I Can Do Hard Things

Week starting Aug 28, 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:	0.00	Year:	769.31
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
29.77	0.00	29.77

Weight: 0.00

Mon, Aug 29, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

Designated rest day after 20 miles. It was heavenly to sleep in!

Weight: 0.00

Tue, Aug 30, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.25	0.00	3.25

31:49

So this was supposed to be a 6 mile run that got cut short! The top of my right foot (on the outside) and my heel was on fire! My heel has hurt on and off before and I always thought it was from being on my feet all day. Plantar fasciitis is my new best friend...ughhhhh....

Made a doctor appointment. I just need to hang on 4.5 weeks. JuST HANG ON!

Weight: 0.00

Wed, Aug 31, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.20	0.00	4.20

1.6 mile run to the gym

Lifted lower legs

Ran 1 mile on the TM

1.6 mile run home

I went to the doctor today for the top of my foot hurting and my heel. Total paranoia! But I've invested TOO much time to throw SGM out the window! Doc thinks the top of my foot is tendonitis (he said I would have carnage after a 20 miler!!!) and PF on my heel. He gave me a steriod to help with both. Stretches and ice. Plus I got a Strassburg sock today.

My run today felt ok. I was huffing and puffing and it was HOT! I spent a lot of extra time stretching, foam rolling and icing. JUST HANG ON!

Weight: 0.00

Thu, Sep 01, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.06	0.00	6.06

57:58

AP: 9:34

10:27, 9:48, 10:10, 9:05, 9:05, 8:47

So I feel like I've been hit by a truck! Everything (bones, tendons, muscles) from my knee down hurts. I didn't realize how many crooks and cranies could hurt. Is this normal? Why do I run to feel like this?

I feel like crawling in a pool of Advil, drinking a Cherry Coke, and never returning to civilization again. (PF does feel better today...wore my fancy socks and taped my foot).

JUST HANG ON!

Weight: 0.00

Fri, Sep 02, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

36:22

AP: 9:18

10:33, 9:13, 8:30, 8:05

I always have such a hard time running up that monster hill every morning. Still asleep I guess! I feel LEAPS and BOUNDS better than I have all week. Hooray...I was starting to get nervous! Still not super fast, but better than it has been! I must have left all my speed at Hobble Creek!

Weight: 0.00

Sat, Sep 03, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
12.26	0.00	12.26

1:47:00

AP: 8:48

9:21, 9:01, 8:57, 8:55, 8:34, 8:53, 8:43, 8:36, 8:43, 8:41,8:27, 8:43, 2:08

HOORAY for a decent run this morning! I met RAD, Bec, and Annette at the JRP for a chilly morning run. I LOVE the cooler-fallish weather. I finally felt like my legs could move. There is hope!

It was such a fun and chatty run! Those gals are so great! Answering all my dumb questions and chatting runner talk! So so so fun!

But I am tired today. No "after run" nap! My garden has been neglected for 2 weeks. So I picked corn, oodles of green beans, lots of tomatoes, lots of raspberries and green peppers. Plus I pulled WAY too many weeds!

Then we went to Costco...it is always chaos there!

Came home and canned 15 bottles of spaghetti sauce, cut up the 3 packages of strawberries and put them into baggies (with pineapple and blueberries). I freeze for our morning smoothie fix. I cut up all the green beans for tomorrow night's dinner. Then put away all the other Costco crud. My feet hurt.

Off to bed! Thanks ladies for the great morning!

Weight: 0.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
29.77	0.00	29.77

Weight: 0.00

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