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Murray Fun Days 5K

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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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Nimbus 17 Bowie's Morning Look Lifetime Miles: 330.90
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Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Lifetime Miles: 89.20
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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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Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 241.70Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 9.10New Balance Response 2.0 Testers Miles: 4.50
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8 slow miles

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 8.00
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8.000.008.00

Guess how many miles I ran today? 8?...You're right!

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 8.00
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5 miles. My leg is still messed up. Tomorrow will be interesting. If I break 20:00, I'll be happy.

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 5.00
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Race: Murray Fun Days 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:19:12, Place overall: 4
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Well, I hit my goal of coming in under 20:00. My leg felt ok during the race but I wasn't pushing it to the max. Congrats to Emily for running a great race and taking first. This 5K is a tough one and it was really hot and muggy. The best part of the morning was winning a 62 piece Rubbermaid tupperwear set! Boo yah! I'm stocked about it. Happy birthday 'merica! 

Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 3.10Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 5.00
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10.200.0010.20

10 miles through Holladay. My leg is feeling better :)

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 10.20
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9.200.009.20

9 miles again through Holladay. A dad passed me while pushing a baby in a jogging stroller. I didn't like that...so I pushed it and ran a 6:30 and was barely able to catch back up to him. So to the mystery dad with the stroller: Nice work! 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 9.20
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10 miles from downtown, up to the U, down Memory Grove, back up in the Aves. Lots of good hills. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 10.00
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8.000.008.00

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 8.00
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6.200.006.20

No watch...no worries.

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 6.20
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16 miles through Holladay. Beautiful weather this morning. I felt pretty good but still ran conservative. I might try some speed work next week. 7:19 AP

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 16.00
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10 miles with my new running buddy Rebekah Winterton. She just graduated from the U and holds the 5K and 10K records there. She is speedy! 7:07 AP

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 10.00
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8 miles by myself. I am slow today. 7:30 AP

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 8.00
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10 miles with Rebekah. 7:05 AP. This girl is killing me! 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 10.00
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8 miles. Nice and easy. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 8.00
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18.000.0018.00

18 miles with Rebekah, Tee, Richard and May. Ran through Holladay and Murray. Tee almost got hit by a car (scary). Look both ways before you cross the streets kids! 7:12 AP

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 18.00
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Rest day. Yard sale. My house is so freaking clean.

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6 miles around Wheeler Farm. There was a sign pointing into the parking lot that said "Beef". So of course I was interested and checked things out. To my disappointment, they were not selling delicious steaks nor were there any muscular men walking around in speedos. It was some kind of farmers market with people selling homemade items. Lame. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 6.00
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10 miles with Rebekah. I made her start out slower because my old body just can't jump into 7:10 pace! We still ran an overall pace of 7:09 but the first mile was a 7:50. I felt better. Beautiful sunrise, the sky looked on fire! And there was a rainbow over the west side of the valley. Breathtaking! 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 10.10
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9 miles around Murray. I swear I saw Jake K running along 1300 East, turned at 5300 South into a neighborhood, then south on 900 East. Jake, if this was you, please verify. If not, there is someone who has cloned you and is running in the Murray area in the mornings. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 9.00
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2 mile warm up. 6 mile tempo. 2 mile cool down. I haven't run any speed since Murray 5K so I wasn't expecting anything spectacular. I am didn't feel like puking at the end so that was a bonus. 6:25 AP for the tempo. 

No Jake K sightings today. 

Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 6.00Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 4.00
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8 slow recovery miles. I am liking taking my recovery days nice and slow. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 8.00
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6.500.006.50

6 miles with Rebekah at Wheeler Farm. It was humid, hot and windy. Must be Pioneer Day. It felt weird not having Allie in Utah running DesNews. 7:09 AP.

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 6.50
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18 miles with Emily. It was rough. I don't know what's going on with me mentally and physically. Running is hard and I just can't find any motivation. 7:16 AP.

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 18.00
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10 miles on a HOT and WINDY morning. Blah. I almost got hit by a car. I am so dang tired! I went wakeboarding yesterday and crashed pretty hard (don't worry James, I didn't break any ribs). But I'm feeling it today. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 10.00
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Today I decided that my quad was feeling good enough to try running some downhill. I ran 4.5 miles up the Big Cottonwood Trail (averaged between 7:30-7:40) and then I ran 5.5 down the trail and around my neighbor hood (average 6:30). I felt good today which was nice since I've been feeling so crappy lately. Beautiful weather too! 55 degrees felt brisk and refreshing. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 10.00
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7.003.0010.00

Warmed up 3 miles to Cottonwood track. 6x800 (400 recovery). Splits- 2:55, 2:54, 2:54, 2:52, 2:52, 2:52. I haven't run on the track since the middle of June so I wasn't surprised that it was harder and slower than I wanted. Onward and upward right? 2.5 mile cooldown to hit 10. 

New Balance sent me some new shoes to test for them. They are pretty sweet! They are light weight and have a low profile so I think I'll only run my speed workouts in them. I don't want to run too far in them or I'll hurt myself. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 5.50New Balance Response 2.0 Testers Miles: 4.50
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9.000.009.00

9 miles around Murray. Nothing exciting. I think eating a bowl of ice cream before bed every night this week has helped.

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 9.00
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6 miles. 1 mile to Wheeeeeler Farm, 4 miles on the dirt, 1 mile back home. I love living so close to that wonderful place. 

Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 6.00
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Are They Pink Or Red? Miles: 241.70Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Miles: 9.10New Balance Response 2.0 Testers Miles: 4.50
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