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Beat the New Year 5k

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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:	0.00	Month:	44.34	Year:	964.25
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Fri, Dec 31, 2010

Race: Beat the New Year 5k (3.18 Miles) 00:27:03

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	3.18	3.18

It has taken me a day to recover from a *middle of the night* run (hence the delay in the race report)! Though I slept in some, I was all out of whack yesterday. I definitely an early to bed kind of gal!

What a fantastic night! The Salt Lake City Track Club was much more prepared this year than last. The registration was held at the high school so there was much more room (and it was really warm inside...almost too warm). They had more race shirts and more man power.

Not as many costumed runners this year (no hairy speedo guy or bikini lady), but still more runners than last year despite the frigid temperatures!

Kelli was a ROCK STAR for trucking up to Sugar House in the middle of the night on a freakin' cold night (My clothing count consisted of 2 pants and 5 shirts)! She ran with me and was hardly breathing (while I was huffing and puffing)! What a great pacer and chatter (I am a really bad talker when I run)!

The course was two laps around Sugar House park (the Garmin said the distance was 3.18 - they did change the course alittle from last year). There was snow covered ice which made it tricky for gripping! You had to be really careful going down the downhills and slipped while going up!

I am becoming more and more aware of just *how* out of shape I really am. I am starting all over again. BUT I am very ok with that fact, because I am running and not recovering!

Mile splits: 8:38, 8:30, 8:17, 1:38

Thanks again Kelli for driving and for the GREAT company!

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Kelli on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 16:55:05 from 71.219.84.215

I think you did GREAT!!! My husband and I ran outside yesterday and we were talking about how tricky it is to run in the snow like that and we think it slows you down by at least 30 seconds a mile. SO, look at those paces had the roads not been covered in snow!!! You would have had a big ole PR.

Thanks for inviting me, it was a fun race for sure. There are some serious nutty people out there to be running in the single digits while half naked.

AND, I was breathing heavy. ;o)

From Kam on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 17:38:04 from 174.23.246.24

Congrats on being back on the racing circuit. No doubt you'll soon be collecting age group awards. You've shown a lot of persistence and patience in your recovery. Great work.

From Smooth on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 00:56:30 from 67.2.113.45

CONGRATZ Toby!!! Those are fast pace on snowy icy course, not to mention the frigid cold!!! You got faster with each mile, strong finish!!! You will be back to your form speedy self in no time! AWESOME JOB!!!

Kelli is super nice, wonderful wonderful friend and pacer!!! :)

From Burt on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 12:58:36 from 206.19.214.144

Kelli did that for you? She's super duper. Hey, nice job beating the new year.

From Kelli on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 14:10:06 from 71.219.84.215

Burt, you know I would do just about anything for my running friends! I even bake and mail cookies!

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