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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

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1.  Human beings are made up of flesh, blood and a miracle fiber called COURAGE! ~ George Patton 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 94.00 Year: 719.04
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
Thu, Nov 25, 2010
Race: Orem International Turkey Trot (3.96 Miles) 00:34:46, Place in age division: 8
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.003.963.96

Can I say brrrr.... Really..brrrrrr freezing! I got out of my car at 7:55am for the start time of 8:00am because it was so flippin' cold! 9 degrees mind you! I had on 4 shirts, 2 pairs of tights/windpants and it took me a 1.5 miles to start to feel my toes!

I really had a fun race. I had NO expectations other than I didn't want to come in last! I know my training isn't at top notch considering my recovering. I wasn't stressed out or psyched out! This whole "I just run what I run" attitude is awesome! I think I run so much better because I don't care as much!

I ran the race with my hubby (who is really starting to get fast...I'm gonna have to watch myself), my SIL and BIL. My SIL is SMOKIN' fast, so I really didn't plan on staying with her. She's been running lots and is in awesome shape.

Mile 1 (8:24) : I totally can't feel my toes. I decided to try to NOT look at my Garmin. I worried it would mess with my mind! But I looked at the mile markers and thought I started out WAY to fast. I was feeling good though. The mile markers were off from my Garmin distance.

Mile 2 (8:11): I looked at that time and thought I was going to blow up later on, but I still felt really good and was still running with my SIL.

Mile 3 (8:23): Looking forward to being done. My SIL took off and I just kept thinking to myself, "keep her in sight....keep her in sight".

Mile 4 (7:46): This is where my lack of fitness started to show. I had about 1/3 mile left to go and I thought I was going to puke. I kept thinking to myself, "just make it to the line and then puke...don't puke on yourself".

My SIL in was only 30 seconds ahead of me and hubby was only 2 minutes behind me! Such a fun race despite the cold! My kids ended up staying in the van, watched movies and ate donuts with Grandma. So I ate donuts on the way home and then really thought I would loose my cookies :) I was cold all morning long!

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Comments
From Kelli on Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 23:05:50 from 71.219.65.246

You guys look cold!!!!!!!!! Great job on the race, that is a really good time! I am so very glad that you did not puke on yourself.

From Smooth on Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 00:22:00 from 67.2.111.170

CONGRATULATIONS on a FUN race and GREAT time! So COOL that you were running in puke zone and finished so strong! I think you are BACK!!! :)

From Burt on Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:58:27 from 72.223.84.236

Wow Toby! You're doing great! And your husband is looking fit as a fiddle.

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