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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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Should have gone out early when it was calm.  By 8 am, it was cloudy, T in the low 40's, no problem..., but the WIND.  Holy Toleedo, I don't know what the wind knots or whatever you call the measurement...it must have been howling at 50 mph from the north.  For every 3 steps forward I was blown back one step.  I didn't have my sunglasses or beanie on.  I'm still trying to get sand/dirt out of all the oracles on my face: nose, ears, eyes, mouth, eck!!  Now I know what my sons in Iowa and Chicago face when they train in their windy "tornado alleys".

I had planned to run a progressive 6 miler.  It didn't happen.  I'm sure the "running head-on into an invisible wall" and the "trying to run straight with the sideway pushing cross wind" was equivalent effort to a fartlek workout.

5.25 miles in 47:50  Average pace 9:06  Splits: 9:23, 9:05, 9:08, 9:45 (slight uphill into a fierce northly headwind) 8:15 (aided by tailwind), 8:44.

 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From huans32 on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 16:07:21

Oh ya look at that tailwind. WOOT see you can run fast. We just need a good tailwind and a good downhill for 26.2 and we will catch those elites for sure. Good job on getting it done though. Its good to pratice in weather like that so no matter what the race day brings your ready. Sounded like SLC marathon this yr.

From Smooth on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 16:39:10

Mark,

You are too funny. No amount of tail wind would help me catch anybody in any race.

You are so right about practice in any kinda weather. Spring marathons are so unpredictable.

From rhett on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 16:56:17

Nice run Smooth. I hate the wind worse than anything. You toughed it out though. Good job.

From huans32 on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 23:49:03

That wind on my run wasnt your normal wind either. It was that cold chilly wind. That Ogden race shirt didnt help much at all. I could only imagine what you were dealing with. And the Fall ones seen unpredictable too as we saw at SG

From Teena on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 15:20:30

Smooth --

Wow, what an awesome run in that wind!! Man oh man. Each time I run in the wind I think about Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump during the big storm at sea.

You are a diehard sweet Smooth -- whether you like it or not!! :)

Love you.

From Smooth on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 16:25:56

Mark --

I was wearing my Ogden long sleeve shirt too!!! I wish I had something to cover my ears though. I had gloves on and would use one hand to cover the ear exposed to the howling cold wind. I thought for sure I was going to get a headache or ear-ache. Must be the running at SGM's rain/wind/chill that "toughened" me up, you think?

Teena -

Lieutenant Dan is a diehard. You the Gumper is a diehard.

I, do NOT want to die!!! No way jose, HARD or easy!!! :)

I love you, little Ms Speedy, Bullet Babe, you!!!!

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