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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
171.5029.2527.8513.5041.50283.60
Adidas Boston Classic #7 Miles: 44.25Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 91.10Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 19.75Adidas Boston Classic #9 Miles: 26.50Adidas Boston Classic #8 Miles: 16.50Adidas Boston Classic #1 Miles: 15.00Asics Gel Landreth Miles: 2.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.001.002.001.000.0010.00

am

7 miles AP: 7:51

pm

3 easy tm miles

Around the World Core (reps of 17)

Adidas Boston Classic #7 Miles: 3.00Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.501.000.000.000.0011.50

11.5 miles around my old high school and stomping grounds AP 8:32.

Sad day. My good high school friend, Rick, collapsed yesterday after a short run (no explanation for why he collapsed, he was in very good health). He was without oxygen for 20 minutes before being life-flighted to IMC. He is presently in ICU, things do not look favorable. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

Hillcrest High School - Class of 92

 

 

Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 11.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.750.000.000.006.0010.75

60 minutes upright bike

4.75 miles with Ry :)

Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 4.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.200.000.000.000.0010.20

10.2 miles on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail with Fly and my SSF.

I needed a beautiful run with friends so badly. Loved it.  Thanks Mark and Smooth! :) :) :)

Adidas Boston Classic #9 Miles: 10.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Too convenient to skip all workouts today.

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Race: Snow Canyon Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:34:03, Place overall: 22, Place in age division: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.0013.100.000.0013.10

We were in St. George for the weekend to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with my grandpa. So running this half was extremely convenient and fulfilled one of the two races required to complete the runners series. Bonus! :)

Beautiful day for a race. It has been a tough week and so my only goals were to run hard and enjoy the moment. I must admit that I was a tad nervous since last time I ran this race I was rewarded with a stress fracture that took over 6 months to completely heal.

I decided to push myself to a hard pace but one that would still allow for a speedy recovery if I needed one at all. One of the greatest lessons I learned this year with all my racing is knowing when I am at that pace. :)

Pleasantly surprised with my time of 1:34:03. Had I known that I was only 13 seconds behind the 3rd place woman in my division I could have pushed harder. Oh well. I will gladly take the 3 1/2 minute PR.

This course is stunning and fast! :)

Splits: 7:04, 7:19, 7:04, 6:40, 6:39, 6:35, 6:50, 7:43, 7:10, 7:19, 7:40, 7:39, 7:28, 6:23 pace (for .16)

Watched Matt, Brooke and my SSF come in and then hurried to the condo to shower and get back in time for the 1 mile Kids Run (4 of my 5 kids ran it). They did SO SO SO good. I was shocked that they had these kids run up and down a significant hill. They were rewarded with a shirt and medal!

Smooth, Brooke, Matt and Me after the race! :)

4 out of the 5 cutest kids EVER after their race! :)

** Livvy ** Payton ** Oliver ** Sophia **

Payton (10 years old race day, 11 years old today/Sunday) - 7:33

Sophia (8) - 8:12

Oliver (7) - 9:25

Livvy (7) - 9:46

HAPPY BIRTHDAY P-DAWG!

Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 13.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.006.0010.00

a.m.

30 minutes upright bike

(Ry convinced me to stay in bed in lieu of a longer workout.)

p.m.

30 minutes elliptical

4 easy miles on the treadmill

*Other than some moderate tightness in my calves and quads everything felt great. :)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.302.000.000.004.0011.30

early morning:

40 minutes elliptical

late morning:

7.3 miles AP 8:13

* Legs feel tired but soreness from the race is minimal. :)

Adidas Boston Classic #9 Miles: 7.30
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.004.001.000.000.0010.00

10 miles, AP 8:09

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

9 miles on the BST with Mark.

Had so much fun ... but dang it was steep and muddy today!!! :) We ran to the highest tower, roughly a 1500 ft climb in a little over 4 miles.

I love running with Mark. I love the conversation, environment, geology lessons and all the good finds! Today we found an abandoned camp/living quarters of some sort. Good times!!! :) :) :)

Adidas Boston Classic #9 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.002.000.000.004.509.50

5 miles AP 8:12

45 minutes upright bike

Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.500.003.000.000.0014.50

11 miles with Smooth, Karen, Matt, Brooke and BJ

3.5 miles with Ry :)

 

Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 14.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.252.000.001.253.0013.50

a.m.

8.5 miles w/ 5 400s towards the end with a 90 second jog between each one.

30 minutes upright bike

p.m.

2 marathon paced miles with Ry on the indoor track at the rec center followed by a handful of games of speed with Ry and the kids

upperbody strength training

Adidas Boston Classic #8 Miles: 8.50Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.001.000.001.004.0012.00

8 miles AP 8:14

40 minutes upright bike

(20 minutes pedaling backwards just for the thrill of it)

Adidas Boston Classic #8 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.500.003.001.500.009.00

am

9 miles AP 7:57

** On a side note: While I was doing homework last night I was semi-tuned into the news that was on FOX 13. I usually don't watch that channel when it comes to news, last night was a prime example why. I didn't catch all of the details, but apparently some restaurant owner (or someone) was taken hostage somewhere around Milcreek canyon. The guy who was held hostage was driving while the criminal had a gun. To the guy's credit he ran his truck into a police station to get someone's attention. Here's the part that just kills me, the news lady then proceeded to ask the guy reporter telling the story: "I wonder why he ran into the police building, didn't he have a cell phone with him?" ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

(How was that, Burt?)

Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
16.000.000.000.000.0016.00

~ 16 miles

Love my thursday runs with Fly. Needless to say, I am going to call the route we ran today, "Dang Fly, We Should Have Turned Around Quite Some Time Ago Loop!!!!!"

I was planning on our normal 7-10 mile run, but Mark had other plans! :)

Started at Morris Meadow's trail head followed the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to the Dry Gulch then the Red Butte Loop then back. I did fine until about mile 10 at which point I felt like I had been hit by a bus. What's up with that? I even had to walk for a bit a few times. Dang.

I am presently starving ... I know candy bars aren't good for me ... but I am eating the ones left over from Halloween. I don't care!!! :)

** A special thanks to Fly for being so patient with me. I could tell that he had the energy to leave me in the dust, but he was kind not to! I appreciated that, as I would have certainly been lost!!  :)

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.003.008.00

5 recovery miles (high 9s)

30 minutes upright bike

Iliopsoas release with the tension ball. It was tight after yesterday's run with Fly. But feels great now! :) 

** On a side note, Costco is selling Dave's Gourmet Butternut Squash pasta sauce. Delish! :)

Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.003.002.001.500.0012.50

12.5 miles AP 7:59

Too big of a baby to run City Creek in the wind with the group today. Slept in and hit the gym. This is my highest running mileage week ever (61 miles). I was pleasantly surprised with how good I felt. Started out easy and increased the pace with each mile. Hit the last 1.5 miles hard to bring the overall pace under 8. Not sure why I did that, but that's what I did. :)

Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 12.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.002.750.751.500.0010.00

am

1 mile warmup, 3 miles of FFs, 1 mile cooldown, 2 MP miles

 

pm

3 recovery miles

Around the World Core - reps of 17

Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 3.00Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.001.000.001.000.0010.00

am

3 easy miles

pm

7 miles AP 8:22

Adidas Boston Classic #7 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.001.000.001.003.0010.00

am

7 miles AP: 8:12

*Felt a bit tired, I think I need to eat more. The gym was pretty much empty this morning making the TM miles seem to drag on forever.

30 minutes upright bike

Adidas Boston Classic #7 Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.501.500.000.000.0015.00

15 beautiful winter white miles :)

Matt and Brooke talked me into running on the JRP this morning in the bittercold!!! I am so so so happy they did. After a trip to home-depot and some how-to info I found on youtube last night I successfully transformed an old pair of running shoes into ice/snow running shoes. They worked PERFECTLY!!! It was absolutely stunning outside, so peaceful.

Only saw 2 other runs the whole time. Yes, it was cold, but beyond beautiful!! Well worth it!

LOVED EVERY SECOND!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!!! :) :) :)

Adidas Boston Classic #1 Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.001.000.000.004.0011.00

7 miles on the indoor track (3 w/Ry and 4 solo). Really enjoyed running a handful of 100 meter sprints.

40 minutes upright bike

Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.003.001.001.253.0016.25

13.25 miles AP 8:06

Had to start my run before the sun came out, so went to the gym. It was busy, which makes it so much more enjoyable.  Progressive run.

30 minutes upright bike

Gotta love them UTES!!! :) :) :)

Adidas Boston Classic #7 Miles: 13.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.501.001.000.001.0010.50

a.m.

7.5 miles AP 8:34 (but felt harder than expected)

** Another snowy morning with an almost empty gym. Blah.

 

p.m.

Workout at the rec center with Ry :)

2 miles on the indoor track (1 mp, 1 threshold)

10 minutes spinning (those seats hurt my fanny)

mini core workout

Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 2.00Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 7.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.502.001.002.500.0010.00

a.m.

speed workout:

2 really slow warmup miles in the cardio cinema watching Date Night

(moved to the open gym to add some pressure)

4 miles of FFs

2 miles cooldown (kind of): 3/4 of a mile at 8:34 followed by 1/4 of a mile at my max speed, twice

p.m.

Rec center with the family.

2 miles with Ry on the indoor track (8:30, 7:40)

upperbody weights (tried to show off for my boy -- I am going to pay for it tomorrow)

A handful of games of speed with the fam. I looked pathetic - after the upperbody workout my arms could not shoot the ball at all!!!!

** On a side note: Undecided on registering for the Slam. Not quite sure it will be as doable in 2011 as it was in 2010 (if all goes well with school). Dang ... looks like I have until midnight to decide. :)

** Another side note: I am conveniently allowing myself to believe that these Sweeet Potato krinkle cut chips from Costco are a good snack. It is okay to eat the whole bag in a few sittings because they are made with natural ingredients: sweet potatoes, expeller pressed oil ("expeller" being the operative word) and sea salt. Furthermore, you get a FULL SERVING of vegetables in every ounce. So technically, if I eat the whole bag I am really just eating 16.5 servings of veggies!!! Right? :) :) :)

 

Adidas Boston Classic #7 Miles: 8.00Asics Gel Landreth Miles: 2.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
171.5029.2527.8513.5041.50283.60
Adidas Boston Classic #7 Miles: 44.25Adidas Supernova Glide - Orange Miles: 91.10Mizuno Wave Rider - Pink Miles: 19.75Adidas Boston Classic #9 Miles: 26.50Adidas Boston Classic #8 Miles: 16.50Adidas Boston Classic #1 Miles: 15.00Asics Gel Landreth Miles: 2.00
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