Create.

St. George Marathon

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesTeena Marie's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20102011201220132014201520162017
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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!

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.0029.200.001.500.0045.70
Brooks Pure Flow - Pink Miles: 9.00Brooks Pure Flow - Black Miles: 30.20Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 4.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 trail miles with Ry and Smo in beautiful Corner Canyon. This was the farthest Sophia has ever run at one time. She did AWESOME!!! Our average pace was 9:53 which I thought was fantastic for her considering that there was over 500 feet of elevation gain in the first 2.5 miles. SHE ROCKS! What a beautiful morning! :)

Brooks Pure Flow - Pink Miles: 5.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.001.000.004.00

4 miles which included 4 x 400 m

 

Brooks Pure Flow - Pink Miles: 4.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.003.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles 

Brooks Pure Flow - Black Miles: 4.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.500.000.000.500.004.00

4 miles with a handful of strides. :)

It has been a crazy few days taking midterms and finishing up papers. BUT ...  

TODAY I AM OFFICIALLY HALF WAY THROUGH MY PT PROGRAM!!!! 50% of my doctorate is on the books!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!! :)

 


Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 4.00
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.500.000.000.000.002.50

2.5 trail miles with Ry :)

Add Comment
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:23:50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0026.200.000.000.0026.20

Started out super strong feeling AWESOME. Only thing that didn't feel perfect was my tummy. It wasn't sick ... it just didn't want to eat. The night before I had about 4 ounces of salmon and a sweet potato. Probably not the best carb-loading food but my appetite just wasn't there. Before the race started I was able to eat a banana, a couple bites of a zone bar and a few swigs of Gatorade. I was a tad bit worried that I wasn't fueling well ... but it was what it was ... my tummy just didn't want to take in food. Anyway ... long story short I ran one of  my best races to date up to roughly 18 miles when the energy just gave out. I forced down one Gu at mile 9ish and tried for another around mile 15 but it just wouldn't go. The gatorade at the aid stations was far to sweet but the water tasted good. :)

The wheels started to come off. It may have been due to lack of fuel (I did eat really well on Thursday and I was hydrated though), or possibly the XTERRA two weeks prior. However, I think the most likely cause was simply that I was not trained to run a 3:20. I just didn't have enough miles stringed together in my training. I had a lot of cross training miles, but mountain biking and swimming minutes just don't translate into running miles. (ALBEIT SO MUCH FUN!!!!)

I am very happy with a 3:23:50. It is a new PR (even though I feel my 3:26 time at Ogden was a much stronger race). Plus I have had a wonderful weekend with Ry, Annie and Nic!!! (Annie also got a personal best even though she has crazy sick and hacking up a lung.) It was also great to spend a tiny bit of time with Smooth and to have Rachel smack my buttocks as she zoomed by me someplace between mile 20 and 23 (the last 8 miles of the race are all a blur to me ... honestly). So many had AWESOME results today!! Congrats to you all! (I just watched a video of Fritz's and Amber's win ... EXTREMELY COOL!)

Happy Day! :) 

Brooks Pure Flow - Black Miles: 26.20
Comments(26)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.0029.200.001.500.0045.70
Brooks Pure Flow - Pink Miles: 9.00Brooks Pure Flow - Black Miles: 30.20Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 4.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Recent Comments: