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Location:

Pleasant Grove,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs: Fleet Feet Turkey Trot 5k- 19:46;  St. George Marathon  3:07:11(2013-- coming back from the dead)  Utah Valley Marathon 2011- 3:09:13 : D  1st place Master Division, 7th Overall; Mt. Nebo 1/2 Marathon 2011- 1:19:35- 2nd Overall,  first master. Ogden Marathon 3:14  (2010); 10K 2011 Speedy Spaniard 40:47.  I have run 33 marathons: 15 St. George (1995, 2006-2019). Utah Valley (2011, 2014), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015, 3:40 pacer),  Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018)Top of Utah (1999, 2011 pacer), and SLC (2006,2015), Pocatello (3:40 pacer 2012),park city marathon 3:41:53 (2013), and Big Cottonwood pacer (2017,2018)and three Ultras-Squaw Peak 51.25 miler 2010 in 12:05:27 (9th woman) and  Antelope Island  (32 miler) in  March, 2011 (4th overall in 5:10:25) and in 2009.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2020 Marathon Madness

April  Salt Lake City Marathon April 18

May  Ogden Marathon  May 16

June Utah Valley Marathon  June 6 

July  Deseret News Marathon  July 24 

August  Top of Utah Aug 22 

September  Big Cottonwood  Sept 12 

October Saint George Marathon Oct 3  

November New York City Marathon  Nov 1

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon--  PR (3:06 or better)

10k--  PR (under 40:47)

5K-- PR (under 19:46)

RUN FOREVER!!!

Personal:

Married to Troy since 1997.  We have three daughters- Courtney 21,  Brooke 19, and Amber 16 and one dog-Cocoa (15). Troy works and cook lots of yummy dinners and desserts.  Courtney is back as of Aug 2019 from 18 months in England.  Now working as a CNA and going to BYU. Brooke graduated from PGHS IN MAY 2019. Attending UVU in Fall. Called to serve in the Michigan Landing LDS church mission. Leaves Jan22, 2020. Amber plays for Olympic Montreux Premier 1 soccer team.  And is a junior this Fall 2019. I  work full time (27 years in June 2019) as a registered nurse. Currently working in the special care nursery  at American Fork Hospital.  Our family loves to camp and go to Disneyland.  
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Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.300.007.30

Demon revisited.  Ran/walked a 7.3 mile trail run up Grove Creek.  Got lost.  Ended up on top of cliff looking over to where I was SUPPOSED TO BE!!  Had to traverse a VERY steep mile down slate rock.  Took over 27 minutes.  I didn't want to biff and almost did several times.  The first 3.5 miles were sooo beautiful beside (all uphill) and well over  the river and over little creeks. At one point I thought I saw Cougar prints and immediately said a prayer that I would  NOT die from a cougar attack.  My girls couldn't handle knowing I was torn apart and I couldn't handle the thought of being attacked.  What thoughts I have!!  After about 5 minutes I got over my fear chanting "the righteous need not fear".  Not that I am perfect but at least I felt protection in this saying.  Then came the meadow trail and a sign leading to a dirt road with weeds in between wheel marks.   I went right and the road ended in .3 miles.  The sign made no sense so I just found a barely visible foot path and followed it.  Then it just lead me after about 1 mile to that steep canyon overlook and to the west Pleasant Grove City.  Dang, I have to either turn around a long mile or just traverse the mighty terrain.  I could see my car in the distance.  It was pretty steep and did a number on my quads and knees to hold me from falling/slipping.  I didn't bring water or fuel so that was my next biggest problem.  I was thirsty.  Gradually I descended and made it to the creek bed by my car and sat in it for 8 minutes.  Ahhhh!!   7.3 miles in 2 hours 6 minutes.  I was looking for the low impact nature run but  I got some straining moments in there.  In fact the climb was all strenuous so so much for low impact : D.  Great cool morning.   The trail soaked up my feet pretty good that I just walked right into the creek to sit in it.  Lovely.  

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Comments
From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 17:05:46 from 68.103.255.61

Yep, you are an ultra runner at heart! You like to be out there in nature! Scary adventure though, I would have been quite frightened! Glad you are okay!

From KP on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 17:07:17 from 65.208.22.26

sounds awesome! you are recovering nicely from your 50, and now from the half!

From allie on Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 17:22:55 from 174.23.194.233

very adventurous. i am glad you never actually saw the cougar. scary!

any chance you are running the strawberry days 5k this year? last year was so fun and it would be great to see you again. no pressure though. i know you have been racing a lot (understatement).

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