I Can Do Hard Things

Week starting May 22, 2011

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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

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
17.50	0.00	17.50

Weight: 0.00

Mon, May 23, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	3.00

We got home last night....ooooo....I'm tired! I woke up at 5am this morning. I wanted to sleep more, but I was awake! So I went for a quick run before all the madness started of kids! Lower legs still sore...I need to do something about them.

Weight: 0.00

Wed, May 25, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	5.00

Time: 45:18 AP 9:06 (9:14, 9:17, 9:27, 9:06, 8:12,)

I'm still not adjusted from getting home from Europe. I was up at 4:45am....wide awake. So I headed out and hoped to get a nap in before everyone woke up.

I ran the neighborhood street with lots of street lights...but it is hilly. I didn't look at the Garmin and just ran. My lower legs started to hurt immediately, but the pain subsided after a few miles. As soon as I stopped running, the pain stopped.

So I went to the doctor today and he said it was shin splints. I guess I am just ULTRA paranoid! I told me to try taking out my orthotics...they maybe causing the pain. We will give it a try.

Weight: 0.00

Sat, May 28, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.50	0.00	9.50

Time: 1:27:00

AP 9:16

9:27, 9:15, 9:41, 9:27, 9:37, 9:15, 9:04, 8:52, 9:03, 3:23

I had to do my run mid-day because hubby was hiking with the scouts. So it was WARM! I've had a love/hate relationship with running. I will have a great run, then my shin will ache and ache. I will rest a few days because of stress fracture paranoia and come back. Frustrating.

I'm committed to running the UV half and the Ragnar and then I will take it race by race.

This was a fairly good run. I struggled between 3-4 miles....it was hot, I was thristy and wish I had a running bud. I can tell my aerobic fitness isn't where it should be, but when I don't/can't run every day it won't be.

I'm learning......

Weight: 0.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
17.50	0.00	17.50

Weight: 0.00

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