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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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Miles:This week: 22.33 Month: 127.28 Year: 374.00
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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Peroneal bugging.  I think it was the inserts in my shoes.  Rest day to be safe.

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Discovery to Evergreen - 48 degrees - rain.

Took insert out of shoe and peroneal felt fine.  Easy run.

TT:  1:00

AP:  10:28

HR:  139

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Lift legs

700N - Golf Course - Alpine Hwy - 300 N

27 degrees - pick up the last few miles

TT:  1:03

AP:  9:32 (10:32, 10:03, 10:11, 8:59, 8:28, 8:21, 9:42)

HR:  154

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No County to Nursery - Manilla Pond - New entrance - 37 degrees

TT:  10:53

AP:  10:53

HR:  143

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Discovery Park to Evergreen Park - 54 degrees & windy

Lift legs at home before run.

1 mile WU (10:27)

800//800 + 1600 @7:45-8:00/8:00-8:15 (7:54, 7:55, 8:01)

800//800 +1600 @7:45-8:00/8:00-8:15 (7:50, 7:46, 7:58)

1.25 mile CD (10:47)

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700 N - 100 E - 300N - 52 degrees - recovery

TT:  46:58

AP:  11:10

HR:  133

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Pam's Route - 41 degrees - storm coming in and very windy

TT:  1:04

AP:  10:45

HR:  138

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TBT Class

Pam's route with Heather - 21 degrees - felt really good.  Peroneal slightly pulling.

TT:  58:43

AP:  9:24

HR:  158

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Discovery to Evergreen - 28 degrees.  I honestly thought I wouldn't be able to do this workout today.  My mind and legs were tired.  Plus it was cold.  But I totally nailed it.  Turned out to be a good day.  Achilles and peroneal are bugging.

TT:  1:05:38

AP:  9:31

HR:  161

1 mile WU (10:04)

4x1600 @7:50-8:10 (8:04, 7:55, 7:51, 7:50)

Cool down till home

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Easy walk/run

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Run with Rachel-field to roundabout --27 degree

TT:  1:07

AP:  9:43

HR:  157

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Golf Course to 100 E - 27 Degrees

TT:  1:02

AP:  9:51 (a few tempo miles)

HR:  150

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Pumpkin Truck Loop - 27 degrees--4x400 @ race pace

TT:  39:18

AP:  9:09 (1:52, 1:51, 1:44, 1:48)

HR:  153

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Out new entrance - pumpkin truck - N County - 19 degrees

TT:  34:16

AP:  10:47

HR:  143

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easy shake out with a few strides.  legs felt like garbage

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Race: Earn Your Turkey (4 Miles) 00:30:28, Place overall: 98, Place in age division: 1
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I've really wanted to get a turkey trot PR since last year.  Such a silly race, but I've been doing it for so many years!  My speed workouts have been good, but my legs felt like garbage all week.

Carter ran with me and said he would stay with me.  What a good kid.

I did a 1 mile warm up.  We lined up and the gun went off.  I was feeling good, but felt like I needed kick it up a knotch.  I told Carter to leave me at mile 2.  I missed the mile 2 split so the only splits I saw were in the 7:50's.  I didn't think I was going to beat my time.  The race distance was way short, but I beat my time.  I also placed first in the 40-44 age group.  I definitely could not have gone faster.  My heart was racing like crazy.  It was super fun to have all my kids there.  I watched a video that Tim took and I looked so slow coming into the finish line.

I quickly changed my clothes and we headed to the gym for the Thanksgiving workout.  I was absolutely dead.

 

Race website:  TT: 30:28//AP:  7:37//HR:  175

Garmin: 3.94 miles//TT:  30:29//AP:  7:44//7:55, 7:39, 7:50, 7:33

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Time for a scheduled break for the next 10 days.  Going to see Joel about my lower leg issues.  I could still run, but I want to figure it out before jumping into marathon training.

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TBT Class with Georgia

Stretching class after workout

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