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Member Since:

Feb 14, 2012

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2003

  • Ogden - 3:39
  • St. George - 3:22

2004

  • Boston - 4:30
  • Bryce Canyon 1/2 - 1:37

2007

  • St. George 1/2 - 1:34

2008

  • Salt Lake - 3:29

2010

  • St. George 1/2 - 1:25
  • OC Marathon - 2:56:16
  • TOU - 2:59:49

2011

  • OC Marathon - 3:00:50
  • TOU 1/2 - 1:22:28
  • TOU - 3:01
  • Spudman Triathlon - 2:17:05

 2012

  • OC Marathon - 2:53:13

Short-Term Running Goals:

Summer marathon? Fall marathon?

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I can't anymore.

Personal:

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6 miles. 4am wake-up call before we were off to Europe for 13 days!

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Is it tomorrow already? Arrived in Zurich at 7:30am, it was 11:30pm at home. This run got lost in transit. Good thing our luggage and the $5000 mountain bike made it!

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8 miles. "Wanderweg" trail route 9 from the Alta Poste Hotel in Switzerland. I love this place!

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12 miles. "Wanderweg" trail to Oey. Running at the base of the Alps, so amazingly gorgeous. Not to mention the dairy cows that run to the fence to greet you!

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3 miles. Wengen, in a snow storm, straight up the side of the mountain in the Alps! We wimped out when the wind started pushing us backwards!

Mmmm....Swiss hot chocolate.

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8 miles. Back to the "Wanderweg" trail in Weisemann from the Alta Poste. This place is amazing, there are running/biking trails everywhere! Not to mention people saying stuff to me I don't understand, so I just keep running. Went through a lumber yard, felt like I was running from the Gestapo!

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6 miles. Only had time for a short one today, but got one more in on the "Wanderweg" trail. I'm going to miss this place! But on to Germany we go! Good bye Alta Poste and dear, sweet, Marian.

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7 miles. Heidelberg. We stayed right on the Rhine River, this morning we ran along the river and up the mountain to the Heidelberg Castle. This place is amazing. We were the only ones up there and got to run around the gardens without dodging any tourists. Short tempo on the way back to make sure my legs still understand they are in "marathon-mode" and not "vacation-mode."

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Early morning travel day from Marburg up to Denmark today. No time to fit a run in with daylight and running in the dark in unfamiliar Germany didn't seem like a great idea. I just tried to eat less bread today.

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6  miles. Denmark coast in Sonderborg. Kind of a gloomy morning, but the wind wasn't as bad as it was when we arrived yesterday. Ran right on the coastline on, of course, another trail. Wound through some sea-side neighborhoods and a little forest. So awesome!

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6 miles. Munich. Wanted to go longer, but didn't want to get separated from Kent. This place is huge and very easy to get lost. Plus it seemed like there were more questionable individuals roaming the streets, even at an early hour. Ran to a plaza where they were setting up a Sunday afternoon Beer Garden. We didn't stay.

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Back in Zurich today, early morning shuttle ride to the airport took the place of running. Off to Paris for our last day. Arrived in Paris about 11am and finally figured out how to use the train/metro system. Walked from our hotel to the Arc de Triomphe, then to the Eiffel Tower, then down the Champs Elysees to the Louvre and back to the hotel. At least 10 miles, and no ice-cream, so it counts for something, I hope! 

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Super early morning to catch the metro, then RER back to the Paris airport. Sat on a plane all day. Ugh, heavy legs!

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12 miles. Back on U.S. soil, already missing the amazing network of trails all throughout Europe. They have it all figured out! Ran 4 of the twelve miles at RP minus 10-15 seconds to remind my legs that there is a race coming in just a few weeks!

pm: 45 minutes - core stability & stretching

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10 miles. Easy pace, legs are heavy from weights last night. Or maybe from two weeks of vacation...

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10 miles w/ 1 min @ 5k pace x 10. Still kind of sore for some reason, hopefully by tomorrow it is better so I have a good long run!

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18 miles. Not a very adventurous run today, I was inside because the wind would have blown me to Idaho.

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10 miles. 10 x 2min at 5k pace, followed by 45min of core & stretching. Now jumping in the car for an 11-hour drive to California for work. Yahoo.

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8 miles. Kraemer Loop. Outside. Shorts. Tank-top. I love California.

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am: 8 miles. Kraemer Loop. I love Brea. Today I was tired and almost gave in to the extra hour of sleep.

lunch: 6 miles. Glendale-Nestle Building Loop. Legs woke up, ran about marathon pace. Yay! Also, ran by a pretty bad accident that the firemen we were teaching today were cleaning up.

pm: Golden Spoon with Mom.

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am: 8 miles. Kraemer Loop. It's always cold when I run by the cemetery...kind of eerie.

lunch: 6 miles. Glendale-Mountain Road neighborhood. No, Glendale residents, that was not the moon rolling down the street, that was me and my not-tan, Utah winter legs.

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am: 6 miles. Brea High School Loop. Mega-slow, hopefully saving some energy for tomorrow's long run.

lunch: 3.5 miles. Downtown Glendale with co-worker who is training for a weight-lifting physique contest. Ultra-mega-slow but wanted the miles.

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20 miles. Angel Stadium to Balboa Pier + Huntington Beach extension. I love running here! Perfect morning, only a slight ocean wind to battle the last 5 miles. Average 7:10 pace with some sub-7's thrown in during miles 16-20.

Quick question: Any tips or advice on how fast long runs should be run? I've read several articles and they all vary from 30-120 seconds off of race pace. To me that seems like a big range and I want to make sure my long runs are productive without being destructive.

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am: 10 miles. Temple Loop - extended. Nice to be outside and not frozen or in a tornado. Hopefully I can get in a speed workout and core stability tonight after work.

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am: 6 miles. 10 min easy warm-up then - Workout #16 (1 min hard, 1 min easy). Kept the "hard efforts" sub-6.

pm: 6 miles. TOU Mile 22 Loop. Easy/recovery pace. 45 min core & stretching.

Also, hurried to cook a healthy stir-fry meal to take for our "meal sampling night" with the youth at Church. Funny how the healthy food went untouched and the cheesy-potatoey-sausagey meal was a hit. My bad. Guess we'll be eating left-overs all week!

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am: 12 miles. 8.5 miles with 12 x 200 w/200 jog at the USU track, average 41 sec, with last 4 sub-40.

Then, 60 minutes on the elliptical followed by 3.5 miles to finish out the cardio.

Hopefully I can sneak in a core workout this afternoon.

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11 miles. Nibley Loop. Lots of fog & worm-covered sidewalks.

45 minutes core & stretching

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9 miles. Airport Road loop from work. Tired legs.

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16 miles. Blacksmith Fork Canyon. I ran 17 today but didn't count the last mile that gains 400 feet in elevation, that one always ruins my average pace - call it a cool-down.

Was close to goal marathon pace through 14 miles and then made a conscious decision to slow down and see if I could turn this into a longer run. About mile 15 I bonked (possibly could have needed a better dinner last night). Hopefully there was some physical progress made today, because I sure didn't gain any mental confidence.

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