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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
21.240.0021.24

So I tortured myself by REVISITING the Utah Valley Marathon Course, first in reverse (about mile 15 to mile 5 of the course) then turn around at about 10.62.  Garmins threw some MENTAL fits but I think mine was on looking at my splits-- one mile too fast and the next mile pretty slow for how we were booking it.  Seriously I like A LOT longer warm up.  One mile, the first one, being 8:47 pace and then right to the under 8 pace to Average 7:25 for all 21.24 miles (that's with NOT stopping my watch EXCEPT at the turn around where we pottied and "stretched".  This was a VERY tough ROLLER uphill 10 miler with the reverse seeming just as hard since we still had that LONG climb out of Wallsburg.  I am DEFINITELY a PUSHER and NOT a PULLER (see Kelli's blog).  I do not like people 20 yards in front of me the whole way "deciding the pace".  I don't think long runs should be run that quick, at least NOT the first 10 miles of significant uphill.  AP for the first half 7:31. AP for the second half: 7:20.  I purposely DIDN't stop my watch at the three other water stops.  I am working on being efficient at my stops in order to gauge my ability to pick it up in a race when I stop.  I usually don't stop but I want to start stopping in races and see if this helps me regain greater strength.  So obviously my pace wasn't too affected for a long run.  Later we iced in the Provo River for 10 minutes.  Felt a little nicer than Grove Creek. Since I lasted 10 minutes I figure it definitely WAS warmer.  EVEN though it was VERY COLD.  Just NOT freezing.   Oh btw my water stops were just a few swigs of only water and the last one just enough to wet my whistle and I was off to run the last 3 miles.  I think I must be part camel. Somewhere in my body I was conserving water.  I didn't feel too significantly drained in this run.  My feet hurt because of the REINFORCED CONCRETE road.  I took the path from South Fork back to our car and ran to Nunn's Park before turning back to the car parked just below bridal veil falls.  My feet felt SO much better on this and there was lovely shade.  I seem to run faster in a trail setting.  Open highways with CARS flying by me gets me anxious and I end up slowing down.   All in all this was a good run for me.  Now I must hang on for 12 more weeks, getting stronger and stronger on my way to that elusive SUB THREE MARATHON.  So going to HAPPEN : D.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From MCKENZIE on Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 17:42:26 from 67.2.63.22

Your Killing me!!!!! I truly believe there is a bit of CRAZY in your blood, I think thats what I love the most about you! IMPRESSIVE run today :)

From Smooth on Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 17:56:25 from 67.2.82.5

WOW!!! How in the world? You are FAST, TALENTED, DEDICATED, MOTIVATED and part CAMEL!:)

AWESOME run today! We looked for you but of course figured you'd be speeding up and down the concrete hwy! :)

Sub-3 at SGM here you come! :)

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 20:08:19 from 174.70.177.86

Wow. That is incredible. I can't wait to BE THERE for your sub-3!!!

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