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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
15.00

Had one of the BEST runs ever, let alone a NEW YEARS run! I've now decided that good things come to those who SLEEP!! Perfect timing for getting in touch with Smooth to meet up to go to the Oval to run; run into Maurine there and although I'd figured out a 'fool proof' way of counting laps by 'losing my marbles' she provided us with a more superior, although not as creative, way of keeping track (I now have her push counter hehehe). Then Teena and a guy from my Ragnar team Calvin were there, so we had even MORE company! Excellent, simply excellent!! 

I was planning on running 11 miles today, so I could make my goal of 2011 miles for the year and just get the 11 out of the way, but Smooth needed to do 15, so I decided to take a bigger chunk out - only 1996 to go!! Woo Hoo! I'm already going above and beyond :)

It was a perfect uneventful run (except the lady who fell while skating and was covered in blood and had to be ambulanced out of there), and I just thoroughly enjoyed ALL the company I had! We figure that we ran about a 9mm pace, which is wonderful considering my breathing issues lately. I just had a wonderful uplifting run and it set my day on the right course right from the beginning. Onward and Upward! Thanks again Smooth, Teena and Maurine for making the run a wonderfully memorable one - and helping to reinforce my laziness of bringing good things to those that sleep :)

Mizuno - Oscar II Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carina on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 10:05:57 from 204.15.86.83

That sounds like so much fun!! On the rare occasion that I get to sleep in I'm amazed at what a difference it makes. Great run to start the year!!!

From Tom Slick on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 10:43:47 from 69.171.160.254

What a grand start to a whole new year! Go get it!!!!

From Toby on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 16:46:19 from 66.133.97.196

You definitely started the New Year with a BANG!! Way to go!

From Kelli on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 16:56:51 from 71.219.84.215

OH MAN, running in circles drives me crazy---you are tough to do that for so long!! I bet it was nice and warm, though!

Here is to an awesome New Year for you!

From Nancy on Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 18:22:59 from 76.27.19.206

I'm glad you got to sleep and also got in a good 15 mile run. The Oval sound fun.

From Chad on Mon, Jan 03, 2011 at 10:54:00 from 168.177.153.5

But what about the football?

From The Quiet Pirate on Mon, Jan 03, 2011 at 13:13:21 from 152.26.59.252

I'll bet that lady skating was so distracted by the awesomeness of the running group you'd collected together that she was overcome with feelings of inadequacy and couldn't stay upright any longer.

That's how I feel after reading your blog... y'all are awesome & it sounds like you had a blast.

Nice New Year Running!

From RAD on Mon, Jan 03, 2011 at 14:38:48 from 67.172.229.125

Carina, I really did need the sleep. It's nice to be lazy sometimes!

Slick, no more excuses!

Toby, it was fun - not as fun as a 'beat the new year race' but still good :)

Kelli, it is always perfect running weather there! The circles are big enough it's not too bad.

Nancy, the oval is GREAT! You should try it sometime.

Chad, No football for me! I get enough of it watching stupid sports center on the TV (it's the only thing on when I'm on the TM at the gym). They do have indoor football leagues at the oval though, so I could get some in watching as I ran sometime :)

QP, I bet it was just seeing Smooth and I running together - I'm sure it's a little perplexing. We did 'race' some skaters while we ran, that is always fun! We had a great time, I just wish that I could run in 50 degree weather OUTSIDE and not in circles, but you've got the market cornered on that one.

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