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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: 0.00 Month: 44.34 Year: 964.25
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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2014 - Minutes Miles: 492.00
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TT: 1:40:04

AP: 8:21

9:22, 8:53, 8:32, 8:32, 8:21, 8:20......8:15, 8:01, 8:03, 7:59, 7:54, 7:44,

Dark and early. It's been 4 days since my last run and I was wondering if my legs remembered how to run. Legs were heavy and had a hard time picking up speed. My inside shin was definitely achy today.

20 min PT, stretch and foam roll

2014 - Minutes Miles: 120.00
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I kinda had a freak out moment last night.  I am usually even tempered and don't get stressed, but this "marathon/maybe injury" has put me into a tail-spin.  I've invested a whole year into 100% focused training and I don't want it to all be for naught.  

Thank YOU FRBers who talked/texted me off the ledge last night.  And my husband thanks you too.  Balance and perspective goes a long ways.

My "current plan" for the moment is to do Ogden, but add more cross training days less running days.  It is subject to change though!

20 hard push on bike

lunge matrix

cross over drill

push ups

step downs

leg swings

row

fly

10 min hard push on bike

1 set of above

10 min hard push on bike

1 set of above

I didn't take any rests in between and my heart rate was up the whole time.

Long stretch and foam roll.  Calf/lower leg scrapped....ouch

2014 - Minutes Miles: 70.00
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TT: 1:26

AP: 8:45 (I think this is way off....satellite had a hard time connecting)

10:47(I was down a huge hill....way off), 8:42, 8:44, 8:16, 8:15, 8:24, 8:02, 8:26, 8:23, 8:35

We are in St George for spring break. I hopped on a trail and just started to run. The destination for the turn around point was only 2.5 miles instead of 5 miles. So I was a bit miffed and had to come up with plan B.

I really like how many parks/drinking fountains they have. BUT holy hills!!!!!

My Garmin had a hard time connecting to the satellite, so my pace was a bit off. My shin was a bit achy achy to start, but felt alright by the end.

It was very tired after all our hiking today. But I sat in the chilly hotel pool for awhile and it mellowed out.

My husband likes to ski in the winter (so do I, but I'm not quite as crazy as he is) and I like to hike in the summer. So we decided to hike Snow canyon today. My kids just had a unit at school about the national parks in UT and about the rock cycle. They were telling us crazy facts during our hike today. They loved it!

 

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No running or cross training. 100% rest We hiked all around Zion's National Park today. I didn't wear my boot because most of the trails were sand or mud. We sure live in a beautiful place!

 

I got a call from Dr. Rich with all my test results.  My Dexa scan came back normal.  All my blood work came back normal except my vitiman D level was a bit high....so I need to cut back.  

Since my bones are working and my blood work is clean, I need to figure out my "sweet spot" regarding mileage.  How much can my body handle?  

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TT: 46:51

AP: 9:18

9:39, 9:18, 9:12, 8:53, 9:26

My last day running around SG. I took the run very slow and easy today. Goodbye hills!

2014 - Minutes Miles: 46.00
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TT:  2:50:00

AP:  8:30

Murdock Canal

9:24, 9:01, 8:32, 8:37, 8:25, 8:26, 8:15, 8:22, 8:21, 8:26, 8:31, 8:22, 8:17, 8:30, 8:28, 8:25, 8:26, 8:36, 8:23, 8:03

Hmmmm....what a run! Getting to the 10 mile turn around point seemed to take forever. I ran this one alone and listened to my audio book.  Gold by Chris Cleave is super good.  It is about two women Olympic cyclists. 

I'm thinking I did this run a bit too fast because it felt hard.  My legs were heavy and my breathing labored.  My shin felt alright, but my calves were cramping near the end.  

When I got home, I laid on our living room floor under the ceiling fan.  When my husband saw me, he thought something was wrong and freaked out a bit.  Ha ha....just crampy calves and tired.

As a reference to other 20+ mile long runs:

3/29/14 - 20 mile - AP:  8:51

4/14/12 - 20 mile - AP:  9:45

4/28/12 - 22 mile - AP:  9:42

I attended the temple tonight for a recovering alcoholic woman whom I visit taught.  She's been working hard to get her life back together and she did IT!  We can all do hard things!

2014 - Minutes Miles: 170.00
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