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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.500.003.50

Today was definitely not a high mileage, high intensity or high anything kind of a day. 

My ankle and heels have felt really good all weekend.  So onto another "running day".

3 min walk

7 min run

3 min walk

7 min run

3 min walk

7 min run

5 min cool down

Wowzer, I feel out of shape.  I still feel clumsy, slow, and mostly out of shape.  I had a few minutes after the run/walk till I needed to be home.  I was planning on doing the elliptical, but opted for stretching.  It was probably the best part of the workout.  I need to get back into the habit!

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Comments
From Britta on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 15:26:53 from 99.93.195.243

That is great your feet are feeling okay. You will feel back to your old running self in no time!

From auntieem on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 16:09:13 from 67.182.146.94

It won't take long, now that you are running! Glad everything feels well.

From RAD on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 16:33:50 from 67.172.229.125

YAY! Congrats on the no pain and increased running - stretching is GOOD!

I can understand the out of shape thing, you think you keep up cardio, but the running still seems harder than it used to be! Crazy!!

From calliej on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 18:06:43 from 97.126.141.220

You will get your groove back in no time. You are an awesome runner and your body will remember that. You will be be back to your speedy self real soon. Keep up the good work.

Are you going to the pool tomorrow? 5:15?

From Kelli on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 19:16:57 from 71.219.89.82

I would opt for stretching, too!!! Nice run, it will come back to you quick----I PROMISE!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 23:48:42 from 24.8.167.243

You'll be back in no time.

From Burt on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 00:08:43 from 98.177.220.145

You may feel clumsy and slow, but at least your back doing it! :)

From Toby on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 00:15:06 from 216.194.124.36

Thanks all for the encouraging words.

I just hope I don't take a spill on the TM and get road rash on my face (do you get road rash from a TM) ;)

From Smooth on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 00:32:04 from 174.23.198.220

HooRAY for the increased running!!! I am 100% certain that you'll be back to your speedy self in no time. Road rash on the TM, NOT a chance! :)

From Burt on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:54:22 from 98.177.220.145

Mill rash?

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