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Location:

Herriman,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon: 3:23:54 (10/6/12)

Half IM: 5:44:03 (8/25/12 - course was long!)

25K trail - Buffalo Run (16.5) 2:34:50

Half Marathon: American Fork - 1:30:44  6/23/12

Spectrum 10K 43:42   3/17/2012

Best 5K: Spanish Fork 21:55 05/30/09

Short-Term Running Goals:

Okay, so for 2013 I am going to have FUN! Not that running isn't always fun, but I had a wonderful breakthrough year last year and I want to play this year :) AND get faster! So, my first goal I'm going to put out there is my yearly mileage goal.
It is 2,186 miles from my driveway to my sister (QP's) driveway! I want to spend this year on a virtual trek cross country running those miles. So, that is how far I will run in 2013...from my house to QPs. It will take all year and yes, this is measured on Hwys so it isn't really exactly how I COULD run it, but good enough. 43 miles/week...totally doable, and a fun goal to track how far I've traveled as I go along. Who knows...maybe I'll even run PAST her house :)

I will do more trail runs, Boston, Pacing duties, another Half IM and some other tris. I'm excited for this next year and look forward to having fun with all of you out on the roads, and trails! Maybe bag a few peaks this year too!!

Long-Term Running Goals:


Big Dreams: 5K in 20:2X; 10K in 39:XX; Half in 1:29:XX; Full in 3:15:XX; complete the Rim2Rim2Rim run and not die; Comrades; Iron(wo)Man.

Run for the rest of my life!

Personal:

4 children: twelve, eight, five and baby Fartlek - 2 1/2. Wonderful supportive husband that lets me drag him and the family all over for race after race!

Finished 13 marathons and LOVE running that distance! I'm definitely hooked to the marathon monster and hope to constantly improve my endurance, speed and stay injury free!

I've also found a love of trail running! I hope to keep improving on this front.

After being injured with a broken foot at the first of 2012 I found a tri group and started training with them and am now loving tris! The half IM was harder than I'd ever imagined...and am ready to do it again. I'll earn my bike butt and someday have enough time to train for a full IM.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
BIKE MILES Lifetime Miles: 1168.40
LUCY MILES Lifetime Miles: 25.25
Adidas Lifetime Miles: 319.66
Orange II Lifetime Miles: 390.41
Boston Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 568.97
Fargo Nikes Lifetime Miles: 500.03
BEANS Lifetime Miles: 755.00
Orange Bostons Lifetime Miles: 527.59
Solomon Trail Lifetime Miles: 363.98
PI Tri Shoes Lifetime Miles: 4.00
Boston Mizuno 10s Lifetime Miles: 140.75
New Orange Lifetime Miles: 157.05
Total Distance
17.50

A wonderful run with SO many wonderful running friends! I think there was a plethora of runners there this morning :) 

Ran Porter Rockwell out to the point and back with Toby to get her 12 buttoned up for the week, then Smooth had a smorgasboard for food waiting for us at the finish. I just grabbed some powerade from the car and then headed back out for a few more with Smooth, Lowell and Kathie. On the way back Teena caught us and ran us in - funny how much the pace picked up then! Thanks for pulling us in!

AP: 9:17 splits: 9:43, 9:26, 9:24, 9:36, 9:38, 9:44, 9:17, 8:57, 9:16, 9:12, 9:17, 9:02, 9:19, 9:38,  9:01, 8:58, 8:35, 8:36 (last .5)

Got back to the cars in just enough time to grab some OJ and chat with Brooke for a bit (as well as the others) then jump in the car and head home. Conference weekend always puts a damper on plans due to time restraints.

The quad really isn't any worse now after the run. I think if I continue to stretch and roll it will be fine through the miles. Thanks Teena for all the info on it and how to help with the taping etc. It sure is nice to have a PT (almost) in your back pocket for such emergencies.

I came home fed the baby, put my MP3 on conference and went outside to work on the yard. During the 12-2 break I took my son to a party and got a few things (okay, a gazillion things) at Home Depot and then spent the rest of the day until 7PM outside getting the yard pretty with flowers and some new bushes, garden tilled in with new 'good' soil and the basketball standard cemented in. Heaven help me (and my plants) to survive the snow tonight and tomorrow :(

Mizuno Inspire -cookie Monster Miles: 17.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carina on Sat, Apr 02, 2011 at 22:18:50 from 204.15.86.83

Your run sounds like so much fun!! I hear you with the plants, I have some bulbs that have bloomed and I'm heart broken that they will freeze tonight :(

From Teena Marie on Sat, Apr 02, 2011 at 23:30:03 from 67.2.71.182

WOW!!!!

So, I have to know, what was more tiring: the 17.5 miles or all the yardwork????

You are TOUGH!!!!!

From marion on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 00:55:46 from 71.213.111.80

Did you say SNOW?????

GREAT miles :) It sounds like you had an amazing day :)

From RAD on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 01:03:20 from 98.202.17.113

Carina, NO KIDDING! I think I need to pull them in the garage just to be safe. Put 'em out, bring 'em in, put 'em out...yeah, welcome to spring in Utah!

Teena, the yard work, definitely the yard work! All the bending and being on my knees to plant a bazillion pansies - yuck! I just love to see them all summer, so it's worth it in the end.

Marion, blech! yes! We are high enough to be considered foothills, so we may get a little bit of snow tonight.

From Nancy on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 09:22:56 from 76.27.19.206

It sounds like you had a good day. I would like to have worked in my yard.

From Julie on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 14:37:00 from 67.199.162.82

Ah, now the crazy weather today has probably killed all those new flowers. I just got mine planted yesterday too and now they are frozen. I can't believe how productive you were yesterday after all those miles. Nice.

From Brent on Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 20:26:23 from 66.7.127.67

Devine, your runs almost seem like walk in the garden, nice run as ususal. Hum, calf strain, massage the knots? or strained?

Stay kool, B of BS Rools out

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