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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: 4.53 Month: 48.00 Year: 541.12
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
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11 miles real easy.  Weather-- 29 degrees but humid so slightly cooler but felt very nice.  Lots of areas to watch for "black ice" or "white ice" on concrete due to the humidity freezing the top layer out there.  I left at 7:23am.  11 miles at 8:13 AP.  So lovely.  Felt so nice to take it down today and relax, enjoy myself.  I feel MUCH better today than Saturday.  The problem with Saturday's run was 4.5 hours of sleep and just getting better from a slight catch of the strep throat.  Achiness gone now and so are the the spots on my throat.  Probiotics, vitamins and iron a big cure.  My throat barely hurt on Thursday but I looked at it and white patches were on my tonsils.  I was achy all over but no headache.   My daughter Brooke  (10) ended up with the FULL blown flu Saturday night.  High fever, body aches, slight sore throat and runny nose.  We were supposed to go skiing today but she feels awful.  Such a beauty of a ski day too.  Oh well.  Amber (8)  prevented our last planned trip to the slopes.  We are running out of weekends  I can go.

PM:  I think there is something wrong with me.  I was looking outside watching the night begin to fall (it was 6:10pm) and I just couldn't watch this beautiful day go by without more miles in it because what if tomorrow it storms and is freezing once again...?  So I quickly got on my running gear (except I wore my regular dress socks, they felt soooo comfortable to run in, they are ankle type, so corny) before my husband got back from Subway with Courtney and didn't even tell my other kids...So rejuvenating.  My muscles all felt sooooo good.  Like I hadn't even run today.  I did have MAJOR stomach cramps and had to stop three times to potty but STILL this was sooooo worth it.    I felt I could have gone on for at least 10 more miles.  I truly am going INSANE.  Anyway got in another 10 miles at 8:10 AP.  When it was dark it was quite hard to see my path on the roads.  Sooo glad the ice had melted.  I am so glad I didn't fall in a pot hole.  So loved this feelin' in my run.  I live for these runs minus potty stops  : D.   I guess I don't have to run before work tomorrow now.  I can sleep in til 5:30 am unless I am called to a different hospital and have to get up earlier.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From melanieb on Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 19:07:07 from 174.253.176.138

We are driving through Brigham city I am glad. To be almost home

I missed running with you guys!

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 21:58:52 from 72.205.231.214

Ah man! I hope all of you get healthy soon! Nice run!

From JulieC on Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 22:28:24 from 67.41.188.188

April, I have gone insane. I just came back from 10 more miles. But I FEEL GREAT!!! strange.

From Smooth on Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 23:52:04 from 67.2.117.33

That is insanely awesome! WAY to seize the day, err early morning and evening! You are amazing! GREAT RUNS!!!

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