I Can Do Hard Things

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

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
26.00	0.00	26.00

I had a total freak out moment earlier this week. It usually happens a few times a year. I guess when I invest a lot of time/effort into something and I start to feel an injury come on....I panic. Big time. Just ignore please!

TT: 5:25:08

AP: 12:29

Elevation: 5340 feet

Kelli Stephenson was kind enough to meet me again for a long run. Bless her sweet heart...I'm so much slower than she is. We went on a few new trails around Potato Hill. But oh my...we climbed and climbed and climbed. I had to walk a lot up those hills. But still with the walking, my breathing was heavy. We ran out of water and were really glad to make it back to the cars to refill.

Then we went and climbed some more on the other side of the tunnel. It was hot and I was tired of climbing/hiking. But Kelli was so supportive..especially with my lack of talking!

Glad this run is over. The reality of running 50 miles is very scary to me. I'm not sure how well things are going to play out. It is definitely going to be a mind over matter race!

(I wore tape and compression sleeves today and my road shoes. Calves/shins felt good. Note to self - do not wear new shoes on a 22 mile trail run!!!)

2014 - Minutes Miles: 325.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Kim on Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 21:30:04 from 160.7.247.191

I didn't realize you were going to do the 50 miler. Way to go! Hopefully I will see you there...I am planning to be there to watch and help support Tom. The only thing that will keep me away is if my little grand daughter enters the world a bit early. :) Good luck on the training. Watching Tom helps me realize I'm happy I didn't sign up! :)

From Toby on Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 21:41:11 from 74.81.235.87

Yeah for Tom (and you)! I will be looking for you guys out there!

From Smooth on Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 22:15:08 from 63.230.16.80

Wow! You ran a mountain marathon today! Awesome job! You are so strong and way humble which makes you endearing and teachable. I am sure Kelli loved every step of running with you, seriously who wouldn't want to run walk hike with you? You are amazing! I wish I was strong and fit enough to tag along!

I love how dedicated you are to this sport! There's so much to learn and invest in. Sometimes I feel like it is a one-man experiment because each person is different. Even the same person running the same course under similar conditions on a different day can have very different results. Short of getting a personal professional coach, we as recreational runner learn by trial and error, from other more experienced runners. You are doing an amazing job at finding what works. You are more well prepared than you think. I am so proud of you. The training is the fun part and the "race" or the "event" is just the icing on the cake. No worries! Enjoy the journey! ;)

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