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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
Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Not really sure how I should translate mountain biking miles into cross training miles. I'll need to figure out a better way of doing this because I definitely have to work harder than I do on the upright bikes at the gym or on a road bike.

Anyway ...

Roughly 10 MTB miles on my new bike -- which I love!

This was my first time riding in clips ... wow!! I took three spills but only one of them drew blood. :) The spills were as follows: once trying to jump a log and twice during a super steep but short ascent (when I failed to down shift enough). With my feet clipped in I would be sliding back before I could get them loose ... then WHAM ... on the ground! (Ry was a saint not to laugh ... seeing I have been talking trash.) I kept giving it a go until I figured out what in the world I was doing. I have *a lot* of work ahead of me before the XTERRA. But other than the bitter cold ... IT WAS AWESOME!!!!! :) :) :)

Comments
From Burt on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 21:26:44 from 72.223.93.131

You go on with your bad self! Merry Christmas Teena Marie.

From DaleG on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 21:44:04 from 152.216.3.5

Merry Christmas!!!

From Maynard on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 14:19:53 from 71.213.15.149

The "true" mountain biker has the following motto: If you don't come back muddy or bloody, you didn't try hard enough.

At least that's what I'm told.

Good work, Teena!

How did the Christmas Eve Tri go?

From Brent on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 18:19:46 from 66.7.127.67

T NA NA - the extera sounds fun, may sign up if still open after May - MTN bikes are a blast, you will catch onto the clips - well, I translate biking miles as follows: 1 hr biking equals 5 cross training miles if you working fairly hard. The way I figure it, 1 hr cardio effort, biking or swimming equals 5 running miles.

Happy Holidays, have fun, where ever the trail leads.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Rhett on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 19:04:01 from 74.32.209.119

Sounds like a lot of fun. Now maybe Ryan can keep up with you on the bike. I hope you two and your cute kids have a wonderful Christmas.

From Smooth on Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 03:02:38 from 75.162.95.99

Merriest Christmas to you, Ry, Rylee, P-Dawg, Sophia, Oliver and Livvy! :)

From RAD on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 00:11:15 from 98.202.23.178

Watched the Xterra World Championships in Maui today as I SAT on my butt on the couch eating Christmas crap :) Looked SO SO SO fun! I kept thinking of you and how you could totally rock that world. I can't wait to see how you do!

From Teena Marie on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 00:38:13 from 174.27.201.172

Burt~

Thanks!!!! I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas. :)

Dale~

Christmas was wonderful!!! It is good to have you blogging again!!! :)

Bradley~

The Christmas Tri was SO SO SO much fun!!! I really have enjoyed the gym tris!!! Am very excited to give them a go in the real world!!! LOVE the mountain biking!!!! :) :) :)

Brent~

Good advice on converting the mountain biking miles! I am also loving the clips more and more!!!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! :) :) :)

Rhett~

LOVED your family's Christmas card!!!! SO CUTE!!! Can't believe how much both you and Doone experienced this year!!! Love and miss you guys. :)

SSF~

Hope you enjoyed your Christmas as well!!!! How was the movie? Love you! :)

Rachel~

I just saw your bad news! :( :( :( I am so so so sorry. That completely stinks! You will have to be super careful coming back to running (I wish you could have dropped the object more strategically and not on your 2nd metatarsal ... next time remember that) because as you probably are already aware your second toe takes a lot of stress during running gait, especially if it is longer than your big toe and if you pronate at all (particularly with speedwork). So just be careful coming back. I realize you probably already know all this ... but a friendly reminder never hurts. I truly am sorry Rachel. Hang in there! I know you will! (Perhaps you should get into the XTERRAs!!!)

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