"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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sat, Aug 13, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
17.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	17.00

My husband Brent dropped Melody and I off up South Fork. We ran 1 mile up to the start of the Provo River 1/2 Marathon start. There weren't as many people there as last year. Melody and I ran the race (unregistered). I ran the first mile way too fast as I hurried up by Maryann Shauerhammer to say hi and tell her I like her hair cut. Then I slowed down, but when I got out of South Fork my legs were tired. I was also supper thirsty. Perhaps it's the decongestants I'm on. So I stopped and stood there drinking two cups at every water stop. I treated this more like a long tempo run and my time was 1:27. I didn't feel near as well as I did doing this same run at about the same pace a few weeks ago with Melanie, so that was discouraging. After the race I ran a little with Melody and ran home for a total of 17 miles.

Comments

From Burt on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 19:22:56 from 72.223.91.148

I like Mary Ann's haircut, too. I saw the pictures on Facebook. I didn't say anything to her because I didn't want her to think I was flirting. You know how she gets. ;)

And shame on you for running a race unregistered!

From JulieC on Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 23:40:09 from 67.41.188.191

decongestants definitely make you thirsty and sluggish. Sleep them off and don't get discouraged :D.

From runningafterbabies on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 00:14:38 from 71.195.219.247

Thanks again for the ride.

Don't be discouraged. Decongestants totally dry you out and leave you sluggish. I know on a good day you would have been able to hold pace with MS.

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