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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
7.50

I had a neighbor call me out of the blue yesterday and say she wanted to start running again consistently in the morning and wondered if I would be willing to run with her. Knowing that I needed some motivation lately to just get out the door, I agreed. So, this morning at 6:15 I was out and running! She came to my house, so it was great to just walk right out, have company and get it done. Since she is just starting again she said she could only handle 3 miles and they were a tad slower (9:51 AP) but she did a GREAT job, and it was a nice warm-up for me. She only stopped to walk twice on the 'hill of despair' as we came home and for not running for a month I think that is pretty darn good!

After she left (little to no chatting, she had to get home to get kids to school and to work) I set off on a few extra miles. I did what  I thought would be a 4 mile loop, but I figured out 1/2 way through it was going to be short. So, I tried a new 'hill of death' going UP the cove - holy moly! I'm glad I did it (I've been afraid of it, so I conquered a fear), and I got in an extra 1/2 mile instead of being short, but it really took my AP down :)

Now I get to 'work' for the rest of the morning. When I came home, coming right in the house helped so I didn't get chilled cold, but I wanted to de-frost in a nice warm tub since I had time and children were sleeping. Well, I fell asleep! It was a nice warm and cozy nap, but then I had to have my kids entertain work while I finished getting ready and got my 3 year old off to school late. Oh well, I think I needed the sleep.

First 3 miles AP: 9:51 splits: 9:44, 9:27, 10:21

AP: 9:10 splits: 9:04, 9:40, 10:08 (the HILL!), 8:09, 8:33 (last .5)

Mizuno Inspire - Oscar Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 12:40:12 from 152.26.59.252

Those splits are great for any time, but extra great for the hills o death!

Glad you got a bath and a well deserved mermaid nap.

Hope your day is great!

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 14:05:52 from 66.239.250.209

Hey, we had the same number of miles today, but I think my splits were a bit slower :)

From Carina on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 15:17:19 from 204.15.86.83

Very nice run!! Hills in the cold are SO hard!

From Bec on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 18:34:34 from 71.199.12.198

GREAT run today Rachel! Saturday running plans? I need a 15 miler or so.

From Nancy on Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 18:51:45 from 76.27.19.206

Great job Rachel. I'm glad you had someone to run with.

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