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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, Apr 12, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.254.756.00

Hooray for babysitters who will get up early during spring break!

Somebody was on *my* TM this morning so I had to find a different one!  That totally bugs!  The *new* TM felt way faster than *my* TM.  Maybe is was just in my head, but I sure felt my leg turnover spinning along!

1 mile warm up - 6.4 mph

10x400

1-1:42 (8.9mph)

2-1:42 (8.9mph)

3-1:42 (8.9mph)

4-1:40 (9.0mph)

5-1:40 (9.0mph)

6-1:40 (9.0mph)

7-1:40 (9.0mph)

8-1:39 (9.1mph)

9-1:39 (9.1mph)

10-1:39 (9.1mph)

.25 mile cool down/walk

50 minutes total time

I felt good, but it was hard workout.  I was breathing hard, but not at puke zone (except for the last one which was at puke and *runs* zone).  Legs felt good...they got tired near the end as to be expected.  I hope all this speed stuff pays off.

We spent all yesterday at Classic Skating.  It makes me feel old when I go to places like that.  Too many young girls trying to be older.  But they did have some good music.  Cousins are gone now and we need to clean up our house after the sleepovers.  Piles of laundry are lingering too.  Ohhh...we don't have any food.  Time to be productive!

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 08:59:36 from 72.37.244.100

Nice 400s this morning! These speed workouts will definitely pay off.

From Bec on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 09:05:15 from 68.206.133.141

You should feel good about this one. You are on your way to a speedy Ogden.

From Smooth on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 13:27:48 from 174.27.212.157

VERY AWESOME 400s! marathon pace is going to feel so easy for you! You're gonna ROCK Ogden!

Hope you got some food and the house put back together! :)

From RAD on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 13:53:54 from 98.202.23.178

your house sounds like mine...but, it is the week after Spring Break and I'm dragging not getting back into routine.

Excellent work on those 400's Toby!! You are doing a great job on all your speed work. Did you do an equal recovery of distance or time?

From Toby on Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 15:30:54 from 199.101.228.254

Thanks all! Hopefully I can do those fast someday!

Rachel-I did a 400 rest just to keep the mileage even on the TM (can't do math and run at the same time!!!). When I do them on the track I do a 200 recovery. Laziness :)

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