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

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
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.200.006.20

I love putting on a wet swim suit when I've just rolled out of a warm bed.  

Aqua run 62 minutes (6.2 running miles)

5 min warm up

3 sets of 1:30minutes (30 sec rest) (2 min rest between each set)

5 min cool down

Hope to get a bike ride in when hubby gets home from work.  It is to beautiful outside!

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From eightkidmom on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 16:17:43 from 4.254.235.107

Hey! I can do hard things, too!!! That is so funny - I love saying that. So you are water-running, too? We've probably talked about this already, but remind me what your injury is... :D

From Toby on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 16:21:01 from 216.194.124.36

I have a stress fracture in my ankle and heel. I am 8 weeks recovered tomorrow (I sound like I am at an AA meeting :) ). How did you come back to running after your injury?

From eightkidmom on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 16:53:26 from 4.254.235.107

Wow, that's a bummer. I made it ten weeks - almost! It was supposed to be twelve, but I have a Half-Marathon in 11 days, so I decided I'd better try out the ol' legs. So far, so good. Since mine was an old back injury that was affecting my nerves, I really won't know whether or not it has healed unless I have another crazy nerve spasm that lays me out for a week. I'm hoping for the best. :D

From Kelli on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 17:28:46 from 71.219.89.82

OH MY, I can actually think of few things worse than that! Throw the suit in the dryer or lay it on top of the heater or something!!!!

From auntieem on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 18:15:21 from 67.182.146.94

Yuk! That will teach you to leave the wet swim suit wadded up in your gym bag. I know, I've done it too. I keep meaning to tell you, when my heel was fractured, I discovered road biking! That is when I got my beautiful blue bike, and I still love it.

From Nan Kennard on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 18:45:20 from 174.51.250.151

Whew! The thought of that just took my breath away. Chills and cold water is what I hate about swimming.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 21:01:16 from 24.8.167.243

You're being sarcastic about the wet swim suit, right?

From Toby on Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 21:06:49 from 216.194.124.36

I went pool running last night and pool ran again this morning. I did hang it on the door knob, but it just didn't get dry in time. It was SO brrrrrr cold.

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