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Pocatello Marathon

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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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Orange II Lifetime Miles: 390.41
Boston Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 568.97
Fargo Nikes Lifetime Miles: 500.03
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50.10
Fargo Nikes Miles: 5.60Boston Mizuno Miles: 44.50
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5.60

Tried a new route this morning. My garmin was still dead from Saturday, so I used my "map my run" app to see how long it was. I didn't care about time. My legs aren't sore, but VERY fatigued. Plus, I slept in and ran with the baby in the jogger. Now that Lauren is at school I have no more built in baby sitter...except the jogger. Still beats the TM anyday!! So, it was super slow, but I'll take it. I got my lazy, tired butt out of bed and ran!

Pacing Pocatello full on Saturday. Not sure how I feel about that, but at a 4:00 pace hopefully it isn't going to be a horrible recovery. I NEED legs for SGM!

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10.10

Tuesday Ten with the Newtons. I tried talking myself into sleeping this morning, but I got out of bed and I'm glad I did! It was a good run and Ronnie and Dave were able to join Chad, George and me on the run, which hasn't happened in a while. Ronnie and George got to listen to my IM story from Saturday the first few miles, then at mile 4 Dave and Chad ran with us for a while and George pushed on ahead. The last couple miles home Chad and Ronnie turned it on and Dave and I just enjoyed the run back chatting away.

I could tell my legs were still fatigued, but after I saw my AP I was pleasantly surprised at that as well as my splits. Since I'm pacing Pocatello full this Saturday I am now on a taper until then. Just a 4:00 full. I hoping it doesn't take me too long to recover. I feel like I'm just starting to get some speed back! I need legs for SGM, it is my goal race this year.

AP: 8:31 splits: 8:45, 8:32, 9:28, 9:54 (yeah, those hills killed me this morning!), 8:29, 8:36, 8:01, 7:49, 7:46, 8:01, 7:44 (last .1) Love those last few miles of downhill cruising!

Boston Mizuno Miles: 10.10
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Woke up with a headache and not feeling on top of the world...so I decided to take a rest day. Maybe a good idea with a marathon Saturday.

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8.20

Thursday Shaggy Mountain Loop with the Newtons. Jonathan Hall joined us for the first time today. We might have scared him away :) This isn't the easiest course to run. But, he hung with it and did a great job. Since I am 'tapering' for the race Saturday I figued I was fine hanging in the back and just going easy so, it was a slower time for the loop for me, but I don't mind. It was great just to get out!

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Last lazy rest day for the marathon tomorrow. But, I still mowed the lawn. It is now my Fritz good luck thing. Mow the lawn for a good marathon performance. I figure if it works for him, it has got to work for me! :)
 

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Race: Pocatello Marathon (26.219 Miles) 03:59:25
Total Distance
26.20

Ahhh, the beauty of Pocatello and pacing! It was a great expo and chat with all the pacers Friday and a nice drive up. I got out of town late and so I skimped on my expo shift, but still recruited one person to run with me!

Up early and out the door with the pacers to the bus and start line. The drive up was a LOT shorter than I expected. We kind of went the back way to the start and had to take the long way home. POP lines were short and I got through once, luckily that was all I needed. I even remembered sunscreen so that Lowell couldn't say I wasn't protected from the sun when I would whine about how hot it got :) Lined up, met my crew that was going to run with me and before I knew it we were off.

It was still pretty dark at 6:15, but the dawn brightened quickly. The group and I had a great time chatting away and I even told them some good brain teasers. They all agreed that I should re-tell them around mile 24 to see how well their brains were working :) With only a couple POPs at each aid station I would kind of lose a couple at each place due to waiting in line. A few of them would catch back up, but some got lost for good. I really enjoyed the converstaion and banter and some of the people had even checked out my profile and were asking me questions from it. That was a little weird. Especially since I wasn't quite sure I remembered what was ON my profile! But, I just went with it. I really got attached to some of the people in my group and I'd love to go find them and train with them. All good people!

