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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

Tue, Dec 09, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.25

Schedule calls for 5 recovery miles. Pfitzinger says to optimize training, one needs to find the correct balance between training and recovery. The most common mistake marathoners make is training too hard on recovery days. For optimal recovery run, I need to keep heart rate below 70-75% or run approximately 2 minutes per mile slower than half marathon pace.

Temp. was in the low 20's. The road has a layer of sparkly snow crust. Perfect condition to do a recovery run. I love this kinda winter morning when the mountains are completely covered with snow. Its peaceful calm was only interrupted by the soft crunches of my slow smooth rythmic strides.

About 2.5 miles into the run I saw a gal turning from a corner and running the same direction ahead. By her running form I recognized who she was. I slowly caught up to her. It was fun to talk about our SGM experiences. I ended up running her home, for a total of 6.25 miles. Average pace: 10:27, HR: 148, Arth: 5

Around the world core workout 25 reps

15 bench dips w/ legs elevated

30 bicep and tricep wt. lift

2 chinups, 0 pullups

Old Inspire 3 Sz 6 Miles: 6.25

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

Comments

From DonGardinero on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 14:24:00

Amazing workout, Smooth. Keep it up. That's got to be fun running into someone you know.

Dale

From leslie on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 14:33:46

Sounds like a beautiful winter run! Do you live in the foothills? Thanks for the helpful tips on recovery runs, I have run for years, but without any real direction, so I am enjoying all the info you strong runners share on the blog!!

Thanks!

Love, the fanny sitting granny! ( I love it! What we do with out our crazy fun Marion??)

From Smooth on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 14:48:28

Yes, I live on the foothills, what we call "the Lehi bench". The terraine here is perfect for running. The only draw back is the wind. It converges from the Point of the Mountain (Traverse Ridge) and the American Fork Canyon making it wild. Thus we get bad snow drifts sometimes.

Hey, how many grandkids do you have? Actually you're an ultra runnin' fanny kickin' granny. YAY for CRAZY FUN!!!

From leslie on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 15:06:17

Unfortunately, my four children have not given me any grandkids, but my husband has 9!!! Holy Cow! I am too young for that, our oldest is 15! Step grandkids are great, but I really want my very own!!!!! How many do you have? I know you have one in Texas.

From Smooth on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 15:16:36

I have 3 grandkids from my oldest daughter. They live in Houston area. My second child and his wife are expecting their first baby in May. They live in DesMoines. I LOVE being a granny. Yes, we are TOO YOUNG!!! But I love being a "nana" and so blessed to be healthy. Oh, when your four children have their own kids, that's when they really appreciate you. How's Paul doing? I assume he's your son-in-law?

From Rhett on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 15:36:22

Nice recovery run Smooth. And great workout afterwards.

From leslie on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 15:45:03

Lucky duck to be a real granny! Julie and Paul are my only married kids, yes, Paul is my son-in-law. He is really struggling, he won't leave the house, he is very anxious after all the seizures, my daughter thinks he is over medicated, so they are looking into that now, that would help explain the nervousness and depression. Thanks for asking. Who would have ever thought a healthy young athletic man would have a stroke? It is tough to watch my kids go thru this. But, I can see how it humbles you and strengthens families.

From Smooth on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 16:07:42

It IS tough to watch. You feel so helpless. I am sure Paul and Julie feel the great love and support you have for them during this trying time.

Modern medicines is wonderful despite the "2-sided-sword" of medications. They have to find the right kind of drugs, the proper dosage and then there are the side-effects. The good thing going for Paul is, like you say, he's young athletic, he will overcome this. Best wishes to y'all.

From Kelli on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 19:00:52

GREAT JOB on the workout and sticking with your plan!! I think a lot of people run too fast a lot of the time (INJURY---hmmmm, maybe me????)

And awesome job on the rest of the workout.

From Kathie on Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 19:08:09

Way to go smooth I should have read your blog before I went out then maybe I would have just done a nice easy recovery run... it is nice to have my fast days over with and it is only Tuesday!

From Smooth on Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:50:42

Kelli -- I learn by trial and error. At my age, there's little room for error. So I've got to stick with something.

Kathie -- I am with ya. I like to have the fast days over with early in the week.

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