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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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Miles:This week: 5.53 Month: 101.03 Year: 460.12
Brooks Pureflow Lifetime Miles: 309.19
Altras Zero Drop (lt. Blue) Lifetime Miles: 366.29
Mizuno Precision 11 (orange) Lifetime Miles: 610.05
Saucony Mirage 2 Grey Lifetime Miles: 223.70
Nike Pegasus Charc/lime Lifetime Miles: 487.77
Nike Pegasus Grey/blue Lifetime Miles: 428.92
Mizuno Precision Pink Lifetime Miles: 479.56
Nike Lunar Flyknits RED Lifetime Miles: 893.47
Nike Lunar Flyknits MULTI GREY Lifetime Miles: 369.20
Mizuno Sayanaras Lifetime Miles: 292.58
Asics Gel Lyte 33-2 (blue) Lifetime Miles: 163.09
Altra Intuition 1.5 Grey Lifetime Miles: 55.31
Altras Pink Intuition 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 79.00
Kinvara 5s Peach Lifetime Miles: 576.20
Kinvara 5s YELLOW Lifetime Miles: 346.56
Kinvara Blue/lime Lifetime Miles: 578.77
Kinvara 5s Green Lifetime Miles: 47.31
Kinvara 6 Turquoise Lifetime Miles: 531.20
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Continue READING to get the full jist of my day today.  Feel lucky.  I was called at 430am to be asked if I want to be on call.  I was awakened from a dream so of course I said yes.  But then I couldn't fall back to sleep.  And then I thought, I guess I can run today.  I wasn't about to run outside before work otherwise.  Apparently it was 0 degrees out.  I finally fell asleep at 530am.  Thought about doing my intended workout for tomorrow TODAY.  This way I could be on schedule with Mel and Kim.  I decided to go to Mel's gym in Lehi since the TMs there are better, albeit CROWDED (all the TMs touch each other). When I got there, I realized  I didn't have my music but since it took 20 minutes to get there I had to run SANS music for SW in a crowded gym.  First bad sign.  Started out and the TM I was on felt hard even at 8:57 pace. Second bad sign. So I decided to just go easy for the day but then I fought that thought and felt I should just get it done since I am here.  Got on a front row TM under a fan after a sweltering 3 mile warm up in the back row.  Here is what I ran:  3 mile warm up=  8:57, 8:30, 8:00 at 1 %.  Then SW 3 x 3 miles at a fast pace:  6:44, 6:44, 6:44, then very brief water break since I had no fuel or water bottle and then one mile at 8:20, then 6:44, 6:40, 6:40.  All at 1 %.  Then water break.  Then MAJOR DISTRACTION PROBLEM!!!!  I had left my TM going at 6.7  mph while I hurried out the gate to the water and back and another woman there was commenting how her and I were the only ones sweating in the cardio area.  She was glad she wasn't the only one and just as I said something like "really..."  I stepped on to MY MOVING TM AND CRASHED LIKE NO OTHER!!!  I WENT FLYING DOWN AND WAS EATEN UP THEN SPIT OUT BY THE TM.  Imagine those cartoons that you see donald duck getting flattened over and over and quacking every time he surfaced.  That was me.  OH MY HECK DID THAT HURT but I was SUPER EMBARRASSED and got right up.  I currently have about 5 large bruises-- one on my shoulder, elbow, knee, shin amd butt Not to mention the twisted lower back because I was flung sideways. OH I could have made YOU TUBE with this one.  There was even a video camera placed right at my TM.  I told the front desk to review the tape and have a good laugh or cry.  I was VERY frustrated but persevered.  Had I not just read Dean Karnazes book Ultramarathon Man and how he pushed the limits of the body I would not have gotten myself back on that TM.  After a trip to the bathroom I got back on for 3 more SW miles after a .25 mile warmup at 8:00 pace to test for broken bones.  These miles were run at 6:44, 6:40, and 6:22!!  with a sprint at the end for .1 at 5:56 pace. Cooldown mile at 8:00 pace.  A few HOURS later I felt like I was hit by a truck.  I am tender where I shouldn't be tender.  Didn't help that I lifted weights yesterday adding to the intensity.  OUCH!!!  I really hurt.  But NOTHING broken obviously.  Total body bruise makeover.  BTW all the miles felt quite good.  6:44 pace felt VERY doable for many more miles.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From MCKENZIE on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 22:44:09 from 75.169.121.143

6:44 pace, your killing me! Great Job that really dusts my 7:41 pace that I usually feel really good about :( You should feel proud of yourself for doing the workout well enough to be sore :)

From JulieC on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 22:53:52 from 71.35.248.137

btw Melanie's pace is really RIDICULOUS!! I am just trying to stay in view of her at next weeks half marathon.

From MCKENZIE on Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 23:13:20 from 75.169.121.35

Oh NO! I am laughing and know exactly what you are talking about. I have only seen something like that on America Funniest home videos. I'm so sorry, hope your bruises heal quickly :) I'm glad I'm not doing Painters....I suck these days but OH WELL atleast I'm still running. I really want to do the Goblin Valley 50K just after SGM. What do you think? Have you ever done that one?

From JulieC on Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 00:56:41 from 71.35.248.137

I will run that with you. Kelli ran it last year and looks really fun to run with in that area!!

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 17:33:19 from 68.103.248.137

NICE SW despite the incident! Oh man, that is one of the things I am terrified about happening but can't believe it actually happened to someone--gettting thrown off the mill! Still, I'm stuck on your AWESOME SW and motivated to go do mine since the roads are too icy today.

From JulieC on Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 21:50:06 from 71.35.248.137

my last fall was due to those icy conditions just two weeks ago--be careful...and just after a chiro visit I fall even more majorly. I am so sore--my right side of my back is burning and my butt cheek is going numb at times. The twist on the mill really did a number on me. : D. But I won't let this stop me....I've got my first race of the New Year coming up.

From runningafterbabies on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:37:03 from 24.10.211.135

I hate to admit this but I laughed out loud - then I felt guilty for laughing. I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt. Ouch!

From JulieC on Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:22:42 from 71.35.248.137

sadly my quad and lower back won't allow me to run today. Delayed Muscle Soreness hitting pretty intensely. Dang and I work the whole weekend. Such a pretty day today too.

From RAD on Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 21:51:10 from 67.172.229.125

oh Julie, that is crazy! I'm so sorry - it must've hurt like the dickens (and still does). I bet that girl blames herself for distracting you - if it was me I would! Good luck at the chiro this week.

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