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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Unaided and (some) outdated!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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I had no choice; I had to run on the treadmill today. 15 miles at 7:30 AP. I was starting to get bored after the first couple of miles so I went upstairs for some food to eat while I ran. Why not, I was watching TV. Popcorn seemed fitting, but I knew it would be overkill. Settled for Gatorade and a banana. Felt fine during run. but stiff in the knees and ankles for the last couple miles. My two year old had a ball sitting in front of the treadmill and watching his Tomas trains zip by on the belt while I ran. After jumping over a few trains I made threats for time out but it only encouraged him. Ughhh, well he takes after me.

 If any of you have been blessed to see some of my work on Allie, Andrea, Jake K, Kam and Burt's blogs then you will also appreciate this poem I wrote to myself.

She likes to go on runs to tone her buns.

But if you saw her average mileage for the week, you might suggest a little tweak.

You'll find her on the treadmill when options are grim, jumping over trains she almost looses a limb.

 Eating on the run, you can always anticipate. From popcorn to Gatorade, she does not discriminate!

From visualization to race simulation, she has her eye on the prize. From drafting to strategizing, the hills are her demise.

Yes, you are reading a poem I wrote about me, also in third person as you can see.

Why? Because we can post just about ANYTHING says the FRB King!

Just use words like toot, flatulence and gas-cause it all applies to the mass!

Such language will protect you from editing and red lines, take my word for it, I've personally seen the signs!  

So go ahead, write poems about yourself I would advise, however, it may lead to your blogs demise!

So hide your kids, hide your wives and hide your husband’s 'cause running  saves lives!

 

 Happy racing, long run or day off to all:)

Mizzuno Nexus 5 Miles: 15.00
Comments
From Burt on Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 15:09:46 from 72.223.93.158

Waxing poetic. Your skills are ninja like.

From Rye on Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 16:56:09 from 174.27.82.66

You have too much time on your hands or on your butt.....

From JulieC on Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 19:45:19 from 70.56.110.150

wowsers, that should win a some sort of contest!! are you a writer??? seriously loved the third person poem about yourself!! : D great TM times for you. Eating and running?? why not.

From Christi on Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 20:44:26 from 174.56.35.183

Haha, Tara-you are so silly..you make me laugh:) good poem:)

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