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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Oct 14, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

85 marathons, 5 times Utah Grand Slam finisher (division winner twice).

7 Bostons (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016).

Two 50Ks, one 50 miler (Pony Express).

A handful of AG wins in all distance races.

Marathon PR: 3:57:09 (Boston'08)

Half Marathon PR: 1:48:41 (Bryce Canyon '11)

10K PR: 47:50 (Spectrum 10K '09)

5K PR: 22:31 (Nestle 5K '08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2017 Races:

June 10 - Utah Valley Marathon (5:13:43)

June 24 - Morgan Valley Marathon (5:49:01)

July 8 - Hobbler Half (2:19:37, 2nd AG)

July 24 - Temple to Temple 5K (27:43)

July 29 - Timp Half (2:08:01, 3rd AG)

Aug 26 - Mt. Nebo Marathon (5:16:16, 3rd AG)

Sep 16 - Huntsville Marathon (4:48:53)

Oct 7 - St. Geroge Marathon (4:57:11)

Nov 4 - Canyon City Marathon (5:30:07)

2018 Races:

Jan 13 - St. George Half (2:19:45, 3rd AG)

Mar 3 - The Woodlands Marathon (5:01:35)

Apr 6-7 - Ragnar So. California

June 1-2 - Ragnar Wasatch Back

June 9 - Utah Valley Marathon (5:19:22)

June 30 - Morgan Valley Half

Sep 1 - Pocatello Marathon (6:00:43)

Sep 15 - Huntsville Marathon (5:37:08)

Oct 6 - St. George Marathon (5:25:43)

Oct 20 - SoJo Marathon (5:29:23)

2019 Races:

June 1 - Utah Valley Marathon (5:44:24)

June 22 - Morgan Valley Marathon (6:15:13)

Aug 31 - Pocatello Marathon (5:38:47)

Sep 14 - Big Cottonwood Marathon (6:03:51)

Oct 5 - St. George Marathon (5:57:46)

Oct 12 - SoJo Marathon (5:55:45)

2020 Races:

Jan 18 - St. George Half (2:38:28)

Feb 15 - Sun Marathon (5:51:54)

May 5 - Conquer Covid-19 Virtual Marathon (5:49:07)

May 16 - Clear Creek Canyon Half Marathon (2:32:15)

May 25 - Utah Valley Virtual Marathon (5:33:110

June 9 - Independence Run Virtual Marathon (5:55:22)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run happy and healthy all the days of my life. Be an example and inspiration to my family.

Personal:

I'm 64, retired RN, happily married, nana to 14 beautiful grandchildren, mother to 6 children (1 daughter, 5 sons) who are kind, hardworking, caring, wonderful people! Wish they live closer!!! :) :) :)

Picked up running in 2005 at age 50, to stay healthy so I can take care of my husband who had endocarditis resulting in AVR and MVR in 2004, end stage renal failure in 2014, kidney transplant on Dec 30, 2015. Six months after the kidney transplant, we discovered that he has a rare auto-immune disease that was probably triggered in 2004 with then the undiagnosed infective endocarditis. The doctors had to make up a name for this rare disease, Monoclono Gammopathy with Renal Significance (MGRS). It is not curable. After desperately trying different chemotherapies, the doctor finally found one immuno-therapy, Daratumamab, that works to treat the MGRS. It is a miracle!!!

Grateful for the gift of life, blessings, dear friends and loved ones!!! Thankful for the ability to move, walk, jog, and yes run!!!!

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Guide ISO Wide Lifetime Miles:						311.91
Saucony Guide ISO Lifetime Miles:						313.31
Sacony Guide ISO (2) Lifetime Miles:						225.26
Altra Torin (sz 7) Lifetime Miles:						44.49
Saucony Guide 10 (2020) Lifetime Miles:						60.91

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.50

After Jon's last night reminder of the Murdock Cananl. I decided to run the Canal trail this morning. I ran the trail a lot in the summer on easy days. It's packed dirt, uneven terrain. There are couple of gates but they're never closed. I always wonder if I was breaking the law as there're "no trespasses" signs posted.

