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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:	0.00	Month:	39.47	Year:	532.59
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

Wed, Nov 04, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
13.36	0.00	13.36

Just get out and run, run. The weather too beautiful to pass up no matter how drained one might be. I got to wear shorts and a nylon t-shirt, never cold. Perfect temps with awesome autumn colors. Wanted to turn back at the 5 mile mark and make it 8.5 cause I was feeling fatigued but found some power within to pull myself through. I am going to need this power at Squaw Peak next June (50 miler). Working on my mental toughness wherever/whenever I can. Mind over body. That is the key to endurance events. Ran my new hilly loop through trails and the canal into and out of Cedar Hills with the addition of last week plus a .5 mile cool down. Average pace for total = 8:23. First mile 8:58. Last mile 7:11. Cooldown 1/2 mile 8:32. Pigged out on chocolate milk, less processed tortillas, and cottage cheese. Will eat all night. Work next two. Slept two four hour blocks last night, no meds needed. Ahhhhh!!!!! Side Story: On my run as I stared at Lone Peak High School's track thinking I should do speed work(lack of energy convinced me otherwise) a guy was on the track then he hopped over the fence and came running in my direction. Well about a 1/2 mile earlier I passed a guy with a backpack and beany on about 18- 20 years old roaming around the road up from the pond. He was walking towards the school. I stood staring at how to get into the track but it just wasn't worth my effort today. So I turned to get back on the trail and there was the same backpack guy. The guy from the track, dressed like a jock, was sprinting towards him. I overheard him say "Man, I got to talk to you right away!". Okay a jock and a suspicious not dressed for the weather ipod, backpacker, beanie man chatting. I pretended and actually tried not to hear them. I was worried I might hear something I didn't want to hear and then be this witness person. The backpack guy made eye contact twice with me and had this clever smile on his face. Drugs? Friendly banter? Girl troubles? Who knows? Another woman on the trail from the opposite direction with two dogs also stared at the two. Who has time for this? Away I went. Left to my own suspicions.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Smooth on Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 16:30:13 from 174.23.240.142

O man, I need to come run with you one of these days! NOT that I can keep up with you...but I sure need your mental toughness...an 8 miler turned into 13+?

Interesting side-story! You know that those guys are in a "DRUG-FREE ZONE", right? If they were dealing with drugs, you seriously could be a witness! Highly doubt that it was friendly banter. The fact that another woman on the trail stared at them as well.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 10:38:31 from 68.103.250.39

What an odd situation. I wouldn't want to get involved either! Sounds like a great run--way to stretch it out and so glad you got some sleep finally!

From JulieC on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:26:26 from 71.35.215.50

Smooth and April--- Apparently that night a boy 17 years old was found dead in Cedar Hills, having fallen to his death. I looked up the news story (I took care of his baby cousin in the nursery last night and heard about this) and saw a picture of the boy. A good student and a senior at Lone Peak. He looks just like the boy I saw walking around with the backpack, beanie and iPod, same clever smile (see KSL news story). Obviously he wasn't suspicious, he just has a smile like that. I really think it was the same person I saw. Do you think? Too coincidental, especially my feelings with the two conversing. I should have listened more closely and not put on my iPod.

From Smooth on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:32:20 from 174.23.240.142

Whoa! That's too spooky! I'll have to dig up that news. Did they investigate the cause of his death? Did they suspect foul play?

From JulieC on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:34:39 from 71.35.215.50

no. they said it was an "unfortunate accident", but everyone has been thinking that rumor and passing it along. Just odd that a boy was walking that way on the same day I was running and even commented about it on my blog.

From JulieC on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:35:22 from 71.35.215.50

perhaps though foul play can always look like an accident....

From JulieC on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:37:01 from 71.35.215.50

his parents said he loves to hike and has had several broken arms from the risks he has taken hiking. I just wish I knew if he had a beanie on with a back pack. The smile is what totally looks the way I remember.

From seeaprilrun on Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 18:08:06 from 205.172.12.229

Oh wow Julie that is definitely kind of creepy. How nervous will you be if you ever see the other dude again!? That would scare me--hopefully you can find out more!

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