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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
11.80

Blech. BBK's know how to do it right. I may hate it, but they do it right! Met at Butterfield Canyon, just 3 miles from my driveway to the gate. I loved having it close!!!

Of course the only way to go is up, so for warm up we did 1.25 miles up and back, I added on enough to get 2.75. Then we started the fun. They pushed tempo miles up 3 miles then back down, but my legs are dragging from yesterday - add hills to that, um, yeah.... I was there and working, what more do you want? :) I turned around at 6.0, so 3.25 miles up the canyon and boy was it slow. The way down I was able to EASILY hit a few MP miles. Felt good, beautiful scenery and good chatting. Then did another up and down to finish up to 11.8 (had to even out from yesterday's 6.2). 

I was grateful for Becca hanging back with me as I struggled through the uphill. I didn't want to get eaten by a mtn lion, and I knew that would happen if I was left alone! I personally know someone who ran up and down the canyon nearly every morning until one day came face to face with a mtn lion. Also, from my neighbors that live near me and closer to the canyon, I've heard and seen pictures of their horses being attacked by mtn lions. So, yeah...thanks for saving my life Becca!!!

Went to the gym and did lift class - good weights class. It's been a long while since I've done so many lunges and triceps! Spent 15 min stretching afterward. I hope I start feeling the benefits in my heel soon. Yesterday's race really put the hurt on, it is already better today than yesterday afternoon, so I'm hopeful it was just temporary.

AP: 9:35 splits: 10:43, 8:50, 9:31, 10:33, 10:39, 11:15, 8:15, 8:01, 8:03, 9:56, 10:12, 8:46 (last .8). Can you tell the downhill from the uphill? :) Elevation gain of 2100 feet throughout the run. The 3 climbing miles (4-6) had 344, 467, 383 ft gain respectively.

This is the tarantula we saw while stretching near my car!


Inspire Yellow Racers Miles: 4.00Cookie Monsters - Take 2 Miles: 11.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Steam8 on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 13:53:06 from 166.70.55.77

Are you running St. George? Just looked at your last race...getting so fast! nice job!

I am just hobbling around on my boot and don't like reading all of the fun runs everyone has been on during the best running temps of the year!

LOVE the new pic! Made me laugh!!

From RAD on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 13:55:48 from 76.27.16.189

Amy, yes. SGM has been my goal all year. I know what it feels like to feel left behind. I'm sorry you're in that stupid boot!!! OH, and with the picture - Smooth and I prefer to dance our way through a marathon :)

From Sue on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 14:58:58 from 63.248.41.148

Holy cow how did you do all this after yesterdays run! Amazing! Nice job!

From RAD on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 17:45:03 from 76.27.16.189

Sue, I may have done it, but did you see the 5 10+ miles?!? yeah - it was slow, and it killed me! I'm exhausted.

From Bec on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 19:58:16 from 71.199.9.12

One of the best runs ever Rachel. Loved the pace, loved the company, loved the canyon. Thanks for letting me run with you.

The spider at the end!!!! oh my goodness, giving me the creeps thinking about it.

From allie on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 23:11:47 from 24.10.191.18

spider? yeek!

nice running today, RAD. those "blech" runs make you really strong :)

From Smooth on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 23:26:22 from 174.27.216.165

WOW!!! Seriously!!! What an awesome hill run and splits just one day after a PR 10K! You are rocking it, Rachel! Very very proud of you!

From JulieC on Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 23:51:04 from 207.108.177.149

so do TWO of you running together make the mtn lions think you are a pack of something? I still would be scared to run that canyon just hearing that story. I am a total wuss. Way to go!! how early did you all go?

From Merri on Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 14:45:35 from 160.7.252.148

Someday I want the BBKs to kick my butt...

From RAD on Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 14:49:36 from 76.27.16.189

Becca, yeah, I'm glad you noticed it before it crawled up my leg and into my car - blech!!!

Allie, yeah, nice tarantula coming toward me at record pace.

Smooth, I felt SO lead legged. I hope I can just make it through the last week of 'cramming' before the taper to SGM.

Julie, I guess I hope that is how it works - strength in numbers. It is scary to run the canyon, but I just hope I smell bad enough from working so hard they decide I'm not worth it :) We start at 5:15 for warm up and 5:45 for the main workout.

Merri, you should come some day! Seriously. If you ever have an excuse to stay up here closer so you don't have to wake up at 3AM you should come!

From allie on Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 14:16:54 from 161.38.218.168

ahhhh! it's huge. and hairy.

From Kelli on Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 14:20:36 from 71.219.67.175

I missed this!!!! And good thing, too! Those things scare the crap out of me, we see them up at the school all of the time (even one inside once!!) I am glad you posted the picture, I need to go find my blog post from like 2 years ago where no one believed me that we have big tarantulas in Herriman!!!

From RAD on Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 14:35:49 from 76.27.16.189

Allie, yeah it was a nasty creature. I was afraid it was going to jump on me and shoot me with it's pokey butt hairs as I was trying to get close enough to take a picture to do it justice!

Kelli, it was nasty! It was like 10 feet away and crawling fast toward me when Becca saw it! YIKES!

From Terri on Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 13:04:19 from 72.66.72.85

EEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKK!

That's a BIG spider!

From Leandra on Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 23:53:20 from 97.117.110.227

sick. I did not know that spiders like that lived in UTAH!!! I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.

And nice job on all your runs and on your half yesterday! st. george isn't going to know what hit it.

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