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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Dec 31, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I ran my first marathon as a teenager in 1981 with my Dad (The Coronado Marathon). Since then I've run St, George (3x) Utah Valley (3x) Ogden (1 full, 2 halves) Park City (1 x) Boston Marathon (1x) Washington DC (1x) Moab Half Marathon (6x) ,Ye Old Freedom Festival 5 & 10K (a million x) and many others.

But I'm all done with that now.  I'm officially a jogger.

Short-Term Running Goals:

My running goal is to keep on keepin' on.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Jog into the sunset.

Personal:

I like being outside.

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Saucony ProGrid V Lifetime Miles: 479.51
Saucony Ride Lifetime Miles: 841.34
Saucony Tangent Lifetime Miles: 150.93
Saucony Ride Lifetime Miles: 307.50
Race: Moab Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:58:57, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 68
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.105.0013.10

I totally got one thousand three hundred eighty seventh place! Score!  OK, I'm being sarcastic. I got 68th place in my division. Ok, still sarcastic... but true nonetheless. (I guess out of 3,284 runners/ 229 in my division it's not too shabby). I actually did my personal best time for this course.  Two minutes better than 2007 and 7 minutes better than 2006 & 2008.  Catherine and Mindy drove down from Provo the morning of and it was so great to see them there!  Catherine and I ran about the first mile together, but she was excited to see what she could do in a half so I hung back while she sprinted on ahead. I never saw her after the race so I hope she did well.  It was an awesome run overall, a good effort on my part and I didn't re-injure.  So I'm happy.  I could have shaved another 3 minutes off my time if I didn't stop to use the port-a-potty on mile 8 (icky). Way more sun and heat that I'd anticipated so it got a little tough after mile 10 out into the city.  But what a gorgeous run.  My favorite part is when people shut up around mile 6 and all you can hear are pounding feet and breathing ecoing in the canyon. And then at mile 9 the drum ladies.  Those drums are amazing.  The river was so gorgeous. They've made a few improvements to the canyon (camp sights and a new bike trail to the side of the road). So that means I'll be coming back really soon to use that trail.  I always have them drop me off 10 miles up that canyon really early in the morning, but if you don't get before 7:00 you risk your life sharing the road with the bikers and the big trucks hauling their kayaks and rafts.  So now there's a bike trail right along the river's edge.  Can't wait to get back. I love Moab.  The whole experience was beyond words, just like the silent red-rock cliffs towering above the Green River Canyon.

Saucony ProGrid V Miles: 13.10
Comments
From ChrisM on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 09:25:14 from 86.133.95.31

Sounds like you had a great race well done!

From marion on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 14:41:35 from 71.213.116.115

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your time is my exact goal for a 1/2 :) ...and 586th place is the BEST ever ;) It sounds like a perfectly warm morning :) I'm SO glad there was no re-injury! That is the greatest blessing. So everythin is good to go for the UVM ;D We are going to have a blast!

From josse on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 15:25:10 from 70.192.52.85

I am so happy you did well. Great job on the improvement. These are the moments we live and run for:)

From luzylew on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 16:55:58 from 69.169.165.206

Yes, moments we live and run for. My confidence was low due to the whole SGM fiasco and subsequent months and months of healing and phys. therapy.....I'll take that 2 minute gain and time in the canyon to my grave as one of the best. After I finished the race, I turned around and waited for my sister on the side lines who had walk/jogged the race. When she showed up, I jumped in and we crossed the finish line together. We've been through a lot in the past 3 years. It felt important and special to be together at the end of the race.

From Kelli on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 17:01:32 from 71.219.76.202

Awesome race! I am so glad that you were able to enjoy the run and the beautiful scenery. Moab is truly beautiful.

From marion on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 17:57:31 from 71.213.116.115

Running with your sister is the BEST! That is something wonderful to share forever :)

From Marion on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 14:52:08 from 71.213.123.102

Luz- how is April 11th for a Memory grove run??

From maurine/tarzan on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 16:36:43 from 63.255.172.2

Great race Luz! And neat that you could run with your sister. I'm glad that the injury time seems to be behind you.

From luzylew on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 16:47:52 from 208.187.197.42

April 11th is great. Just let me know later where to meet.

From Marion on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 17:18:12 from 71.213.123.102

Oh good :) i can pop by and pick you up so we carpool, if that is OK with you?

From luzylew on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 17:30:50 from 208.187.197.42

OK.

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