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RHPC's 10K

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Location:

Cottonwood Heights,Ut,USA

Member Since:

May 17, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Pony Express 50 miler  2009   13:19

*** 50K PR is 7:11 Red Mountain 50K  2010

Red Mountain 50k 2008

   Goblin Valley 50K (twice)

Antelope Island 50k

 

24 hours of Moab (dropped out at 42 miles)

Antelope Island 25K

***  Marathon PR is 4:50 (St. George)

14 St. George Marathons

Portland Marathon

2 Ogden Marathons

2 Park City Marathons

Top of Utah

*** Half Marathon PR is 2:18 (Bryce Canyon)

Hobble Creek Half

Provo River Half

Salt Lake City Half

Bryce Canyon Half

Painters Half

Short-Term Running Goals:


I did it!!!  Pony Express 50 miler!!   13:19 !  Oct. 16, 2009

 2011 Race Calendar:

Feb. Aloha Race - Honolulu

April Red Mountain 30K

April  SL Running Co. 5K

May Running with Angels 5K

July Bryce Canyon Half Marathon

Aug. Park City Half Marathon

Oct. St. George Marathon

Sept. Little Grand Canyon Half Marathon

Provo Halloween Half Marathon

Nov. Mesquite Half Marathon

2012 Race Calendar

Jan New Years Revolution Race at Oval (14 miles)

April Red Mountain 30K

July Bryce Canyon Half Marathon

Aug. Park City Half Marathon

Oct. St. George Marathon

Oct. Halloween Half Marathon

Nov. Mesquite Half Marathon

Dec. Honolulu Marathon





Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay fit enough to run marathons all thru my life


Personal:

I started running at age 40 (14 years ago!)  I am married to Harold, he is a super supportive husband and we enjoy running and biking the trails along the Wasatch Front together. Between us we have 7 children and 9 grandchildren.  I am really having fun trying new races in scenic parts of Utah, I am a newbie in the ultrarunning world, I am slow, but love everything about it!  I have a lot to learn,but I am enjoying the journey.  

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Total Distance
44.89
Total Distance
5.50

  Did a 5.50 mile trail run with Odee, real slow, hiked alot of it. 

1 hour of weight training, focused on upper body

 

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Total Distance
5.00

Went to the Brighton High track again to do speed work, I do it like a hill billy, I am not at all technical in my training. I warmed up and then pushed it for 1 mile, I had to stop my garmin several times to catch my breath. My 1 mile push was at a 9:15 mm pace, that is slower than my last time by almost 30 seconds.

I did one hour of lower body and ab strengthening at the gym.

With all my slow trail running, I will be ridiculously slow at the RHPC half.  Please save me a cookie!!!   Oh, and is there a booby prize????  It will be a fun time!!

I am a dork, Kim came by to go hiking, and I forgot to write it in my day planner, we ended up walking Odee one mile on  the trails up by Bywater Park and the cemetary. 

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Total Distance
20.00

I got up this morning to go to my strength training class at 5:00.  I was sore when I woke up. Mon. we did upper body, and Tue. lower body, I hurt from head to toe.  We did upper body again, thought I was going to die.  We also did 3 miles on the treadmill.  This is brutal.

The plan was to meet Gary in Park City at 7:00a  and run the Mid-Mountain trail marathon route.  I knew it was a bad idea because my body felt crippled, but I couldn't resist.  I have wanted to try that route for several years, and Gary was game so I decided to give it a try. I new from the get go I was going to struggle, I plugged along, half running, half shuffling, thank goodness Gary is super patient with me. He loves the plant life and spent alot of time checking out the wildflowers and taking mental notes so he could check his books when he gets home.  I am glad he has this interest so he can do something while he is waiting for me.  Usually we know the routes and he can just run ahead, but this was new territory. There are SO many trails on those mountains, we got off on the wrong trail several times.  Hours later, we get to a sign that said14 miles to an access out of the canyon, I told Gary to go ahead and I would start down  and he could pick me up on the main road.  I headed down and got lost, I had to back track up about a mile and half up a super steep mountain and was about to die.  I finally made it down and called Gary and told him where I was and fell sleep in a shady spot off the road.  Dumb, I should have stretched, my legs froze up and I felt like a 90 year old woman.  Long story short, Gary made the whole 26 miles, I did about 17 in Park City and 3 in the gym, so I had a big day. I need to take it easy so I can do the RHPC Half without a walker!!

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Total Distance
4.00

I am very stiff and sore and exhausted.  I did  my class this morning, they worked on legs, and my legs are trashed from all my strength training and the 20 miler yesterday.  I am going to try and take it easy today, and take a nap!

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Total Distance
4.00

Our class met at Hillcrest High.  I ran 38 flights of stadium stairs and ran on the track.  Killer!  Now I need to take it easy, I will probably be sore for the RHPC half, but oh, well, it is all for fun!!  See you all tomorrow!!!

Dang, I wish I was fast, I want the CHICKEN!!!!!!

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Race: RHPC's 10K (6 Miles) 01:40:00, Place overall: 2
Total Distance
6.39

Here is a link to the pictures of the race:  http://photobucket.com/RHPC?track=share_email_album_view_click   Then click on Harold Peterson and there are 116 pictures to view. 

What a fun time!!  The park was filled with pink!  I think there were about 38 people running.  Marion did a great job organizing this, I think it will be a wonderful tradition!  The grand prize ceramic gaudy chicken was the ultimate reward!  I know deep in everyone's heart  we all wanted it to adorn our elegant dinning room  tables!! 

My plan was to be the sweeper, but I was a lousy one, Marion had to get the crowd off and she and I ended up running together, she was having stomach problems, and I was exhausted from my week, so we enjoyed chillin' in the back and talking.  Marion also wanted to be at the finish line to see all her chicks come in.

 

  So we made it a 10k and turned around and went back to the park!

It was so fun to see all the fun outfits, tutus, wild stockings, it was great! Lots of yummy food and fun gifts for everyone.  Most of us got a CD with running chick music as well!  We had some brave men that joined us to add to the fun! 

Harold was a great photographer, he has well over a hundred shots, he will get them together and we will let you know how you can view them.

What fun friends!  Thanks for the great time, especially Marion and Michelle!!!

 

 

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Total Distance
44.89
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