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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

2026 - 1:58:06 (tempo run during long run)

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
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.100.006.10

Pool run 62 minutes (6.2 running miles)

5 min warm up

8x5min hard (1 min rest)

3x45 sec hard (15 sec rest)

5 min cool down

I really need to stretch.  I haven't been doing it because I don't feel very comfortable stretching at the pool in a wet suit and when I get home life gets crazy.  I can tell that I haven't been stretching and I am tight tight tight!

Does shoveling the driveway with my kids count as miles?  Off to build another snow fort!

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From missy on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 16:57:14 from 65.100.215.154

Yes, Do NOT stretch in a swim suit at the pool, it's every guys fantasy! Lol...OMG I shoveled this a.m. for 1 hour..it was heavy and wet on the bottom and fluffy on the top..but still heavy altogether, and I felt it was a core workout! :) It's fun to play in the snow, but all my kids were at school, would look odd if it did it by myself..haha.

From calliej on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 17:01:35 from 97.126.145.218

Glad to hear you had a great workout. Sorry I didn't show up this morning...another bad night with Isaac...hope that today is the turn around day. What are your plans for monday?

From RAD on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 19:00:11 from 67.172.229.125

Nice work in the pool! There are some good IN pool stretches you can do, but I'm with Missy NOT out of the pool - or around anyone with goggles :)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 22:23:59 from 24.8.167.243

It sounds like stretching in the pool is the way to go. I have a hard time getting myself to stretch too and I am super tight.

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