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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
4.00

Gotta keep my running appointment with Sandra! She took the weekend off and I knew she would want to run this morning. Since it would be slow and easy, I just did the 4 with her and then went back to bed. I am SO tired! I stayed up too late last night. My husband was called into work and I got sucked into the computer (which I've been doing a good job of staying off of it and spending more time with family).

AP: 9:40 (The route we did really seems like the best route for Sandra, she is able to keep a much faster pace - it's crazy how much a route can change your pace!)

I slept and slept and slept - until the last minute I HAD to wake up and get the 3 year old bathed and off to pre-school. Then I went to the church for boot camp. WOW! It was a good workout today. We did the normal warm-up stuff (which most would consider a workout) then did a circuit at our own pace: jumping jacks, plank hold while raising one arm at a time to your ear, full sit-ups, burpies, jump lunges, quad burners. You started with 60 of each, then 40, 20, 10, 5. Between each thing (jacks, plank etc)  you ran a lap around the gym as well. Man, it was good times :) The first set of 60 burpies took me forever! I wanted to just run laps around the gym.

It was a good workout and I feel good despite only doing 4 miles. The quad, unfortunately, isn't feeling much better. I'm stretching and rolling and just hoping this doesn't last too long. It did feel okay on the run, but afterward was whining at me.

Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 4.00Mizuno Inspire -cookie Monster Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carina on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 13:33:46 from 204.15.86.83

grr... I get so frustrated when my body doesn't cooperate with me!!

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 13:45:19 from 66.239.250.209

Try some Ibuprofen for that quad. Yeah, I am a strong proponent of drugs.

From RAD on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 13:54:13 from 98.202.17.113

Carina, it is getting a little frustrating that I'm taking time 'off' and it isn't getting much better. I guess I should be optimistic and be happy it's not getting worse.

Scott, I've heard horror stories about running with ibuprofen in your gut, so I take it the night before. But I definitely do take it!

From Nancy on Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 17:39:43 from 76.27.19.206

Sounds like you got a good run in and still had plenty of energy for bootcamp. I hope your quad feels better soon.

From Tom Slick on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 08:51:50 from 168.179.157.7

You know you could just try the RICE thing and a little rest once in a while!

From The Quiet Pirate on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:47:22 from 152.26.59.252

I'm with Tom. Your rest always involves lots of working out. BUT, that boot camp class sounds like lots of fun. I'd get up in the morning to go to it!

Good luck with the quad.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 12:30:31 from 71.229.134.155

The route really can make a difference on the pace. It's those darn hills.

I agree with Tom and QP. Put some more rest into your rest, maybe.

From RAD on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 14:43:41 from 98.202.17.113

Nancy, thanks, me too!

Slick, rest? what is that?

QP, I know, I know, but when a true rest day Sunday doesn't make it any better I figure meh - why not? The boot camp class IS fun!

Carolyn, it's crazy, because it's the order the hills/downhill comes in. A lot different than I prefer it, but she seems to like this way so I'll stick with it! Rest...maybe :)

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