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Location:

toquerville,ut,usa

Member Since:

Jan 24, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

-I'm an avid runner and crossfitter turned obstacle racer.  This year has brought on new and unexpected opportunities racing in Spartan races.  I'm in love with this new challenging part of my life.

Here is what I've come away with so far

1st - Socal Super Spartan 2013

1st - Texas Sprint Spartan2013

2nd- Las Vegas Super Spartan 2013

3rd - Arizona Sprint Spartan 2013

3rd - Atlas Obstacle Race 2013

5th - Spartan World Championships 2013

 

Future Races

October?? maybe Sacramento Beast Spartan

December - Texas Beast

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

I am working to become the best obstacle  racer I can be.  If that goes hand in hand with a National Championship title, than I will have met 2 of my goals/dreams.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Another sub 3 hour marathon

Sub 1:20 half marathon

I want to complete an ironman and some ultra races.

I Hope to be running until I'm 100.

 

Personal:

I have 2 boys (7 and 4) and a little girl (14 months) that keep me on my toes and make life worth living..  I've been married to my better half (Jim clark) for 10 years.  I teach fitness classes and am a personal trainer - my 2nd love is Zumba!  I love what i do!

I hold Obstacle Training Groups at my house on saturdays -I feel so blessed to be able to help others.

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Race: Utah Valley Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:02:50, Place overall: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.5026.200.000.0026.70

I am walking away from today so thankful for the ability to run and to be surrounded by so many amazing people that can push their bodies to unbelievable limits! I am thankful for what I accomplished today though it's not what i wanted. I only finished today with the Lord's help, that's for sure.

Great parts of my day include

1. I was able to place overall even on an off day.

2. I was able to finish without ending up in the med tent (lol)

 3. I think I've finally figured out how to fuel my body (no runner's stomach today)

I woke up at 3:30, took a quick shower, and ate 1/2 a banana and 1/2 a bagel. I don't normally eat before i run, but I also always seem to have problems taking gu on an empty stomach - It seemed to work for me today. I got to ride up to the top with Ash and Renee (2 of my favorite ladies in the world)and it really seemed to ease any nervousness that i had.

Got to warm up with steve and jeff at the beginning, and noticed that i could feel the elevation a little. I really wanted to make sure that i didn't go out too hard and get wiped out for the rest of the race. I was aiming for a 2:56, but would settle for sub 3 and i knew i could do it

I took 4 anti - fatiques and 2 s-caps to start. here's my race

1- 6:59 - uphill and was already a little breathy - ugh

2 - 6:35 - forgot to take gel at beginning - took one here

3 - 6:42

 4 - 6:38

5 - 6:42

Miles 2 - 6 were around where i wanted to be. I actually did feel relaxed and great at the pace. i was in 4th at this point, but it was pretty spread out.I think i've learned that i'm more motivated by chasing my competitiion - Next time I will try to stay with their pace. I did have 1 guy who ran by me for a while that was telling me if i wanted to run sub 3 hour i needed to slow down - It was messing with my head. So I feel like if i had gone a tad bit faster i would have been fine (and had some seconds to spare at the end - oh well - i'm still learning).

 6 -6:42 - gel

7 - 6:41 - 2 s-caps and 1 anti-fatigue

8 -7:06

9 -7:20

10 - 6:45

Miles 6-10 - still feeling fine - the hills were a little more taxing than i expected (elevation?)

11 -6:43 - This is where I started to have problems. My ab/rib/back/nerve problem came back out of no where - The nerve in my back that comes around makes my abs tightens and cramps up under my rib cage and hard to breathe - usually it comes on slow, but it hit me hard here. It was pretty discouraging as it didn't let up for 9 miles. I was saying plenty of prayers that i would just be able to finish now. I saw Michelle l. running up the canyon and it was great to see a friendly face for 1 min or so.

