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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:	12.80	Month:	4.57	Year:	549.39
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

Fri, May 11, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00

7:42 am bike ride for 20.3 miles. Yikes turn around I was telling myself "I need a long sleeve shirt on". Bike rides are cold if the sun isn't up. I just pushed through the urge to turn around and kept going in the chilly air. Then I forgot about it as I worked out longer. I am so glad I appreciate my life more than music. I ride my bike without music. I never want to not hear a car or a person beside me biking. Seriously biking takes concentration to NOT get killed. I felt quite safe for the most part but honestly DRIVERS scare me. I never take for granted that they see me so I wave or slow at any intersection even if I have the right of way. Rode my 20 mile run route that I took everyone on back in February. Lots of hill work for me. AP 4:10 for 20.3 miles. Course record : D. Back was aching for 5 of the miles-- spasms. I didn't stop once except for three lights only briefly-- a minute total proabably. The air was refreshing especially in Alpine. When I start running again I will wonder why the scenery passes by me so slow. I am getting used to 4 minute mile pace!! Foot back in boot after massaging it.

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

Comments

From Bec on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 11:19:41 from 68.206.133.141

Great job Julie. Are you going to convert to Tris?

From Jake K on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 12:13:40 from 155.100.226.54

I love this...

"I am getting used to 4 minute mile pace!"

:-)

You can never take for granted that you have the right of way, biking or running, even when you know 110% that you do. Its not worth it. Most drivers are idiots.

From JulieC on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 15:05:51 from 70.56.109.42

Bec, I thought about that a few times on my bike ride. I have only done one triathlon (nearly drowned due to FROZEN water in the Salem Pond-- not kidding they actually changed the date of it because everyone froze to death) in April 2003. What is funny is that I came in third overall (4 months postpartum) I was also riding my mountain bike, the top two were on road bikes!! :D. Just a little brag moment. Back when I was younger...ahh those were the days. Except that race freaked me out...I honestly thought I was going to drown. It hailed for our run too. I could barely change out of my wet suit, my hands and arms and well everything were frozen. No exaggeration. It was miserable. I am sure it was my "baby" fat that kept me alive and ahead of everyone :D.

Jake-- THANKS!! 4 minute miles are sweet!! And everytime I ride out of my garage I worry "I could totally biff" and be out of this life or in a worse situation. I don't like that fear. After a few miles I relax a bit. My neighbor just across the street from me was hit four years ago when a truck signaling right but turned left (witnesses that saw it happen) as she was coming down Suncrest hill in Draper. She was in a coma for a month and had a trach, jaw broken, brain damage (but miraculously healed with now only memory problems), right shoulder blade shattered. It was enough for me to see her in the hospital swollen unrecognizeable, that I could not bike for a few years. She has four kids and a wonderful husband. Seriously amazing she survived!! And then I heard several more stories after that so I am in constant look out.

From JulieC on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 15:12:33 from 70.56.109.42

hey that comment was meant for Kelli :D.

From Kelli on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 15:23:49 from 71.219.98.16

The only drivers that are not idiots are the ones who are also runners and bikers! And even some of them are idiots!!!

It was chilly today even for us 9 minute per mile people!

From RAD on Fri, May 11, 2012 at 17:02:01 from 98.202.23.178

Hey, we should've rode together today! I did about the same thing - in about the same time. I'm glad you're enjoying biking, I like it too - but like you, it scares the CRAP out of me! Especially when semis or hauling trucks barrel past me at 60+mph - I usually scream like a little girl :)

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