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Location:

Saint George,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 23, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Mount Charleston Marathon 2016 - 3:17:51

Snow Canyon Half 2012 - 1:33:30

Spectrum 10K 2012 - 43:41 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a destination marathon. 

Complete a half Ironman.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run....

Personal:

Surrounded by the people I love. Life is good.

Passionate about my family, the University of Utah -- GO UTES, almond M&Ms, mountain biking, comfy t-shirts, Survivor, friends, and (of course) running.

Physical therapist at The Health and Performance Center at Dixie Regional Medical Center. I LOVE what I do. Seriously, living the dream!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.0037.200.000.000.0042.20
Brooks Pure Connect 4 Sun Miles: 42.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

Roughly 6 miles walking in Boston: packet pickup, various eating spots, Blessing of the Athletes, etc.

The Blessing of the Athletes is one of the highlights of Boston for me! It is at The Old South Church right adjacent to the Finish Line. This year they had one of the gentlemen that ran towards the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing (to assist in anyway he could) pronounce the blessing. It was quite touching and made me get teary-eyed. I often get nervous about the bad things that happen in the world, but then something reminds me of how much goodness and kindness is still out there. I think that most people in this world believe in (and share) love and kindness. Humanity always wins in the end. :-)

I also LOVE our traditional pre-race meal at Filippos with Lulu the waitress and Lowell and friends! Another must when you come to Boston. It was especially fun because Christine and Benny made it out this afternoon! So much fun being with them!

Wish I could have spent more time with Smooth! Only saw her and Larry for just a few minutes. They both looked fantastic! Wonder if they will have time to do a quick brunch before leaving Wednesday afternoon. I have never met two people like them! They are AMAZING and certainly radiate that love and kindness I was just referring to! :-)

Not running until the 3rd wave so plenty of time to rest and pump myself up by making silly lip-syncing videos and sending them to Shelbey and Rylee!!!! Race Eve is FUN!

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Race: Boston Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:36:41, Place overall: 9750, Place in age division: 369
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0026.200.000.000.0026.20

SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

I know that this isn't my fastest time at Boston, but it is my second fastest time at Boston, and I feel awesome!

Got on the buses in plenty of time with Christine and Benny and then just chilled in the Athletes Village for a couple of hours. Did the usual: stand in port a potty lines, write my name on my arm, sip on some water and Gatorade and nibble on some bread and protein bar.

The plan was to all start in Christine's corral. First time ever that I had friends to stand with right up to the starting gun. The second part of the plan was to not run out too fast. The third part was to finish. And the fourth part was to feel good enough at the end that I had no reservations about running another marathon in just under 3 weeks! Done, done, done and DONE! So happy!!! :-)

I enjoyed the course this year more than ever! Noticed things that I have never noticed before! Saw Santa, noticed all of the names of the little towns we were running through, enjoyed the beautiful Cochicuate Lake, noticed all the signs (especially the one of Ryan Gosling that was a giant shirtless poster of him that said, "Hey girl, keep running. I'm waiting for you at the finish line. With a puppy. And a glass of wine."), loved all the women and few men at Wellesley, heard an old friend who moved to the Boston area scream my name, counted all the hills through mile 16-21 and said, "Ha! I gotchoo, to each one (in my head, of course, not out loud, because that would be crazy), gave a shout out to the Citgo sign, and soaked in the crowds through the finish. I really loved it this year!!!

And guess what? Zero pain and NO cramping! I feel awesome!!!! Beyond thrilled! Yea, my time wasn't the best. I could blame it on the heat but I ran a faster time in much worse heat in 2012. I think I simply got the time I trained for, and I am completely satisfied with it. Boston is a harder course for me! BUT I STILL LOVE IT!!!! :-) And because I had such a great experience I am going to write some boring stuff below so I can refer to it later!! :-)

Actual distance run: 26.52 miles

Time: 3:36:41

Rank overall: 9750

Rank Gender: 2626

Rank Division: 369

Runners who finished: 26,639

Male runners who finished: 14,471

Female runners who finished: 12,168

(Which in a nutshell, if my math is anywhere near correct, I kicked roughly 7,347 male buttocks, well I guess that should be doubled, right? Since buttocks come in pairs and all. So, roughly 14,694 male buttocks today!!! Not to be petty or anything!!! Hee Hee Hee Hee)

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(For me to peruse through later . . . )

Sunday

Breakfast: yogurt with granola and Chia

Lunch: Teriyaki rice bowl at Snappy Sushi

Dinner: Pasta and salad at Filippo's

Before bed: 1 emergency pack and 1/2 teaspoon magnesium powder

Race morning:

1 emergency pack

1/2 ciabatta bun

1/2 Gatorade peanut butter protein bar

8 oz of Gatorade

6 oz of water

30 minutes prior to starting time:

1/2 EmergenC tablet

2 power gummies (orange blast)

Throughout race:

couple of swigs of Gatorade and water when it was offered

Gu X 4 (every 45 minutes)

2 Hyland leg cramp pills at mile 21 when I could feel my calves start to tighten up

No cramping during or after race. Jogged a couple of times afterwards (about 100 feet), was able to walk back to the hotel (1.4 miles) with Ry, Christine and Benny without any problems. No pain afterwards, or now. :-)

Brooks Pure Connect 4 Sun Miles: 26.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

2 easy. Extremely surprised with how good I feel.

Brooks Pure Connect 4 Sun Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

3 miles

Brooks Pure Connect 4 Sun Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0011.000.000.000.0011.00

11 faster than MP miles but not threshold on the SGM course. I felt great!

Brooks Pure Connect 4 Sun Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.0037.200.000.000.0042.20
Brooks Pure Connect 4 Sun Miles: 42.20
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