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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

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
Tue, Sep 28, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.500.004.50

WALK/RUN: 50 minutes - 4.5 miles 3 x (3 min walk to 7 min run) and 2 (2 min walk to 8 min run)

 SO SO SO tired this morning.  I swear I had just fallen asleep when the alarm went off.  It was a crazy day too.  So many good opportunities are coming my way - tender mercies.  Hooray!

 

Plus my ankle feels good today - that is the best part!

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kelli on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 22:28:57 from 71.219.65.246

What opportunities?? Do tell!!!

Very nice run, you are getting the running minutes up there, this is encouraging because I saw no mention of pain!

From RAD on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 14:03:29 from 67.172.229.125

SO nice to see the running times come up and with NO pain!!

I too want to know these tender mercies that you're seeing thrown your way!! :)

From auntieem on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 20:52:15 from 67.182.144.71

Better and better on that ankle! Hey, how's the biking? Have you given it up?

From Toby on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 21:50:05 from 66.133.97.196

Life has been good to me lately and I'm so grateful.

1. I've been thinking about other things and my ankle hasn't been bothering me. Interesting!

2. I was asked to be a vendor at a Christmas boutique selling Scentsy

(if anyone needs any my website is: www.tobybarlow.scentsy.us)

and my children's clothing. I sew little girl skirts and dresses ( I will also have some holiday pillowcases and mitered corner baby blankets).

I've never done a boutique before and am thrilled but nervous as too how much inventory to provide. The tricky part is I have to buy all the fabric, sew it in various sizes and HOPES it sells (I don't even know what to price my stuff at). Any advice is welcome!

Aunti- I haven't been riding as much as I'd like. With all our after school stuff, homework, I find the nights just slip away. BUT I am going tomorrow and Saturday FOR SURE!

From Kelli on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 21:58:09 from 71.219.65.246

That sounds like a lot of work, that will keep you super busy!! I know nothing about any of that stuff so I am NO help! But I do have a cute little girl who loves clothes, so I will come and shop!

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