I ran west on Bull River Rd till I reach the trail access on 1500 West, just south of SR92. I love running east on this trail. The canal is dry but the view of Mt Timpanogos and Alpine Lone Peak is spectacular. There were no ducks today, just lots of birds. I saw a little chickadee on the opposite side of the canal. It started running "with" me for a good 100 m. It was fun to watch the "cadence" of those little twiggy legs. It made this high pitch tweetie noice the whole time we were running together. So fun, now IF ONLY I had feathers, I'd be a chickadee runner.

6.5 miles in 1:03:30. More taping and painting today.

*** I just notice that my total weekly mileage is the same as my sleep time. Weird.

I know it's off the subject/topic of running. Just asking...

On Monday when I picked up my son at the high school I saw this little turtle walking in the road in front of the school. It would have become a road kill if I hadn't seen it. Now I'm wondering if I did the wrong thing by bringing it home.

What do turtles eat? I think my turtle is either depressed or very shy. She/he hasn't eaten anything. She/he likes to hide underneath the lettuce leaf I gave her/him for food.

How do you tell the gender of a turtle? Can turtle hear?

Inspire 3 Sz 6.5 Miles: 6.50

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Kimmy on Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 13:19:02

Nice run Smooth and way to enjoy the experience. I know where you are running and the view is great. Wish I was running with you.

From Smooth on Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 13:23:41

Hey Kimmy!!! Where's your blog???

So good to hear from you. Next time you come this way, give me a jingle and we'll run together.

Speaking of which, will you join us for tomorrow's run on the parkway west of Thanksgiving Point? Pretty please... I need a "sisterhood fix"!!!

From Camille on Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 14:06:01

Smooth - I don't know anything about turtles, so I can't help you with that; however, I wanted to tell you I loved reading your story about your run. It sounds like a beautiful trail!

From DonGardinero on Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 14:07:55

Smooth...Nice run on the trail. Sorry I can't help you on the turtle issue. We had a pet turtle a couple of years ago and all it ate were goldfish. I'm sure it was an entirely different turtle.

Dale

From Smooth on Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 14:28:35

Goldfish? The cracker or the real thing? Man, I hope my turtle is a vegetarian. I can't stand the thought of feeding it anything that wiggles.

From DonGardinero on Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 14:57:48

Smooth...Yeah, I think the turtle we had was something like a red slider turtle. It stayed in an aquarium with a few inches of water and all it ate were real goldfish. I don't know about other turtles, but this one was hard to have as a pet because it carried salmonela. It always smelled bad, too. We finally had to sell it back to the pet store.

Dale

From Kelli on Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 12:55:59

Did you notice your turtle had red eyes??? Or a red mark on its head by its eyes?

GREAT to run and chat with you today. It was the PERFECT Saturday run, followed by a delicious breakfast with friends. Glad it wasn't cold, or we would have had to all climb in the car to eat.

We MUST do that again soon!

From leslie on Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 14:16:31

It was nice to meet you!!! I just read your profile and I went to BYU_Hawaii too! After I got married to my first husband, Tevita Folau we moved to TVA and then became Dorm Parents in Hale 3! When were you there? I was there in 74 and then from 78 to 82 I think, gosh, that was a long time ago! Great Memories! I love Laie!! I hope to see you again! Please tell Wendy to get on the blog!!! She said she was worried about spending too much time on the blog!

From Smooth on Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 10:47:06

Kelli -- Wow, you have good eye sights. Yes, I had seen the red marks. I think he's the red-ear-slider kind.

THANK YOU for running & chatting w/ me and Wendy. And for the delicious muffins. I had a great time. Teena's right...I LOVE YOU already.

How's your knee?

Leslie -- It was nice to meet you. Sorry I didn't have a chance to chat w/ you. No wonder you look so familiar to me. I was there from 73 to 76. I stayed in Hale 1. I'll have to dig out the yearbook. Yes, that was a long time ago. I was in Showcase Hawaii, what a fun carefree time.

I'll talk Wendy into getting on the blog. She's the most Christlike person and always busy serving.

From leslie on Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 15:01:14

So fun! You must have known RAndy and Steve Boothe, Karen (Steve's wife) was my roommate. Those were fun days!

From Smooth on Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 15:12:41

You're kidding. Karen, she was from New Zealand, if I remember right. Yes I know Randy and Steve. Their little sister, Karen, and I were travel-mates. I am going to your blog now.

From Kelli on Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 15:16:29

You are welcome, and THANK YOU for letting me run and chat with you guys!! I loved yesterday. It was perfect!

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