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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, Aug 06, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
22.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	22.00

22 miles from my house up/down Provo Canyon/South Fork with Melanie B and Julie C. We started out uphill and into the wind running too fast. Going up South Fork I wondered if I would be able to make it back home. At mile 10 with one more uphill mile to go I thought about stopping and waiting for them to go the last mile up and back. Maybe if I rested for 15 minutes I would be able to make it 10 more miles. But I kept going and after stretching at the top I felt a lot better on the downhill. I also got a big drink of water at mile 13 and loaded up on Powerade at mile 15. After that I had more energy and finished feeling a lot better than I did at mile 10. I think my up average was 7:26, so my down must have been 6:46.

I went to my 20th high school reunion later in the day. We had a picnic in the afternoon with our families and a dinner in the evening for the adults. I can't believe it's been 20 years. I was so tired when I went to bed, and still the next morning. I'm usually really good about getting to church 5 or 10 minutes before it starts, but not this Sunday. My husband was already there and I just kept sleeping after the alarm went off so the kids and I were about 40 minutes late!

Comments

From allie on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 11:47:24 from 161.38.218.168

awesome run, julie. always great to finish a long run feeling strong!

From Burt on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 12:24:36 from 72.223.91.148

20 years! you're so much older than me! hee hee

Hi allie.

From allie on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 12:35:26 from 161.38.218.168

hey burt. i need to re-order some p90x results & recovery formula. i'll telegraph it to you this afternoon.

From Burt on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 12:54:10 from 206.19.214.144

Dash dot dot dot, dot dot dash, dot dash dot, dash, space, dot dash dot, dot dot dash, dot dash dot dot, dot, dot dot dot.

From allie on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 13:10:04 from 161.38.218.168

thanks burt. stop. dash dot. beep. ching. stop. bam. pow. stop.

hi julie.

From julieesplin on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 14:08:39 from 75.169.175.16

Hi Allie. Hi Burt.

From Burt on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 14:43:33 from 206.19.214.144

Hi Julie.

All those dots and dashes do spell real words if you're ambitious enough to decode them.

allie - I think you're speaking whatever language Twiggy speaks from Buck Rogers.

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