I Can Do Hard Things

Week starting Oct 31, 2021

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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
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
25.20	0.00	25.20

Weight: 0.00

Mon, Nov 01, 2021

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.20	0.00	9.20

Manila Elementary - Manila Pond - Cedar Hills Fire Statio - Canyon Road - Left on County Blvd. Hills then a 3mile tempo.

TT: 1:27:43

AP: 9:28 (10:22, 10:21, 10:04, 10:32, 9:53, 9:25, 8:38, 8:02, 7:52)

Last week tempo (8:31, 8:12, 8:05)

I started my watch in different places for the tempo.

HR: 161

PM: TBT Class

Weight: 0.00

Tue, Nov 02, 2021

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	2.00

5.0 on TM-25:00-132

Weight: 0.00

Wed, Nov 03, 2021

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00

Discovery Park to Evergreen Park

TT: 1:02:27

AP: 10:45

HR: 137

TBT Class

Weight: 0.00

Fri, Nov 05, 2021

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00

Drinking fountain sprints. 39 degrees. I choose not to start my watch for the two .87 mile sprints and I regret it. It was hard to see the time (it was still dark and my contacts were fuzzy). I saw splits from 7:27-7:50. I felt extremly strong.

I decided to start my watch for the two 800's and the one 400. Really glad I did because they were the fastest I've ever done.

#1 - 7:40ish

#2 - 7:40ish

800-3:16 (.46) 7:07

800-3:15 (.46) 7:10 (old PR 3:26)

400-1:54 (.27) 7:02 (old PR 3:27

I'm super sad I didn't record my times for the first two intervals. I need to be a little braver :) But I'm feeling really good about these efforts and it gives me hope.

I got my hip and peroneal worked on today. Everytime I start up speed work, something starts to squeak. I went to TMT and really liked the therapist. I wish I had the budget to go every week. I'll definitely be back.

Weight: 0.00

Sat, Nov 06, 2021

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	2.00

Recovery walk/run. The massage was super helpful.

TT: 23:34

AP: 11:48

HR: 125

Weight: 0.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
25.20	0.00	25.20

Weight: 0.00

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