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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
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Made an executive decision yesterday to not run today. We went to the circus and I couldn't even walk normal my calves/shins hurt so bad. I really need to find a way to take care of these things!!! I've tried it all, rest now is the only thing I have left...so I'm going to try. I also didn't want to run on them before I got the compression sleeves and I couldn't do that until this morning. I've got them now and will be wearing them all day to hopefully heal as part of my RICE treatment...

So, I went to yoga and will run tomorrow and use today as my rest day. It's easier to run 6 miles the day before a 12 mile 'long' run than a 22 mile long run!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Calvin on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 15:58:05 from 66.133.117.3

I hope your RICE treatments do the trick. I hate to hear that anything is hurting bad at this stage.

From RAD on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 16:03:19 from 67.172.229.125

Cal, me too! I really thought they were under control, but it seems to be getting worse and not better this last week. I'm honestly a little frustrated with them! Saturday was the first bad day, and I'm not sure if you ever saw me start after we had stopped, but when I have to change my gait due to pain I know it's finally bad.

From Nancy on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 16:45:43 from 76.27.19.206

I'm sorry about the shins, I hope the rest and compression sleeves help.

From Brent on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 19:53:08 from 66.7.127.219

Devine, good luck getting ready, hope the sleeves help, I wear them every run, does help me. Do you have knots? If so, need to get them worked out.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Kelli on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 20:04:18 from 71.219.65.246

Dang shins, the pains we get the week before a marathon....I tell ya!

From allie on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 20:29:59 from 174.19.51.35

sorry about the calf/shin pain. how are the sleeves treating you?

are you running with the chumps group on saturday? i think i might join you.

From Toby on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 22:14:24 from 66.133.97.196

Wise choice! Thanks for the DR RAD advice! I just wish my ankle would be a bit more dedicated in the healing process!

From RAD on Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 13:45:23 from 67.172.229.125

Nancy, they do seem to be working, thanks!

Brent, I think I have a few knots on the calf that I can feel as I roll. Not sure if it is the culprit or not. Sleeves do seem to help though.

Kelli, I HATE the week before a race for just this reason!

Allie, sleeves are good! Thanks for the brand recommendation. I am planning on Porter Rockwell (12 round trip) at 5:45ish, I think the chumps were considering the same...with breakfast after! I'd love to see you again!!

Toby, any time! :) Sometimes I think I should take my own advice (or that of wonderful friends) a little better myself! Take it easy on that ankle!

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