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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
Sat, Jun 05, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

We've been babysitting our friends kiddos while they are out of town - full contact MOM MOJO going on (I totally needed to workout, but none was happening!!).

Finally got to the gym today - HOORAY!

30 minutes walking (2x1 minute runs)

Spin class

Pull ups and dips on the assisted machine

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RAD on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 23:33:58 from 67.172.229.125

Don't you just LOVE those one minute runs? They are SO fun and liberating yet frustrating that you can't keep going!! Oh, I remember them all too well! Keep up the good work, and I'm glad you got out the mom mojo so you could get some 'me' time in!

From Smooth on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 23:44:20 from 174.23.172.155

What a cool mom and sweet friend!!

Glad you were able to squeeze in a nice workout!

From Toby on Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 23:53:06 from 216.194.124.36

Thanks ladies!

RAD - remind me of your injury again (stress fracture - sorry, I know you have already told me a hundred times)?

How long did it take you to come back?

How did you do it?

My PT gave me the "only a minute and if you don't feel any pain, do another minute tomorrow" deal!

From RAD on Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 00:01:05 from 67.172.229.125

Toby, yes it was a SF in my femoral condyle (the ball at the top)...or so they assume being pregnant discouraged imagining results :)

My PT had me do 1 min run to 9 min walk. I could do that for what I had worked up to pain-free walking time (so, I did 50 min: total of 5 min running 45 walking) I had to do that for 3 days pain free, then could up it to 2/8 - 3 days pain free, then up it to 3/7 - 3 days pain free...well, you get the idea. Once I hit 5 minutes I started taking it a bit faster on the 'upping' factor and within about a week of the 5/5 had run a full mile w/out stopping.

At first it was pure torture, but now in retrospect I'm glad I came back slowly and that I'm healed and running well - even with an extra 25 pounds sitting on my hips! It's worth it...frustrating, but worth it!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 19:16:07 from 24.8.167.243

I think that taking care of more kids than you already have is a workout!

From Toby on Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 23:14:12 from 216.194.124.36

RAD - that is AWESOME information! Thank you!

Carolyn - I am WIPED out. I think we are maxed out at 4 kid (at least for this week!) :)

From KP on Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 09:09:33 from 65.208.22.26

yay for running!

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