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Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon

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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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Sat, Jul 13, 2013
Race: Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:23:20, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.100.000.000.0013.10

Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon.  This is my 5th year doing this race.  Every year I've run it faster than the last, but knew that wasn't going to happen this year.  I pulled out the split times from my 1:23:48 year a few years ago and shot for that.  I was worried about being trained for the distance, something I don't usually think about with 1/2 Marathons, but it turned out ok.

Splits: 6:36, 6:41, 5:56, 5:58, 6:10, 6:07, 6:21, 6:27, 6:37, 6:30, 6:32, 6:34, 6:28, last .1 6:14 pace. 

I was pleased with this time.  I know I'm not in as good of shape as I was the last two years.  Melanie and I drove down together without our families for this one, and stayed at her friends house the night before.  We iced in the river afterwards.  The 23 1/2 hour trip was fun.

Comments
From JulieC on Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 17:35:37 from 70.103.189.14

So happy for u! Way to go julie!

From allie on Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 19:35:35 from 97.117.85.152

great race, julie!

From Tara on Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 20:48:46 from 141.0.10.124

Way to go!

From josse on Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 19:13:33 from 70.208.1.62

I think this is excellent, and a great start for training for st g!

From Burt on Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 22:39:39 from 72.223.88.98

Amazing! Look at that 5:56 in there!

From Rachelle on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 09:23:18 from 159.212.71.199

Awesome race! What a strong comeback for you Julie. Congratulations.

From Carina on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 09:36:17 from 204.15.86.83

Great Job Julie!!

From runningafterbabies on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 15:04:11 from 174.52.130.66

You go girl! I hope that gives you the confidence you need for ST. G! You are going to kill it this year. Your buildup will be perfect and you will be peaking at just the right time.

From Lily on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 15:46:40 from 67.199.178.95

You've still got it Julie! :)

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