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

Sat, Jan 05, 2013

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	8.00

I woke up right as my alarm started beeping. I did a few LLL before I left for the gym. I got to the gym right a 6:00am as they were opening. I was one of the three people there!!

I watched Law and Order until I saw my friend Collette. We are running the St George Half Marathon together. It was fun to chat and made the time go by so much faster.

My ankle felt good, but now (several hours later) it is tired and achy.

I hurried home, showered and had a massage. Yep...I'm spoiled. And I love to trade services!!

Hurried home again, so hubby and son could get to basketball practice. After they left, I did some more core work. Lots of crunches, push ups, planks, and bridges. My body is very sore!

BEST PART OF THE DAY!!!!!! I've been saving my pennies to buy a treadmill and a few small pieces of workout equipment. AND TODAY I got them! Hooray for the Step Up store and their insanely cheap TM. I got some free weights (10, 12, 15 and 20lbs), workout mat, bench (it is coming on Friday) and a bosu ball (I need to order it on Amazon). So I just need to get a spin bike and mirrors for the wall. Hubby even wired for a TV to be up on the wall. Time to catch up on some shows!!

I'm SO excited to get this workout equipment. I will still be going to the gym, but on my running days, I would have to get up quite as early. And if I miss a morning...I can do it at night in the comfort of my own home. YAHOOOOOO!!!!!!

AND my neighbor sold us his Iphone 5 for $50. My old phone is SO slow, so I am very excited about my upgrade!

What an excellent day!

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Comments

From Smooth on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 19:08:11 from 71.35.231.124

Hip hip hooray for all the awesome equipments for you home gym! I need to get me a bosu ball and spin bike too! :). What a deal for the iPhone. I still own a flip phone...

From RachelT on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 19:19:09 from 24.10.224.129

Nice job on the ab workout, you are gonna have one tight core. Your new home gym sounds so great, I'm jealous. I only have room for a TM, and my treadmill and I have a love hate relationship. Iphone 5 sounds nice too, my husband got one from work for the new year and I'm always trying to steal, I mean borrow it.

From Lily on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 20:06:34 from 67.199.178.95

Oh you are so lucky to have all of that! So awesome Toby!

From Toby on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 20:26:41 from 199.101.229.6

Smooth: Thanks for telling me about Step Up. I couldn't imagine paying full price for a TM after seeing their prices!

Rachel/Lily: I really struggled with getting up at 4:00am for my mid-week long runs while training for my last marathon. I couldn't stand it any longer and started saving my pennies so I could run at home and not have to get up as early. It isn't super fancy, but I can still get a good workout in.

From Rachelle on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 20:43:44 from 76.8.202.193

So so happy for you Toby! Great job with the workout this morning, you are so awesome at balancing everything.

I do not know what your goal is for St. George half but I just found out today that I will be pacing 1:50 and I like to think I am very good running company. :):)

From RAD on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 21:41:46 from 67.171.119.50

Looks like some good karma just dumped on you! :) I might have to come join you in your home gym!! We can trade off on the TM. I'll just duct tape Adam to the wall :)

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