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Hobble Creek Canyon Half Marathon

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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Feb 01, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

2007 Rex Lee Run 5k - 26:54.30

2008 American Fork Memorial 5k- 29:30

2008 Freedom Festival 10k- 59:41

2008 Save A Sister 10k- 52:33.8 PR

2009 Freedom Festival 10k- 54:30

2009 RHPC 1/2 Marathon- 2:06 (This is only my running time.  I stopped watch at water breaks and stretch breaks).

2009 Speedy Spaniard 10k- 54:18

2009 Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon- 1:56:05 PR

Bruin Booty 5k Run- 24:47 PR

2009 Save a Sister 5k 25:17

2011 Races

AF Memorial Day 5k 2011 25:05

UV Half Marathon 2011 1:53:51

2012 Races

Dallas Rock N Roll Half Marathon 2012: 1:59:53

2013 Races

Tuf Turkey Trot Lewisville: 25 something... can't remember

2014

Dallas Rock N Roll March 23, 2014 1:50:57

Long-Term Running Goals:

 A  Marathon

Personal:

I have two girls, one husband and a love/hate relationship with Running.   

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in 1:34:03. This felt pretty good today!  I'm so glad.  Met my friend Jerica at the mouth of the canyon, she ran with me for a mile and then I went on by myself.  5 up and 5 down.  I took it nice and easy because I didn't want to die half way through, saw Josse at the beginning and on the trail. so fun to see FRB-ers.  Anyway here are my splits, glad I have tomorrow off!

1-9:31

2- 9:04

3- 9:29

4- 9:59

5- 9:42

6- 9:26

7- 8:56

8- 9:03

9- 9:14

10- 8:39

.1- .56/8:38

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3 in 24:30 and .5 cool down.  This run felt surprisingly good and I really was able to push myself.  The first 2 miles felt good at the pace and then I had to really concentrate to keep the 3rd mile at low 8.  But it turned out good and I felt good about it.  I always finish and wish I had just done another mile to build up my mileage, but of course I woke up late and this was really all I had time for.  But really for me to get up on a Monday and go is a huge accomplishment. 

Happy Monday Everybody!

1- 8:13

2- 7:58 What! Wahoo!  Not even down hill, it was flat.

3- 8:17

.5- 4:41

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In 37:something. Don't have my watch with me, I'll post my splits later.  As always, I woke up too late and this is all I could get in and I was still late for work.  At the beginning of the run I'm dreading it and then at the end I wish I could just do another mile.... gotta get up earlier!  The temp was so nice today.  Only had to run into the sun for about a half mile, and even then the air was still cool.

Ran by your old stomping grounds Merri (time square) then down to UVU around it and the back up the biggest HILL of my life to get back to my house.

Felt sluggish today, could have something to do with the 15 no bake cookies I ate last night... oops.

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Sleeping in is fun to do, to do, to do, to do.  It's alright though, it was either today or tomorrow as my stretch/recovery day.  So of course this morning when I'm in bed I chose to make it today.  I'll run between 6 and 7 tomorrow.

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2.1 to gym, ran 2 on the TM then lifted a lifted a little and then ran back home.  It was a good run.  Don't have my watch so don't know my splits.  I know the 1st 2 miles were around 8:15 pace, 2 miles on treadmill at 8:10 pace, and 2 miles home at 9 min pace. 

The weather was pretty nice today, I'm loving the cloud cover.  But the air felt so humid, I wish it would just rain already.

Have a good Thursday everyone!

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Did a little 5k in 25:48 this morning. I like the little loop I've made around the neighborhood.  I always do so much faster on the 2nd mile on this loop.  I don't know why, it's just flat eveytime I've run it I've been either below 8 or right at 8, which is fast for me.  And then I die on the 3rd mile :). 

My left knee was buggin, and ITB on the same leg.  It's so wierd.  I haven't felt my ITB for about a month and I've been stretching the same and then it just decides to come back out of the blue.  oh well, I'm sure it will go away again and I'll just keep stretching my little heart out and maybe get a foam roller. 

Splits

1- 8:14

2- 8:06

3- 8:29

.1- :58

Cool down .43- 4:07

 

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in 1:43:04 - So glad to be done!  I don't know why but mentally before I begin my longer runs I'm always nervous I won't be able to do it.  Even though I did 10 last week I know I can do 11 this week.  Anyway, I started at 6 so that I wouldn't get in the way of the Provo Canyon 1/2 marathoners.  Ran up Provo Canyon 5.5 and then down 5.6.  On the way back down I was wishing I had started a little later because it would have been fun to run down with the racers.  Oh well, it was a good run and could the temperatures be any better???  It felt like Fall.  It was awesome and I always love running up the canyon.

This is also the most I have ever run in a week!  Next week goal is to break 30.

