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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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I was stressing about some stuff and couldn't sleep.  So I got up at 4:11am and decided to get my run done and hopefully get a nap before all the kids got up.

My hip felt much better today.  Lots and lots of stretching after.

AP:  10:14 TT:  1:25 - MCT loop

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3x

single leg overhead press

hammer curl

triangles

front raise

lateral raise

tricep

bicep curl

side row

tricep

B6

ham slides

bosu pushup

ab roll out on ball

SM - toe to chair

Adductor

Abductor

 

Hamtractor 

Leg press

 

60 minutes on the step mill---incision site very sore last night and this morning.  Weird!

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"Epic Wednesday Adventures" -- Grove Creek to Battle Creek redemption run.  Holy smokes, this run was a gazillion times better than last time.  Last time, I had to consume 3 GU's because I was bonking.  This time, nothing.  I was able to climb faster today and not feel like my heart rate was out of control.  Nothing hurt after the run.  I had enough water.  We didn't get lost!  Hooray for small victories!  

TT:  2:52 AP:  20:48, HR:  146 Elevation:  2876

3x

planks

paper plates

bohemian

squat

LLL

fire hydrant

side to side lunge

dead lift

calf raise

bridge with band

 

 

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AM #1

3x

step ups on bench

side band walking

reverse lunge with knee raise

clamshells

single leg squat on bosu

barbell should press

one arm laterals

front raise plate

lying rear delt plate

bicep curls

 

AM #2 at gym

20 minutes walking on TM while waiting for a step mill

40 minutes on step mill

stretch and foam roll

I've lost 14lbs so far since my surgery.  I have about 6lbs to go!

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MCT loop  TT:  1:22 AP:  9:56  HR:  160

 

Just an average run.  Kinda wish I would have run the Halloween Half.  Oh well!

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