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Location:

Murray,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

5k: 22:59 Utah Summer Games 2006

21:50  USG 2008

10k:  47:30 Utah Summer Games 2007

 45:29  USG 2008

Half Marathon:   1:46 Prove Half 2005

1:43 Provo Half 2008

Marathon: 3:55:16  St. George 2006

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to set some new PRs this year.

Personal:

I started running in 2001.  My first 5K was the Salt Lake Classic that year.  I ran it in just under 33 minutes.  I was excited that I could run the whole distance.  My dad and I joked around about doing a marathon, but then we decided, "Why joke about it when we could actually do one?"  We trained for the Top of Utah marathon the next year and ran it in 5:38.  It was such a great feeling of accomplishment!

It's been fun to see how I've improved over the years. It's been such a blessing in my life to have met so many other running friends and to train under such a dedicated and selfless Coach (Bill Schmid).  I hope to keep improving and thriving in the great sport of running!

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17 of us met for Coach's Kearns workout: Bill, Craig, Walter, Alicia, Miriam, Scott, Jason, Esther, Marie, Jennifer, T-1, T-2, T-4, Andrea, Johnny, Murphy, Renae and myself.  Renae was our sag wagon driver, but was able to run with us on our interval repeats.

We met at the Smith's on 4700 S and approx 40th west.  We did a 3 mile warmup, followed by 10 sprints in a church parking lot.  Then the real fun began!  We did 6 repeats around the block in a neighborhood (approx 650 meters).  Then we ran to another neighborhood and did 6 more repeats of 350 meters.  The last challenge was 6 hill repeats (about 200 meters).

We ran back to Smiths with a downhill tempo mile.  I clocked mine at a 6:45 pace.

It was definitely an intense workout, but it's so rewarding to see each other improve and get stronger as the season progresses!  It was so much fun to be with my friends and endure the challenges together.

Tonight we're going to Murphy's house (aka Andrea and Johnny's house) for a Boston Send-off barbeque to wish our Boston-bound runners off for a great race!

 

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