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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
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Altra Intuition 1.5 Grey Lifetime Miles: 55.31
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Kinvara 5s Peach Lifetime Miles: 576.20
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Kinvara Blue/lime Lifetime Miles: 578.77
Kinvara 5s Green Lifetime Miles: 47.31
Kinvara 6 Turquoise Lifetime Miles: 531.20
Thu, Jul 16, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.140.005.14

1250 in the afternoon run.  No water, no wet hat just good ole heat run.  Mainly an easy run.  Was going to do just two then just three and then decided to go four but then decided to do a slower last mile for a true easy squeezy lemon pleeezy run so did over 5.  Amazing how my mind can take such runs (in the heat) in increments.  Did cooldown mile with water on my head so felt quite relaxing at 9:00 pace.  Total miles of 5.14 at 8:19 pace.  Before last mile pace 8:12.  So pretty nice midday run.  I am going to freeezzze to death at Bryce Canyon.  It is mainly a tempo run for me cause like I said I am not much for planned speedwork except in races.  Hence why I run more of them in the Summer.  Got the Speedy Spaniard 10K 6 days after this 1/2 marathon....oooooo laaaaa laaaa.  :  D

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 21:56:29 from 68.102.144.140

Your "easy" pace is quite brisk! You are going to do awesome in your half marathon!

From JulieC on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 22:38:50 from 67.42.16.77

Hoping I sleep well tonight. Only slept just under 5 hours broken in half after last nights shift. I am holding out until I get kids off to bed at 930, crossfingers. I am vegetating. Just ate some chocolate chips to keep me alert for the next hour. Ate better rest of the day, whole grains. Ready to put myself to the test come Saturday morning. Antibiotics kicked in after four doses so sore throat and body aches are GONE, except for sore quads,hams from speed Wednesday. Thanks April, I really hope to break 1:33. Ipod or no Ipod? I think it is a distraction, not necessarily a speed enhancer.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 23:24:43 from 68.102.144.140

Glad you are feeling better. I vote no Ipod but that's only because I run without one. I am of the personal opinion that bananas are the ultimate race morning food. I can choke 'em down no matter how nervous I am and they don't upset my stomach or make my bowels do anything funny :) I can't wait to read your race report! Do you have a pacing plan or are you just going to start running and see what happens?

From JulieC on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 23:37:33 from 67.42.16.77

No real plan. Just Run. I hope to actually run by feel. At the Ogden marathon I ran a quick mile at 6:32 (mile 16) and I thought it had to be off, but everyone's race reports showed that mile to be at their same pace or slower so it was that I ran by feel and then saw my time and psychologically and hence physiologically slowed down. I decided that if I run a quick mile in this race I am not going to psyche myself out. Does this make sense? I think I will try the no iPod. I concentrate better on my pace without one. My friend runs fast with one, way fast. She may come in first or second, depends on who shows up. So then I think maybe the music is a good thing? I ran all six of my 8 marathons without one. It was hard to make conversation because everyone had an iPod blaring. So I got one so I could have something in my head. But I miss the conversations or the attempts. I did talk enough through Ogden with mine on but oddly the girl without could barely muster two words. I used to think running fast and talking was totally annoying (you know fast running partners passing me in a race in full on conversation), now I do it all the time, and I probably annoyed that young runner. It should be interesting, it is basically my tempo run with an adrenaline rush to push me even more. Off to bed I go for a good 8-9 hours : D

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