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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Unaided and (some) outdated!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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sat, Oct 12, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

I can't believe it's been one week since SGM. For lack of better words, it's been a rough week in recovery. My legs have been the least of my concerns. This bug I have, is mean. The cold-turned-flu-sinus infection-turned-stomach flu might be a new strain. I expect my face in the news, next to a bird and a swine- warning of a new outbreak. Isn't that dramatic? Yes, it is. I'm at about 65% today. That's 15% away from being half dead, so that's an improvement.

I've thought a lot about the race. A little fire has started under me to comeback to SGM in 2014 and improve on my performance.

I'm also registered to run a half in a few weeks. I can't decide if I want to end the season or finish off with that race....Time will tell if my body is able to move again by then, at least the way I need it to.

I'm looking forward to a winter of easy runs (Tempo Tuesdays maybe?) and more lifting.

Fun Tara will be back soon.

Comments

From allie on Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 14:12:00 from 97.117.87.43

i'm sorry, tara. i'm glad to hear you are 15% better than half dead, and i hope the remaining 35% comes back soon (i had james verify all of that math).

i hope the eye crust/ponk jokes didn't go too far -- i really am sorry you've been so sick this week. feel better soon.

then...party.

From Tara on Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 14:29:28 from 75.169.140.147

The ponk eye remarks were the highlight of the week, honestly.

In person, I'm not so fun. In the cyber world? I'm a complete party.

From Burt on Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 15:32:13 from 174.19.206.7

I can vouch for that.

From Bonnie on Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 17:23:56 from 64.119.33.134

ick ... 65% is also 15% better than half-alive - sounds like good progress to me!

Get better Kara xoxo

From AngieB on Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 23:00:28 from 65.130.68.208

Glad your feeling better and really glad we will get fun Tara on Friday's fun run :)

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:16:31 from 66.232.64.4

Fun Tara should come run some trails :)

Yes, go back to SGM next year. I had the exact same feeling after Wasatch. I need to get back there and do what I know I am capable of.

Hope you get back to 100% soon.

From Lily on Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 13:47:24 from 67.199.178.95

Don't sweat it, next year is a new year. Dial it down for now, dial it up in Spring :)

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