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Location:

Payson,UT,

Member Since:

May 27, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Payson Canyon Fox Club 4th of July 5K 2008- 27:56 :) (aided-downhill)

Onion Days 5k Route Jan 2010   28:18

Onion Day's 10 K 2007 1:09:36

Provo Riverwoods 10 mi 2008 1:49:09 (aided- downhill)

Riverton 1/2 Marathon March 28th, 2009  2:23:24

UVM 2009- 5:14:49

Short-Term Running Goals:

Recover from being hit by a car while I was running in early October 2010.  Be healed enough to run my planned races.

Planned races for 2011:

UVM 1/2 June 11 (registered)

RHPC 1/2 July 9th

Payson Onion Days 10k (break 60 min)

St George Marathon 4:22 (3rd times a charm) 

Long-Term Running Goals:

I just want to be able to run...

Personal:

I am the self proclaimed FEARLESS leader of the FRB's RED HOT PINK CHICKS!!! Our Motto's are- 2010 "Diamonds and Titanium, Thats what we are made of!"  2009 "We are water-proof-dye-in-da-blue-crazy-nut'n-gonna-stop-us-fun-lovin'-red-hot-pink-chicks!!!" 

The next official RHPC event is the RHPC 1/2(5k, 10k, 10 miler) July 16th, 2011.   PLEASE join us !!! 


 

My Favorite Quote-   "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -Harriet Beecher Stowe

I started running in May of 2006 while losing 85 lbs after my youngest was born.  I have 6 fantastic kids, 3 girls and 3 boys and a wonderful husband.  My oldest is in college and my baby is in pre-school. (Six kids in 5 schools ;)

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Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Race: Riverton Half Marathon (13.11 Miles) 02:23:43, Place overall: 69, Place in age division: 17
Total Distance
13.10

Wow, Riverton really put on a good half!  They had great water stops, lots of emergency personnel stopping traffic and pointing the way.  That darn wind on the rivet trail was a bugger :p  There were some really good "hills" and some equally good down hills ;)  The course was really well marked and one I will do again.  I gu'd 3 times and drank at each water station.  I did take some Advil and Tylenol during the race.  My neuromas did not kick in until mile 7 and were manageable.

My goal for this race was to beat my Painters time and to run it at my marathon pace, 11:05.  I am feeling pretty good about the whole thing ;)  I started out the race really slow and was dead last at one point in the first mile, just the bike medics and me.  Then I slowly started to pick people off throughout the race.  In the first three miles I passed a bunch.  From 3-7 I just had Melissa to pass (cute girl I met on the trail).  She really got me through some tough hills!  Thanks Melissa!   From mile 7 on I really focused.  First these two guys, I got a big cheer when I passed them ;)  Then all in black girl, then running skirt girl, then pink shirt girl and finally there was this one guy that I wanted to pass so badly, blue coat guy.  I could see him from 7 on.  I finally caught him at mile 12.  We chatted for a bit (he's run over 50 halfs) and then I took off (well like a turtle takes off ;) PS- Nobody passed me for the whole race ;)

It was so great to see blanket clad KellieS cheering me on at the finish.  I can't believe how fun it is to know people at races :)  I finally got to meet Water and Misty, RivertonPaul, and Rachel (rad).  I think I met some other people, but my brain is mush.  We went to lunch with Kelli, Scott, Smooth, Walter, Misty, Rachel... and more :)  What a fun time :)  Thanks guys!

This was far better for me than Painters was. I beat my Painters time by 5 minutes.  I am sure most of it was mental.  Other runners said that Painters was harder, I'm not sure, but I feel better now than I did after Painters :)

Average pace 10:58 :D  Splits-10:22, 10:16, 10:46, 10:54, 11:07, 11:53, 11:08, 11:45, 10:25, 11:31, 11:22, 10:34, 10:20, 9:35(.1)

Mizuno Wave Rider 11 A Miles: 13.10
Comments
From Michelle N. on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:16:57 from 75.162.240.248

Way to go Marion!!! You are so awesome. I thought this was harder than Painter(because of the wind) so I think you shaved even more time off. You keep improving. Very impressive.

From MichelleL on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:18:25 from 67.41.191.61

Great job! You've cracked the 11:00 barrier. 10 minutes better be scared. . . the amazon goddess is on the prowl. And how cool that no one passed you in the race.

From Metcalf Running on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:27:21 from 71.219.125.228

Way to go!!! you should be so happy with you race! 5 minutes faster is huge! Congrats!

From Kelli on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:31:19 from 71.219.100.181

You did so great Marion. Everyone I talked to feels like this course is tougher than Painters, wind or no wind, so remember that! You came in nowhere near last, people weer still coming in when we left for lunch. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU (do I sound like your mom?)

