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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

Tue, Jul 17, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00

Trying out new mirages version one feels better on my feet and not so much of a "stability shoe" feel. Woke at 6am. Drove the carpool for swim team practice. Ran 6 miles (3 miles out and back, hilly) from the PG pool at 8:06 pace, first mile 8:46. Last mile 7:43. Changed into swim suit and swam my fastest over a mile yet this season-- 34:06 for 1800 yards (1760 yards is a mile). This time includes two stops after 12 laps (36 laps is 1800 yards) and 24 laps for 30 then 40 seconds. FYI I looked up about my mile time and for swimming in races swimmers are usually talking about METERS for the mile but only saying a mile = 1500 meters which is 1640 yards which IS not a mile but UNDER a mile so basically in an Olympic distance I would be swimming the mile in 28 minutes or less. I wouldn't stop so I can take away that time as well and I seem to go faster in OPEN water. I am feeling stronger and stronger in my swims. I swa 6 more laps as well working on my breaststroke and a couple backstrokes too. I really am not liking my foot problem--- tendinitis or tarsal tunnel?? I have a Dr appt in less than two weeks...in the meantim I am trying NOT to over do it and actually have NO ankle/foot to run on. Remember when I said I would stop running when my ankle falls off? apparently my ankle is trying to detach itself. Double coupon shopping day with Troy and Courtney. We saved tons!! only 152 dollars for two cart loads. Oh yah. Troy is really good at it!! price matching is very beneficial when feeding my hungry little family. Check out my face book for the link to a very cute video on youtube about Cookie Monster singing to the new popular song (that I don't like the lyrics too but cookie monster version ROCKS) "here's my number baby, so call me maybe". Very cute and pretty much fits my family!!

Saucony Mirage White Miles: 6.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 14:22:26 from 155.100.226.54

Do swimmers really do that - call 1500 meters a mile? Its a good 20 seconds difference for a fast RUNNER... for swimming, that's a gigantic difference in time! Sounds like they are getting too much water in their ears, or need to repeat 1st grade math :-)

From JulieC on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 15:37:27 from 67.41.188.26

Jake, this is the article I read. I was happy I would actually be faster and NOT slower :D.

http://swim.isport.com/swimming-guides/how-many-swimming-laps-are-in-one-mile

From Jake K on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 15:44:23 from 155.100.226.54

"The definition of a mile will vary depending on who you ask"

AHHHHH that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read!

1 mile = 5280 feet

There's no wiggle room or multiple definitions needed LOL!!!

From JulieC on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 15:46:19 from 67.41.188.26

in there jordanelle tri the mile is 1500 meters. FASCINATING. NOT even a mile and the fast women were swimming it in 27 to 28 minutes. So if I took off my rest time which I really do for a goggles change out and not because I need to (about 70 seconds) and the extra 3 laps at 53 to 55 seconds a lap I am at 30 minutes or less and I am not even swimming all out. It feels easy pace to me in the water. See how competitive I am that I even looked up times for women in the triathlon??? I was wondering how hard I could push myself on my mountain bike so I wouldn't lose too much time on the longest part of the race. I would be the fastest runner however and they only do 5.7 miles (not a 10k). Apparently the olympic distance has a lot of leverage. The fastest runner ran a 7:03 pace for the 5.7 miles and the rest of the women were in the 8s.

From JulieC on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 15:47:34 from 67.41.188.26

1 mile = to that buoy over there and back ; D

From JulieC on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 15:50:24 from 67.41.188.26

for the record I have been swimming 36 laps (as mentioned above) in a YARD pool and that is 40 yards OVER a mile : D.

From Jake K on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 15:54:11 from 155.100.226.54

"1 mile = to that buoy over there and back ; D"

Its like trail races - a 10K can be anywhere from 5.5 to 7 miles! Close enough!

Are you definitely doing the Jordanelle tri? We could lend you a road bike but I'm not sure either of our bikes would be the right size for you - Andrea is pretty tall.

From JulieC on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 16:08:37 from 67.41.188.26

I happen to have it off from work and a dozen women in my area have been training all year for it so I really wanted to do it. When I ride with them I stay up with them and pass them on the uphills in my mountain bike. So I know I wouldn't be last at Jordanelle, probably in the top 25. I was just deciding if I should do a race "handicapped" or not because I am not scared on my mountain bike. Perhaps I should try out my neighbors road bike and let you know. And to cut down on time I will probably wear the same shoes biking as running :D. I may even keep my suit on. It's all good. I am inexperienced so don't want to try taking off a wet bathing suit (no wet suit for me) in front of spectators modestly. I am sure I would goof it up. I am not in it to win it but in it to try my hardest. I came in third at my first and only try in 2003 in Salem. The first two women were on road bikes. I was of course on the same mountain bike I have today. It has held up great. The Jordanelle director told me I should buy road bike tires for my mountain bike as they have them. YIKES.

From Jake K on Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 16:10:45 from 155.100.226.54

Yeah you'd probably lose more time on the transitions if you tried to get too fancy w/ the gear and clothes. Rely on the aerobic engine.

It would probably be a lot of fun and you'd do well. Road tires on the mountain bike would help a lot, though - so much less friction.

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