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Draper Days

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
Sat, Jul 19, 2014
Race: Draper Days (3.107 Miles) 00:18:20, Place overall: 2
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.003.1012.10

This was a pretty good race for me. I wasn't quite sure what to expect on this course since they changed it from the "normal" route. I ran this race years ago when I was in college and I don't remember how fast I ran it. Anyways, my goal was to run hard but controlled. 

I warmed up 2 miles with Allie, Devra and Emily. I stayed pretty close to Devra and Emily for the first mile. The second mile was a good gradual downhill mile and it felt nice and controlled. The last mile was slightly uphill and I was a little surprised that my mile split was a 6:03 (Dang, I wanted to keep it all under 6:00). I crossed the finish in 18:20. I was happy with my effort and I feel like I'm getting faster with each race. Heck, last year my 5K PR was a 19:28! I am definitely running smarter and racing better. 

Splits- 5:51, 5:46, 6:03, :40. (5:53 AP)

7 mile cool down with Allie and Devra on the trails. Draper has some really nice places to run. 

 

Barbie's Jealousy Racing Flats Miles: 3.10Asics Nimbus 17 Purple Dragons Miles: 9.00
Comments
From jtshad on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 11:08:07 from 69.20.183.178

Great race, congrats on a very solid time!

From emruns on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 11:12:45 from 65.130.145.153

You ran great! I'm excited about your progress. I can't wait to see what you do at TOU half. Thanks for listening to me after the race.

From josse on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 11:39:40 from 71.199.39.138

Great race Jen.

From Jake K on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 19:29:19 from 98.202.128.218

Awesome Jen. A one minute jump in the HM/Marathon over a year is good - in the 5K, that's almost unheard of. Great job.

From allie on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 20:59:42 from 174.23.186.213

excellent racing today. i love seeing you running so well right now. you have had a great year so far and you just keep getting faster. go giiiiirrrrl.

From james (runmehappy) on Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 14:14:31 from 50.168.220.218

Great race! I really wanted to do it but held off with desnews just around the bend.

From Rachelle on Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 12:20:04 from 199.190.170.30

Awesome race Jen!

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