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Orem Turkey Trot

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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

Thu, Nov 28, 2013

Race: Orem Turkey Trot (4 Miles) 00:30:44, Place in age division: 1

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	4.00	8.00

TT: 30:44

AP: 7:41

7:57, 7:48, 7:56, 7:04

I drove to the race separately from my family. I really wanted to do a good 2 mile warm up and they didn't want to hang out :) I kept trying to slow down and keep my excitement in check. I saw lots of familiar faces at the start. I almost missed seeing my family at the start. I stood with them for 30 seconds before the gun went off and didn't see them until the finish.

My goal was to break 32 minutes or under 8 MM. So I knew I had to start faster than my normal slow speed. I found Ponytail Girl and liked her speed and tried to hang onto her for a long time. I was really breathing hard that first mile and was just praying I could hang on to her. I left Ponytail girl around mile 3 but knew she would be back.

Once I hit the end of mile 3, I was hit puke zone. But I really wanted to have a strong finish and just hoped I could hold the pukes off. The last 400 meters Ponytail girl was in a dead sprint and I just waved as she went by :). I had nothing left.

I was really frustrated that they had no water at the end of the race. You had to walk all the way over to the Rec center. Grrrrr..... Plus no water on the course.

I started to run back onto the course and saw my husband finish (he did awesome!!!) and then my SIL and BIL. My in laws were a bit disappointed that I ran so well :) I kept running for a cool down until the kid races started. My niece ran the 400m and my son ran the 1 mile. I saw him the . 6 mark and ran him in. He was breathing really hard, but ended up running a 7:29 mile and placed 5th in the 9-10 category. Go Carter!! Just as we were about to leave, I thought I would run into the rec center to see if I happened to place. I ended up winning the 35-39 AG. I've never won an AG before and was thrilled! I'm betting that most of the fast runners were at other races today :). They gave out FREAKIN ribbons.....no medals/trophys/plaques. And I got a turkey...but really..... a ribbon. It seems that all of Hawk's races are beyond old-school.

I'm pleased with the outcome of today's race. I had a 2 minute PR, beat my goal, and won my first AG. It is nice to see that all my hard work is starting to pay off. I still have a ways to go, but at least I'm moving in the right direction.

And we went to dinner for Thanksgiving so I didn't even have to cook :)

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Smooth on Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 06:50:26 from 101.119.14.97

WOW!!! What an awesome race!!! :) Congratulations on the PR and the AG win!!! You deserve a trophy and all that bard work pays off!!!

Kudos to Carter too!!! So happy for you ,Toby!!!

What a fun way to start your Thanksgiving! Xoxoxo

From allie on Mon, Dec 02, 2013 at 12:04:04 from 97.126.219.219

great race, toby! well under your goal pace and a very strong finish. awesome.

love the pic.

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