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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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Very short on time!  I haven't run since Monday, but have lost another 2lbs.  I guess you don't have to run to loose weight!

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75 minutes TRX--arms were toast by the end
 
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60 minutes on the step mill.  It felt lovely to get some cardio and sweat.  But I am liking all this strength training--I'm getting some arm muscle!  Chiropractor tomorrow to see if he can put my SI joint back in place!
 
leg Press
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Donkey kick
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Tried to run on the home TM--only made it 1/2 mile.  Chiropractor tonight.  

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60 minutes on the stepmill.  Will my body ever work right?  Sigh....

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My SI joint has been feeling better, so I thought I would try to run outside.  I was very nervous though.  I walked---ran very slow--and then finally got up to a semi-normal speed.  My low back still doesn't feel 100%, so I just focused on being relaxed.  As soon as I walked in the door, I started to stretch.  I'm planning on stretching all flippin day!!!

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skull crusher

 

single leg overhead press

front raise

bicep

tricep kickback

 

hammer

tricep bar

reverse fly

push up

 

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chest press on ball

chest pull over

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AP: 10:08 --back/SIJoint felt better.  Hip flexor needs to be worked on next!  My right leg couldn't lift and kept hitting rocks/curbs.  Sigh....

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 hip flexor

one arm push up

tricep dips

bicep curls

 

 

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5 mile on the gym TM with Collette.  Super nice to have a buddy to chat with!

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B6

hammie slides

adductor slides

dead lift

push up

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fire hydrant

bicep curl

tricep kick backs

hip flexor

 

 

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60 mintues on step mill

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butterfly

row

skull crusher

bicep bar

tricep bar

front raise

side raise

TRX pull

TRX delt

TRX row

TRX crunch

TRX pull up

bicep

TRX IYT

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60 minutes on the step mill - on/offs

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TRX single leg squat

TRX adductor

TRX bridge

step ups

monster walk

single leg squat on bench

wall sit

side plank with clam

hammie on ball

B6

 

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Up LP Hwy - TT:  1:11 AP:  10:10--10:17, 10:17, 10:13, 10:17, 9:55, 9:57, 10:06

Ugh...SI Joint and hip flexor totally screaming the whole way.

 

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60 minutes easy on step mill

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side plank with clam

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hip hike

plank

push up on Bosu

bicep with bands

fire hydrant

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TRX adductor side plank

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60 minutes step mill

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TT:  40:04 AP: 9:25 --9:57, 9:27, 9:15, 8:45

This is the best I've felt on a run since Thanksgiving.  Probably because it was a shorter distance and I haven't run a bunch this week.  I've been doing a lot of research on hip stuff and how it relates to the SI joint.  But there is a lot and I'm not even sure where to start.

Regardless, it felt good to run!  Family skied at Deer Valley.  I stayed in the lodge by the fire and cheered!

 

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silo route - TT:  40:56, AP:  9:35  HR:  162 --10:17, 9:45, 9:28, 4:39, 3:47, 3:07

I tracked the pioneer cabin to the Taylors and its exactly .5 miles --3:47.  Now I have a bench mark!  Game on.

Back felt better, but not 100%.  I think it likes the shorter run.  Feeling skinny fat!

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chest press

butterfly

seated row

skull crusher

 

single leg overhead press

front raise

bicep

tricep kickback

 

hammer

tricep bar

reverse fly

push up

 

TRX pike - bosu

TRX crunch

side plank with leg lift

foam roll march/bosu crunch

 

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60 minutes on the step mill

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leg press

adductor

abductor

 

 

IYT

chest press

butterfly

chest pull over

bicep

tricep kickback

 

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core on TRX

push ups

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Nursery loop TT:  49:39, AP:  9:21 HR:  166 -- 9:52, 10:06, 9:10, 8:52, 8:54, 2:43

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TRX dead lift

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push up

 

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60 minutes on the stepmill.  No mojo today--very tired!

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Up 100 east TT:  1:10 AP: 10:08 HR: 155--10:04, 10:07, 10:32, 10:02, 9:57, 10:03, 10:04

My plan was to do 5/6 miles, but I was feeling good.  Yeah!  It was slow, but my SI joint and hip flexor were ok.  

No lifting.  I left super early to get back for all the cousins sleeping at my house.  I may have crawled back into a warm bed for awhile.

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TT:  1:17, AP:  9:40

9:52, 8:45, 10:14, 9:53, 9:21, 9:35, 9:35, 1:44,**4:37**, 3:03

**.5 sprint to finish.  I was tired by the end and didn't have another gear.

It was very cold and had frozen eye lashes.  Hip flexor was very tired by the end.

2016 was a good year except for running.  I'm ready to progress and work hard.

 

Just for kicks and giggles:  Yearly Mileage

2010: 796.50

2011:  1156.44

2012:  1158.73

2013:  1296.08

2014:  1772.88

2015:  676.94

2016:  676.10

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