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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: 94.00 Year: 719.04
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
Wed, Nov 12, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

10 easy miles on the home TM.  I finally got around to watching the end of the NYC marathon for the women (even though I already knew who won).  WOW...what an amazing battle at the end.  It was SO sad to see Kara crying those last few meters.  Her day will come!

3x

60 sec bridge pulses

fire hydrant holds

LLL

Supermans on Bosu

 

1x core

30 sit ups

20 bicycles

30 toe touches

20 reverse crunches

15 R/L side plank lift

30 crunches

40 russian twists

30 bicycles

15 oblique v-up

20 reverse crunch

10 leg lift

Stretch and foam roll.  I LOVE to see snow in the forecast!!!!

2014 - Minutes Miles: 135.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From josse on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 08:56:51 from 71.199.39.138

Good workout! I'm glad someone is happy for snow, cause I hate the cold. But I do find beauty in snow as long as we can have sunshine and blue skies in between and not those nasty inversions. I am hoping for at least a storm a week so the air stays clean.

From Toby on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 09:05:21 from 74.81.235.87

I want the snow so I can do some cross country skiing/snow shoeing. They are such good cross training and I want to try out my new toys!!

I'm trying to take your advice and strength train a lot right now and run less. I went through your Nov/Dec/Jan from a few years back....the year you had your major breakthrough. I'm totally stalking ya! Ha Ha!

From josse on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 09:07:28 from 71.199.39.138

Stalk away:) that's what my plan is too. I ate really well too. I am loving this whole30/paleo thing, it took about 2 weeks but I feel great.

From Smooth on Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 09:43:40 from 67.2.102.76

Yay for great plans! Thumbs up for snow and double thumbs up for ST and XT! EXCELLENT attitude and good job, Toby! :)

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