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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
Wed, Mar 21, 2012
Total Distance
4.00

What is it with my kids?!? Seriously, another night where baby was up every hour screaming for a good 3-5 minutes. Sleep? Not last night. Nothing would stop him either: rocking, milk, walking, cuddling, leaving him alone. Ugghh, I was worn out by 3:30AM and turned the alarm off and just tried to sleep the best I could. Then my oldest woke up puking...nice. By 8:30 everyone was up with a smile on their faces like nothing was wrong - except me!

So, my morning was pretty blech. Just wandered around doing what I had to and trying not to fall asleep. Put baby down for a nap and decided I wanted to move...so I went for a run on my outdoor TM (up and down the street which = 1 mile round trip).

Kids were outside playing (except baby of course) and so I'd swing by every 5-7 minutes to say hello and make sure all was well. It was nice to run in the afternoon and get a short, easy shake out to a rough night/morning. Still tired, but at least I'm happy now!

AP: 8:38 splits: 9:03, 8:40, 8:48, 8:03. The first mile probably wasn't really that slow. I stopped to talk to the kids and realized when I took off again I hadn't stopped my watch. Meh, oh well.

***Just got to see the Spectrum Pics. I stole some from Teena and Tie-dye girl :) You can see the sprint finish in the background of Teena's finish line pics. I really wish I could take a good running picture.***

Awesome Elixers Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 22:40:05 from 174.27.212.157

so sorry the kids didn't let you sleep. Hope you have a better night sleep tonight. Glad you got a quick 4 miler in. I ran 4 miles in the afternoon today too. :)

Hard to find my Spectrum pics because my bib is covered up by my jacket... I don't take good race pix. :)

From Bec on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 08:43:24 from 68.206.133.141

Love the at home TM. You get the neighbors really thinking you're crazy with that workout. You got some miles, nothing to ashamed about.

Going to check out your pics now.

From Bec on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 08:45:51 from 68.206.133.141

Cute pictures. You have nice leg muscles. Tie dye girl is crying I think. Fantastic race!

From The Quiet Pirate on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 09:49:39 from 152.26.59.252

I think your pixs look great! Look at your legs ;-)

Sorry about the sick kids and lack of sleep. I know how rotten that can be. I hope you got a chance to nap sometime during the day.

From Teena Marie on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:55:35 from 174.27.199.63

Race pics should be outlawed!!! (For me that is ... NOT you!!! You look GREAT!)

From Nancy on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 15:25:21 from 76.23.21.118

I'm sorry about the lack of sleep. Some of my daughters are going through the same thing. I'm glad you have an outdoor treadmill, they are a lot more fun.

From RAD on Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 20:51:53 from 98.202.23.178

Smooth, I saw some of your pix in the lost and found when I was looking for mine! I'm glad we had our 'virtual' run together :)

Becca, sometimes I wonder if they time me and try to figure out where I think I'm running. I sure hope I made her cry!! :)

QP, my legs are the problem - too much thigh!! But, thanks. I didn't get a nap, I thought it would help me go to bed earlier - ha!

Teena, I always thing that I'll get ONE good one, but then I always seem to end up looking more like the bubble girl than the awesome runner! You look awesome in the pics!

Nancy, the outdoor TM is only as good as the weather though :)

From catherine on Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 06:27:20 from 98.202.112.38

RAD - that's the worst. I hope you were able to catch up on sleep somehow.

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