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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
Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.340.0017.34

BRRRRRRrrrrrrrr!!!  Zero, I mean "0" degrees at 711am in Pleasant Grove.  Yes I got myself out there (late again, contemplation not helping my mileage).  Geared up as usual but added my neck warmer (again eighties style) from my teenage years skiing in SUB-zero temps in New Hampshire.  This weather ain't nothin!!  Never really cold, NUMB but not cold.  Wore soccer socks to my knees under my green sweats (sorry Kim) and my eyelashes immediately frosted over.  I wiped them often to have some visual.  Then I realized my eyebrows were frosted over.  Thighs and bum numb so didn't matter what the weather was like by now.  Fingers, chest, pretty much all of my upper body was toasty.  Kept that pull over on of course.  I am sure I got a few "who is that Nut in the streets?"  kind of looks but I really was feeling survivor-like.  At about mile 6.5 my right middle toe was in piercing pain.  This has been happening since the cold weather runs.  I think my nerves have frozen up sending pain messages to my feet.  Oh well.  Thawed out pretty good in the car pool drive to school this am.  I was seriously melting like Frosty.  Had Troy take a picture of me.  Will try to post it later.  I am also running 8 more miles this PM on the TM.  Why?  I know not.  It is just I felt too good and I barely got started this morning.  Partially in charge of a big ward Christmas Dinner tonight so lots to cut and cook today.  Ran 9.42 miles @ 8:20 pace.  Last uphill mile felt like I was running in place, stiffly, and was 8 flat.  Weird.  I honestly thought I was in slo-mo. 

PM UP DATE RUN:  Didn't think I would make it out to run.  No TM time so ran AGAIN OUTSIDE.  At least now it was 230 pm and 15 degrees.  Sun helped.  I was hot from working on the Christmas Party for tonight in the HOT gym of the church so didn't think to gear up much.  Wore shorts under regular very baggy sweats, no pullover (shocker), short nylon shirt with a BYU sweatshirt (80s style of course).  Headband and gloves a must but felt surprisingly warm on this run until the end when my fingertips sweat started to freeze from blowing my nose on my gloves.  No cold just lots of draining in the cold.  Ran rather quickly for an ICE cold run.   Had lots of red marks on my abdomen, neck and wrists.  7.92 miles at 8:01 pace.  Wowsers.  I did it., 

 


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Comments
From AmberG on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 13:04:23 from 209.33.225.26

Julie I just caught up on your week in wonderland, , , winter that is. . . what with no furnace and FREEZING runs! My goodness you win the title of "survivor" in my book! If only I had a million dollars prize money it would be yours! :) (we are big Survivor fans, , it's on tonight, yeah) Great job on your runs, , you are doing awesome! I should quit complaining about the cold here, , , zero? zero? oh my, , , you are tough!

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 13:11:20 from 68.103.250.39

Winter wonder-runner! Ahhhh feels GOOD! Super-mileage week coming?

From Smooth on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 23:26:31 from 174.23.217.47

SUPER WONDER 80's WINTER NUTSO, I mean TUFF SURVIVOR WOMAN YOU!!!!!

I want to see a pix of you in your 80s garb!

From JulieC on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 23:57:54 from 71.35.218.33

Picture to follow....soon.

From Bec on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 00:09:15 from 76.23.55.210

You are my HERO! Today you are again 'Goddess of Running.' GO JULIE!!

From Nan Kennard on Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 20:23:57 from 174.51.250.151

Wow! That is a solid day! And even in 80's style. NICE!

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