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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, May 22, 2010
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14 miles with Amanda, Desiree and Melanie B.  We ran from the Utah Valley Marathon start in Wellsburg down the canyon.  I left my car at Vivian Park and stopped there while they kept running.  We started out what felt fast for me, around 7 min pace.  After 6 miles I thought I wasn't going to be able to keep up, but we slowed down some and I somehow got feeling better.  I felt pretty good the last 4 miles.  Avg 7:20 pace. 7:08, 6:49, 6:57, 7:08, 7:07, 7:39 (hills), 7:53(hills), 7:16, 7:24, 7:32, 7:33(.65 - accidentally hit the lap button), 7:22, 7:32, 7:29 (.42) 

The new Utah Valley course is harder through the miles around Deer Creek (6 through 9) than I thought it would be.  I thought it would be flat because you're going around the lake, but the road really goes up and down there.

I think if I ran a 1/2 marathon right now I would be lucky to run a 1:30 and be under 7 min miles.  If I ran a marathon I would be lucky to finish without walking the last 6 miles.

Comments
From JulieC on Sat, May 22, 2010 at 18:17:06 from 71.219.43.98

I bet you would do better Julie in those races, we did have snow and 20 mph winds!! Good job keeping with the pack.

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