I Can Do Hard Things

Week starting Jul 11, 2010

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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:	0.00	Year:	769.31
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	5.00

Weight: 0.00

Mon, Jul 12, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	3.00

3 miles walking (no running) - BIG BIG BIG hills at my brother in law's house in CA. Eating way too much junk :)

Weight: 0.00

Tue, Jul 13, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	2.00

30 minutes walk (3x1minute run).

Finally got home from CA trip. After putting the kids to bed, I took a walk to get my wiggles out. It was almost dark, but it sure felt good.

Always fun to go away - even better to come home.

Weight: 0.00

Wed, Jul 14, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

Spin class

1x1min run

1x1:30 min run

Glad to be home from vacation! Lots of laundry and restocking my fridge...oh and the buckets of veggies that I picked from my garden need to be prepared for freezing. Fun - fun - fun!

Weight: 0.00

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

Spin class

1x1min run

1x1:30 run

Weight: 0.00

Sat, Jul 17, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

Spin class (legs were definitely sore from all the spin)

20 minutes on the elliptical (little nervous on how my ankle would feel - we will see)

5.5 mile bike ride ON MY NEW BIKE!!!! Hip hip hooray!

I've been having a mental breakdown. Yep, I'm crazy. I'm not sure if it is a "mid-summer-too many kids home-really hot" syndrome or what.

This past week, I noticed myself becoming irritable quickly, grumpy, and unhappy. I guess I didn't realize how badly I need my physical outlet (I do workout all the time, but I think I need to workout harder or longer or differently or maybe just go to Hawaii). I have to have a really hard workout to get it all out. I have to leave my stress on the road, bike or somewhere, because if I don't I AM GONNA LOSE IT!

I was planning on getting a new bike for my birthday (in September) and realized that if I got it then, I would only be able to ride for 2 months. So I got it early (Thanks Tim!) I thought I was going to have to order it, but they have my size in stock. Hooray for the really nice people who answer all my dumb questions and didn't look at me weird.

It is a really low-level/entry level bike. But $13,000 wasn't in my budget to get a Lance Armstrong Trek bike (that is what the sales guy Lance's bike costs - HE HAS 4 OF THEM!!!) I was nervous about the clip-in peddles, but they worked out great. What a difference it makes! Here's to speedy miles!

Weight: 0.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	5.00

Weight: 0.00

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