| Location: Draper,UT, Member Since: Jun 11, 2009 Gender: Female Goal Type: Local Elite Running Accomplishments: 5K- 16:37
6K CC - 19:55
4 miles- 22:10
10K- 34:38
15K- 49:57
Half Marathon- 1:12:03
20K - 1:08:38
Marathon- 2:35:49 Short-Term Running Goals: Stay fit and have fun doing some local races.
Get my youth cross country team, www.racecats.org off the ground. Long-Term Running Goals: Feel energized. Stay healthy and balanced Personal: Four awesome kids ages 4, 8, 10, and 12 years old. Love to run, play, and write. Married to entrepreneurial Aaron. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 154.00 | 6.00 | 19.50 | 0.00 | 179.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| I'm back! Took a little hiatus from running and blogging due to some calf issues. I've been cycling a lot and will be riding the Little Red Riding Hood century with my sisters on Saturday. I'm also finally coming out of the woods with my running and finding some welcome motivation to train and set goals again! First on the docket is the Classic 10k in Colorado Springs on July 19th. Between now and July 19th I hope to gradually build my fitness while keeping my legs healthy. Time and pace are just side notes.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Early run around Devil's Thumb loop. Long drive to Utah ahead!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Memorable run around Bountiful at 5:30 a.m. with Allie and Tara. Ran the same route I ran the morning of my wedding and remembered the excitement of that day 12 years ago. Davis/Indian Springs Rd/Bountiful Blvd. It was hilly and beautiful, just as I remember. Also stopped in at my Dad's grave to say hi and ran past my childhood home. Its on the market! Too bad we have deep roots in Boulder, or I'd seriously consider buying it. ;)
This afternoon I went to visit my sister-in-law, Christina who was 12 days overdue with her 4th baby. I figured she could use some emotional support because 12 days surely feels like an eternity when you are THAT pregnant. We hung out for a few hours, my brother, Mom and step dad met us for dinner in Farmington with all our kids in tow. Christina started getting very fidgity and anxious and then stopping and concentrating on her belly every 5 minutes. She was definitely having contractions but didn't want to get her hopes up because she had experienced the same thing for five days straight and every night they had gone away and didn't progress to full-on labor.
After dinner as I drove her back to my brother's car, her contractions got more intense and I felt excited for her even though I didn't want to get my hopes up either. After dropping them off, I took their three kids home with me to my Mom's house for the night so they could have a night off and maybe relax enough for her to go into labor. In retrospect, she was already in labor when I dropped them off because just two hours later, my brother called to say her water broke! I tried to get some sleep, knowing that they would call us when they were close because they wanted my Mom and I to come over and bring their oldest two daughters to watch the homebirth.
At 11:00 p.m. my brother called to say that we should bring their daughters NOW because the baby would be there soon. Mom and I grabbed the two little sleepy girls out of their beds and put them in the car, driving the 10 minutes to my brother's house quickly. We arrived at 11:12 p.m. and rushed my three and five year old nieces inside so they could see their new sibling be born. Mom and I sat down in the hall outside their master bedroom listened as the midwife explained everything that was going on and Christina pushed and grunted the baby out. Just nine minutes later, after descriptions of "See, now there's the head," and "Chritina, you are doing GREAT!" we heard the midwife say "Okay, Christina, now pick the baby up out of the water." Then we heard, "It's a girl!" shortly followed by a beautiful cry. The experience was lovely and exciting. From the other side of the door we heard my three and five year old nieces ooooh and ahhh in amazement. After a few more minutes, my brother invited Mom and me in and we got to give our congratulations and see their beautiful daughter. We left them alone and waited for another 45 minutes until they were ready for us to take my nieces back to Mom's so they could go back to bed. It was a miraculous and special night. I finally got back to bed after 1:00 am feeling so grateful and happy for them.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| With my ol' buddy Jami Caldwell. Good times.
