail.

My buns are SO sore.

3x

squat holds with band and ball

single leg hamstring lift

hammie roll out on ball

B6

side to side squat with band

olympic style squat with bar no weight

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My legs and hiney are SO sore, so I decided to let them rest today!  Lots of stretching

3x

overhead press

butterfly

skull crusher with crunch

row

front raise

front row

tricep with bar

single leg overhead press

60/30/30 plank

v-ups

ropes

scissor

bicycle

LLL

clams

firehydrant holds

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