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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: 13.95 Month: 44.34 Year: 964.25
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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Manila Elementary - Manila Pond - Cedar Hills Fire Statio - Canyon Road - Left on County Blvd. Hills then a 3mile tempo.

TT:  1:27:43

AP:  9:28 (10:22, 10:21, 10:04, 10:32, 9:53, 9:25, 8:38, 8:02, 7:52)

Last week tempo (8:31, 8:12, 8:05)

I started my watch in different places for the tempo.

HR:  161

 

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5.0 on TM-25:00-132

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Discovery Park to Evergreen Park

TT:  1:02:27

AP:  10:45

HR: 137

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Drinking fountain sprints.  39 degrees.  I choose not to start my watch for the two .87 mile sprints and I regret it.  It was hard to see the time (it was still dark and my contacts were fuzzy).  I saw splits from 7:27-7:50.  I felt extremly strong.

I decided to start my watch for the two 800's and the one 400.  Really glad I did because they were the fastest I've ever done.

#1 - 7:40ish 

#2 - 7:40ish

800-3:16 (.46) 7:07

800-3:15 (.46) 7:10 (old PR 3:26)

400-1:54 (.27) 7:02 (old PR 3:27

 

I'm super sad I didn't record my times for the first two intervals.  I need to be a little braver :)  But I'm feeling really good about these efforts and it gives me hope.

I got my hip and peroneal worked on today.  Everytime I start up speed work, something starts to squeak.  I went to TMT and really liked the therapist.  I wish I had the budget to go every week.  I'll definitely be back.

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Recovery walk/run.  The massage was super helpful.  

TT:  23:34

AP:  11:48

HR:  125

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Manila elementary - Manila Pond - Canyon Road - Golf Course - left on N County

Hills then a 2.6 mile tempo

Hip flexor felt good.  This whole "less miles, more speed" experiment has been interesting.  Maybe I'm getting faster??

 

  Mile 7 Mile 8 Mile 9 Total Miles TT AP HR
11/8/2021 7:59 7:51 7:42 9.31 1:27:49 9:26 161
11/1/2021 8:39 8:03 7:53 9.26 1:27:43 9:28 161
10/22/2021 8:31 8:12 8:05 9.18 1:27:50 9:34 160

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walk/run on TM.  Left shin totally bugging.  Might need to take a few days off.

TT:  24:00

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Discovery to Art Dye - Recovery run.  Shin still bugging.

 

TT:  1:02

AP:  10:38

HR:  137

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Took to day off to let my shin chill.  It's been awhile since I've had an injury.

Lots of upper body lifting.

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Test the shin.  It's feeling better.  But now I have a stupid cold.

TT:  32:52

AP:  10:55

HR:  141

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Still very congested.  I went to TMT to get shin worked on and its feeling really great.

TT:  34:00

AP:  11:20

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Pam's route - 28 degrees

TT:  54:04

AP:  9:00 (10:01, 9:37, 9:15, 

8:14

8:04 (.22)

7:34 (.73)

7:13 (.57)

 

Pushes on the turn around.  Rest through field & 700 N)

HR:  166

Old injuries are starting to squeak.  Maybe I'm doing this peed work too fast.

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Easy 3 miles before NXR is Tempe, AZ.  The girls WON NXR and are considered the fastest team in the west.  Abby didn't run well.  

TT:  29:13

AP:  9:44

HR:  150

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Discovery Park to Evergreen Park - 25 degrees.  Time for warmer gloves.  Very stiff and creeky.

TT:  58:33

AP:  10:02

HR:  147

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Walk/run on TM

TT:  24:00

HR:  132

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Out/back new entrance.  Easy shake out run before the turkey trot.  A few pick ups

TT:  27:31

AP:  9:09

HR:  156

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Race: Earn Your Turkey (4 Miles) 00:31:29, Place overall: 88, Place in age division: 5
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This was my second fastest time on this course!!  I totally think I can get a PR next year.  It was 21 degrees and I didn't have very high expectations for this race.  Lots of traveling and missed days of running.  But I think those few speed workouts I did a few weeks ago definitely helped.  

I tried to just run a moderate pace for the first mile.  We hit a slight downhill for the 2nd mile. I cheered on the Ballard girls.  Hitting puke zone for the 3rd mile.  Trying not to get passed by high school kids for the 4th mile.  I was super excited to hit a sub 8:00mm.  I left right away to get home to cook dinner.  

2021:  31:29 (8:05, 7:57, 8:04, 7:22) - HR:  168 - AP:  7:57

2016:  31:45

2014:  33:44

2013:  30:44**

2011:  34:16

2010:  34:46

 

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Melissa's street to Discovery Park.  Recovery.  I really need to get on the lifting train again.

TT:  48:05

AP:  10:41

HR:  143

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2 mile walk in my own.  1 mile walk with the dog.  I really like being outside.  Feeling the sun on my face, sweating, feeling the wind....it all makes me such a better person.

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Pam's route - 25 degrees

TT: 56:26

AP: 9:28 

HR:  155

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Golf Course - AFJH

TT:  1:04

AP:  10:14

HR: 144

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