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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

2025 - 4:03:10

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

Virtual Boston Marathon

2021 - 4:35:03

 

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 Marathon

2024 - 1:48:58 - 3rd place in AG

2026 - 1:58:06 (tempo run during long run)

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:

Favorite Running Quotes: 

1.  Human beings are made up of flesh, blood and a miracle fiber called COURAGE! ~ George Patton 

2.   Find the courage to be patient.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 117.64 Year: 742.68
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles: 28605.00
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Walking lunges for 2 houses

1 mile warm up---2x1600@9:24---1x800@4:34--Highland Nursery route

1600-9:39 uphill

1600-9:00 (I was all over the place today!!)

800-4:15

Cool down 

Walking lunges for 2 houses

I accidentally hit a timer button on my Garmin on Friday.  I forgot to correct the settings and it drove me crazy all morning!  And it was super dark this morning and I was wishing I had a headlamp.

3x

LLL

Calf raises

Hip flexor series

Fire hydrant

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20 miles on east MCT - 14.2 - 1:24 - getting slower...ha ha!

balance lunges 12-15 ea leg
reverse lunges 12-15 ea leg
Squats 12-15 all at 60% of max one rep

dot jumps

full body crunch 45 secs
toe touch crunch 45 sec
single leg flutter kick 30 secs ea leg back flat
Lateral shoulder raise 12-15
forward shoulder raise 12-15
shoulder press 12-15
B-6 - 3
Alternate heel touches 45 sec
bycycles 45 secs
overhead tricep extensions 12-15 reps
single arm curls 12-15 reps
tricep kick backs 12 -15 each arm
21's bi-cep curls
Ball crunch
Ball bridge
Hammie Roll out on ball

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Park City - Armstrong Trail TT:  2:00 AP:  15:41 Elevation 1171

Kelli, Rachel, and I went up to Park City to enjoy the fall colors.  It was amazing and definitely in the top 5 of my all-time favorite runs.  Absolutely epic!

3x

B6

Side to side lunge

Clams

Curtsy lunge

Hammie roll out on ball

Up/down on ball

Hamstring straight leg - arm pump

Hip flexor series

 

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West MCT-TT:  1:07 AP:  13.0. Miles 14.7  I was so slow today!  Then off to the gym.

 

3x

Hamtractor 

Adductor

Abductor 

Leg press-single leg

Hamstring curl

 

So very tired!  I turned 38 today!

 

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Silo run with a couple small add-one to get a bit more mileage.  TT: 44:35 AP:  9:22 HR: 169

1 mile WU--3 mile tempo @9:56--cool down  (I switched my race to the Thankful Half Marathon on Thanksgiving Day)

9:12, 8:47, 8:34....whoa, I was way off my pace times.  But I felt good.  Improvement??  My fastest AP since my knee surgery!!

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