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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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238.358.00246.35
White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 81.55Barbie's Jealousy Racing Flats Miles: 10.00Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 154.80
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8.100.008.10

Blah...this run was not fun. My legs feltl tired and I had no motivation...I forced myself to keep going. 8 miles around Murray at 7:29 AP. 

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 8.10
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6 miles around Murray. My last 3 miles were under 7 min pace (6:55, 6:44, 6:35). My legs definitely feel better today. 7:04 AP

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 6.20
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15 birthday miles with Devra. We ran up the Big Cottonwood Trail to Wasatch and turned around after 7.5 miles. Our last 5 miles were under 6:45 pace with our last mile being a 6:25. Devra is a strong runner! It was awesome running with her today! 7:06 AP. 

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 15.00
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10.250.0010.25

10 miles on my favorite hilly course. I ran at 11 o'clock and it was about 75 degrees. I was really hot. But it was nice to run when my body was warmed up and not just jumping out of bed. 7:04 AP. 

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 10.25
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8.300.008.30

8 miles with Tori. It was fun hearing her talk about Boston. She had a great time. 7:25 AP.

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 8.30
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10.200.0010.20

10 miles through Holladay. It didn't start raining until the last 2.5 miles so it was a nice morning for a run. 7:19 AP. I think I'll hit the track tomorrow. 

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 10.20
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5.504.5010.00

2.5 mile warm up to Cottonwood High. 4x1600 (400 meter recovery jog), 2x400. I wasn't sure how fast I wanted to run my 1600's so I just decided to run and see what happened. I ran at 5:00 pm so I was a little nervous about my stomach acting up. When I run in the evening I always have stomach issues. 

Splits- 5:44, 5:47, 5:45, 5:47. 

400's- 80, 80 (my stomach starting acting up during the first one and I knew I wasn't going to be fast). 

I'm pretty happy with my 1600's. They felt controled and I am definitely faster this year than I was last year. 

2 mile cool down with 2 bathroom stops (ugh!) 

Barbie's Jealousy Racing Flats Miles: 5.50White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 4.50
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5 recovery miles at Wheeler Farm.

Evening run+morning run the next day=crap.

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 5.00
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Long run along Highland to 9400 and back on 1300 East. Nice weather this morning. My legs felt better. 7:19 AP.

White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 14.00
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12.300.0012.30

12 miles through Holladay. I am leaving on a 7 day cruise to Alaska tomorrow :) My running plan for the next week is to run whenever and not stress. It could be 3 miles or 10 miles...Heck, I'll be on vacation! 7:14 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 12.30
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Rest Day- Alaska Cruise!

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Rocky day at sea. Treadmills suck! 7:09 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 8.00
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Treadmill 7:15 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 7.00
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Dreadmill again...7:13 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 8.00
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11 boring miles on the treadmill again...7:18 AP

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 11.00
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6.000.006.00

Blah, blah, blah...treadmills are the worst! 7:22 AP

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 6.00
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9.000.009.00

Last day of treadmills! Yahoo! 7:09 AP. 

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 9.00
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Rest day. Traveled home from Seattle. 

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Back to running on land again! Yahoo! I ran my usual Holladay route. I still feel like I'm on a boat and I could feel the effects of being at sea level for a week and returning to our altitude. Seemed hard...7:22 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 9.20
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8 miles around Wheeler Farm. Still feels hard today. 7:24 AP

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 8.00
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6.500.006.50

Fartlek Friday. 5x2 minutes (1 min recovery jog). My legs are still feeling sluggish so I thought a little fartlek would help work some of it out. 7:12 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 6.50
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Long run with Devra and Allie. It was pouring rain the entire time. Our shoes were making that gross sloshing sound towards the end. We ran up BC trail to Wasatch. I'm so glad I ran with these ladies today! It was fun! When we got back to my house, I made a delicious breakfast with fresh chicken eggs, bacon, strawberries and a green smoothie. Breakfast of champions! 7:14 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 15.30
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10.400.0010.40

Happy Memorial Day everyone! This is one of my favorite running days of the year because of all the flags out in people's yards. I love it! I ran around Murray/Murray Park. 7:08 AP. 

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 10.40
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8.000.008.00

Easy 8 miles around Murray and Wheeler Farm. 7:20 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 8.00
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6.503.5010.00

Early morning track workout at Cottonwood. It was almost 80 degrees and very windy at 6:00 am. I knew these conditons would make for a hard workout. Plus, it has been about 3 weeks since my last time on the track so I knew it was going to hurt. 

6x800 (400 meter recovery jog) + 2x400 (1 minute rest): 2:54, 2:52, 2:54, 2:54, 2:54 2:54, 84, 83. My splits were a lot slower than I wanted (I was hoping for 2:49ish) and they all felt really hard. I've definitely lost some speed. BUT, this is a good place to start from and I'm motivated to really get running fast this summer. 

Barbie's Jealousy Racing Flats Miles: 4.50Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 5.50
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8.300.008.30

8 miles through Holladay. My legs felt better than I thought they would after my track workout yesterday. 7:16 AP. 

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 8.30
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6.100.006.10

6 miles around my neck of the woods. I decided to "push" the last 3 miles: 6:49, 6:30, 6:11. It felt hard but I'm glad I did it. I really need to start doing some tempos again. 6:59 AP.

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 6.10
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16.200.0016.20

16 miles with Allie. Running with her is good for my soul. Great conversations and lots of laughs. We ran around Holladay and then a loop around Wheeler Farm. We were pretty hot by the end of it...good thing my husband blasted us with the sprinklers when we got home. Surprise! :) 7:15 AP. 

Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 16.20
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
238.358.00246.35
White Nimbus 17 Clouds Miles: 81.55Barbie's Jealousy Racing Flats Miles: 10.00Asics Blinding Light 16 Miles: 154.80
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