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Location:

Layton,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 24, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Races

3-12 Rex Lee 5k 22:39

3-19 Tour del Sol Stage Race 3:30:45

4-16 East Canyon RR 

5-7 Provo City Half(SU)

5-21 HITS 70.3 Tri

6-18 Utah State TT Championship

7-9 Echo Tri

8-13 Jordanelle Tri

8-16 Hotter Than Heck?

9-10 LOTOJA

10-8 Layton Half

Personal:

I can't decide what sport I want to be good at so I do them all sorta good.

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Nice, easy recovery ride. Emigration.  Went with a friend that I knew was slower than me so I wouldn't feel the need to go hard.  Started pretty early so it was a bit chilly on the way up, but perfect on the way down.  Felt so good to get out today.  Went to Ruth's for the first time after.  Pretty delicious. 

 

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59:27/8:32(7miles)

1 mile warm up, Hiit, 7 miles in just under 60 minutes.  Took the run pretty easy.  Hiit was pretty intense. 

 

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1:04:10/8:01 

Went to the park and was planning on doing laps w/ 3x8:00, 2x7:30, 1x7:15 mile repeats.  Bathrooms were closed so decided to run towards the running store so I could use theirs. 1 mile warm up, 7:53, 7:29, 7:34, half mile rest, 7:41, half mile rest, 7:29, cool down.  Didn't stick to the plan and I couldn't hold the 2nd effort.  Might have helped to rest a mile between that effort.  Oh well, it was all flat and felt good to get some faster miles in.  Forgot all about the bathroom I was running toward. 

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Made my way through Hiit then made it 2 miles up the hill and 2 miles back.  That's about it.  I just made it.

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Evening ride part way up LCC from home. Wanted to go to the top but the wind started bothering me & didn't want to overdue it for this weekend.  Reached 46.5 mph on the way down.  Pretty sure that was due to the tail wind.  Glad the rain held off.

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Race: Striders Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:39:34, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 8
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Josse, my Mom, Mac, and Jenn came to stay over. Good times and we couldn't seem to make it to bed. Mac and Jenn were pacing the 1:35:00 and convinced me to try and run with them. Last fall my best time was 1:44:ish and that was very aided. 1:35:00, totally doable, right? So I went to bed breathing to the sound of 1:35:00.  

Morning and we were off. We had our detour directions written on a sticky note from a lady at packet pick up. FYI never trust directions from a lady written on a sticky note(especially when driving in the dark). Stopped at a gas station and found a very helpful attendant. 

The race. We waited in the potty lines so we only had about .75 mile warm up. I went with the revised plan and started out with Mac & Jenn. I don't know if it was nerves or altitude but my breathing was very labored and felt like I was sucking for air. My legs felt fantastic but I couldn't get my breathing. All I could think about was how fatigued they would be if I couldn't calm down. I stayed with them until the first water stop then decided to drop back a little bit. I could hear them calling my name every once in awhile and it was kinda sad :0( 

At around mile 6 or so my breathing finally seemed to level out. Maybe I just wasn't use to the effort I was trying to pull off. This middle section was a test for me mentally. The rollers were a battle. I kept people in view and people behind me in check which helped me keep my pace up. Considering I wanted to be done by mile 4 I was telling myself good job and just keep going. The last three were a struggle. I haven't been so done with a race in a long time and my hip started bothering me. At the last water station there was plenty of water in the table but no one handing it to you so I literally stooped for a good 15 sec. I guess it had its good points though. I got in behind 2 guys that were cheering each other on. "2 miles, we got this" They were talking to me too, right? At about a mile I pulled ahead of them and tried my hardest to speed it up. Saw my trusty pull girl & Kassi who told me to push hard until I wanted to cry. She always knows how to push me in. Mac and the pacers joined in and a  others my foggy brain can't remember started helping me. It must have been quite a sight. I'm a lucky girl :0) and I made it to the end. 

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7:00, 7:11, 7:11, 7:19, 7:23, 7:29, 7:42, 7:43, 8:09, 7:58, 8:27, 8:03, 7:46, :12(5:42) 

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