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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
102.5064.0017.1017.008.00208.60
Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 32.50Saucony Type A Miles: 85.10Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 45.00Brooks Pure Flow 5 Miles: 36.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.001.000.000.000.005.00

Morning: 5 miles with Iggy! So good to be running with my dog again! I love her. You could tell that she hadn't run for a week. AP 8:29.

Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.003.000.006.00

6 miles, including 3 fast (6:58 AP)

Saucony Type A Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy miles

Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.006.000.000.000.006.00

6 MP

ST: legs

Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.0010.000.000.0019.00

I wanted to run on tired legs on the SGM course (this was before the email came out asking runners not to run on the course). So yesterday I ran 6 MP miles and did a hard leg workout. It worked, my legs felt like mush on the run, but they did overall fantastically.

Miles 1-10: By my lonesome, miles 10-20 on the course, AP 7:11. Pushed!

Miles 11-16: With Courtney on the course, nice and easy, AP 8:49.

Miles 17-19: With Smo and Ry around the reserve, nice and SLOW.

Legs were definitely feeling the miles. But that was the purpose of this run! :-)

Saucony Type A Miles: 19.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.004.004.00

Bike ride with Ry

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.002.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles, done in two loops. One with Iggy, one without.

Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.000.000.000.004.005.00

.5 easy, then 3 fast (not sure the exact pace because I thought I started my watch but didn't and so just stopped where I knew 3 miles would be since I have run this route multiple times -- all I know is that I pushed hard), .5 easy

Saucony Type A Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.500.000.000.500.006.00

5 easy then 800 meters in 2:55 then .5 easy. Banded Hills Sunrise loop with extension.

Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.500.000.006.000.006.50

This was a KILLER workout! I seriously worked my buttocks off!!!! At the gym, went like this:

3 miles, AP 6:59 (treadmill)

15 minutes of strength training

2 miles, AP 6:48 (treadmill)

10 minutes of strength training

1 mile @ 6:38 (treadmill)

.5 cool down

I was EXHAUSTED when it was over.

Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

8 miles with Shelbey up to Washington Fields and back. Nice and easy, AP 8:41.

Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.005.001.000.000.0020.00

20 miles, AP 8:09

First 6 on my own, AP 7:36, then picked up Shelbey and we ran a loop and back to my house where we then picked up Ryan. Fun times for all! :-)

Saucony Type A Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.500.000.000.000.005.50

5.5 easy on as much dirt as I could find.

Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 5.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.500.000.000.500.006.00

5 miles, AP 7:56 (banded hills sunrise loop) then 800 m in 2:59 then another 800 easy.

Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.004.000.007.00

7 treadmill miles including 8 X 800s (2/3:20, 2/3:18, 2/3:16, 1/3:14, 1/3:13)

Felt good.

Saucony Type A Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

6, AP 8:09

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.004.000.000.000.005.00

1 easy, 4 MP

Saucony Type A Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

Nothing. Didn't arrive and get settled down in San Diego until 2:00 in the morning. So just slept in and took the day off before going to my sister's wedding! The wedding was BEAUTIFUL! Loved every minute of it. It was on a cliff overlooking the beach. It was absolutely breathtaking. It was really heart-warming to see all of her and her husband's kids involved. It was truly one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever attended. So happy for all involved. :-)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 super easy!!! Ryan and I are in San Diego for my sister's wedding. While here we found out that there was a half marathon that finished literally half of a mile a way from where we were staying. It also happens to be Ryan and my 20th Anniversary!!! Although I was in no way tapered or ready to race, I decided that running a half marathon would be more fun than just a long run. Especially since the course was one that past multiple beautiful historic sites. I was excited. So ... We went to the expo to sign me up (hoping there were still spots left). As I was registering Ryan surprised me and registered as well! He is so AMAZING! He knew I was going to run it as a hard training run, but it would still be fun to be together before and after the race. He seriously amazes me! I love him SO much!

Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 4.00
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Race: America's Finest City Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:39:21, Place overall: 208, Place in age division: 6
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.007.006.100.000.0013.10

This unexpected race was SO MUCH FUN! I really think that one reason I enjoyed it so much is that there was zero stress involved as I didn't even know it existed until 36 hours prior running it. Ry and I were in San Diego for my sister's wedding. It also happened to be our 20th anniversary. It was just going to be a fun, chill, weekend spending time with my family and my man! A nice short get away! Anyway, to make a long story short, I did my first Yasso workout (in many many months) a few days prior and had some faster miles this past week as well. My legs were in no way ready to race as I was planning on a nice semi-long run this weekend in beautiful San Diego. Come to find out, there was going to be a FANTASTIC half marathon that finished at Balboa Park (literally less than 1000 meters from the place we were staying). After reading the course description which included the Cabrillo National Monument, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, views of the Bay, The Star of India and the Hall of Champions, I wanted in! So, yesterday we went to the expo to see if there were any spots still available. And here's the best part: While I was registering Ryan (unbeknown to me) was also registering! In his words, "YOLO!" The race was just as described. Amazing! It was a nice point to point race with a net loss of merely 100 feet (a 300 foot drop the first handful of miles, a few rollers, and then a 200 foot climb in the second to last mile, that one felt harder than expected - HA, but overall the course was pretty flat). I decided to run sufficiently hard on my tired legs and see how things turned out. Under the circumstances I was thrilled. Although, I could tell the last handful of miles that I needed more fuel in my body (the course had water and a zero-calorie electrolyte replacement drink every few miles). I did have one Gu that I took at the halfway point. The course was long for me (about a quarter of a mile) because I did not run tangents and had to do a lot of weaving in the beginning (couldn't get myself from the porta potties towards the front prior the gun going off - Ha). My results were as follows: Overall: 206th (out of 3940) Gender: 47th female (out of 2079) Division: 6th in my AG (out of 315) and 9th Master (out of 826) I definitely want to run more half marathons. This was my first half in years. I did a couple of steeplechases in 2013 but no true half marathons since 2012. I keep asking myself, "WHY?" Why have I continued to run marathons but have laid off of the halfs. I'm kicking myself over this. This was so much fun!

Saucony Type A Miles: 13.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Morning:

4 miles, AP 8:20 with Iggy

Evening:

5 nice and easy miles with Shelbey

Brooks Pure Flow 5 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.504.000.000.000.004.50

4 TM miles @ 7:23 then .5 CD

Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 4.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles with Shelbey, 8:51

Saucony Type A Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.001.000.000.000.005.00

5 miles, AP 8:12 with Iggy

Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0020.000.000.000.0020.00

20 freaking miles on a freaking treadmill!!!!

Woke up early to go on my run and heard thunder and saw lightning! FREAK! Headed to the gym and ran 20 stinking miles on the treadmill! Wanted to gouge my eyes out!!!! But I finished.

Come to find out, the rain never got too bad. I would have had a beautiful run outside but I was too chicken to attempt it myself. Boo me!

The plus sign is that I pushed hard so that I could finish sooner! Ha!

Not sure I like these Pure Flows. Why did they discontinue to Pure Connects? They were the best!!!!

Brooks Pure Flow 5 Miles: 20.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.002.000.000.000.007.00

5 miles with Ry to his rock and then 2 later at the gym.

45 minutes strength training

Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.007.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles, AP 7:40, Summit Loop

Brooks Pure Flow 5 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.005.000.003.000.008.00

Morning:

5 miles, AP 7:22

Evening:

3 TM miles, AP 7:01

40 minutes strength training

Saucony Type A Miles: 5.00Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 3.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
102.5064.0017.1017.008.00208.60
Mizuno Wave Hitogami 3 Miles: 32.50Saucony Type A Miles: 85.10Nike Free Fly Knit 3.0 Miles: 45.00Brooks Pure Flow 5 Miles: 36.00
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