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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

Fri, Dec 12, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
16.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.00

Cape Diem

Forecast says it's going to snow tomorrow. So I "seized the day" for a long run. Ate yogurt, Kashi cereal w/ milk. Wore l/s shirt, Nike sphere jacket, CW-X insulator, gloves, fuel belt. We often say: "All roads lead to the temple!" The road/route I ran today from home to temple is exactly 8 miles, east to Highland via SR 92 then south to American Fork for a 16 miles roundtrip.

A light snow dusted me the first 3 miles. I drank 1 flask gatorade at mile 5. Lotsa traffic this morning. Under the shadow of Angel Moroni, I re-feuled w/ Gu and water before heading home. The return trip always seems harder, heading north with slight elevation gain. I drank 2nd gatorade at mile 11 and the last one at mile 14.5. Passing motorists gave the "you're nuts" or "way to go" look. Today I got two "HiYa" honks.

I experimented with a running form where the pelvis is tilt slightly up, like tucking in the tail bone. It seemed to give better leverage for the push off and kick...no more granny shuffles. I used to tell my children: "Don't just play notes, make beautiful music." Now I'm telling myself: "Don't just run miles, make beautiful strides."

A bit more fatigue (during the last 5K) and calf tightness on today's 16 miler than last Sat's 15 miler. Time: 2:33:20 Average Pace: 9:35 HR: 162 Arthritis: 5 pre- 3 post-run.

Splits: 10:19, 9:40, 9:41, 10:05, 9:57, 9:39, 9:12, 9:16, 9:47, 10:06, 9:38, 9:31, 9:00, 9:16, 9:07, 8:59

Afternoon: clean up the play house, laundry, date night.

Evening: AM/PM Yoga, aahh...so good to stretch!

Hubby bought me the Irongym bar from Walgreens. I'll try it out tomorrow.

Inspire 3 Sz 6.5 Miles: 16.00

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

Comments

From DonGardinero on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 16:57:40

Wow Smooth, you amaze me with your running tales. You get in all those miles and you always make it sound so easy. I've experimented with tilting the pelvis and it seems to work. Most of the time I forget until half way through my runs. I learned that pelvis trick from a movie. I think it was called "Without Limits." It's a movie about Steve Prefonaine. Good movie.

Dale

From tarzan on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 16:59:31

16 miles! I am way impressed! Great job.

From leslie on Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 18:30:59

16 miles with such a great pace!! And date night!!! I bet it is nice to know business is done and weekend is yours to enjoy!

From Smooth on Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 01:34:28

Dale -- That sounds like a cool movie. I'll have to see if the library has a copy.

Tarzan -- Thanks! Your mileage's up there too.

Leslie -- Weekends can get crazy busy especially in Dec. Did you have any luck w/ Wicket tickets?

From DonGardinero on Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 03:32:20

Smooth...Without Limits is a great movie!!! I watch it every time it comes on a movie channel. Check it out!

From kungfublonde on Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 03:40:17

I love that philosophy, about beautiful strides. I talk about that with my girls and their dance. They don't just memorize choreography (my hand goes here, my foot goes there), they move beautifully. I never thought about it applied to running before, though. That is a good focus :)

From Rhett on Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:26:40

Smooth, great run and in the snow!!!

I love that you are experimenting with your running form. I have worked on mine a lot over the last couple years and I attribute a lot my my increase in speed to my improved running form. Keep working on it and it will just become natural.

From Smooth on Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 14:16:15

Dale -- Don't laugh...but we're the only ones who have no cable, satelite or dish. I know, my hubby begs and nags and teases that we're the only family on the face of this planet who still use rabbit-ears.

Rachel -- You're right. It's good focus. But so hard to focus.

Rhett-- THANKS for the encouragement. I will have to remember your words. Like most things, to become good or to improve, it takes time and practice.

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