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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: 32.15 Month: 98.11 Year: 645.21
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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32.150.0032.15
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7 easy on home TM because I got up too late and it was hot.  15 minutes ancillary work

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5.850.005.85

New entrance to Manilla Pond - 4x800 + 1x800 on hill on the way home - 64 degrees.  Right calf was extremely sore. I was stressing about dumb things last night and wasn't feeling very confident.  I didn't look at my watch till I was almost done with the first 800 and was shocked at how fast I was going.  These are the fastest 800 times I've run since 2014.  WOW!!

I went to Vasa for 30 minutes to work on my calf strength and leg press.  

TBT Class - it was leg day and I felt SO great.  Probably the best I've felt in a long time and was able to lift some heavy weights.  My calf feels great now.  GOAL:  heavy focas on calf and glute strength.  Feeling hopeful.

TT:  1:00

AP:  10:20 (3:41, 3:39, 3:38, 3:40, 3:40)

HR:  154

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6.300.006.30

Discovery Park to Evergreen Park - 57 degrees - super easy with walk breaks

TT:  1:09

AP:  11:02

HR:  141

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15 minutes calves at Vasa

PT with Mark

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Out/back on the MCT for the drinking fountains.  72 degrees.  I wanted to do 6 pace miles on the way back (9:00-9:15) and I could only do a few!  That was way too much effort.  My legs felt very heavy.  Girls camp next week so I will have some time off.

TT:  2:07

AP:  9:50 (9:18, 9:08, 9:28, 9:23, 9:13, 9:07)

HR:  154

Post run - TBT Class - leg day

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