12 -7:01 - - 1 potty break - girl #4 passed me while i was in.- took a gel

13 - 6:56 - half marathon was 1:29 on my watch - but running time as i passed said 1:30 - def not where i wanted to be at this point. It messed with my head as i probably could've finished sub 3 hour still if my ab thing wasn't killing me.

14 - 7:19

 15- 6:37

 16- 7:06

 17- 7:08

18 -6:52

 19 -6:55

 20 -7:06 Major loss of motivation at this point. My abs finally started letting up as we got off of the steeper hills around 18- but i felt like even sub 3 was gone (i just couldn't add in my head at this point). I was at 2:17:52 - if i could've kept it 6:40s i would have done it. 21 -6:52 22 -7:07

23 -7:07

24 -7:26

 25- 7:12

26 -7:16 21-26 I honestly was feeling ok at this point but had it in my head that a good time was gone. Legs were tired but ok. I was just holding onto 5th place. I didn't realize that my competition was only 1 min ahead of me, and if i would've kicked my pace up, i might have caught her. I think "Never Give Up" will be my motto for next race. I'm proud of myself for sticking throught the pain, hopefully things will work out better next time. grateful for the $200 today:) My girl team - Renee, Ash, and Liz - got 1st for the women's div - Yay!

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Comments
From AmberG on Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 00:44:28 from 67.2.220.83

Ty- Congratulations on your race today! You always have such a positive attitude even when things didn't go as planned, but seriously I hope you are proud of how you did and bringing money home is always a bonus!!!

You have so much talent, it amazes me! The thing I love the most is that you don't let your mind hold you back, you aren't afraid to go out and lay it on the line!

Can't wait to start running with ya again. . . all this race talk today, I'm feeling really jealous! ha!

Oh, and btw, I had no idea you were a singer, just reading over your week about your Grandpa's funeral and your solo's. . . .so glad your weekend with family was peaceful!

From Superfly on Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 01:28:59 from 74.211.21.81

Solid race. Sorry I never was able to come tell ya in person. Crazy day up there. Keep it up your just getting started.

From Holt on Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 13:50:20 from 50.8.79.137

Hooray for winning teams! Good job hanging in there. See you at club - we may switch the time, so keep an eye out.

From JulieC on Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 23:27:09 from 207.108.176.107

Awesome race for you, and some great winnings to boot, 5th and $200!! way to stay strong!! I am sure sub3 is your next marathon :D.

From Dustin on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 01:09:40 from 209.33.192.10

Great job on the race. It was fun to run some of the miles of the first half with you. I wish I would have been feeling better and could have finished stronger. Hope the recovery is good and you can get right back to training.

From Burt on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 01:29:21 from 72.223.90.79

Great race Ty. The report was missing some of the Ty flavor that I've come to know and love, but that's not what's important. Way to go!

From JamesH on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:27:34 from 209.33.214.26

Good job Ty. I was expecting you and Nate to come busting by me sooner than you did.

From josse on Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 13:48:51 from 75.220.189.210

I think you ran a good race, we never can for see those nasty kind of thing that happen in a race and I think you held it together well for being in pain for that long. I like to race form behind and when you do that you can never give up, I have caught people right at the very end doing that.

From ty on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 15:11:36 from 74.211.35.53

Thanks so much everyone!I so appreciate the support. I had been mulling over this race in my head, just wondering what went wrong - I had, trained hard and felt great. After i crossed the starting line that day I knew something felt off. my fist mile was slow, and every mile seemed harder than it should have been. I chalked it up to elevation. Well I know NOW that i ran the dang thing PREGNANT. haha. That's enough to make your heart rate go up automatically. soooo, it was a relief to know that i probably do still "have it in me" and that I'll get those sub 3 s after another year hiatus. On to the next big adventure:)

Amber, i tried to hide it longer, but my belly is sticking out already and had people ask...

From JulieC on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 21:37:21 from 67.41.188.244

geez...wish I had that excuse (not really since I am over forty) for not running as well as expected at UVM ...does HOT FLASHES count? JK. Congrats!!! That is amazing, glad your baby got his first taste of marathoning : D.

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