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Location:

Murray,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 13, 2013

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

University of Utah Alumni (2001-2003)

Running Accomplishments

  • Marathon PR- 2:51:54 (St. George 2015)
  • Half Marathon PR- 1:19:52 (TOU Half 2014)
  • 10K- 39:58 (Swiss Days 2010-The only 10K I've raced)
  • 5K- 17:50 (Murray Fun Days 2014)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Look up more and appreicate Mother Nature. 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I hope to really race the last 10K of a marathon and not just "survive" it!

Sub 3:00!!!

Sub 19:00 5K

Sub 1:20 half marathon

Sub 2:50 marathon

MOVE SOMEWHERE REALLY WARM!
 

Personal:

I run to stay sane because without a little "me" time each day, I might just go nuts! 

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Asics Lyte 33 3 Lifetime Miles: 187.60
Spin Bike (Minutes) Lifetime Miles: 770.00
Barbie's Jealousy Racing Flats Lifetime Miles: 161.05
Sea Foam Green DS Trainer Lifetime Miles: 183.95
Nimbus 17 Bowie's Morning Look Lifetime Miles: 330.90
Nimbus 17 Black Goo Lifetime Miles: 385.00
Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Lifetime Miles: 89.20
B-right Yellowish DS Trainer 20 Lifetime Miles: 48.50
Blinding Orange Creamsicles Lifetime Miles: 413.40
NB Testers 490V4 Lifetime Miles: 15.40
Blue Nike Tempo's Lifetime Miles: 63.40
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Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 212.80Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 12.50
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8 miles in Anaheim 

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8 miles around Anaheim

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8 miles with 11x2 minute pushes 

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 8.10
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8 miles. Shouldn't have run today. I noticed some knee pain yesterday after my run and felt it get worse throughout the day at Disneyland. Today's run wasn't super painful but the pain was there and now it's getting worse. Dang runners knee :( I'm going to take a few days off, stretch, ice. Just when I started to feel confident about my marathon training!

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 8.00
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Rest Day--Saw Dr. Fletcher. He's the man. 

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10 slow miles around my neighborhood/Murray area. I didn't want to push it with my knee so I ran easy, flat and slow. 

On a side note, a guy in a car threw a quarter at my head. He was a big a$$hole!

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 10.00
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10 miles on a windy morning. I still feel slow and sluggish. My knee felt good. 

Question for all you running people: I was at sea level for a week...how long should it take for my body to become readjusted to altitude? 

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 10.20
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8 miles around Murray in the dark. I love watching the sun come up over Mt. Olympus. (Miss you Allie)

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Beautiful day! Wow! I warmed up 2 miles then ran 2x3 miles (5:00 walking recovery between sets) 

6:15, 6:08, 6:06-(18:30)
6:13, 6:08, 6:07-(18:28)

My legs felt good and there were no knee issues. Crossing my fingers! 2 mile cool down. 

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 4.20Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 6.00
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8 miles around Holladay. Legs don't feel too bad after yesterday so that's good. 7:30 AP

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7 miles around Murray/Cottonwood Track. There were two high school boys there with their shirts off...I felt old and had some impure thoughts...#JesushelpmeCTR 7:14 AP

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 7.00
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18 miles with Emily. I did not feel good from the get go. Stomach issues and tired legs. But I pushed through and was able to finish. Thanks Emily! Our last mile was a 6:44 so we were able to push it at the end (or we just wanted to be done faster!)  7:10 AP. 

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 18.00
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11 miles around Murray and Holladay. Nice and easy. 

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9 miles around Murray. Almost got hit by a car...this seems to happen most mornings. It's getting old. 7:25 AP #idontwanttodie 

 

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2.5 mile warm up to Murray High track. Be-a-utiful day! I wore a t-shirt and shorts. 5x1 mile repeats with 400 meter jog recovery. 

5:47, 5:48, 5:49, 5:49, 5:49. 

I was definitely tired by the last one. I wanted to push it and run a 5:45 or faster but I just couldn't. Regardless, I'm happy with this workout. 2 mile cool down. 

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 4.70Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 6.50
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8 miles around Wheeler Farm. I love that place.

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7 miles around my neighborhood. My legs are tired from all this marathon training. I hope tomorrows' long run is tolerable. 

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 7.00
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21 miles with a 7 mile tempo thrown in. James, John, Devra and I met at Liberty and ran up 1300 South to 1100 East and ran the SL Marathon course (miles 9-24). We warmed up 5.5 miles and ran our tempo through part of Sugar House and into Holladay. I fell behind Devra and James a couple times during the tempo but I still was able to give a good effort. I'm glad I was able to push hard on a couple hills that will be challenging come race day. 

Tempo AP-6:30ish James (runmehappy) has the splits posted on his blog
AP for entire run-7:07

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 21.00
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30 minute spin. Stretching+foam roller

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10 miles on my hilly Highland Drive route. My legs are super tired from Saturday. Ugh. I was not fast! I saw some CRAZY Utah driving... I saw one guy tailing another guy super close, the front car stopped, the guy tailing slammed on his breaks, they both got out of their cars and starting punching each other. Then I had a few cars almost hit me because apparently my super bright neon yellow jacket isn't visible enough? 7:24 AP.

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8 miles around my neighborhood. My right Achilles is hurting. I'll have to assess how it feels as the day goes on. I might end up spinning tomorrow. 

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75 minute spin this morning. I decided to play it safe. My achillies is still a little sore. I just don't want to make things worse by forcing a run on it. I'll try an easy, flat run tomorow and see how it holds up. I gotta be smart right now!

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My Achillies didn't hurt! Thank you God! I ran easy and flat. But I'm SUPER happy that I could run today. 7:28 AP.

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7 miles with my good friend Jen. She lives in China but is in town for a while. It was nice to run with an old friend! 

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 7.20
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20 miles with James on the parkway (so fun!). We ran 10 miles south then 10 miles back north.  I felt ok but towards the end, I was ready to be done. We pushed it the last few miles and kept it under 7:00 pace. James is becoming a super strong runner and he is definitely pushing me these days. I'm glad I got to run with him. 7:07 AP.

Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 20.00
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Nimbus 17 Blue Light 'em Up Miles: 212.80Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 12.50
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