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Snow canyon half marathon

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Location:

orem,ut,usa

Member Since:

Jan 02, 2006

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

 

PR-St. George marathon 3:01:03 (2013) Provo City half (2013) 1:24:18, Nebo half marathon 1:21:16, Ogden Marathon(2013) 3:07:44,  Dixie 15k 58:36,  Running of the leopards 5k (2013) 18:48, Des news 10k 40:20, Half Ironman 2016, Boston Marathon x3, 2nd place in Pony Express 50 miler

1st place overall womans in Spanish fork 1/2 marathon, Tristate 1/2 marathon, Death Valley 1/2 marathon, and the Utah Valley marathon (4-12-08)

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

See what my 40's bring next year

Get my grove back

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 3 hour marathon and have a blast doing it.  

Have fun and enjoy the process 

Personal:

I am married with 3 lovely children 26, 18, &12and a dog named Koda and a cat named Blue.  Love to run and be outside.  I believe that if you think you can do it and you work hard enough any thing is possible.   Life flashes by in the blink of an eye, enjoy it while it last and remember there is a lot more to life than running. I coach high school swim and love it!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles: 493.70
Kinvara Ugly Green Lifetime Miles: 335.70
SK Go Run 4 Black Lifetime Miles: 302.70
Sketchers Red/white/blue 1 Lifetime Miles: 296.40
Kinvara 6 White/blue Lifetime Miles: 264.70
Sketchers 4 R&B Lifetime Miles: 118.10
Race: Snow canyon half marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:34:44, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0013.100.000.000.0013.10

So I think I had a pretty darn good race.  Although I am super duper sore today (sunday), I usually am training for a full marathon when I race half but my longest run before this was 11 mile or so.  I was extreamlly happy with my finish I held it together and it was a tough finish, rolling hills.  For the kind of shape I am in I really could have not asked for anything more.  Plus I was able to meet Marcie and saw some good old friends, one being Mr. Hooper in the flesh.  Any way I had a really good, but though race.  My legs still didn't feel that fresh and the middle part of the race was on dirt and uphill.

1-6:03 steep downhill start

2-6:15 still steep

3-6:57 flatens out worried I started to fast

4-7:48 I think this is when we started on the dirt trail

5-8:01 uphill dirt and tired

6-7:48 uphill dirt and still tired, turn around and the water stop was not there and I was goin to take a hammer gel grrrr

7-7:09- regrouping and calling on my wonderwomen strength

8-7:16 hammer gel

9-7:48 uphill

10-7:10 diggin deep

11-7:05 diggin even deeper

12-7:14 it's getting hilly and I want to cry

13-7:21 still some rollers and I am just glad there are no other women behid me

.1- 0:57  so glad to be finished and suprised at my time

garmin-13.14 miles/1:34:44/7:12

 

 

Comments
From Shauna on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 23:28:54

Wow!! You SMASHED your goal! Someday, I hope to run that fast. Great job!

From Dustin on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 00:19:38

Good job on the race. I wasn't feeling too sore yesterday, but today my legs are feeling pretty sore. The first two miles were way too steep for me. I struggled a little heading out on the dirt trail, but had a better attitude and focus coming back, usually I really dislike races where you have to pass everyone heading in the opposite direction, but it wasn't too bad today. I even made an effort to tell every little kid I saw good job and keep it up, which was kind of fun. Well, keep up the training.

From MichelleL on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 00:21:57

Didn't exactly take the first couple of miles easy did we? I think your killer competitive spirit took root instead! Great job Josse! Great job keeping close to 7 minute miles on the last several miles. There's going to be more from where this came from. . .

From Benn on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 06:20:35

Goal = DEMOLISHED AND PULVERIZED! Way to go! From what I gathered from reading peoples blogs even though I havent gone out to Utah before, it sounds like the first couple miles are a huge elevation drop and you can easily find yourself running well under your target pace. But 1:34!! Way to go!! I have seen your secrets however....

7-7:09- regrouping and calling on my wonderwomen strength

8-7:16 hammer gel

It was here that you made the crucial decision to reveal your inner superhero and lay the Hammer down! Take no prisoners! Great job! Look forward to hearing more good news from the racing forum!

Benn

From Amberosia on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 08:49:57

You are AWESOME!! Way to go. Good luck tomorrow! :) I'll be thinking of you, and getting a little jealous!

From marciej on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 09:35:44

Josse,

It was so good to meet you. I wanted to talk to you more at the finish line but I hurried home to shower and then came back. You did so awesome. I thought it was a hard course too, so I am glad to hear others felt that way. I am so sore today as well!! Anyways great job again, you definetely met your goal by long ways.

Marcie

From Dave Holt on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 09:41:30

I think it is impossible to take those first couple miles easy. Way to stick it out there though. And congrats on the good time. I hear there were some aide station issues?

From Tom on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 11:06:03

Josse - awesome race, congratulations! You are definitely getting back to peak form. Hope you legs are kind to you and you recover quickly and injury free.

Any idea what the chick count might have been?

From Bonnie on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 12:32:53

gutsy race Josse!

Bonnie

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 12:50:58

Josse - great start of the Fall season. I really hate it when people ask me "How long is that marathon that you've just run?", but I am afraid I need to ask a similar question - do you have any idea of how long that course actually was? (When FRB gets a little bit more clout, I'll start a heavy campaign to encourage the race directors to certify the courses).

From Lybi on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 12:54:32

Great job Josse! Wow, you really have that inner toughness to push through those miles 10-12. You're the WOMAN!

From josse on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 13:36:37

Sasha- my garmin said 13.14 so not to off.

Tom- I believe I passed about 10 guys but 2 passed me back I call this being dechicked. One guy at the end just didn't want me to pass him I surged passed on a uphill and he would pass me on the downs, we did this a couple of times I don't remeber if he beat me or not but he gave me a big high five at the finish line. Friendly compition got to love it.

From Cal on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 15:03:23

Great job Josse! I knew you were going to destroy your 1:40 target.

From James on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 15:11:20

Nice job on Saturday!

From Emily on Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 15:36:30

Hey Could you e-mail me. I am wanting to do this course but can't see an elevation on it! How up hill and hilly are we talking? Mostly up hill?

From josse on Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 15:41:02

Emily-The course is a great course. You have a good uphill dirt section that lasts for 2 miles but then you get to turn and go down the same up. It is not to bad. I would do it again.

From MichelleL on Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 19:33:32

Isn't this a net downhill course overall?

From josse on Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 22:50:45

I think so, but you can look it up on the st. goerge website. It has a link to it in the runner series.

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