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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 easy in 47 min flat.  AP: 9:23  Going to get me some new running socks.

Old Inspire 3 Sz 6 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Bec on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 15:40:29 from 205.123.38.98

Look at you go girl! Great miles this week. I'm sure that none of them are "junk." Even though you don't ever run "junk." I watched the video link that Eric posted yesterday! I am so excited now. Kara Goucher is my hero. I would love to run 20 miles at a 7 min pace. What would that be like?

We our on our taper. What is your mileage suppose to be at for the next couple weeks? I just want to do this taper correctly.

From Smooth on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 15:49:19 from 71.36.78.130

I think I will max out at around 45 this week. Next week I will taper down to 35. I will do couple tempo runs and one interval run if the weather co-operates. The long run will be around 17 this Sat. and 12 next Sat. I am so ready for taper. April will definitely be a low mileage month.

From Kelli on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 15:56:15 from 71.219.100.181

Great job, enjoy the new socks!

From Bec on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 16:26:54 from 205.123.38.98

Thank you for the input. I am just not completely sure about the taper. I don't want to give too much, or not enough.

I love that you do Yasso 800's. I read his book and he got me pumped to do the 8oo's. Great pace, that sets you up for about a 3:56 marathon? That is perfect.

Enjoy those new running socks. Small things like that are great incentives to get excited about running for some reason.

From leslie on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 16:54:36 from 76.23.61.78

Brand new socks!! Yeah!

From MarcE on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:25:09 from 136.182.2.25

Are they going to be BoSox? :0)

Your taper plan sounds great!

From Smooth on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 22:05:11 from 71.36.78.130

Bec,

If in doubt, always err on the safe side. It's better to be under-trained than over-trained. I don't think I can improve much the next two weeks; but I can easily overdo it and not have fresh legs on race day.

No worries, you will do great at Boston. My main goal is to BQ, anything beyond that is icing on the cake.

Kelli, Leslie, Marc,

I get the same socks I've always worn, Asics Hera low-cut. They always try to sell me some new and innovative ones. I haven't liked any of them, the bamboo, the soft wool, the extra cushion, blah blah blah. I like to stick with what works.

I was at Runner's Corner and tried on some different shoes too. I still like the Mizuno Inspire the best. I have finicky feet. The salesgirl did show me another way to lace/tie my laces to avoid pressure on my left anterior tibial tendon. I'll try that on my next run with my newest Inspire and see if it works.

From Kelli on Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 22:24:17 from 71.219.66.112

Asics are the best, I agree!

From RAD on Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 14:22:09 from 67.166.99.8

Smooth - as always, GREAT workout!!where are you running this Sat? I need to get 16-17 in and would LOVE to run with someone. I'm assuming you're going early due to conference so that would work perfect for me! Let me know if I can crash your party :) We'll get those new socks of yours all sweaty and dirty :)

From tarzan on Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 15:47:46 from 63.255.172.2

Good luck in your tapering. One of these years I will join you in Boston.

From eric on Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 16:39:53 from 64.17.194.203

Hi Mom,

I'm glad to hear that you're trying a new lacing pattern. I can show you some lacing patterns I got at the Sports Med Conference if you're interested.

Today, we learned about Limb Length Discrepancy and how long distance runners that run on the same side of crowned roads repeatedly develop a functional limb length discrepancy which exaggerates pronation on one leg and suppination on the other. Sequentially, the body then has to compensate for that. IT'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT right now, but it certainly may explain the navicular pain you experienced last fall. I'll call you sometime to share specifics.

Enjoy your new socks!

From Smooth on Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 18:29:50 from 71.36.78.130

Hey Eric,

I was thinking about that on today's run. So on this out and back route, I ran facing traffic out then with traffic back. I actually tied my shoes the same way and it didn't seem to bother the tendon. I'm hoping that lump on the tendon is somekind of brusitis sac and not scar tissue. We'll see.

Rachel,

I love to run with you. How about we meet at the Lehi JRP to run at 7:00am? Will that give you enough time?

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