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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

Wed, Jan 07, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.40

Normally I'd like to do a few speed intervals 10 days from race day. But today was not normal. I should have gotten out early when the snow was still pretty. By the time I got back from taking my son to school, the snow plow had messed up the snow.

Plan B: ran in the middle of the road when there's no car coming, ran back to the slush when there is/are. Can I call that a slushy fartlek? I finally gave up after 4.4 miles of dudging traffic and slush puddles; not to mention what the "neighbors" would say about me.

Plan C: got home, jumped on the treadmill and played with pre-programed #9 where the machine automatically power incline from 3 to 10 every 3 minutes. I didn't like the pre-programmed speeds. I want to run these inclines between 6 to 7 mph. So after changing the speeds a few times; whala it automatically kept the speed at 6.5 while the incline increased. I was able to sustain 7mph at incline 7 for 3 min. and 6mph at incline 10 for 2 min. It wasn't pretty but it's still hill workout, isn't it?

4.4 slushy miles at 44:15. AP: 10:10

6 treamill miles with 4 miles of major hill climbs in 58:15

I was so pooped I ate one very small and yummy keylime cookie and one English scone with cranberries, drank 1000cc water.

Am/Pm Yoga

Nutrition: yogurt, 2 keylime cookies, 1 English scone, somen noodle soup with chicken & lettuce, lean shredded beef totilla roll w/ shredded cheese and salsa, 1/2 orange, 1 wedge honey dew melon, handful of almonds, 2000 cc water.

Inspire 3 Sz 6.5 Miles: 4.40	Wave Rider 7 Miles: 6.00

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

Comments

From Teena on Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 17:01:00

You always amaze me!! Will you please wait for me at the Boston finish line? Seriously!!

I love you ... you are such a tough woman!

From leslie on Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 17:07:22

I am pooped out from your blog! Great workout even with slushy conditions!!! I need some of your energy and alot of your motivation! You are a great role model!

From DonGardinero on Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 23:44:53

Smooth...What an amazing run considering that you don't feel well. Get some rest tomorrow.

From Smooth on Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 23:56:10

Teena,

What ya talking about? You are running so awesome and so FAST!!! I could never race you, no way, no how!

You know...you're gonna start at Wave 1 (30 mins ahead of Wave 2) and a few corrals ahead of me. You'll be the ONE looking for me and waiting for eternity for me to come in.

Love you...we better get tough, eh?

Leslie,

You are doing that 6/week goal challenge. You're the role model here.

Dale,

Thanks! I'm feeling real icky right now.:( May be I shouldn't have run so hard today. I need to get rid of this cold fast so I can do Painter's in 10 days. How's your sinus infection?

From DonGardinero on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 02:31:21

Smooth...

My sinus infection is gone and now all I have is a slight cough late at night. Not too bad, knock on wood. Get better.

Dale

From Becca on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 04:50:45

What a run! I do not like to incline on the treadmill...I'm a wimp and always set it to 1.0! You are tough!

From Kelli on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 13:21:26

I hope you are feeling better today! Great work-out, all of them! It was so nice here, and the plows were out in full force trying to get rid of all the melted snow and salting the stuck stuff. Hopefully it will eventually all be gone so we will have a shoulder to run on again (then it will snow again, stupid Utah snow!)

Have a great day speedy woman!

From Marion on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 19:43:22

Nice workout! WOW!! What is your goal for PAinters?

From Teena on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 22:55:22

How are you feeling today SmoothieQ?

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 23:02:45

Dale,

I'm happy to know you're feeling better.

Becca,

I prefer real hills than treadmill incline. My forms are terrible on treadmill.

Kelli,

Feeling worse today. I need to find another alternative running route besides the nasty road and boring treadmill.

Marion,

Painter's a tune-up race. I hope to squeak by under 2 hrs.

Teena,

I felt icky today. I just hope I didn't spread it to others at all the meetings I went to.

From Teena on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 23:09:24

SmoothieQ,

I am so sorry that you aren't feeling well. What is up with everyone catching colds. Please take care of yourself the way you take care of others. I love you. (Can I bring YOU some soup and Kneaders bread?)

FYI, just got back from the hospital and Jeanie looked awesome. She is doing so much better (she still is sedated) and it looks like she is going to fight her way through this. Only bad news today was her hands. They look so bad Smooth. Her fingers look like the were put in a fire. They are charcoal black and shriveled. It looks like if you touched them they would turn into ashes. The put botox in the places they thought might be salvagable. Not exactly sure why. It looks like they will have to amputate each finger at least from the middle knuckle. Everything else, however, seems to be improving.

LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL

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