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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, May 17, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

Dear Foot,

For what it's worth, I am sorry. Won't you come back to me? I didn't mean to use and abuse you. I thought you were okay with it all. Then just one day you quit on me. I really do not love this new foot. I want YOU back. 9 weeks is a long time to be away. If I promise to love you all the last running years of my life will you reconsider your abandonment? Miss you terribly. Julie.

PS Right foot says he is sorry too. He thinks it is his fault for trying to go out of commission last fall and made you do all the work. He promises to pull his weight. He wanted me to pass on that he knows now what you were going through since now he is working overtime. Just come back!!

Okay so that was what I was thinking on my measly 4 mile run this morning. AP 7:58. First mile 8:32. Last mile 7:15. Foot didn't hurt the entire first mile. Then got progressively tighter. Wondering if I will ever be fast again since my aerobic base is plummeting and I can't push off on my foot in a fast fashion.

Then, 1 mile leisurely bike ride to my kids school. I put it in a hard gear and moved my legs slowly so I could be patient and wait for my two girls. 7:25 mile, mostly uphill.

Followed by a 14.2 mile bike ride up into Cedar Hills. Boy some of the climbs were intense. I started with climbing which was difficult. I was pooped before I started. Eventually got my AP down on the gradual downhill from the mouth of AF canyon thru Lone Peak Park etc.. AP 4:14 for 14.2 miles.

Mizuno Precision 11 (orange) Miles: 4.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Andrea on Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:57:05 from 72.37.171.52

I hope your foot likes its note and will come back!

From allie on Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:14:17 from 161.38.218.168

great letter. very persuasive, especially the post script -- left foot will no doubt come around when it realizes the burdens and guilt right foot is feeling.

you are doing great, julie. i found the bike rides i did last summer really, really helped maintain (and quite possibly improve) my aerobic fitness. especially riding up hills!

From Rachelle on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:10:47 from 199.190.170.21

Love the letter I hope your foot listens. :)

Can I just say that biking is so dang hard! Sheesh...my Mom got a new bike and I took it for a stroll Sunday and thought I might die! Biking those hills in Saratoga Springs had me panting like a freaking dog. Seriously though wow it is tough.

From JulieC on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:19:41 from 67.41.190.178

you got it Rachelle. I assume you were on a mountain bike?? my neighbor swears I will love a road bike because it is less work to go a lot faster. I am scared of the skinny tires and crashing going THAT fast. But for my tri in August I am going to borrow a road bike or just see how well I can do with my mountain bike. I am sure I will still pass several people with my 3:15 miles I can put out on mine on flat aways. :D. can you believe this weather? you are a REAL runner if you ran outside in it today ; D

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