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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Jun 07, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Races:

Half Marathons
1996 - Moab
2009 - Macinac Island
2010 - Freedom
2011 - Timpanogos (1:45:18.4)
2021 - Southern Utah
2022 - St. George Mini (1:40:24) *PR

Marathons
1997 - Boise Marathon
2006 - Tulsa Marathon
2010 - St. George Marathon (3:35:47.0 ) *PR
2011 - Pocatello Marathon 
2012 - Boston Marathon
2012 - St. George Marathon
2013 - Martian Marathon  
2013 - Big Cottonwood Marathon
2014 - Boston Marathon 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Boston Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy enough to continue running my entire life.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Wave Rider 25 Black Lifetime Miles: 335.10
Blue Divas Lifetime Miles: 403.11
P&B Gel Nimbus 12 Lifetime Miles: 452.98
Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 188.45
Black Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 187.61
Purple Karhu Lifetime Miles: 260.23
Yellow Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles: 137.23
Blue Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles: 147.81
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 51.65
Hoka Stinson Lite Lifetime Miles: 65.49
Mizuno Wave Rider 25 (Black) Lifetime Miles: 200.00
Adidas Boston 10 Light Strike Pro Lifetime Miles: 13.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.003.300.000.000.000.000.004.30

CREEKY KNEES

I was reminded of my grandpa when I started the run this morning.  He would always give himself a pep talk when getting out of his lazy boy chair saying something like..."come on old man, you can do it"... "come on knees" ... while huffing and puffing.  After an exerted effort, he would somehow get out of that chair.  I felt the same way this morning during a tempo run.  My pep talk went something like this: "Come on knees, come on hips, loosen up.  You can do it.  Warm up legs." I then imagined myself as the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz getting oiled up.  The positive self talk I learned from my grandpa really helps.  I felt strong and loose after about 1 mile.

4.3 miles ave 8:07 pace. 

Mizuno Wave Rider 25 Black Miles: 4.30
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 7.50
Comments
From Burt on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 13:19:31 from 206.19.214.144

LOL! I just watched the Wizard of Oz yesterday.

"When a man's an empty kettle..."

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