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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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1 degree outside -- oooooo.....that is cold!

I want to start doing some speed work next week and I'm thinking I will be on the tread mill.  I've never done speed on the Milly, so with that being said, here's my dumb question:  do you hop off the TM after each 400/800/etc or do you just slow down the speed?

 I'm braving the chilliness tomorrow and heading outside for a long run.  I hope I don't get hypothermia

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Comments
From Burt on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:15:22 from 12.231.112.98

I hope you don't get hypothermia either. That would be just awful :)

From Kelli on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 19:05:19 from 71.219.95.151

You should come and meet us at the Jordan River Parkway for a nice long COLD 20 miler tomorrow!!!

My advice is to slow the treadmill down. When I do the speed work on a track, I jog the same amount of time in between each 400/800. So, if the 400 takes a minute, jog for a minute before starting the next one. On the treadmill, I do not really pay attention that well, I just jog until I feel recovered. GOOD LUCK!!! Treadmills are good for speedwork, it is easy to control and track if you have focus (which I lack!!!)

From TBarlow on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 22:41:28 from 216.194.124.36

Kelli-

Thanks for the treadmill speedwork advice - next week baby!

I would love to run with you guys, but I'm still a few weeks out for a 20 miler. Plus, you guys are fast - I need to power up my double engines first before I can run with ya'll :)

Back to your trainer comment - do you go to a rec center or a golds/24 hour fitness? I go to Golds and their trainers were outrageously expensive (maybe I need to check it out again, it has been awhile). I'm jealous - I totally want one!

From TBarlow on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 22:48:29 from 216.194.124.36

Kelli-

By the way, what are you training for in that you are doing 20 miles tomorrow?

From Kelli on Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 01:18:17 from 71.219.95.151

You would be just fine with us, I promise. It will be nice and easy. I am not sure we will really run 20, we will see how the weather cooperates. The trail is perfect, you park in the middle, run 5 miles north and then back to the car, then 5 miles south and back. It makes it so anyone can come and join in and do how ever many miles they want. We will catch you another time!

I just go to a little local gym. They trainer used to charge more, but times have changed! I am sure at a big gym it is probably still pricey!

I am running the Boston marathon, but that is about it and I am not really training for it. I am just ramping my mileage up but at a slower pace----the best for WEIGHT LOSS!!!!! I have 2.5 pounds to go this month, then hopefully another 5 in January. Then I will weigh what I did in high school. Not sure I can do it, but I am trying!!!

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