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Location:

Cottonwood Heights,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 18, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

Aided

5k-17:01 (Halloween Half 2011)

10K-36:06 (Halloween Half 2011)

Half- 1:22 (Halloween Half/Des News/HC 2011/2013)

30k- 2:06:49 (SGM 2013)

Marathon- 3:07:18 (TOU 2011)

Unaided and (some) outdated!

400M- 1:03 (HS 2000)

800M-2:23 (HS 2000)

1500M- 4:45 (USU 2001)

3000M- 10:33 (USU 2001)

3200M- 11:24 (HS 2000)

5k- 18:10 (USU 2001)

10k-39:36 (Classic 2013)

30k- 2:09:16 (WRC 2012)

50 miler- 9:46:43 (TNF 2015)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2019 Tenitive Race Schedule

4/15 Boston Marathon

7/24 Deseret News 10k

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I love training with others both on road and trail. I also find benefits of running solo when I need to focus and regroup.

Fun fact: Although I prefer to run outside, I don't mind the treadmill for pace accountability and for the blind assumption that I can run really fast. I have a lot of secret treadmill PR's at 0% incline:) 

Personal:

 

 

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I am a Mormon

 

I am married to a supportive and driven husband. Together we enjoy geocaching, hiking, camping, reading and playing games with our three rambunctious children.

Aside from running, I am a homemaker and a Mental Health Therapist. Running has given me the ability to better concert my energies between my family, faith and friends. 

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Sat, Sep 28, 2013
Race: Rock the Run 5k (2.9 Miles) 00:17:25, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.002.000.508.50

Small race. Looked to be roughly 70 people, but at the start there looked to only be 20:) I went out with 3 HS boys. Passed all but one in the first mile. Lots of turns through neighborhoods. Gradual uphill first mile. Ran circles in a park for second mile. The wind picked up but seemed to blow sideways despite the direction we ran. Stayed within a stride of first place. Last mile was subtle downhill for first part then subtle uphill to finish. The wind was much stronger in the last mile in a very chilly headwind. Attempted to pass him with a couple surges, but he wouldn't allow it. We ran side by side for last mile then sprinted to finish. He edged me by under a second. Ran back to get my husband and kids. No awards, but plenty of drawings. We walked off with gift certificates and a gift basket. There was a fun band there too. Steel Horse or something like that. I guess they are traveling and open up for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Fun low key race tune up for next week! 

Sketcher's Go2 Miles: 3.00Saucony Guide 5 Miles: 6.00
Comments
From Burt on Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 14:46:23 from 174.19.198.62

2.9 miles. Ha! When you say you went out with 3 high school boys, do you mean you dated them?

From JulieC on Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 17:54:41 from 63.224.119.191

God job tara. Fast five kish anyway u write it. :-)

From Jake K on Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 21:47:11 from 67.177.11.154

Nice tune up!

From allie on Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 16:10:25 from 97.126.211.171

nice race, tara!

i hope the gift basket was full of good carb loading items.

From Rachelle on Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 09:24:59 from 199.190.170.21

Nice job Tara. Now you get to run 45 seconds per mile slower than that on Sat. :-)

You are ready!

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:06:37 from 66.232.64.4

Awesome! You are so ready to crush St. George.

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