Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon!!

The Snow Canyon half marathon was so fun! November 17th, 2007. I honestly wasn't trying my hardest for this one. I was down in St. George for the weekend with friends and Jenna Harlan signed up to run this one with me as well as a few other friends in Provo. It was one of Jenna's first and I wanted to be a good support for her so I ran with her to the end.

The highlight of the run was that during this time Taylor and I were dating. He surprised me by running halfway up the canyon to meet me and take pictures and then he ran all the way back down with Jenna and I! So really he ran the 1/2 marathon and it was even harder for him because he ran UP the canyon! We pretty much just ran down the canyon the whole time except for a small mile or two you have a little detour going up. He is amazing and I knew he was the one for me during this trip so it will always be a special one.

Here are the stats...
Bib #: 185Age: 23
Age Division: W 19-24
Division Place: 7
Gender Place: 42/177
Didn't give me overall w/ both genders...?
Time: 1:50:03
Even though it was a decent time, I really felt like I could have done a lot better...however, I wouldn't trade the fun experience I had running with Jenna and Taylor for a better time. I loved that weekend!

St. George Marathon!!!

I finally got in! I had been trying previously to make it in the raffle, but never got in until now! Wahoo! The St. George Marathon is special to me because it reminds me of my mom, who's ran it 14 times! She is such an inspiration to me! She has helped me with running tips here and there that help me to push myself and give me added mental strength. I am grateful for her.

This one's for you mom! St. George Marathon October 6th, 2007!

Here's the stats...
Bib#:
Age: 23
Age Division: F 20-24
Division Place: 20
Gender Place: 249
Overall Place: 1159
Time: 3:34:43*

*I qualified for the Boston marathon! So exciting! I wasn't planning on running it, but when I saw that I qualified, I knew it was a challenge I wanted to take on and what a great opportunity to run the Boston marathon! My friend Mary Kay also qualified!

Here Tay is giving me a well deserved calf massage...hurt so much but oh so needed! Thanks Tay, my number one fan! Love you!

Cache Valley Triathlon!

My first triathlon! I competed in the Sprint distance which is 1/2 mile swim; 20K bike; and 5K run. August 4th, 2007...so I had just been home from my mission for 4 months! I was excited to get back into shape as I had gained 20 lbs. on the mission! I wanted to run, but also wanted to get into biking...and especially into triathlons. I wasn't much of a swimmer though so for BYU Spring semester I took the beginning swimming class. So much fun and wow I learned a lot! I'm so glad I took that class and was finally able to learn the technique of swimming. I found that the swimming part wasn't my favorite part, but I really enjoyed the whole thing that I want to do many many more!!!Here's the stats...Bib #: 2021Age: 24
Age Division: F 20-24

Start time: 08:40:00.000
End time: 10:11:05.640
Chip time: 01:31:05.64

...and here's even more stats...

Name	Interval Time	Total Time	Pace
Swim	00:21:05.470	00:21:05.470	00:02:48.7
T1	00:03:36.710	00:24:42.180
Bike	00:41:25.470	01:06:07.650	18.0
T2	00:01:15.370	01:07:23.020
Run	00:23:42.620	01:31:05.640	00:07:38.9

Overall Place: 95 Time back: +00:27:36.02

Name Overall Place	Overall Back
Swim 153	+00:09:47.92
T1 129	+00:02:18.94
Bike 135	+00:08:19.02
T2 58	+00:00:37.92
Run 54	+00:07:17.16

Gender Place: 20 Time back: +00:13:03.40

Name Gender Place	Gender Back
Swim 56	+00:06:10.95
T1 45	+00:01:28.27
Bike 31	+00:08:06.32
T2 24	+00:00:37.92
Run 9	+00:03:26.49

Division Place: 3 Time Back +00:03:14.34

Name Division Place	Division Back
Swim 12	+00:04:29.14
T1 9	+00:00:48.33
Bike 4	+00:02:00.88
T2 7	+00:00:23.18
Run 1	+00:00:00.00

Provo River Trail 1/2 Marathon

I ran the Provo River Trail 1/2 with my friend Ryan Kelly. I wasn't planning on doing it because I was leaving soon for a mission, but decided it would be fun. I had a blast! Even though I wasn't as well trained because of it being more last second, it was practically all down hill so that helped I think :)

Some time in July of 2005...

