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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: 94.00 Year: 719.04
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
Mon, Dec 03, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

I didn't sleep very well because of the crazy thunderstorm last night!  But still got up and went to the gym.

3x

squat jumps

B6

pushups

planks

LLL

dips

Run 3 easy miles.  Ankle felt great.  Chatted with a gal next to me on the TM...and it made the run SO much faster.

Another round of LLL and B6

Stretch and foam roll

I showered and crawled back into bed to take my little nap before everyone got up for school.  But shortly thereafter, I had a kid complain of a stomach and then spent the rest of the morning dealing with pukes.  Great way to start the week! 

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Teena Marie on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 13:08:15 from 155.99.180.223

Two thumbs up!!! So happy for you. I will email you when I am out of classes.

:) :) :)

From Lily on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 13:21:23 from 166.137.156.155

Awwwe the bards! It goes arounf every December I swear!

Glad your ankle is good to you!

From Smooth on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 17:35:02 from 67.2.119.62

So glad you got your exercises in before having to deal with the pukes!!! :)

You are doing an awesome job keeping that ankle happy and all that strength training stuff. You are so dedicated and so patient! Nice to have smart Teena's help! :)

From Toby on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 19:16:54 from 199.101.230.254

Teena - you are simply amazing and I SO appreciate all you help! You are going to be an amazing PT!!

Lily - Pukes are full force here. Yuck! Poor kid had to miss her piano recital tonight. Let's hope no one else gets it.

Smooth - Teena was more helpful in an hour than any other medical help I've had. Wowzer she is amazing!! I just hope this ankle can hold on till May :)

From RAD on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 23:01:42 from 67.171.119.50

Pukes is NOT the ideal morning :( sorry. Hope life is better today!

Oh and I agree that Teena is awesome sauce!

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