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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
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Nike Pegasus Charc/lime Lifetime Miles: 487.77
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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
Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.002.0012.00

Too snowy, windy and cold for me.  So I opted for the TM today.  I ran a 12 mile ladder.  Starting at 2 % grade I ran  four  1/2 miles for the first two miles at 6.3, 6.5, 6.7 and 6.9 mph.  Then one at 8:27, one at 8:00, one at 7:30, one 7:03, one  at 6:58, 0ne at 7:30, two at 8:00, two at AP of 8:27.  Done.   At the first mile at 8:00 I put the grade down to 1.5, at 7:30 pace I put it at 1 % and at 7:00 pace I put it at zero.   I am such a wimp.  But my blister on my left foot began to fester and my form was changing because of it so I just wanted to get it done.  Going slower made me trip on myself but faster made me feel the blister more.  I really wasn't in the mood to run today.  I kind of want to be really lazy lately.  I guess it is time for my second dose of iron.  My back is starting to ache again like it did when I got my iron level checked.  I am bummed I have to pay 100 dollars per infusion out of pocket but best to do it before the year is over.  That's a new pair of shoes times FOUR!!!    My motivation to run is really low.  Am I going to pull a Forrest Gump and just stop in my tracks on some run?  All my followers looking to me, what now Julie?  Huh.  That's a good laugh.   I don't have any followers.  But I am inspired by many of you!!!   So help pull me out.  Off to read inspiring running stories of the day.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 15:57:41 from 174.23.238.75

12 miles on a monday? YOU are the inspiration here. great job, julie. as for finding motivation, i don't have an answer other than the body goes through phases and sometimes it's okay to rest until you are ready to go at it again.

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 18:15:30 from 72.205.224.181

Geez I guess you could check that ferritin level again. I think I am going to draw a CBC on myself at work out of raw curiousity. I agree with Allie about the phases thing. It's just like races where some days you have "it" and some days you don't. Pretty awesome run for not feeling motivated!

From JulieC on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 19:23:46 from 168.103.185.166

I really am supposed to get three more IV doses before checking it. Just one dose she said isn't enough. I did notice that I no longer fall asleep or have the intense fatigue I did everyday. So it has worked. So more should be better right? It's Christmas and I am trying to be frugal but one shouldn't be frugal about one's health.

From runningafterbabies on Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 22:28:07 from 24.10.211.135

Anyone that can do 12 miles, plus a ladder on a TM in November with a serious case of anemia does not lack any motivation to run! You are super motivated. Hope you feel better soon!

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