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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Dec 31, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I started running with my Dad while I was growing up in San Diego in the 1970's.  I ran cross country in high school in the 1980's, and I've been running ever since. I'm not a  distinguished competitor.   But since the age of 18 I've run hundreds of every kind of race at every kind of pace.  I've trained with beginners and elites alike.

I've run many Marathons including DC and Boston (Boston being my greatest running accomplishment).  Although, my favorite "wins" include local 5 & 10 K Age Divisions prizes.



Short-Term Running Goals:

2011 Races

National DC Marathon

Utah Valley Marathon

Freedom 5K

Red Hot Pink Chicks Half Marathon

St. George Marathon

2010 Races

Moab Half Marathon 1:53

Boston Marathon 3:56

Ogden Half Marathon 1:53

Utah Valley Marathon 4:30

Red Hot Pink Chick's Half 2:10

Freedom Run 5K 27:38

Park City Marathon 4:37

2009 Races

Moab Half March 21 = 1:58

Pro-Frugality Anti-Obesity 5 Miler May 9 = 41 minutes

Utah Valley Marathon June 13 = 4:25

Hobble Creek Half Marathon August 22 = 1:48

Onion Days 10K =51:00

St. George Marathon October 3 = 3:47 BQ'd!!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Life is the great marathon.  I'm running it to the end--which is how I wrecked my hamstring.

Personal:

I am married with children. I love to be outside, and running give me a good excuse to be outside. I like to run while I travel. 2011 will include running in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, South Carolina, Washington DC, New York City, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Hawaii and southern Chile.  My daughter, a freshman in high school, recently took up the Cross Country torch at our house and I couldn't be more proud.

Favorite Blogs:

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Today was the Provo City Marathon. I spent the day downtown in charge of 200 teenagers. I helped direct a 1000 person city-wide youth volunteer effort to plant the flower boxes on both sides, and down the middle of  Center Street leading to University Ave. So instead of spending my morning racing;  I was planting and helping kids, unloading flowers, and digging in the dirt. I got to watch about the first 50 finishers of the race.  I had a lot of feelings about this. Last month it was all about  Boston.  This month it was about Provo City, next month it will be about Utah Valley (which I paid for in November with the hope I'd be running again by February).  Of course I felt the pang of not being in the race, on the road, running with friends, cheering for friends.  I missed the post run endorphins and that dewy glow of contentment I can only achieve from running.  But mostly, I thought of how much time I have available now to spend with my kids on Saturday mornings--including going to early morning soccer games, getting up early to work together on the yard, and also to do service projects like this one.  There have been 2 big ones recently, including a cake auction fund raiser to raise money for Scout and Girl's Camp.  It's been so many months now without running  and all I've done is felt sorry for myself.  But while I stood there planting and thinking about the marathon, I was glad I didn't have to divide my energy or time between running and also something else. I've done a lot of important, fun stuff with the time I used to spend running on Saturday mornings.

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