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Location:

Pleasant Grove,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs: Fleet Feet Turkey Trot 5k- 19:46;  St. George Marathon  3:07:11(2013-- coming back from the dead)  Utah Valley Marathon 2011- 3:09:13 : D  1st place Master Division, 7th Overall; Mt. Nebo 1/2 Marathon 2011- 1:19:35- 2nd Overall,  first master. Ogden Marathon 3:14  (2010); 10K 2011 Speedy Spaniard 40:47.  I have run 43 marathons: 17 St. George (1995, 2006-2019, 2024,2025). Utah Valley (2011, 2014, 2025), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015: 3:40 pacer  & 2023, 2025),  Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018, 2024,2025)Top of Utah (1999, 2011 pacer), and SLC (2006,2015), Pocatello (3:40 pacer 2012),park city marathon 3:41:53 (2013), and Big Cottonwood pacer (2017,2018,2025),  Nebo Marathon 340 pacer (2024)Timp trail marathon (2021) and three Ultras-Squaw Peak 51.25 miler 2010 in 12:05:27 (9th woman) and  Antelope Island  (32 miler) in  March 2011 (4th overall in 5:10:25) and in 2009.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2025-   Ran five marathons - 4/21 Boston 3:40, 6/7 Utah Valley 3:33, 7/24 Des News 3:41, 9/13 Big Cottonwood (pacer) 3:37, and INJURED BADLY ran SG #17 10/4 having not run since big C - 4:00:29. KNEE was giving me grief since utah valley, just before and it blew UP in Big C and had to stop running for a few months but I had signed up for Boston 2026 so here goes 2026 recovery...

2026 RUNNING GOALS:

Boston 2026 goal under 4 hours.  

Pacing gigs:

May 9th Farmington half pacer 2:10??

6/6/26=  UVM  3:45 pacer

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon--  PR (3:06 or better)

10k--  PR (under 40:47)

5K-- PR (under 19:46)

RUN FOREVER!!!

57 years of age goals:

marathon 3:15

1/2 marathon 1:30

10 K 43:00

5k  20:30
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 83.37 Year: 1518.24
Brooks Pureflow Lifetime Miles: 309.19
Altras Zero Drop (lt. Blue) Lifetime Miles: 366.29
Mizuno Precision 11 (orange) Lifetime Miles: 610.05
Saucony Mirage 2 Grey Lifetime Miles: 223.70
Nike Pegasus Charc/lime Lifetime Miles: 487.77
Nike Pegasus Grey/blue Lifetime Miles: 428.92
Mizuno Precision Pink Lifetime Miles: 479.56
Nike Lunar Flyknits RED Lifetime Miles: 893.47
Nike Lunar Flyknits MULTI GREY Lifetime Miles: 373.20
Mizuno Sayanaras Lifetime Miles: 292.58
Asics Gel Lyte 33-2 (blue) Lifetime Miles: 163.09
Altra Intuition 1.5 Grey Lifetime Miles: 55.31
Altras Pink Intuition 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 80.00
Kinvara 5s Peach Lifetime Miles: 576.20
Kinvara 5s YELLOW Lifetime Miles: 346.56
Kinvara Blue/lime Lifetime Miles: 578.77
Kinvara 5s Green Lifetime Miles: 47.31
Kinvara 6 Turquoise Lifetime Miles: 531.20
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.270.0024.27
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

6 miles progressive

start at 9:13 pace

up every 0.25 miles by 0.1 miles 

ended at 649 pace actually picking it up more at 0.3 miles to go every 0.5 miles by 0.1 mph

two mile cool down with two pickups to 627-631 x 30 seconds

8:09 avg  started at 841 avg

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Oct 20, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.080.004.08

Put about by house before heading to take care of Evie.  936 avg.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Oct 21, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Pulled at 535 am to Utah valley. Very nauseated and stomach pain since 4 am.  Lasted nearly entue shift.  Lots of burping after tums 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Oct 22, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

run with Kim and Jane.  Still a little under weather. Up down. Af canyon.  834 avg. hr avg 158.  Slow up faster down especially last two 723 and 655.  Avg hr 158.  
 

shingles on house started yesterday with removal. Loud.  Anxious about wrong color chosen and if done right. Rain both days.  I tried to warn Abby.  Gonna take getting used to change.  Went to vasa for pump. So tired. Amber really wanted to big mistake.   See tmr 
 

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Oct 23, 2026
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.190.004.19

With Amber 10:21 first mile.  Left lower quadrant pain   Stopped to rub.  Continued to get worse after run progressing g high on pain scale. All lower left quadrant.   Possibilities diverticulitis broken pelvic bone. Bleeding into aporeunosis - pelvic like 2022. From abs strained  intense all night. Even  at rest. Rolling over worst pain. Tyleno ompeuozole simethicone muscle relaxer 1/2 norco only subtly helped.  Currently Friday am in tub.   Highly considering ER 
Walking with walker at times 

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Oct 24, 2026
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ER visit   

severe pelvic pain on left side

never going away last from friday 12 noon to  i have to go to ER 1015 am sat

pelvic congestion syndrome

markedly dilated periuterine and perigonadal veins on the left and periuterine on the right leading to pooling of blood/congestion pain

tx coils into the varicose veins of pelvis

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.270.0024.27
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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