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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

Step class, it was a fun and different class today...we did 'traveling' along a line of benches. Then Milley tortured me with 4 miles at 8:40 on a 1.5% incline. Can different treadmills make paces different? I did a different TM today and I SWEAR that the 7.1 mph speed was WAY faster than the TM I'm usually on. I didn't feel like my legs were tired or anything...it just felt a lot faster. It was very strange, so I  bumped the pace down a little (thus the 8:40mm).

Volleyball tonight, we're nearing the end of the season :( 

Mizuno Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
Comments
From AmberG on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 13:50:04 from 64.255.88.135

I don't know about differences in treadmills, , , ,I think it's likely! But i do know that my double stroller feels awfully heavy somedays, and other days it is light----so I know that it's just ME and my legs that are either having a bad day or a good day! :)

You seem like such a neat person!!! . . . you are always upbeat and goin!!!!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 13:58:00 from 24.8.167.243

I could never keep up with you in step class. You are amazing.

I think that different treadmills could definitely be calibrated differently.

Too bad about the end of volleyball season. I know you enjoy it.

From Ashbaker on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 14:02:27 from 76.23.56.75

Oh yeah, treadmills are different everywhere you go as it depends on how they are calibrated on speed and deck incline. One treadmill for instance gave me a sub 14:56 5k one time during a hard run!! The next mill I felt like I was wallowing in mud because the deck was so soft. Go figure..

From RAD on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 14:34:53 from 76.27.12.70

Thanks Amber, I love running and working out! It is usually the highlight of my day :) I just thought my legs felt good today...until I tried to do my 'normal' TM workout!

Carolyn, step is fun...it took me about 6 months to get the coordination down! I'm not sure if I'll sign up with the team for another season or not - family stuff is weighing heavily on me right now (or my lack of doing it).

Ashbaker, good to know that they can be different! I was just SO surprised at how hard the 'norm' seemed today. I almost gave up at 1.5 miles!! Glad I pushed through though.

From Nancy on Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 23:27:29 from 76.27.69.172

Wow Rachel, step, then treadmill and then Volleyball. What a stud!!!

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