I Can Do Hard Things

Week starting Dec 25, 2011

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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:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	769.31
2014 - Minutes Lifetime Miles:						28605.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
26.00	0.00	26.00

Weight: 0.00

Mon, Dec 26, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	3.00

3x

10 adductor on pulley machine

10 abductor on pulley machine

10 (on each leg) one legged squat (still hard)

10 seated leg press

60/60/60 planks

3 easy miles. Trying to be smart about recover after my long (achy) run on Saturday. Tomorrow I am going to try some speed. I hope I don't puke.

Weight: 0.00

Tue, Dec 27, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

My workout totally got messed up this morning.

A. I slept in....that is never good. I always feel guilty leaving my kids.

B. I had to drop off all the samples for the 400 skirts. She called at 7:50am and needed me in Orem by 8:30am. I was still in my jammies being lazy in bed. But she was 20 minutes late. So I didn't get to the gym till after 9:00am. WAY too many people for my liking!

I decided it is time to put on my big girl running shoes and do some speed work. I asked RAD about all her speed work. So I decided to do the 1 min hard/1 min easy. I needed 4 miles today, so I did a 1 mile w/u and 1mile c/d and 2 miles of hard/easy.

I did my hards at 9.5mph and my easys at 6.3mph. It was definitely hard. I started when the timer on the the TM said 10 minutes and did the speed until I got a little over 3 miles. My last hard I did at 9.8mph in honor of RAD since she can't run (I about barfed too :) ).

33:18

Lots of stretching and foam rolling.

More sewing today.....

Weight: 0.00

Wed, Dec 28, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

10xabductor on the pulley machine

10xadductor on the pulley machine

10x one legged squat

10 xhamstring

10x60 sec wall sits

10x squats on Smith machine

3x60 front plank

4 mile run on TM - 36:43

The run seemed to take forever even though it was only 4 miles. My hip, ITB and outer

(and sometimes inner) are stilling bugging. I may go try to see my chiro today and get an adjustment and some ART done.

Weight: 0.00

Fri, Dec 30, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

3x

60/60/60 planks

10 push ups

20 sit ups

10 fire hydrants on each leg

10 table circles on each leg

4 mile TM run

36:18

up 12 mph, down 10 mph. The last mile I bumped up the pace every .25 miles. Foam rolling and stretching.

My kids are going skiing for the first time today. Man that is a lot of work to get everyone ready. I'm meeting hubby and kids for lunch and to take pictures. This is an expensive sport!

Weight: 0.00

Sat, Dec 31, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	11.00

I woke up at 5:00am and started freaking out that I wasn't going to get all my 400 dresses sewed in time. I couldn't fall back to sleep. So at 6:00am, I got up and went to the gym. I almost hit my neighbors Christmas tree because it was blowing all over the cul-de-sac.

I struggled the first few miles....had a hard time getting into a groove and realizing HOW many miles I had left. Ughhhh....

I broke up the run into a 6 mile run - water/gu chomps - 5 mile run.

My hip started hurting around mile 8/9. When I'm done sewing all this madness, I'm going to the chiropractor and maybe to get another cortisone shot.

9:28, 9:20, 9:22, 9:21, 18:29, 9:21, 9:04, 9:05, 8:55, 8:21

Total Time: 1:40

Lots of stretching and foam rolling

Weight: 0.00

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
26.00	0.00	26.00

Weight: 0.00

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