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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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Thu, May 20, 2010
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Okay not a real 14 as it was on a bike. 1 mile was running however.  Does anyone know how to switch to different types of exercise without changing your blog name?  Rode my bike up 1100 North (big uphill) to the canal and road up to the Cedar Hills Golf Course.  Quite the doozy of a headwind today (at least 25mph) but it felt refreshing and finally I have my strength back.  I am taking an adrenal gland supplement and avoiding chocolate and sugar.  And taking my probiotics more strictly.  Is it too early to actually feel a difference in two days?  I felt so good on this bike ride.  Free!!!  Lower back began to ache but if I sucked in my gut it seemed to help it a bit.  Obviously I need to work on my core.  Melanie already stressed this to me yesterday, since  I don't do any core at all.  My AP for 14 miles on my mountain bike over hills and through the woods was 4:30.  I kept my legs spinning the whole time as I wanted to work out all the kinks.  Even when I slowed or went downhill I kept spinning.  Sometimes I am a wimp on the turns and downhills so I come to almost a complete stop but I just don't want to crash.  I have a big fear of this on a bike.  That's why I ride a mountain bike for more stability.  I am way tooo scared of a road bike.  One mile run at 8:07.  After riding for so long it felt like an 11 minute mile.  It's like your head is still biking so everything looks like it is in slow motion. 

  Well, things are getting worked through.  The funeral is next Tuesday, being a state owned cementary they are not opened on Fridays and Monday is a busy day there already.  I slept really well last night.  We had to break the news to our sensitive 9 year old about grandpa.  She cried the night before during the prayer before he died.  We had her read the scripture in Alma  of the Book of Mormaon that tells where our bodies/spirits go after this life.  It helps to know that he is in a state of happiness and peace and has gone back to "that God that gave him life" and that has given us all life.  How glorious the resurrection will be when we all see each other again!!  

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Comments
From seeaprilrun on Fri, May 21, 2010 at 19:29:40 from 68.103.243.136

What a wonderful message in your blog today! Great bike ride--bike riding is hard I think! Speaking of core--I was talking about that with my husband last night. His lower back has been hurting, and I have neglected my core sadly. Time to get back at it! We should vow to do 10 minutes a day!

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