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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

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:	94.00	Year:	719.04
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

40 minutes

My goal was to go as slow as I could. My body felt so "rickety" all day. Weird things ached...places that have never hurt before. My right glute/lower back was on FIRE. I may have slept on it weird. I don't know how you all run a gazillion miles a week. I feel like I am falling apart!

But my slow slow slow run was just what I needed. Most of the achiness went away. Plus the weather was beautiful.....a shorts and t-shirt kind of a day.

Lots of stretching throughout the day and ice after the run.

Rest day tomorrow...Rex Lee 10K on Saturday. The first race of the year. My goal is just to finish. I need to have a starting point for racing goals.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From RAD on Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 16:15:39 from 67.172.229.125

Just finish? You're going to have a WONDERFUL race and you will MORE than just finish! With the paces you finished off your 8 miler last Saturday I would say you could come awfully close to your PR and not just finish! Remember: you are stronger than you thing you are!

I'm glad the achy-ness went away with your slow easy run. The miles come, just keep at it!

From Smooth on Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 19:00:27 from 67.2.72.228

I ditto RAD! You are going to do FANTASTIC tomorrow! I smell a PR coming your way! GOOD LUCK! ENJOY!!! I remember your family ran it last year! Can't wait to see the pictures and read the report!

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