"If we don't suffer enough we won't remember it."

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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Nov 10, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

19 Marathons!

2007 St. George Marathon 3:07

2009 Boston Marathon 3:11:17

2009 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:24:48

2009 Top of Utah Marathon 3:03

2009 Halloween 1/2 Marathon 1:22:38

2010 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:23:48

2010 Top of Utah Marathon 3:01:51

2011 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon 1:22:16

2011 St. George Marathon 2:58:19

2012 Provo City Marathon 2:59:24

2012 Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marthon 1:22:08

2012 St. George Marathon 2:54:39

Long-Term Running Goals:

I love to run! I want to feel good and run for a very long time.

Personal:

My husband Brent and I live in Orem with our three kids ages 12, 10 & 7. Brent is a Marriage and Family Therapist and I'm at home with the kids. I used to be a CPA, but now I just do a little bookkeeping from home. For a lot of years running a marathon was something I did to get back in shape after having a baby. Just finishing was accomplishment enough, now I want to finish faster.

I ran the St. George Marathon in 3:18 when I was 18 and set a record for my age division 15-18. Now I train with the girl who broke my record. I love the marathon and half marathon. Long runs are what keep me from going crazy.

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Thu, Apr 14, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

8 miles with Burt! Yes, I actually got to meet the most entertaining person on the blog. Burt and I ran from his house to the Mesa Temple and back. There really was someone there sitting in the front row of the pageant seats at 6:30 a.m. I can't figure out how to attach our temple pictures. I'll just send them to Burt.

The weather was great. When I left Orem on Saturday it was snowing. When snow's falling I rarely think of sunscreen, so yes, in response to the comments on Burt's blog, that is sun burn on my nose.

I had a nice visit with Burt's wife for 20 or 30 minutes after our run. She's great. As I got in the car to leave I realized I'd been gone for a while. I called my husband to tell him I was on my way home so he wouldn't be worried about me. He said, "Why would I be worried? You just went running with some guy you met on the Internet." It wasn't like me, but I had a great time, met some great people and lived to tell about it!

Comments

From Burt on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:46:44 from 72.223.90.79

LOL! I too am glad that I lived to tell about it. At any minute I was expecting a roundhouse kick to the nasal septum.

My wife liked you, too. She was happy to know that we're not alone. Even when we're feeling far from home.

From Merri on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 15:10:38 from 160.7.252.148

so glad you're alive to tell about it. :)

From Burt on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 16:04:41 from 206.19.214.144

Julie - this is the Merri I was telling you about. Hee hee.

From Merri on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 09:45:59 from 160.7.252.148

ha ha good one burt. :) seriously though Julie, I am glad burt isn't as big of a creeper and we thought originally. :) jk

From Lily on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:09:50 from 67.199.178.210

Julie, Merri is my neighbor, she's just fine. So whatever horrible things brut told you about her are not true.

brut when are you going to come here and run with Merri, Lynsey, leandra and I? huh huh huh? We can run by gotham city and get a picture in front of it!

From Burt on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:23:45 from 72.223.90.79

Merri - seriously, we did talk about you. I can't remember exactly why but it probably had to do with the fact that your sissy lives in Orem, too.

Lily - some day your prince will come...

From julieesplin on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 15:48:38 from 75.169.172.5

Well... I didn't say anything about the creepyness... only that I lived.

From Burt on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 16:23:16 from 206.19.214.144

Julie! Whose side are you on?

From Nan on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 18:50:59 from 98.245.117.176

Wow Julie. You are brave. At least you could take comfort in the fact that you can easily outrun him if needed though.

Lily-Is Brut his nickname? For some reason I first read it as Burp. Strange how mixed up letters come across in our brains.

From Lily on Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 00:09:16 from 67.199.178.210

Nan, last year I made a typo and spelled Burt as Brut. It's kind of just stuck off and on. He is kinda 'brut'al at times right? :)

From Burt on Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 01:29:31 from 72.223.90.79

Nan! Like you didn't come visit me, too. And easily outrun me? I don't know if that's a compliment to how speedy Julie is or a cut on me?

Lily Pad - I'll show you brutal. Brutal in a bunny suit.

From Nan on Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 09:14:22 from 98.245.117.176

Lily-Nice. He is kind of a brut sometimes

Burt-I am teasing of course. I enjoyed our visit. Though I must admit I was a little surprised to learn that Victoria is much more talkative than you. She should join the blog, she'd be a welcomed friend to many.

From Burt on Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 13:02:50 from 206.19.214.144

I'll tell her you said that Nan. She actually was going to join at one point and log her walking miles.

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