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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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Fri, Feb 19, 2010
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My ankle feels good after yesterday bike and stairclimber.  Hooray!

Recovery aqua jog (37 minutes or 3.5 running miles)

5 min warm up

1 min hard, 30 sec rest, 2 min hard, 30 sec rest, 3 min hard, 30 sec rest, 4 min hard, 30 sec rest, 4 min hard, 30 sec rest, 3 min hard, 30 sec rest, 2 min hard, 30 sec rest, 1 min hard, 20 sec rest, 1 min hard

5 min cool down

I am in "deep cleaning" mode at my house.  I've been working on memory boxes and came across this old Nike poster from high school:

 

"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."

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Comments
From jtshad on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 16:17:09 from 204.134.132.225

Like the saying on the poster...plus it is true!

Have you registered for Grandma's yet? It fills up fast!

From TBarlow on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 16:19:42 from 216.194.124.36

Oh yea! I stayed up until midnight to make sure I got it! Here we come Duluth!

From calliej on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 18:26:19 from 97.126.145.218

Love it! You are awesome!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:33:03 from 98.16.155.101

Yeah, there is no finish line. Keep up the good work.

From Bec on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 14:09:35 from 76.23.55.210

There is no denying the truth of that poster. No matter how far away I mentally run away from running, it's always in the back of my mind.

Nice aqua jog. :) I hope the foot and ankle are making a turn around for the better. Just think, your bones will become stronger because of the stress fracture.

From missy on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 14:26:56 from 70.56.98.26

Nice Swim TB! :D Oh, and that Nike poster makes me mad...LOL..I think I am still a casual runner! Maybe this will be the year I become the immortal runner!

From Nan Kennard on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 19:52:47 from 174.51.250.151

Cool quote. I know I'm definitely addicted.

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