I was super exhausted all day afterwards because of sleep deprivation.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Was going to run with Jami and Katie but I slept in. DOW! I felt SO horrible for missing the start time. I still jumped on my bike and quickly rode over to find them as they came in from the run so at least I got to say hi and also did a nice 15 mile bike ride afterwards.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Biked 70 miles of Little Red Riding Hood. We were going to ride the 100, but doddled too much and didn't get to the 100 mile turn-off in time. Oh well. At least I got back to my Mom's in time to pick up my baby so she and my step-dad could go out to dinner for their anniversary.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
|  Beautiful run with friends up one of my favorite trails; Elephant rock. Good conversation and easy pace.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| S. Boulder Creek Path loop. It was a fun trip to Utah and now I'm glad to be back home in my bed, my kitchen, my routines. Caught up with a solid 10 hour sleep last night and felt quite refreshed this morning.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Nice quick run around the golf course loop. Went in to see my ol' friend, Richey for some graston scraping and ART on my achilles. Just for fun. Yeah. Fun.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Drizzly run in central Boulder while I had my car oil changed.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| S. Boulder creek loop.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Workout at CU cross country course.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Skunk Canyon to Devil's Thumb and home. Sunny and warm. Gotta run earlier.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| Met some ol' running friends for a workout.
WU, strides
6X(3min fast, 1 min easy, 1 min faster) 2 min between sets
Pace was between 5:30-6:00 min/mile depending on the duration and on whether or not it was gradual up or down hill.
Got my legs turning pretty fast and my lungs burning too.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Nice easy recovery run around the golf course loop. Also rode bikes with the kids to the Valmont Bike park and did some fun rollers. We went during Kelsie's nap so I would'nt have to take the trailer. 13 miles; the longest ride my 5 year old has done without help! Yes, a few tears were shed, but she didn't have my bike trailer to bail out into, so she just kept peddling.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Cherryvale loop. Beautiful morning!
I'm helping out with the Superior Track and Field Camp every Tuesday and Thursday evening for 6 weeks, and its been super fun! My three oldest kids are all in the program. Its fun to see them learn the events and become motivated to improve their marks. We record their marks in different events each day and the direcotr tracks their progress all season and gives awards to the most improved athletes. Its a great way to get the kids focussed on their personal bests. My 8 yo, Bre is getting a little aggressive in her distance events and pushes herself to win if she can. My 9 yo, Abe is pretty chill and just observes his times without much judgement. My 5 yo, Ali only competes with her best friend and pays no attention to her times. They each have their own style!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy run plus weights/core at South Boulder Rec Center.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Warm up, strides 4X2K w/2 min rest 1st and 3rd at 5:50 pace, 2nd and 4th at 6:15 pace Cool down Felt pretty good to run a hard effort. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Beautiful early morning!
Took the kids to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for a few hours today. Super fun and also somewhat exhausting to entertain both the almost 2 year old and the almost 10 year old. Deep breath. I'm entering the tweens. Discovery zones and little kid play areas are no longer cool now that he's seen them 10 times. Thankfully the 6 yo and 8 yo were easily pleased all day.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| Worked out with some ol' running buddies again.
warm up, strides
1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 1
cool down
Last one minute side by side with Annie at 4:57 pace!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy recovery run plus 40 minutes of weights and core at South Boulder Rec Center.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| Nice run but made me feel TIRED all morning. Not enough sleep last night. Took a 90 minute nap today during the baby's nap. Thankfully my 8yo was at climbing camp and my 5 and 9 yo played Stratego while I slept. *Angels singing
Anyone else LOVE Stratego when they were a kid? Definitely and oldie goodie. Apparently I can sell list my old version on Amazon for $92.49. That newer $30 updated version must really suck.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rode my bike up to NCAR and went to S. Boulder Rec for 40 minutes in the weight room.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| Workout at Boulder Rez
warm up, strides
3X15 miutes progressively faster with 3 min in between
6:42 pace, 6:17 pace, 6:10 pace
When I got home, I weeded the front yard for two hours. I kid you not, there were weeds taller than me! Yes, it was time for some yard work. Looks much better now. Anyone else a binge weeder like me?
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Slow and congested. We're oozing through the tissues in our house. I think the wind last week stirred something up.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 154.00 | 6.00 | 19.50 | 0.00 | 179.50 |
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