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Hobble Creek Half Marathon

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Location:

Sandy,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 11, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Pre-5th baby races:

2007- Sandy, 4th of July 5k (first race ever)

2008- June-Wasatch Back

2008-Sandy, 4th of July 10k 58:01

2008-August-Provo River Half Marathon. 2:07:46 The only half I've ever run.

2008-Sept-Alta 8k Downhill Dash 39.01

Post-5th baby races:

2009 November Turkey Trot 5k

2010

-10k Freedom Run 56:23 (July)

Wasatch Woman 53:25.4 (Oct)

 -Hobble Creek Half 1:58:19-PR

 -TOU Marathon! 4:28:43.7 (first)

2011

-Dam 2 Dam 10 mile Run 1:29:33.8 (AP 8:57)

-Spectrum 10k- 49:49 (AP 8:01) PR

-Ogden Marathon 4:05:03 (AP 9:21) PR

-Wasatch Back

UV Half -paced my sister

-St. George Marathon 4:29:32

  2012

SHAC triathlon-April

AF Half PR 1:57:34-June with Ashley

Salmon Marathon(4th)

2013-Ragnar Relay

Halloween half marathon with Jane

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Vigor half with Ashley, May 10, 2014

Personal:

Married and have 5 daughters. Started running in Feb 2006. I love yoga.

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Total Distance
32.55
Asics-Kinsei 3 Miles: 32.55
Total Distance
5.00

Time: 46:22 Avg 9:16 Best mile: 8:41

I don't know if I mentioned on Friday that my left big toe was feeling bruised under the nail after the 18 miler.  It wasn't hurting too bad this weekend or during my run this morning but it hurts now. I'm nervous about this. I've heard of people losing toenails but not on the big toe. I hope it gets better and not worse. I'm wondering if there's anything I can do about it. Anyone know?

I did Yoga Meltdown (killer chaturanga push ups, etc) after my run this morning on-demand. That's when I started feeling my toe, going into down dog every time. Maybe that's what made it worse. I guess I'm just wondering, can a bruised toe heal, or does the toenail always end up dying and falling off? Maybe I'll google it. Pretty sure running would be quite difficult without my big toenail:(

Asics-Kinsei 3 Miles: 5.00
Comments(8)
Total Distance
9.00

Time: 1:26:54 Avg: 9:39

I went out at 6:30 this morning and Lysa wasn't there. I was about to walk towards her house but decided to go back inside and check my phone. There were 4 missed texts. 2 last night and 2 this morning. I was sad when I realized she had left at 6am and I'd be running this 9 miles alone :(    I was so tired last night and wasn't thinking straight.  I guess I forgot that 9 miles is a long run and that we usually go at 6am for those. 

 I started on our usual long route but after coming down past the water tank I turned right and went back past Albion and over to the buffalo house and down...whatever that street is. Down to highland and up the hill and back home. I had about 1.75 miles to finish around home.

 Good run. Just lonely.

Asics-Kinsei 3 Miles: 9.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
5.45

Time: 55:58 Avg. 10:17

It was hot and windy. We went a different route that ended up being more than 5 miles. I really needed my water. I felt slow and sluggish. Tired after my 9 yesterday. It was a hilly run headed home. More of a challenge. 

 I was going to do upper body weights and abs but I'm so tired I just want to take a nap right now. I'll do it sometime today.

 


Asics-Kinsei 3 Miles: 5.45
Comments(4)
Total Distance
0.00

52 minutes Bryan Kest Power Yoga. Nice. Hobble Creek Half on Saturday. Hopefully can finish in 2 hrs or less. 

Comments(1)
Race: Hobble Creek Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:58:19, Place overall: 583, Place in age division: 86
Total Distance
13.10

9:02/M

Yay! A PR! I wanted to beat my only other half marathon time from 2008 and I did that. It's good to be back! I'm so excited to be under 2 hours. I was hoping for that.  I was worried about pushing myself because I'm training for the TOU Marathon but I decided to go for it  and see what I could do. My quads are sore today and I can't do stairs very well (which is from the downhill, not the speed right?) I may write more tomorrow but I have to go to bed so I can get up early and keep training. Hopefully I can still run tomorrow :)

So, Lysa and I slept at my Mom's in Provo and got up at 4am. I ate toast with peanut butter and took a banana with me. Drove to Mapleton and got on the second bus I believe. This was my first time doing Hobble Creek and I didn't realize that at the top we were supposed to walk up the hill to the start line. Anyway, we used the potty a few times since we had plenty of time before the race started. It was supposed to start at 7:15 and I think we started around 8am. The only other half I've done is Provo River and they started on time.  I won't be doing this race again for that reason. The sun was already high and almost to us when we started.

 I stayed with Lysa for the first few miles and talked. We were doing 9:25, 9:09, 9:03, 9:09. I was so cold after standing up there and waiting so long. I see now why people warm up with a jog to begin a race. It took a while for me to get warm. There was an annoying lady talking in front of us and then behind us after the first water break. She was talking way too loud and she was prancing like a gazelle ( I don't know why that was annoying me but it was). I was finally feeling warm and I decided I needed to blow outta there and start racing. I took off around mile 4.

Somewhere around this point I saw some cows coming toward the road. 2 cows and 2 calves. Didn't expect to see that. Anyway, next few miles I listened to music and got in zone. It was so hot and I was thinking, the faster I run, the sooner I'll  get to the finish and be out of the sun. Mile 5-9:09 Mile 6-8:52, 7-9:01,8-8:57, 9-8:53. At mile 10 I decided I would stop and drink (I had my water belt and hadn't really been stopping to drink much). I was going to put on some chap stick cause my lips were so dry. For some reason I stopped my garmin and that was stupid. In a split second I changed my mind about stopping cause I'm racing for heaven's sake and I really wanted to get in under 2 hours. I  just walked and drank and then took off without starting my garmin.

I realized a half mile later that I hadn't started it. Dang! I hadn't really been looking at my time cause I was just concentrating on running. I just tried to stay under 10 after that and hoped I was still under 2 hours. After that last up hill it was flat and through the neighborhood and to main street to the finish. It was so hot and I was so tired but I just pushed myself. I kept thinking "just pass that girl" and then I would pass her and think "just pass that guy" etc. took it one person at a time.

When we turned onto main street and I could see the crowd at the end I tried to run as fast as I could.  I got goose bumps the closer I got to the crowd. Excitement, adrenalin, I wanted to get to the finish line and see my family. I saw Scott and Oliver (my friend's family)  first and then I saw my husband and one of our girls. So happy to see them. My husband told me later that he was surprised to see me so soon. That made me feel good. As I ran around the little building that takes you onto the grass and to the finish, some guy had collapsed and a girl (runner) was helping him up. I don't know if he tripped on the curb but he couldn't get up, his legs were all wobbly as he tried to stand. I think he had collapsed cause she was telling him to breath and she would get him a drink. I felt bad but I kept running and tried to race to the finish. I passed a guy in a red shirt right at the end. :)

So happy with my time and so grateful for my family who came to support me. I was so glad my parents came. They were in England for my first half and I'm glad they came to support me at this one.  My sister asked me later that day if I thought I could turn around and run another half marathon after this race. I said no. That day will be different. I won't be racing the first half, I will take it easy. I will finish the marathon (TOU) when it comes and I'll finish it as strong as I can!

 


 


 


Asics-Kinsei 3 Miles: 13.10
Comments(10)
Total Distance
32.55
Asics-Kinsei 3 Miles: 32.55
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