From Mandy on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 18:00:52 from 206.251.43.221

Wa-hoo!!!!! Way to go Marion! Sounds like you did AWESOME!!!!! I was thinking about you all morning, wondering how you did. I am seriously impressed. You're gonna do great on your marathon!!

From leslie on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 18:03:52 from 76.23.61.78

YOu totally rock girl!!! Your time was awesome!!!! I am glad you have a new PR!!!!!

It was a sad thing to see Maurine DNF, she was so prepared, that IT band just came out of know where and kicked her hard, who would have thought??? Anyway, I had a wonderful time with her sister on the island, it was a beautiful day. Now Maurine and I will conquer our first 50 miler together in Oct.

Again, my dear friend, GREAT RACE!!!! And what is super great is that you feel better this time, you are in great shape and you will just keep getting better every day!!!! Woo hoo!!!!

From RivertonPaul on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 18:36:38 from 75.169.17.106

Way to go, it was nice to meet you.

From Marion on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 19:29:55 from 71.219.50.2

Paul- I knew i met another very important person! You did great today, by the way :)

Leslie- Thanks dear! You are one heck of a friend. I am so sorry that Maurine's day did not go the way she had planned :(

Mandy- Thanks :) You should run the RHPC 1/2 in July :)

Lori- Thanks! I can't wait for April 11th :)

Mom... I mean Kelli :) You are just the greatest :) Thanks for getting ALL of our packets! You and Scott are the best!

Shimelle- Thank you! You ran a great race :)

Michelle- Your bike ride sounds like a great adventure. That restaurant in Santaquin is really good. The scones are the size of JJ ;)

From kelsey on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 19:47:56 from 68.35.237.127

GREAT JOB!!! Congrats on a new PR, that's awesome!

From leslie on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 20:01:55 from 76.23.61.78

MARION, I have another thought on the April 11th run. I think we should do the JRP. I drove back by the Capitol on the way home from Antelope Island and Memory Grove was blocked off to cars, I was going to clock it and check out the course. I think the JRP would be better, it is flat and easy to follow, can't get lost, usually running groups have water out, there are restrooms every few miles and people can go for as long as they want. What do you think? There is alot of parking off of 5400 S. Would that be central enough for those coming from north and south?

From snoqualmie on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 21:26:24 from 67.171.56.164

Congratulations on the PR and the successful race. Sounds like you ran really smart! Awesome job!

From RivertonPaul on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 21:42:57 from 75.169.17.106

Peggy P. was 2:15 slower today than Painters, and I think her fitness is better. It was just tough. You should be proud of your progress.

From artichoke on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 22:09:38 from 71.37.124.211

Way to go Marion!! You really did great. Glad to know things worked out well. Take a day off and have some ice cream. You've earned it.

From Barry on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 23:20:28 from 75.174.18.194

Great job on your race today! You have come along way so fast, you should really be proud of yourself! Are you getting excited for Ogden? I am and i can not wait until it gets here.

From kellies on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 01:41:23 from 66.119.143.249

YEAH!!! You did it, you did it, you really really did it!! Can I just say how freaking awesome I think you are!! Really, great job today. From what I hear, that was one tough course and you improved your time by a landslide! You are on a roll baby, Look out Marathon, here comes Marion!! YEAH~!!!

From RAD on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 02:17:27 from 67.166.99.8

Marion, it was so fun to meet you today! I had a great time and can't wait to RUN with all of you again soon. At least on July 11th at the RHPC race :) I can't wait! You did an awesome job...5 minutes off AND a tougher course?!? I'm impressed, great run today!

From Burt on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 02:38:26 from 98.167.151.26

Great job!

From tarzan on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 09:56:32 from 97.117.61.64

That is great improvement! You are going to so be ready for that first marathon. I am so excited to watch you learn and grow in your running! Congratulations.

From montelepsy on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:10:16 from 155.85.58.253

Hey Miss RedHot, you're totally mental:) Great job!

From jona on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 13:28:54 from 69.27.13.147

Congratulations Marion! What a great race. Your training is really starting to show!

From Smooth on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 20:27:55 from 71.36.65.79

Marion!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am SO SO SO SO PROUD of you!!! You did AWESOME!!! A 5 min PR on a harder course is HUGE. You picked off lotsa roadkills and chicked some guys. The best part was NO one passed you!!! The FUN part was hanging out with you before and after the race. You exuberated JOY and simply shined like a STAR!!! 10 mm is yours before you know it, I can smell it! YOU GO GIRL!!!

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