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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
Sat, Feb 05, 2011
Total Distance
13.10

Oh man, what a run! The wind out there is some of the worst I've ever run in. It wasn't too shabby when we started out and then headed East, but even when we turned around mile 5 to go North the wind sometimes nearly blew you UP hill as you were running down. Then when we turned and went West it was pure misery! I got vertigo from being blown all over and I was only at mile 9 and ready to quit. It really was terrible.

So, I hatched a plan: if I could get hubby to come pick me up I could run downhill and East with the wind at my back and get a few more miles. He was up for it, so I continued on. The wind was still terrible and would blow me forward as I ran sometimes almost feeling like I was getting knocked over, but I got it in and feel good now that it is behind me.

Another memorable run with Becca, I was having a hard time getting up and out this morning. I'm glad I had her to be accountable to, or I might still be laying in bed deciding if I am going to get up and run.

AP: 8:46 splits: 8:49 (my puppy Lucy decided she needed to run this morning, so I took her out on the mile loop before heading off), 9:21, 8:50, 8:43, 9:06, 8:49, 8:10, 8:57, 9:45 (this was the uphill into the wind. It was the HARDEST mile of ALL of them!), 8:40, 8:24, 8:30, 8:06, 7:45 (last .10).

Mizuno Inspire -cookie Monster Miles: 13.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From glidergirl on Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 14:56:48 from 155.97.238.134

Nice run today and yesterday! (at least I think your last post was from yesterday) I have my hubby come pick me up sometimes, too, but mostly when I don't want to run uphill all the way home. =0) Someday when I get healed I'm going to take my bus pass with me and just run for a long time wherever I want without worrying about needing to turn around and come back. That's too bad it was so windy! Glad you had a fun time yesterday with your kids.

From Bec on Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 16:26:41 from 71.199.12.198

Thanks for the motivation. You always see why we should run more... DON'T listen to me when I tell you it's quitin' time. I am just the Devil. Pretty good run considering the elements of what made up that run. Stupid wind.

From Rossy on Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 18:53:05 from 205.127.247.168

Way to go RAD; that is, nice uphill mile into the wind!

From Toby on Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 21:21:52 from 66.133.97.196

Nicely done Rachel and Bec! Wind always brings bad thoughts :)

From Carina on Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 22:37:59 from 204.15.86.83

Nice run, are you doing Ogden? One of these days we should do a long run together :)

From RAD on Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 01:26:50 from 67.172.229.125

Brooke, yeah yesterday was my last post. I too live out in the sticks where you have to run uphill to get home! It was really nice getting a long downhill stretch and knowing I didn't have to 'recover' it!

Becca, stupid wind doesn't begin to describe it - the wind was the devil today! I was glad you were there, I don't think I would've gotten started without you!

Rossy, I swear that mile felt more like a 13 minute mile! Every step forward I felt like the wind blew me back 10 feet!!

Toby, I can take hills and I can take wind, but when you put both together I have a hard time not whining!

Carina, yes! I'm planning on taking it easy and then racing UVM. I love the course so much I couldn't pass it up. I'm doing the Grand Slam this year, but will do Ogden, TOU and PC as easy runs then race only UVM and SGM.

From Burt on Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 04:02:59 from 206.213.40.111

You're so much tinier than Bec. You should've tucked in behind her and drafted.

From Nancy on Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 09:02:35 from 76.27.19.206

What a nice husband. Great run in all the wind.

From allie on Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 16:12:34 from 67.2.42.120

wind! yuck. way to get through a tough run in windy conditions.

From Scott Wesemann on Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 16:17:37 from 75.165.254.250

Nice run! You have really been getting in some solid weeks lately. Not to rub it in or anything, but Antelope Island was warm with no wind for our run. :)

From Smooth on Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 22:05:13 from 67.2.113.127

EXCELLENT WINDY run! You and Bec sure have the toughest weather conditions! Wasn't it a frosty run last week? You girls are too speedy to let anything get in your way! :)

From catherine on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 00:01:26 from 98.202.112.51

Good job sticking it out in the wind. I'm glad your husband could help you out. :)

From The Quiet Pirate on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 13:12:47 from 152.26.59.252

Sweet windy run!!

From RAD on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 14:02:40 from 67.172.229.125

Burt, um...I don't know on what world I'm tinier than Bec, but either way I couldn't have kept up with her speed to tuck in behind her!

Nancy, It wasn't easy THAT is for sure, but I do have a pretty great husband :)

Allie, I'm sure it was nothing like what you've had to run through- but I hope it made me stronger somehow!

Scott, When I saw the pics on Craig's blog I actually did get jealous. There is no way I could keep up with you guys, but it is making me lean toward trying the 25K. I'm going to go out there to cheer Kelli on, so I might as well run while I'm waiting, right?

Smooth, I would take the fog and frost over that wind any day!

Catherine, One of the few times I'm happy to have a non-runner husband :)

QP, oh the wind! It'd blow you right off course.

From catherine on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 14:05:36 from 216.49.181.254

You *should* do the 25K! I did it last year, and it was the longest run I'd ever done to that point, but it was still super fun. You'd rock it.

From RAD on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 14:18:25 from 67.172.229.125

I guess more than anything I'm worried about the trails - I'm horribly clumsy and I think I would just maim myself!

From catherine on Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 14:21:01 from 216.49.181.254

It wasn't bad. I remember wishing I had worn regular running shoes instead of my Cascadias.

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