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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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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
21.20
Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 20.20Mizuno Inspire II Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 48.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 48.00Weight: 0.00
Race: State Capitol Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 02:09:12
Total Distance
13.10

Holy Moly - this is by far THE hardest 1/2 I have ever run, pregnant or not. The trails were brutal, my heart rate was higher walking up them than running flat. I thought the hill up to behind the zoo was the 'hill of death' that would do me in, then we hit the shoreline trail behind This is the Place Monument....HAHAHAHA, I laugh at the hill up behind the zoo! Then the downhills were crazy wicked on the trails too.

Once we hit about mile 10, it was all nice downhill - oh I was SO grateful! I ran all the 'hills' to mile almost 6 without stopping, but I could walk up the trails faster than I could run. Long legs make for long strides walking, but when running uphill you must take shorter steps. I almost passed some people trying to run :) 

I kept up with the same group of runners the whole time and pulled ahead of most of them at the finish...or at least caught up lost ground. Honestly, a 2:09 is VERY respectable on this course! Unless you're Kelli or Teena - I think they should both have a run off next year on this course to truly take the title of 'queen of hills'!! 

I was SO excited to see Maurine there! She was volunteering at a water stop, so I got see her at the beginning, middle and end! Since I'd been so whiny about wanting someone to run with me (and ended up doing it alone anyway), it REALLY lifted my spirits to see another amazing blogger out on the course and get to chat and have a good time with her! PLUS she saved me from having to take/ride the bus back to the start - THANKS!!!


 

Overall, it was a great race! I certainly didn't have the kick at the end that a downhill race give you - my legs were trashed, but it was still a good finish! I also met and chatted with a few fellow racers. One lady would always make sure I got water at the aid stations, she said it was the mother in her, she had to take care of me! Lots of fun comments on the shirt as well. I'm glad I did it! I feel good and am ready for a gluttonous Memorial Day :)

AP: 9:50 (total elevation GAIN 1531 ft)

splits: 9:55 (started with a fun girl to chat with and it felt slow, but the conversation was worth it!),

9:14 (this felt more like MY pace),

9:35 (1st 'hill'),

8:53 (as I ran this mile I had decided this was my average effort pace - pretty flat, considering, and I felt good!),

9:54 (what I thought was the 'hill of death' hahaha! -173 ft of gain),

10:39 (start of the trail portion -213ft of gain)

13:15 (mostly walking/hiking up the hills on the trails - I'd run the flat and short downs, but YIKES! I tell ya...this was a CRAZY mile!! -315ft of gain)

10:01 (more hills/trails, but we caught a few good downhills that evened out my pace -116 ft of gain, but 242 down)

10:26 (I honestly thought we were done with the hills...until I went around a corner and saw one that was about 50 ft plus straight up...ugghhh! More walking, glad the downhill can balance my AP for the mile! -203 ft of gain and only 94 down)

9:13 (caught a REALLY nice downhill on this mile...had to open it up! My 'max' speed was a 6:40 during this mile)

9:12 (nice down/flat along the top of the avenues in SLC, again this felt SO easy!)

8:51 (coming DOWN city creek canyon to the capitol...ahhh, but my legs were still pooped from all the uphill.)

7:26 (for the .13 Garmin had to the finish, can't help but open up the finish sprint a bit :) Especially in front of a crowd and heading downhill!)

Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 13.10
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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oh bother... went to the doc today. I guess the ultrasound put the baby at 5.5-6 pounds last week, she says I'm still measuring small "I don't know where you're hiding all this baby!" Other than that all is fine and she's mighty impressed that I still had a sub 10mm half in me yesterday :) I guess not too many of her patients run much...or are as bored as I am.

Legs are tired. First time I've had a hard race and no Sunday to recover.

Elliptical 35 minutes @ L8 resistance - 2.7 miles

TM walking 3mph @ 10% grade - 1.75 miles (didn't get enough hills yesterday).

I wish tomorrow was Tuesday and that everything I wanted/needed to do tomorrow fit in a TUESDAY schedule.

 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Spent the morning with my Kindergartner, and I didn't want to get up early :)

So another rest day...TRUE rest day!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
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Had to work this morning @ 8:30 and again refused to get up early.

Spent an hour walking a running route around the 'hood. 4 miles (approx) walking with the stroller, dog and 'work' :)

Another busy day...seriously this week is CRAZY!

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Total Distance
4.00

To do list:

Sleep in -*check*

Get to the gym for total body class- *check*

run 4 miles of my .2 loop nearly driving me crazy, but better than the TM - *check*

eat a doughnut for national doughnut day (and tell the entire aerobics class about it so they all will get fat with me) - *check*

shower - *check*

off to play with kids and get SOMETHING done around the house - *check...well, maybe!



Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(8)
Total Distance
4.10

First Saturday of the month = 90 min spin class!! YEA!! I LOVE it!

Only got there early enough for 1/2 mile before class (I do love sleep!), so I did a few laps around the track, then got my spin on for 1.5 hrs. It really was a good class, I look forward to it each month and wish they'd do it every Sat as at least an option to class. I finished up with another 1/2 mile on the track after class. 

I promised Hubby I'd get home ASAP so that he could go rock climbing since he missed it due to weather last Sat on his birthday (belaying and rock climbing are a few things I'm NOT allowed to do now). After I got home I had the neighbor keep an eye on the kids while I ran the regular 'ol 5K route around the 'hood. I felt really good and strong, but didn't wear my garmin because I didn't want to feel pressure to run fast. Now I wish I would've - I think I would've hit some good paces! I took Lucy (my puppy) with me and she couldn't keep up with me during the last mile. I had to keep calling her to keep up - it could've been the warmer weather too, but I'll take a 'win' anyway I can get it :)

Then I got stuck with yard work again this week - next week I'm NOT doing it! Plus, it make the neighbors nervous, they always say "be careful - I don't know what to do if you go into labor!" :) Then it was off to Thanksgiving Point for the kids to run and play in the gardens, came home dropped off my 'work' and went to a pool party for a HS graduate, got home went next door for a backyard birthday party and I'm finally getting to sit down. *WHEW* These next two weeks until baby comes are going to go WAY too fast if this keeps up. I need more time to get baby prep done!

Mizuno Inspire II Miles: 1.00Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Total Distance
21.20
Mizuno Nirvana Miles: 20.20Mizuno Inspire II Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 48.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 48.00Weight: 0.00
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