Mile 13.1  I clocked in 50 seconds ahead of time. Perfect for my plan. I wanted about 60 seconds banked by the half, because the 2nd half is rolling hills...and the heat was coming. We slowed on the rollers, but that cushion I gave us allowed for good equal effort pacing on them. I lost one guy who said "Rachel?!? My heart rate is 199...should I stop and walk?!?" What am I supposed to say to that?!? Umm...yes! But, then I feel bad, because I can't stop with them. When they've worked for 17 miles to get through the race with me I hate to leave them :( I told him to take a 20 second walk and then use the downhill (we were just approaching the top of a roller) to recover more and power up the next one. I never saw him at the finish, but I missed a bunch of people I was looking for!

I saw Terry at mile 20 as he was perusing his options of gu (he was running the half with some family) Oh, and at the out and back (7-8?) Lowell ran with the group for a minute and sang for us. Gotta love that guy!! After mile 20 is the last big hill. DJ and the cousins had still stuck with me. We powered up that thing and I got them to the top! But, the girls slowly drifted back after that. DJ was the last one left with me. Luckily, we picked up Scott and Kathy around mile 21. Gave some variation to the converstaion.

I was struggling myself and just wanted the thing over with. You know, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you run a marathon. It is still a marathon! That last 10K just kind of sucks rocks. So, I kept being the cheerleader outloud for myself. I would say the things I needed to hear. People would say "how are you?!?" I'd respond "fabulous! Excellent! We are having the time of our loves and lovin' every minute!" I wanted to sit down :) But, as a pacer we have to save face and pretend that it is the most wonderful moments of our lives, right? I would sing "we are fast. we are strong. we can run, all day long" to the beat of our foot falls 4-5X over to get it rolling through their heads (and mine). I'd tell them "we are amazing and can do anything! Think it, believe it, feel it, own it, DO IT!" one time a got a "yes ma'am! I own it!" out of someone. I liked that :) Kathy would start getting some shallow breathing so I would remind her to breathe from the bottom of her lungs and exaggerate my breathing to help her. She just chugged right along. It was her 56th marathon, but the first time in 3 years she had run a sub 4:00. She was more than determined! Scott was at his first full and finishing in good style. The last 1/3-1/2 mile I sent them off ahead. Telling them they'd done it. Go leave it all on the road and enjoy the moment that YOU alone earned with your own two feet. They both finished 20-30 seconds ahead of me.

My garmin was beeping at me with low batteries from mile 16 for low batteries. I was SO worried it was going to die on me. What then? Cross my fingers and hope the legs keep pace? Well, I crossed the finish line, stopped the time, looked down and the screen shut off while I was looking at it. Literally 5 feet over the line it died. Wow. Tender mercies! I was SO grateful I had it those last few miles, because I'd given up our 50 second bank by mile 21 and was actually 10-15 seconds slow that I had to push a little to overcome. Whew. My garmin does love me :)

I waited at the finish line for some of my other groupies. Cheered DJ in just a couple minutes after me and the cousins as well. I saw Josh later, but missed everyone else. Shoot. I did get to see Lowell and give him a congrats. I also saw Terry and his 13 year old granddaughter that had just finished her first half!! Poor Blaine was sick as a dog :( and had to drop off pace just to finish, but he did finish. I got to chat and talk to lots of people and just had a great time chilling after the race. Great post race refueling there too!!

Headed back to the hotel, said good-bye to Eliza (another tall female runner!) and showered then lingered and stretched in the quiet for a while. I've been alone for 2 weeks at home with the kids. Craig is now a traveling man, so I rationalized an extra 30 minutes of peace to myself :) Then had a pleasant drive home. It was nice to finally be HOME with Craig and the family. All back in one place. Then we went to Paul's reception and got to talk more running and fun. It was beautiful and Tiffany is amazing!! Her cooking and gardening skills and artistic ability is unparallelled! Congrats you two!

TT: 3:59:25 splits: 8:56, 8:47, 9:00, 9:05, 8:46, 8:58, 9:02, 8:58, 9:01, 8:57, 8:53, 8:45, 9:25, 8:57, 9:19, 9:34, 9:32, 9:04, 9:09, 9:18, 9:01, 9:32, 9:05, 8:53, 9:01, 9:03, 9:07 (last bit recorded).

Boston Mizuno Miles: 26.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
50.10
Fargo Nikes Miles: 5.60Boston Mizuno Miles: 44.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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