1- 9:01

2- 9:26

3- 9:27

4- 9:56

5- 9:32

6- 9:27

7- 9:09

8- 9:06

9- 9:01

10- 8:47

11- 9:02

.11- 1:05

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5.1 to start out my birthday!!!  I should have gotten to sleep in today because of that, but I knew the weather was going to be cooler so I decided to get out and get going.

Did it in 44: something something.  I don't have my watch but i will post my splits later.  I love posting the splits and comparing them to just a week ago or 2 weeks ago and seeing the improvement.  i know the first 3 miles were 8:15 average and then slower the next 2 miles because I did my UVU loop and that hill is a killer.  And the wind! I wanted to kick the wind in the face. I couldn't hardly catch my breath on the last 2 miles. 

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I think I should have stayed in bed today- actually the problem is that I stayed in bed a little too long this is all I could fit in.  Good old Garmin died about .25 into the run- darn it! But I figure I was probably running about 5 minute miles, so that's good :). 

I just did the loop I do everyday, just a little shorter version.  I could tell it's getting hot again, I really loved the past few days of cooler temps- too bad it just can't stay like that forever!  But hey, atleast I didn't have wind today.  It was a good quick run.  Tomorrow I'll try for anywhere between 5-7.

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Stretch recovery day.  And 'I wanna sleep forever' day.  I think I was so tired because all night i was having crazy dreams that I was the girl version of Harry Potter and death eaters were sitting on my front porch waiting for me to come out.  That will wear anyone out.

  Tomorrow will be between 6 and 7, 3 on Friday and 12 on  Saturday, still should be able to get to 30 this week.

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Okay run- I was super tired.  I've been eating like crap lately.  I blame it on my birthday but really I'm just a crappy eater and it's gotta stop.  Anyway I felt like I was lugging along an extra 20 lbs, I feel like I've gained that much.  I did my usual UVU loop adding some on at the beginning and end to get atleast 5- happy to finish with 5.75. 

Splits- 8:23, 8:14, 8:14, 8:46, 9:49 death hill, 6:29/8:40 pace

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Didn't want to get up today, but I laid there for 10 minutes just feeling guilty so I did it.  Do I ever start a post without saying I didn't want to get up today?  Probably not.

4 in 33:20.  I was really happy with the time and feel like I'm getting faster.  I think right now I could get a PR in a 5k and maybe in October at Save a Sister I'll get a PR in the 10k.  As for Hobble Creek, I'm not going to push it.  As it's my first big half marathon- let's not forget RHPC 1/2, but this is my first 1/2 with a million other people running it and I'm slightly nervous.  So I've decided I'm just going to run what feels comfortable and then I can improve on my time each 1/2 to come.  Goal is to be right around 2 hours.

Today's splits- 8:20, 8:05, 8:31, 8:20

 

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Done and Done!  I'll post splits tomorrow, it's too hard for me to get up and walk across the room to get Garmin.  Can't wait for Hobble Creek to be done, then it can stop hanging over my head.

8:58, 9:05, 9:25, 9:28, 9:27, 13:13 (bathroom break and gu and drink.  forgot to turn off watch), 9:12, 8:57, 9:12, 8:56; 8:52, 9:05

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I guess I'm really taking this tapering thing seriously. ha ha I was supposed to run 4 but just slept instead.  And it felt really good and I think I needed it.  So I'll run 4-5 tomorrow, 3 on Wednesday and then I'm not sure about Thurs and Fri.  My schedule says to rest both days, but on my longer runs I usually feel better if I have run the day before so we'll see how I'm feeling and decide from there.

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Today was a nice run, I had planned to run to the gym but woke up late.  I kind of hate that run to the gym too, so I think that's part of why I decided to sleep in a little later.  I felt pretty good today, and felt fast my 1st 2 miles and then the wind started being a brat.  And I just hit a brick wall a little. I saw some ladies from my ward out running and  I should have run with them but I was going a different way.  Maybe I'll start going with them though, a running buddy always helps.

splits from memory: 8:03, 7:57, 8:33, 8:49

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5k in 26:24- don't have my watch but I think my splits were 8:38, 8:19, 8:30 (not sure on this last mile).

It was an okay run. Some runs, I'll be at 2 miles before I even realize it.  Today I felt every single painful step.  I was sore today.  Right hip hurt, left knee hurt, was just one of those days i guess.

I think tomorrow I'll rest or maybe go lift at Golds, and then Friday run an easy 3 again. And then rock it on Saturday! :).  I'm so nervous pervous!

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Well nothing today or yesterday, but you know what- I think that's okay.  My legs don't feel sore anymore and I feel strong and know I'll be fine tomorrow! It's tomorrow! Holy cow, it's come so fast and I have to be at the Mapleton Park at 5:15 a.m.- that's disgusting.

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Race: Hobble Creek Canyon Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:56:05, Place overall: 563, Place in age division: 17
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Done and Done!  I'm sore and really tired and i think I need to throw up. :) But it was a good race. More details to come later on after 7 peaks!