Here's the stats...

Bib #: 1267
Age:21
Age Division: F 20-24
Division place:65/151
Sex place: 261/937
Overall place: 634/1520
Time: 1:56:40
Average pace: 8:54

Salt Lake City Marathon!

My first full marathon and with a hurt foot! I trained so hard though
and still went through with running my first marathon in Salt Lake City,
UT...my home city! I ran right by my high-school, Olympus, and had so
much support from family and friends. I really loved the experience and
learned a lot about the power of attitude. I smiled a lot of the time and
cheered with the fans, giving tons of high fives, and cheering on other
runners by me. It helped me to push myself and I knew I could do it. I
also had a goal from the start, that with my hurt foot, it wouldn't matter
what time I got, but I did have a goal to never stop. I ran just fine the
whole time (had to stop twice for the restroom though sadly) until mile
23...oh mile 23 I definitely hit my wall! It wasn't until then that my foot
started to hurt a little, but after a mile or so my foot went numb...not so
good for my body, but it helped me finish the race. I was proud of myself
for never stopping and for finishing! I did it! It was so fun running hard
at the end into the finish with a huge crowd cheering all through the
gateway mall.

April 24, 2004

Here's the stats...

Age: 20
Age Division: F 20-24
Division place: 66
Sex place: 492
Overall place: 1490
Time: 4:34:02

I stopped my watch when I had to stop for the restroom,
because one time I even had to wait in line! My watch
time was 4:12...so a little better :)

St. George Half Marathon!

Painters Half Marathon in St. George was my very first half marathon! January 18th, 2003. Ran it with my mom and my sister Tiff.

Here's the stats...

Bib: #415
Age: 19
Age division: W19-24
Place in division: 11th
Place overall women: 39th out of 236
Time: 1:46:14.0

Let's start from the very beginning...

My story? My life was soccer growing up. I loved it and played daily so I had no need of doing anything else active. In training for each season we'd do A LOT of conditioning and even though I never really hated it because I knew it was necessary to perform my best, it wasn't my favorite either. I never thought I would be the type to enjoy running without a soccer ball in front of me. Ever since 9th grade I started running on my own here and there, especially in the off season, but it was always with the mind set of wanting to be in shape for soccer. Why would you just run for the fun of it? Little did I know.

So after graduating high school, I had the opportunity of playing for a school in California that recruited me. I didn't feel right about it and wanted to go to BYU. I was going to try out for the team and honestly felt like I was able to make it, however, I had two reasons for not trying out. 1. Even though I could make it, I don't think I would have got much playing time (at least not the first couple of years). and 2. I wanted to major in Athletic Training which if you do, you can't be on a sports team because of the time commitment. In the end I decided to stay really involved through playing soccer for fun with pick-up games, indoor leagues, and BYU intramurals. I stayed true to that and played as much as I could...but still something was missing.

My freshman year, my sister Amber, who was in her Senior year at BYU, wanted to run a 1/2 marathon in St. George. She wanted someone to do it with her and I volunteered. The half marathon was in January of 2003. We ran together often, but then Amber had a lot of other things that made it hard for her to keep training. I continued on my own and later my mom and other sister Tiffany, decided to also run it.

I trained hard and ran every day. I couldn't believe how much I loved it! It was so much more than a workout...it was my exodus, my out, my pondering time, my stress reliever and on and on. When I would miss a day, I felt like something huge was missing...that's when I knew I was hooked for life...

So here's my story and the rest is history...I'm a runner for life!