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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:	117.64	Year:	742.68
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Wed, Dec 21, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	3.00

I LOVE rest weeks!

I looked up a few exercises I could do to help strengthen my hip (and hopefully my ITB). So I got on the pulley machine today and did:

3x

10 pulling the handle with my foot in each direction (side to side and front and back). So a total of 4 exercises. Adductor, Abductor, Hip Flexor and Glutes. Then I did a one-legged squat (3x10). Those babies are HARD!!! I could only go down a few inches. I need to work on them a lot!

3 miles on the TM...nice and slow. Lots of foam rolling and stretching. I think I bruised up my leg more after today's rolling session.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Smooth on Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 14:40:51 from 75.162.95.99

You really worked your legs over!!! GOOD JOB!!! :):):)

I'm going to work on my entire hip girdle especially the glutes. I think most of our overuse injury stems from some kind of imbalance. I also need to foam roll and stretch religiously. Thanks for the reminder. :)

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