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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
2.00

Slept in...I needed it! 

Spin class, good hard sweaty workout. Did a lot of HIITS...I hate to admit it, but I like them :)

Decided 1/2 way through spin class I wanted to do a brick before swim. A quick transition and then 2 miles on the track at a good pace. So, I stopped, changed shoes, wiped down the bike, grabbed my stuff and hit the track as fast as I could. Timer was 3:00 on the dot. Started the run.

The run actually wasn't too bad. I could feel some fatigue in my legs but it wasn't terrible. First mile: 7:34, meh...I can do better, it is only 2 miles then you get to swim. So, I pushed a little harder on the next one and I finished in 14:34 for both miles, second one was a 7:00 on the dot. Nice.

As I was walking my cool down lap, to then go swim I heard my name called...crap, nursery. Adam's been so good lately I thought it was just a poopy diaper. Nope. No swimming for me, and another write up for Adam.

I copied the masters workout on my phone with full intentions to come back during nap time. Well, about 1:00 I abandoned that idea. My kids have been through a lot with family in town, funeral craziness and dad and I going out a lot with family and friends and for his birthday. My home is a disaster and who do I think I am? I can't just be satisfied with a 1:15 workout? I HAVE to do that extra swim? Why can't I just put my kids and family first and clean up the house and get the stuff done I need to here? I don't need to abandon them for a swim, it doesn't really make sense. Just stay home, love them, play with them, mop the 2in deep scuzy floor and stop trying to be athlete of the year with 5000 workouts a day. Just be a mom and be here, they won't always be around.

So, guilt trip mommy is staying home and burning probably as many calories mopping the watermelon my kids spilled ALL over the floor last night while dad and I were out than I probably would be if I went swimming. Happy Wednesday!

Awesome Elixers Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Nancy on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 14:49:31 from 76.23.21.118

I think that is very smart. Family should come first. Some day they will all be grown and you can workout all day if you want.

From Rachelle on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 15:43:52 from 199.190.170.21

Awesome workout! And very wise choice Rachel. Your family and kids are #1 and chasing around and cleaning up after kids is dang hard work! You are sure burning more calories than I am sitting at a desk starring at a computer screen all day.

I was so wiped out after I babysat last Tuesday I could barely get up the strength to drive home. ha!

From Burt on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 18:06:48 from 72.223.82.180

You are awesome RAD.

And btw, just because you wiped the sweat dry doesn't mean you removed the DNA.

From Brent on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 21:16:05 from 66.7.127.67

Devine - life just gets in the way sometimes - another day - say hi to QP and Cat of the move, hope things are going well given the circumstances.

Hey, the target on my back is getting bigger the way you are training, good work.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From RAD on Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:39:34 from 98.202.23.178

Nancy, sometimes I long for that day :)

Rachelle, it is hard to get over doing what YOU want somedays though when you feel like 90% of your day is what everyone else wants/needs. But, yesterday it was worth it.

Burt, oh no...the awesomeness you exude far exceeds mine!

Brent, QP was only in port for a quick stay for the funeral and is at rest on the seas again. Cat will be here long enough for you to say hello yourself! At Blackridge? Make that target a little bigger, would ya? I need to make sure I can keep you in my sights on the bike :)

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