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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:

"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:	4.00	Month:	64.16	Year:	984.07
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Sat, Dec 17, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	8.00

10 squats on Smith Machine

10 sits on Smith Machine

20 dips

20 sit ups

10 x adductors

10 x abductors

Since the TM shuts off after 60 minutes, I decided to do two 4 mile runs. After my first 4 miles, I shut it off, got water, ate a few Jelly Beans. Then ran another 4 miles.

1:12:52

9:21, 9:25, 18:28, 9:12, 9:04, 8:54, 8:24

I felt good...controlled breathing. My left hip and IT band were bugging (this is where I had hip issues after SGM and had my cortisone shot). Sweaty mess.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From RAD on Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 01:51:04 from 98.202.23.178

So you had a cortisone shot as well in your ITB? Dang girl! I had 2 shots, the 2nd shot I found out I was pregnant that day. Then about a month later I had a SF that took me out of running for 3-4 months. During that time even spinning would REALLY bother my ITB. But, when I started running again (6ish months prego) I had no ITB issues and have not had them since. So, maybe the shots just take that long to really work well. Which stinks! I'm glad I had the excuse to not run (SF) and that I don't have problems now, but unfortunately I feel like the pregnancy was what cured me of my ITBS.

We really ought to get together for lunch sometime and discuss!!

From Toby on Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 02:14:30 from 199.101.226.254

No...I had a shot for hip bursitis and in my piraformis. I honestly think part of the problem is I've been sitting at my sewing machine for HOURS.

I thought I had been doing really good on my foam rolling and stretching (probably the best I've ever done...along with all my leg lifting - trying to get rid of muscle imbalances), but obviously I'm doing something wrong.

Unfortunately, I've still got 300 skirts to sew before mid-January. I may try to go to my chiro next week while hubby is home and have him do some ART. Are you running SG Half in January? Why the heck are you still awake????

From RAD on Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 02:43:53 from 98.202.23.178

ahhh, a nice big shot in the butt :) ITB is a really fickle thing. Yes, I'm going to SG half - gotta get this runners series done! I'm still awake, because my beautiful 10 (almost 11) year old daughter had a 'late night' party tonight for her birthday and we just got it all cleaned up and ready for bed. Doing my 'unwind' at the computer :)

From Bec on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 15:31:50 from 71.199.9.12

Get this lame ITB on mend!!! We need to see you at running again. I am sorry it's such a pain.

RAD told me the story of you chasing down an Asian lady thinking it was Smooth... I laughed! Miss you on our runs.

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