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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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What a day!!!  Got up super early to make shrimp tofu (16 lbs of tofu and 8 lbs of shrimp).  Made cookies for choir.  Went to a different ward for sacrament immediately after choir practice.  Got home, ate, changed and load up the car with woks, rice cookers, all the necessary utensils and the huge roaster pan of shrimp tofu.

My sis-in-laws and me were asked by the Young Ambassador's director, Randy Booth, to cook for 100 honored guests, most of them from China.  They are from Being and will be performing at BYU this week.  For the last 33 years since the YA performed in China, this is the first time the Chinese will be performing here. 

Anyway, since today is Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (Harvest Moon Festival), Randy wants to treat them to a 9 course home-cooked Chinese dinner complete with moon cakes.  We were able to host this dinner in the beautiful spectacular Ashton family's ranch in Walhsburg inside this amazing huge Red Barn.

We got there at 2pm and immediately went to work.  Ann's amazing organizational skill was very evidence today.  With the help of our nieces and nephews we chopped, cooked, stir fried and served up some delicious dishes that rival a 5 star restaurant.  Here's the menu:  beef pho noodle soup, BBQ wings on bed of broccoli florets, garlic bok choy & napa cabbage, pork chow mein, shrimp tofu, tomato beef with green and red pepper, ginger whole tilapia, fresh fruits, rice, moon cake.

To our surprise, my son Bryan came with the guests/YA and dean of the Communication Dept.  He was one of three students that performed the "er-hu" (a Chinese string instrument) for our guests.  We didn't know he was coming and he didn't know we were the chefs.  It was a fun evening of cultural exchange with friends and families playing/working together.  Our Chinese guests were impressed with how well these American students played the Chinese songs.  We can't wait to watch the Being Ballet Company dance concert (with the accompaniment of the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra which Bryan is principal violist) on Wednesday.

I was exhausted by the time we got home in the evening, driving home under a full moon, smiling and grateful for my rich heritage and the Gospel of Jesus Christ! :) :) :)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RAD on Mon, Oct 01, 2012 at 21:54:00 from 98.202.23.178

Wow! What an amazing event! I'm SO jealous! I would've loved to have eaten all that food :)

Sounds like the perfect reception for honored guests! How neat that Bryan was able to play too!!

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