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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles avg 7:10 pace.  3 sets of 20 burpees on the run, one set after each mile, but last.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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10 miles with Melanie. Speed work 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800, 400 all around 6 min pace except the 400's.  They were a little faster.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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10 miles with Melanie up/down Suncrest in Lehi.  Easier pace than usual, talked the whole time, avg 7:17 pace.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles easy, with 3 x 20 burpees, one set after each mile. Avg 7:22 pace

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20 miles up/down Provo Canyon on running trail.  I messed up on my watch and didn't stop it two times when I stopped to drink/talk to people, but I think my average was 6:54 pace.  I went up to Vivian, back to the mouth, then back up to Nun's Park and down again. 

On the way down the first time I see a snake on the trail, adrenalin rush, jump to the side, etc, and the snake didn't even move.  I look back and wonder if it's dead.  Second time going by same thing, I'm scared, I jump a little and realize it's in the exact same place it was before.  I think, "Ok, this snake is clearly dead.  I'm not going to be scared by it on the way down."  So coming back, about a 1/2 mile before the snake I think, "Let's see that snake is going to be coming up here soon."  Sure enough a half mile later, in my own little runner's world, no longer thinking about the snake, I see it and have the same response as the other two times, total adrenalin rush, jump away like it's going to bit me etc.  This time I literally laughed out loud at myself.  What is wrong with me!  I'm not even terribly afraid of snakes.  If it was a huge spider, that would make more sense.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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