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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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Another lazy day. I didn't do my speed work because of my swollen ankle. I could've toughed it out, but I'm going through some mental battles lately as well. 

I feel like I need a week-ish off of sparring so that I can recover my brain. I truly feel like I probably have had a concussion or two and each subsequent hard hit makes things worse. The ringing in the ears, pain in my eyes as I look left and right, uncomfortable brain pain as I quickly turn my head while driving, light headed as I simply bend down to pick stuff up. Sigh, so I asked for a week off. But, my coach is going to extremes and not giving it to me. He wants to cancel my fight. Which makes me crazy, because I know taking a week off to heal isn't the end of the world. A 1 minute 3 round first time amateur fight isn't the end all be all pro fight. But, he is acting like skipping a week of sparring is going to brake me. Friends that have done this event say it isn't  a big deal and I'm more than ready, but my coach is making a mole hill into a mountain. I'm trying to talk him down, but not having much success. So, do I suck it up and deal with it or do I just let him go and let my friends sign me up and help me? Ugh. Anyway, since I really only write this for me I'm just writing down my thoughts. I will see what happens when I talk to him tomorrow. A fight isn't worth sacrificing my brain. But, I've been looking forward to this for a while and working hard for it and I'M not willing to give it up yet. I just feel like maybe my coach is making it more about him and his anxiety and showing the world the awesome monster he can create and not wating to watch me lose than it is about me and helping me. But, we shall see....

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Comments
From Glory in the long run on Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 22:04:47 from 75.162.143.202

Your coach doesn't want you to lose sharpness, but even tho you don't have experience fighting, you do have experience with your body's limitations. I DEARLY HOPE HE LETS YOU TAKE SOME REST. His insistence is a fighter's mentality, which is good for some things, but not for this. You have ringing and pain. TAKE A REST. NOW.

I will follow up on this because not resting is IDIOTIC and AMA and just plain detrimental. Seriously.

From Smooth on Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 15:56:37 from 75.162.72.73

Wow! I have been such a rotten friend! Have NO idea you're doing sparring (is it boxing/fighting?). I'm so sorry about the headaches and neural problems. Please take care of your body, mind and spirit! I love you!

From Bec on Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 16:09:06 from 70.115.197.197

I didn't know you were doing this either! Knowing you, you are probably keeping this on the DL? I don't know anything about it but I just want you to be safe and healthy. Please write down what was decided about the fight. I need to give you a call and catch up.

I am having some of the same issues as your opening paragraph.

From RAD on Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 23:35:37 from 67.177.62.160

yes, I was keeping this on the DL. I hope you all are pleased with my updates. It took my husband talking some sense into me. He can do that better than anyone! Maybe I just got some sense knocked into me! HA! But, I did find clarity and peace in my decision. I know my heart lies in running and endurance running....there is no reason to give that up. At least it doesn't make me look up symptoms of brain damage every day!

I truly appreciate your love and support. I figured I was writing this for myself, but it is nice that when I put my heart out there, my FRB family comes through as always.

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