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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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Rec Center out and back

TT:  59:18

AP:  8:30

TODAY:  (AP:  8:30)  9:11, 8:54, 8:56, 8:39, 8:05, 7:53, 7:37

OCT 2:   (AP:  8:59)  9:46, 9:19, 9:22, 8:56, 8:30, 8:32, 8:48

 

I ran this route 2.5 weeks ago and am pleased with today's results.  Especially the splits for the "out" hills and my "back" downhills.  I was really breathing hard the last mile and was tired, but I was able to hang on.  Maybe I'll do it again in another 2.5 weeks (Nov 6).  

I seem to be sitting at an AP of 8:30ish for my faster runs.  Hopefully more time on the road will make faster.  

So long rest week.  I would really like to finish up my 36 mile/week 3 week cycle.  I think that 40 miles is a big jump - almost a mile/day increase.  So I'm going to do a 38/mile week, then start my 40/mile cycle.  I want to sit on 40/week until December (with rest weeks every 3 weeks).  We'll see how things go. This is an adjustable schedule.  

This is the most I've ever run in my life.  I've peaked at 47 miles/week, but that included a 22 miler.  My paradigm shift with running is working.  I just hope I don't screw it up.  I still have a long time to go.

 

 

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I had a huge internal struggle about getting up this morning. Unfortunately, I stayed in bed. So I've been stressing all day about getting my workout in. I'm not sure the sleep was worth the worry.

4 miles on the home TM-6.0mph

Took daughter to school

3 miles on the road easy-no watch...this felt way harder than it should have.

Stretch and foam roll

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Canal out and bacl

TT:  1:10:42

AP:  8:50

9:46, 9:07, 8:56, 8:38, 8:41, 8:43, 8:28, 8:16

I met Kellie this morning.  I was feeling very creaky and I told Kellie I needed an easy run today.  I totally held her back, but she'll survive :)  Great conversation as always!

The top of my foot was bugging yesterday and today.  I'm hoping I just tied my shoes too tight again.

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Designated cross training day.  It was really nice to sleep in.

3x

50 crunches

15 push ups

60/60/60 planks

1 min bridge pulses

LLL

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Canal out and back

TT: 55:16

AP: 9:13

10:00, 9:27, 9:13, 8:58, 8:47, 8:48

I kept things light and easy this morning because tomorrow will be hard.  I'm loving this fall running weather.  Crunchy leaves, the smell of fire in the air, and pumpkins out on front porches.  LOVE IT!

Walking lunges for 2 houses - x2

60/60/60 planks

LLL

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Canal - out and back

TT: 1:29:37

AP: 8:23 (This is my fastest AP on a longer training run. Now I just need to run 26.2 miles at this pace!!!)

9:16, 8:43, 8:37, 8:23, 8:20, 8:17, 8,12, 8:13, 8:08, 7:45

Walking lunges for 3 houses

I met Kellie this beautiful morning! We sure have been spoiled with good weather. I still felt a little creaky, but no rest for the weary :)

Took a GU at mile 5 and Kellie pushed the pace on the way back. I was sick of running, so I went along. Great conversation. The top of my left foot (4/5 metatarsal area) is still bugging a bit.

When I got home, I changed my clothes and headed downstairs for some much needed ST.

3x

10 ball squats

10 side to side lunges

10 single leg hamstring lift

30 donkey kicks

50 crunches

10 R/L side plank lift

30 bicycles

15 supermans

10 shoulder cross over

10 front raise

10 front row (not side row)

A few stability things

Stretch and foam roll

Off to the primary program practice!

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