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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, Mar 05, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

I was so tired yesterday that I went to bed at 8:45pm.  I felt much better when I woke up this morning.

AM #1 

7 miles on the gym TM.  I felt very sluggish and yucky the first 4 miles.  The last 3 miles, I started to pick up the pace just to get the darn run over with!  Then I started to feel better.  67:40.

AM #2

Strength training in my basement.  

3x

25 squats with overhead press

10/side single leg hamstring lift

10/side side lunges

10 side line leg lift

15 REAL push ups

Ling stretch and foam rolling.   My left shin just above my SF site has been bugging the last few days.   I took my rolling pin to it this morning.  Now it really hurts.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 07:40:12 from 67.2.127.125

Karen and I read your last week's posts Sat. Night in our hotel room. We really need to get together for a run outside when the weather gets warmer. Karen needs you to be her running partner when I am gone to Australia. :)

Anyway, so excited to see your mileage building up! You are being very patient and so dedicated in doing all the strengthen training and diligent in rehabbing with the rolling and stretching. Here's to happy and healthy Spring running! Cheers! :)

From RAD on Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 12:42:52 from 76.27.82.202

why does that darn leg do that?!? I hope it gets better throughout the day. I wish I would've gone to bed at 8:45...I probably wouldn't have been so grumpy last night, or this morning :)

Nice work and I'm impressed you pushed through those TM miles. Always seems to take forever to get to 3-4!

From Toby on Wed, Mar 06, 2013 at 10:36:06 from 199.101.229.6

Smooth: I need to run with you ladies....you ALWAYS make my day brighter! AND I need to get on the stick and get faster so I can keep up with both of you! I would be MORE than happy to run with Karen while your gone. She is such an amazing lady!!

Rachel: I'm not sure what is going on with my leg. But my patience is running out and frustration is starting to set in. If I just knew what I was doing wrong.... I was grumpy last night too...hence the 8:45 bed time.

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