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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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I didn't sleep very well because of the crazy thunderstorm last night!  But still got up and went to the gym.

3x

squat jumps

B6

pushups

planks

LLL

dips

Run 3 easy miles.  Ankle felt great.  Chatted with a gal next to me on the TM...and it made the run SO much faster.

Another round of LLL and B6

Stretch and foam roll

I showered and crawled back into bed to take my little nap before everyone got up for school.  But shortly thereafter, I had a kid complain of a stomach and then spent the rest of the morning dealing with pukes.  Great way to start the week! 

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5 minutes on the elliptical while I waited for a stair mill to open

42 minutes on the stair mill.  I was totally huffing and puffing today and felt like an old, out of shape lady.   Plus, I went through 2 sweat towels...so beautiful!!!  I guess I wasn't feeling the mojo.

LLL and balancing

stretch 

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I'm SO very tired today.  So when my preschooler goes to school...I'm taking a nap!

 

3x

squat jumps

B6 

push ups

LLL (these are getting so much easier...so I did more reps today)

dips

monster walks

3 easy miles on the TM.  I was so tired that the miles just dragged on and on.  Ankle was a bit creaky, but feels fine now.

Another round of B6 and LLL.  Foam roll and stretch 

 

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Slothfulness is what I've been the past 2 days.  (but I did enjoy the sleep)!!!!!

3x

lunge matrix

single leg hamstring lift

plank with row

LLL

Dips

Abs

5 mile run....slow...

3x

B6

60 plank

pushups

stretch and foam roll 

I'm tired :)  My ankle felt a little creaky at the start of the run, but eventually warmed up.  I watched Law and Order and the time went by quickly.  I made an effort to keep my stride short. 

Ankle was achy after, but seems to be okay now.

 

We took our kids up to the Utah Food Bank this morning to work in the warehouse.  Such a humbling  experience.  Unfortunately, I still don't think our kids get just HOW much they have.  It is a work-in-progress :)

 

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