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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, Sep 13, 2012
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22 miserable miles.  Avg 7:03 pace.  Ran from my house to the top of South Fork and back.  My hamstrings felt a little tight before I left I so dug into them.  They ached the whole time.  I drank orange juice and water before I left the house and felt waterlogged the first 5 miles.  Not wanting that sick, too much sugar, feeling afterwards I took only 2 GU and 2 fruit leathers.  Ate the fruit first, but could tell it wasn't enough when my calf started cramping at mile 10.  That last mile going up South Fork was rough.  I literally hit the wall like I was at the end of a race.  I stopped and stood there at the top thinking, "I'm 11 miles from home."  I really thought I might be calling my husband for a ride.  Avg at the top 7:22 pace.  Started down, probably the slowest I've ever run down South Fork.  Took 1 GU at mile 12 and another at mile 17.  Actually had about two miles in there where I didn't feel completely miserable.  Calf started cramping again at mile 19, hamstrings still ached.  Average down 6:43.  I don't want to feel this bad running the marathon.  This run was a confidence buster.  Glad it's done. 

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