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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
Tue, Aug 05, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.002.007.00

I recruited my hairdresser, Emily to join us for the Tuesday Track Club.  Emily is a super fast marathoner and just starting to do track workout!  We are three ladies strong now!

I was nervous about this workout.  My groin was still super tight and I knew speed was going to aggrivate it even more.  But I stretched it all night.  It was tight this morning, but I was able to finish the workout.  I hope I wasn't being dumb.

Today was 8x400.  The thought of doing 800's made me want to vomit.  It was still a great workout and having another person there breathing down your neck was awesome!  My times are getting faster....slowly but surely!  Next week we are going to do mile repeats....ughhhhh.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/15/14 7/22/14 7/29/14 8/5/14
1:35 1:38 1:33 1:33
1:34 1:37 1:34 1:32
1:32 1:33 3:19 1:29
1:34 3:21 3:17 1:30
3:27 3:24 3:16 1:30
      1:31
      1:27
      1:28

 

 

 

PM:  30 minutes yoga and PT exercises for hip/glute/groin

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014 - Minutes Miles: 100.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 11:20:04 from 161.38.221.168

awesome, toby! look at those times coming down. great work.

thanks for the tips about atlanta. i walked passed a mellow mushroom the other day and remembered your comment. we will definitely check it out later. i also attempted to run in piedmont park but i got a little lost. i'm sure i will find my way there soon enough. :) thanks for the other suggestions as well.

your training is looking great. keep it up.

From Tara on Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 11:56:57 from 50.186.87.12

You are doing great! Look at that progression!

Hiya Allie.

From Toby on Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 12:28:05 from 74.81.235.5

Thanks ladies for the kind words! I can't even tell you how much I loathe speed work. Yuck!

Hey Tara....want to go on a running retreat on Friday?

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 16:33:45 from 24.10.247.181

I need to follow anyone's blog who quotes Vern Gambetta AND George Patton!

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