"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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Tue, May 31, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

I woke up feeling a lot better this morning. Ran 10 miles with my 5 year old daughter in the running stroller. Avg 7:48 pace. We headed up Provo Canyon but turned around early and headed back the other way on the trail when we encountered an animal. At first I thought it might be a small bear on the path ahead of us. Of course a baby bear is usually accompanied by a mother bear so I stopped. After a few seconds I realized it was not a bear, but a dog, that looked a lot like a baby bear from my distance and angle. My daughter said, "Can we turn around?" So we turned around. We spent a mile talking about the dog, then 5 miles later she said, "Are you still thinking about the dog?" Apparently she was.

Comments

From Burt on Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 00:43:03 from 72.223.90.79

What a cute story. And I liked your story yesterday about visiting your dad. Anyway, I'm quite embarrassed that you ran at a 7:48 pace for 10 miles while pushing a stroller with a 5 year old in it. I don't think I could do that going downhill.

From Steam8 on Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 00:46:27 from 166.70.55.77

You and me both Burt! haha! That is an amazing pace with no stroller!

From runningafterbabies on Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 21:00:31 from 71.195.219.247

Marie was biking up the canyon yesterday with her kids and saw a huge beaver. Maybe that's what it was. Glad you are feeling better. I don't know anyone else that could average sub-8s pushing a 5 year old in a jogging stroller up/down the canyon. And your five year old is as tall as a 7 yr old :)! You rock!

From allie on Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 23:31:10 from 24.10.191.18

i agree with the above. you are awesome.

From Burt on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 22:21:58 from 72.223.90.79

How's it going Julie?

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