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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, Jan 09, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.120.004.12

Wasn't going to run but I awoke suddenly just before 5am and thought....hmmmmm just maybe I could get in a few miles.  I tested out my ankle--- OUCH , so I stretched it for a few minutes and decided to give it a try.  I was pulled to Utah Valley Hospital and my shift starts at 6am.  I was back at 535am and got in 4.12 miles at 8:17 pace.  It was quite cold.  14 degrees but watch said it "felt like" 0.  Oh well...I hear a heat wave is on the way.  Massive fog on my drive to work.  10 foot visibility on the onramp in Pleasant Grove.  I clocked in at 6:02.  I changed at work.  No time to change at home.  Long day at work.  So very tired by the end of the day.  Troy took the kids to the rec center and I laid comatose in bed with a THROBBING ankle and very achy back.  OH YAH-- lots of stress-- after spending 1650 for our car to be fixed in late October and 600 dollars for our Ford to pass inspection (tires and exhaust) my Honda once again gave me trouble yesterday and we are without a second car.  The clutch was completely GONE.  I think the stress of all this pay out on top of OBAMA-SCARE (care) taking 100 dollars more out of each of my paychecks is really wearing on me.  Sure Bush spent 3 trillion dollars and got us into debt but OBAMA got us 13 trillion dollars into debt.  All for his idea of free medical care.  I am tired of working for those who don't even try to work.   I understand some people have issues but the majority of people---LAZY and want something for nothing.    I took a patient out who said they were on medicaid and couldn't afford a procedure on their baby boy (circ) and her mother offered to pay it.  I told my patient "that is nice your mom will pay for the circumcision (elective procedure btw)".  She said "my mom can't afford it either, she is on medicaid".  I proceeded to discharge my patient and walk her out to her car--- UMMMMMMM  a HUMMER??????? are you for reals???  a NICE HUMMER--- LIKE BRAND NEW!!!!!!!!!  a car I will NEVER ever get for myself.  Not to mention the nice clothes they were wearing.  It is hard NOT to judge. 

Nike Pegasus Charc/lime Miles: 4.12
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
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