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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: 13.95 Month: 44.34 Year: 964.25
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WALK/RUN:  4.1 miles - 50 minutes

6 min walk - 4 min run

5:30 min walk - 4 min run x3

5 min walk - 5 min run

I've really upped my ankle exercises and so far today, my ankle has felt good.  But I'm not holding my breath :)

 

BIKE in pm:  15.44 miles  - 1:05.55 minutes (did Healy hill twice, Wal-mart hill and TM hill).  I always feel like I peddle in slow-motion and just don't go very far or fast.  But it was a fun ride - this is one of my favorite routes and the weather was cooler.  Fall is coming.

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WALK/RUN:  3.45 miles - 42:11 minutes

6 min walk - 4 min run

5:30 min walk - 4:30 run x2

5 min walk - 5min run

As I walked up to my front door after my workout, I looked at my watch and it said 4:39am.  I had a puking kid all night.  Why do stomachs need to rid their contents in the middle of the night?  So by 3:45 am, I couldn't sleep anymore so I hit the dark and loney road (the gym doesn't open till 4:30am). 

I was a little nervous since it was so dark.  I was VERY aware of my surroundings and noises.  But it was cool and quiet.  I did a bunch of ankle exercises on my front porch, took a shower and crawled back into bed.  Hubby had brought Pukey into our bed (I have a firm NO KIDS IN BED rule).  She was still though.  I slept some but am still really tired.

Hoping to get a ride in when hubby gets home from work.  NO MORE PUKING KIDS! (on a side note, ankle does feel good today...still too early to get excited).

 

PM - bike ride.  I had HUGE intentions on going for a long ride tonight - I even had some extra time.  But 19:29 minutes into my ride, I got a flat.  I took off my tool kit when I had my bike tuned up last week and never put it back on.  So my sweet hubby and all the kids came to pick me up.  So much for a long ride......

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WALK/ RUN: 4.1 miles - 50 minutes - 

6 minute walk to 4 minute run

5:30 minute walk to 4:30 minute run

5 minute walk to 5 minute run x 3

I had another puking kids last night (9pm ish).  But he got his "junk" EVERYWHERE - can't we at least try to aim!  So I spent the morning at the laundromat washing his comforter.  But he didn't wake up in the middle of the night and when he came down this morning, he asked what was for breakfast.  I love the pukes!

I had a really good workout this morning (except that the gym was playing Wizard of Oz in the Cardio Cinema room - come on!!!).  I had no pain in my ankle and haven't for the past few days.  I'm still not calling it good, but it is definitely getting into the range.

 

No bike ride tonight - I'm going to cheer my puker at his soccer game!

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I can barely type this post my arms are so sore!  I've made a self-challenge to start to lift weights.  I have really bad posture and need to get my core stronger.  So I went to a power pump class - first time ever.  That was some tough stuff for a wimp like me!  My whole body is sore - head to toe!  But I'm going to shoot for twice a week with the weights - we'll see how it rolls.  (no cool videos like Burts though)

I got a short bike ride in this evening.  Wish I could have gone longer, but I was canning spaghetti sauce, freezing pesto sauce, watching my niece and trying to get dinner ready.  So I hit all my close, big hills - 4 of them.  Quality not quantity tonight!

 

30 minute ride - 6.84 miles

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WALK/RUN - 4.2 miles in 50 minutes - warm up of 6 min walk to 4 min run and then did 4x 5min run to 5 min walk

I am so flipping sore from power pump yesterday.  What a wimp!  In addition to the soreness, I am dog tired from walking around Swiss Days.  WOWZER, there was a lot of people, yummy food and it was hot.  Time to go to bed!

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WALK/RUN: 40 minutes - 3.25 miles - 5 min walk to 5 min run.  Ankle felt awesome!  I told my hubby last night that I feel like I am progressing and moving forward and not stagnant.  This brings me great hope.  It is so hard to feel like you are going no where!  We'll see.....

BIKE:  Suncrest, baby!  11.5 miles 1:02:47 minutes.  I like this ride because it is short, but very intense!  I rode with my training partner from last summer.  It was great to catch up and I hope to be running with her soon!  I felt ok on the ride - my quads were ON FIRE from that stupid pump class.  I can't believe how sore I still am!


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