**********REPORT************

The race started a 1/2 hour late and that was bad.  It was so hot at the end, but atleast I had good company to hang out with before the race- Kellie, Josse, Sue, Julie, Michele, Lyns and a few other bloggers I didn't catch names!  So good to see all you girls! And Kellie- thank you for packing my extra shirt!  I completely forgot you had it until Lyns gave it to me, thanks!  My goal was to be under 2 hours and I did it! Which I am really happy about but I didn't feel strong at the end and so i'm slightly discouraged with the race.  And I NEVER could have done it without Merri, she met me at mile 5-ish and really helped me.  Thankfully she wasn't yelling at me to go faster and pushing my back forcing me along like a lady right behind us was doing to her friend.  That wouldn't work for me.  Anyway here's my splits

Miles 1-6: 7:54, 7:58, 8:15, 8:12, 8:29, 8:13- I loved all the down hill! Miles 1-3 I was having a wierd side pain on my right side. The only thing I can think is that I took aspirin right before and my stomach hated it.  I just had to talk myself through it and try to breathe through it, and luckily it went away.  Merri met me around Mile 5.  I felt good and my 10k time was 50:03! I wish this had been a 10k that's a PR. Took Gu at Mile 6 water stop and it made my stomach hurt a little I think I maybe drank a little to much water too.

Miles 7-9:  9:25, 9:10, 8:59  This is where I started to die mentally, just a little- you'll see I died majorly mentally later on :) This is where you come onto the trail and the sun was so hot and blazing right on us.  I'm glad I had Merri through here, she kept me going for real.

Miles 10-13.1: 10:07, 9:43, 10:32, 10:06- See I told you I really died at the end.  The sun was so hot and I wanted so bad to be done.  I really was ready to give up. Merri helped me with my timing and we knew if I could just do a 30 min 5k I would be under 2 hours.  These last 3 miles I had to concentrate on making it phone pole to phone pole.  I needed to pee but thought I could make it to the finish, and no worries I DID make it to the finish but I should have taken a potty break.  It might have helped. These last 3 miles were really hard and  I thought I would never finish.  

I'm glad to be done and glad I did it under 2 hours! I can't help but wonder how much better it would be in 10 degrees cooler temperature at the end.  And how did I miss the Ice cold diet pepsi!!! oh well, the chocolate milk really hit the spot and then my hubby had breakfast waiting for me when I got home- I guess that makes up for him missing the race :). 

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Just nothing today and that felt great!  Saturday we went swimming and I think that helped with the soreness, i felt great all day Saturday.  Sunday I woke up and could barely move all day.  Today I set my alarm in case I felt like running.  I woke up and wasn't as sore but my running stuff wasn't clean and i was really tired so I just decided to recover again today.  But don't worry i'll be back at it tomorrow. 

I am going to do either SF 5k or Onion Days 5k.  I'm leaning more towards Onion Days- I need that awesome breakfast afterward!  :)  And if I decide to come, I can bring ANYTHING.  But we'll see, SF is a little closer.  Does anyone know which course is better?  I'm hoping to get a PR on it.  I haven't ran a 5k for over a year and my best one was 27: something.   I know SF is an out an back, I'll have to look up Onion days course map. 

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I'm having a hard time finding  motivation.  HC was the big thing I was training for.   I think I just need to sign up for the 5k on Labor day and I can focus on that for the time being.  I know I'll get up and do atleast 5 tomorrow because I feel too guilty for not going today :(. But at the same time I think taking a few days off to recover is okay.  I'll be back at it again tomorrow.

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I remember how to run! I was worried I would have forgotten.  I really had to force myself up and out.  As always glad I did.  And once I got going I remembered that I like running.  Maybe I just had a sour taste in my mouth about running because of the way I felt those last 3 miles of Hobble.  But luckily today did not feel like that.  Just took it nice and slow.  Made the mistake of running down on UVU campus and it's the first day of school and there were a million people there.  And I felt dumb running around all the people, so I won't do that again.  I'll have to find a new loop now that school has started again.  On a happier note, I ran up the big hill on 8th south by uvu and didn't stop once!  I don't know if I've ever done that before. 

Splits: 8:24, 8:25, 8:53, 10:18 (HILLLLLLL), 2:44/9:26

 

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I guess I'm just going to call this week my celebration from exercise week.  Nothing today.  I was so tired.  And again, little motivation.  I'll go tomorrow and Saturday for sure and then I'll be back strong next week.  Sorry running.

 

PM UPDATE

Biked to gym, lifted, then rode down univ parkway and around Provo and then back up to my house for 7.3 miles.  Glad I got out and did something.  

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8 SLOW miles.  4 up the canyon and 4 back down.  The wind was a beast this morning and on my way up the canyon there were times I felt like I was moving backward.  Also, hardly running this week hasn't helped either I'm sure.  What's sad is that last Saturday I ran more than I have this whole week. :) yikes.

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