I Can Do Hard Things

Week starting Aug 15, 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:	44.34	Year:	964.25
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
11.02	0.00	11.02

Weight: 0.00

Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.25	0.00	4.25

RUN/WALK - 4.25 miles (5 mins walk to 5 mins run - except for the last 2 segments, I ran for 5:30 and 6).

I can't tell you how WONDERFUL it felt to run today. Really run - I ran almost 2 miles. My ankle felt so great that I really did have to restrain myself not to go further or faster. It's coming folks, its coming!

BIKE - 15.69 miles 1:02:57 minutes - I felt good on the bike too, but it was hot. I hope to get a longer, harder ride in this week. I still feel like I am so slow on a bike!

I think I will be able to do the mini sprint triathlon in November. I'd better be able to run the 5k gosh darn it!

Weight: 0.00

Wed, Aug 18, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.30	0.00	4.30

RUN/WALK: 4.3 miles (probably ran 2.15 miles) - walk 5 minutes run 5 minutes

Ankle feels a bit funny tonight. Lots of ice and I will see how it feels in the morning.

Weight: 0.00

Thu, Aug 19, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

40 minutes on the elliptical

Weight: 0.00

Sat, Aug 21, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.47	0.00	2.47

RUN/WALK - 2.47 Miles - 30:30 minutes(6 minute walk - 4 minute run)

BIKE - 17.26 Miles 1:31 hours

I rode part of the Alpine Loop today and it kicked my tail. I didn't decide before-hand what I wanted out of this workout and I let the "hard" win me over. I didn't make it to the top and turned around at the Timpanooke turnoff. My legs were spent - I didn't do a lot of biking this week (we had a lot going on) and I could tell.

There were SO many riders going up the canyon this morning. Hard-core riders too! They all passed me going up and coming down - that is hard on the ego :)

My ankle has been bothering me a bit and I've been a bit grumpy about it. I got my stress fracture back in December and it is the end of August....urghhhhh! But I thought I would try to run on it today and back off a minute of running. It feels ok, still a bit achy.

My next workout needs to be better!

Weight: 0.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
11.02	0.00	11.02

Weight: 0.00

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