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Location:

St. George,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 05, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

I have ran 20 marathons.  Utah Grand Slam 2003, PR's Swiss Days 5k 2008 19:48 Spectrum 10k 2008 39:08, HobbleCreek 1/2 2008 1:24:18 , SGM 2009 3:00:27

Short-Term Running Goals:

 Sub 3:00 marathon and sub 1:24 half marathon in 2010 but not put too much pressure on myself and ENJOY running!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep improving on my running and race times but at the same time be able to keep it very enjoyable!

Run a sub 3 marathon 2010

"No matter how good you get, you can always get better, and that's the exciting part"  Tiger Woods  (Haha, posted this quote when I started the blog and now it makes me laugh)

Personal:

Married for 6 years to a very supportive husband .Work part time as a dental hygienist in SG, UT.  Just had first baby boy June 6 2009 and love being a mommy!

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Race: Snow Canyon 1/2 marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:31:15, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Well had the SC half marathon today in St. George and while I didn't get a PR I did take first overall for the females.i neverhave taken first so that was pretty exciting, even though it was a pretty small race, I was happy to experience that (and Ive always wanted toknowwhat it felt like to break the tape as cheesy as that is!)

The weather was perfect, was able to wear shorts and tank from the start. It even got a little warm, kinda crazy for Novemeber weather. The course starts at on a very steep downhill and then around mile 1.5 you break off onto a 3 mi out and 3 back on a dirt trail. It was tough for me, Im not a trail runner and it was a gradual incline. I took off to fast at the start (its hard not to on that steep delcline) and  at mile 4 I was thinking "I cant believe I have only ran 4 mi, Im already spent!" But anyways I just kept on trucking along and was so excited to see the finish line. Overall it was a pretty good course, I liked where they had the course finish. I did get to meet Josse face to face so that was very fun, she ran a great race!!

Time was 1:31:15 and splits were:

1. 5:30 (see way to fast for me)

2.5:47 (still too fast)

3. 6:36

4. 7:35

5 7:43

6. 7:09

7. 7:16

8. 6:55

9. 7:20

10. 6:52

11. 7:04

12. 7:07

13. 7:23 and last .10 was 6:26.

Comments
From Andy on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 15:07:46

Great job on the win. I don't think that it is cheesy to want to break the tape. That's one of the things that I'm hoping to do one of these days.

From Mik'L on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 20:48:28

Marcie- There is a box to check for "race report" when you are entering your miles for the day, just FYI. That way you can put in all your info on the race.

Great job! First place is awesome! We were a little too upset to stick around, so I didn't get to meet you :( Were you by chance wearing a red Boston jacket beforehand? I thought maybe I saw you but wasn't sure it was you? Those first couple miles were smokin! With that time you were probably pretty high up there in the overall men's category too! Congrats!

From marciej on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 20:53:06

Thanks for letting me know about the race report, I will use it next time.

No that was not me in the red jacket, thats my friend Amber Green (who is an incredible runner) My husband dropped me off at the start line so you probably didnt see me at all. I like your new pictures on your site!

From James on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 20:56:14

Congrats on your win! It is always nice to win some races. I have never taken 1st in a 1/2 either, it is one of my goals someday.

From Ruthie on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 20:58:52

Way to be! Great time and AWESOME place! Coach always tells me that PR's come second to winning - if you win, no complaining, no matter the time you get - I don't completely agree, but it's a nice sentiment - especially when you do win with a not-so-great time. ;-)

Are you going to be here over Thanksgiving? We could meet up one of the days I don't have school (Thu-Sat).

From Ruthie on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 21:05:33

Yes way!!! When and where?!

From marciej on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 21:12:40

Ruthie

Yes I will be here! Im doing a group run on thurs morning which you are welcome to come,I am not sure what the plan is yet but there are lots of fun girls. But if you dont want to do that then either fri or sat would work for me too. Just let me know.

James and Andy,

Thanks for the congrats!

From James on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 21:16:04

Hey, that is what teamates are for!

From Ruthie on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 21:50:52

Would the Thursday run be at 5am like you mentioned before or at a different time? We're having breakfast at my house at 8, so it would need to be kinda early, but I'd love to come - I might even bring my sister-in-law who runs too! When on Friday and Saturday?

From marciej on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 22:41:50

Im not sure on thurs, I pretty sure it wont be at 5am, probably around 7ish??? But we havent set a time exactly yet or how far. But I have no plans on fri or sat set in stone. Lets plan on getting together one or both of those days. We can set details as it gets closer. how far would you want to go?

From Lybi on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 22:54:10

Way to score one for the FBR chicks Marcie! I'm glad to got to break the tape. You deserve it!

From Ruthie on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 23:19:53

I probably couldn't go on Thursday then, but definitely lets get together Friday and/or Saturday. I'm not exactly sure how far I'll be running since right now I get my workouts from Coach to train for XC, but I'm guessing Saturday will be a long-ish run (between 6-9). I'll definitely know by Monday, though, when I see him at school.

From marciej on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 23:41:46

Ruthie

If anything changes on thurs I will let you know. Then when you find out let me know (about fri or sat). Im excited to meet and run with you!

From Bethany on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 23:44:47

Congrats!!! I am so happy for you! Way to run Marcie. I think they should have let you keep the tape you broke.

From Jeff on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 02:17:44

Welcome to the blog. I live in St.George too and I know Mrs/Sister/ Cheri Stevenson, she lives by me. Good job today and welcome again.

From jtshad on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 10:15:50

Congrats on the win and the strong run.

From Tom on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 10:40:39

Great job on the race! Sounds like you and the other FRB women who ran all did the blog proud!

From josse on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 23:42:13

Hey it was so nice to meet you and great job on the win! Hard course but it was fun.

From Dave Holt on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 09:39:44

Those first few miles are exactly why I didn't want to run it - even if I had been in town. My neighbor (Baggs) said he felt like he had just run a marathon he was so beat up. Congratulations on the big win!

From marciej on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 09:50:00

Dave

You were very wise! Baggs is a good guy, he is good friends with my all my in-laws. I do feel like I have ran a marathon.So sore!! Besides Valley of Fire Marathon that was probably one of the hardest courses I have done. I prefer the gentle downhil:)

And to everyone else, thanks so much for the congrats, you are all so nice!!

Marcie

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 12:45:35

Congratulations on the win!

Regarding the first two miles - never judge your pace by the watch, always by the feel - can my body hold this for the rest of the race, can my body go faster than this for the rest of the race? The downhill could be steeper than you think, you could have some tailwind, the mile marker could simply be off, or you may be in better shape than you realize. Still take the splits for observation purposes, but not for decision making - never adjust the pace because your split is either too fast or too slow.

From Cal on Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 15:01:46

Way to go Marcie!

From marciej on Tue, Nov 20, 2007 at 20:12:00

Sasha,

Thank you for the comments. I agree with you on not judging by the watch. I felt like that hurt me in SG cuz I looked at my GPS way too much, afraid of starting out too fast. In this race however, I didnt pay alot of attention to my pace, I could just feel in my legs and body that those miles were a little too fast for me to start. I did just keep thinking about what you said when you told me its good to be tired from the start and what good training it would be. That got me through the race. I knew I had to push through the fatigue, so thank you so much!!

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