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September 07, 2024

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Location:

Idaho Falls,ID,

Member Since:

Feb 07, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2012 City of Trees Half Marathon 1:53:59

2012 Boston Marathon  4:11:24

2011 Top of Utah Marathon 3:55:10 (PR)

2011 Firecracker 5k Run 23:31

2011 Coeur d' Alene Half - Marathon  1:51:08 (PR)

2010 Boise City of Tree's Half - Marathon 1:59:57

2010 San Diego Rock & Roll Marathon 5:37  (this is what happens when you're undertrained)

2009 Spud Day Half - Marathon 2:06

2009 Mesa Falls Half-Marathon  2:15

Local 10k's 2009 & 2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

It's been a challenging year so far since Boston 2011.  When I got home from Boston my world changed when I found out I had some pretty severe food allergies. Since being tested I have been focused on building my health back up which has been a long slow process. What a difference it's made and I feel extremely blessed. For years I knew something was wrong and it's amazing to finally know that food can actually be a persons medicine to live a healthy life. 

Long-Term Running Goals:

"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement."
- Steve Prefontaine

I'm hoping to start building more miles when I can and be injury free.  Maybe one of these days I'll be fast. Just for now I'm just very happy to be running.

Personal:

Happily married to Marlin Ordway. We've got 4 grown children between the two of us.  It's been fun watching them go through life - making mistakes and picking themselves back up.  I love seeming them happy and succeeding.

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Day 2 in NYC. We started the day walking up to Time Square. WOW!!! Fron the beginning when we got here we knew everything was big, but WOW. I'm not even sure how to explain Time Square. There was so much to see. We didn't stay there a super long time because we wanted to get up to the Natural History Musuem shortly after it opened (to avoid long lines). I just loved the Musuem! It was a ton of fun to see the different exhibits. Afterwards we headed over to Central Park. It was pretty cool walking through and seeing people rowing boats in the huge pond. There were different area's that we got to see and the park was huge!!! We only got to see part of it,too.

We started heading back down and walked down 5th Ave. When we got down by Rockefeller Center we walked into this chocolate store. We thought 'maybe they'll have a sample'. Pretty funny thinking on our part. This chocolate was $88/lb.

We had to go back to the hotel early in the afternoon because we were going to see a Broadway Play. When we left for the play my daughter wanted New York pizza so we headed back up towards Time Square to the Theater District. We ended up at this small pizza place where we could buy pizza by the slice. Man was it good!!! We've eaten some real NYC food!

We went and saw The Book of Mormon. She's always wanted to come to NY NY, along with see a play. We were there early so we went to use the bathroom and walk around the theater. When we came back Marlin was talking to the people sitting next to use. Low and behold there were from Pocatello!!! They didn't live in Idaho any longer, but had graduated from Poc. One girl was now living in London and the other in Connecticut. We could not believe it. What are the odds so sitting right next to someone so close. The play was amazing. If anyone ever goes to NY you have to see a play. After the play we stopped down by Time Square again and ate some dessert. Felt no guilt due to all the walking we've done. Time Square at night is completely different than the day. We got to see the Naked Cowboy. When I tried to get a picture of Malory he yelled out to her to come over, but she wouldn't! It was pretty funny.

Another exhausting day!!!

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