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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

Sat, Jan 11, 2014

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

It's been three months since my last blog entry. Life's been crazy busy. It is summer here in Sydney with temperatures in the 70s-90s F and super humid. I have not given up running yet. Some mornings I get up early and run on the TM for 30 min. On the weeks that we have airport arrivals and departures, we leave home very early which means no running on those days. On Christmas and New Year, I ran to Como Leisure Ground. Most Saturdays I run to Oatley Park. I think my pace is 12mm these days :( But like I said I haven't given up yet.:)

On a bright note, our little swimming pool has taken 6 months to be fixed and cleaned, JUST IN TIME!!! We swam last Sat. and today. It is a VERY tiny pool! :) :) :)

I have gained a LOT of weight - 12 lbs!!! Aaaagh!!! This has got to stop because my clothes don't fit me any more. Hubby said it's cheaper to loose weight than to buy new clothes! :) :) :) Besides, I don't have time to shop for clothes! I just need to eat less! So hard though, because the food here is SO so SO delicious and SO many varieties and SO abundance. Also, I need to learn how to read the food labels...instead of calories, it's "energy" in some metric units. Does anyone know how many calories is in an average size mango?!

Here's to a healthy, happy, fantastic new year! Cheers!!!! :)

Inspire 9 Miles: 6.00

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

Comments

From Jon A on Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 23:07:42 from 74.81.255.79

Smooth, So good to hear from You! Please tell Pres hello from Kelly and I. You must have been eating Aussie food all your life, because you have always had a ton of "energy"!

From Smooth on Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 04:52:53 from 121.44.135.156

Hi there Jon and Kelly!!! SO SO SO good of you to "drop by". :) Pres sends his love to you two. How are you doing? We sure miss you!

From Rhett on Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 15:53:32 from 199.117.154.54

Hi Smooth. Doone says Hi also. Looks like your pool is beautiful. I bet that is tempting to the missionaries. Nice that you get to swim though.

A quick google search says there are about 135 calories in a medium mango. Some sights think a medium mango is bigger though and say as much as 207 calories.

I love hearing about your mission. Keep up the great work.

From Tom Slick on Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 19:35:42 from 69.171.160.53

135 cals in a regular sized mango.But you can break it down to 18 cals an ounce...Good to hear from you, keep up the good work there in Auzzie land.

From MarcE on Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 07:58:32 from 71.158.67.31

Smooth...I really need to catch up on the lives of my dear friends. I have no idea how you ended up in Australia, but I hope you and Larry are enjoying ourselves. I totally understand the clothes not fitting thing! :)

From Tom Slick on Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:12:37 from 168.179.157.44

I like the looks of that pool....

From fly on the Wall on Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 16:05:51 from 168.180.63.83

Hi Smooth. It's good to hear that your are sneaking in some running still!

My kids were just asking for mangoes with black rice but mangoes are not in season, at least in the northern hemisphere. Are you getting mangoes down there now? We're jealous.

Marc, They are on a mission for their church.

From Teena Marie on Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 14:31:46 from 65.130.247.17

SMOOTH SMOOTH SMOOTH!!! :) :) :)

I had no idea you were posting again! I haven't spent much time on the blog!!!

I LOVE your pool!!! It makes me think of your cute blog entries when you were taking swimming lessons from the neighbor girl!! :)

I hope you are not stressing too much about the 12 lbs. I am sure you are beautiful!! But I do know how much you hate shopping! :)

Anyway, so happy to see you on here and so happy that you haven't given up on running.

Dang, now I want a mango!!! The last batch I bought from Costco was on New Year's Eve and they were all icky!!! Perfectly ripe mangoes!!! Sounds like heaven!

Love you!!!!

From Teena Marie on Wed, Feb 05, 2014 at 12:09:18 from 65.130.247.17

How is the pool? Still running some? :) :) :)

Aaahh Australia!!! :)

From Smooth on Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 05:33:40 from 121.44.183.40

Rhett ~ G'day to you and Doone!!! :). Are you getting excited for Phoenix? Sure wish I could be there to cheer you on! I'll be there in spirit! :)

Slick ~ how's the Boston training? Is this your 10th Boston? Oh I miss Boston SO much. It's my all time favorite place and race!

Marc ~ HELLO there!!! SO good to hear from you!! We have been in Sydney since June 30th 2013 serving a three years mission for our church along with 220 young missionaries. We love it here! :) How are you? How is your family? Still running with your buddies?

Fly!!!! Hi there mate!!! The mangoes here are SO delish with lotsa varieties! Mango with black rice sounds yummy! We buy them by the case and eat one a day...mmmm! All the fruits with stone (seed) are in seasons right now! I have never eaten such huge nectarines, peaches, plums, cherries in my life. They are picked just ripe, juicy and sweet! There are specialty fruits/veggies shops all over the suburbs. Oh, and hot bread shops (bakeries) with every imaginable breads and pastries, floral shops and multi-cultural eateries.... You need to bring your family down here to play! :)

Hi there Teena!!!! I have the biggest, perfectly ripe, prettiest mango right here with your name on it! Even the sweet smell is irresistible!!! It is so smooth with just enough firmness you can eat it with a spoon! So c'mon down and get out of that Utah icky air! This place is like San Diego but bettah! Golf, surf, scuba diving, hiking, trail running, biking, hangliding, you name it, all right heah! :)

The pool is lovely! I can swim across in one breathe! Hehe! And yes, still running a little!

How's your Boston training? Have you booked a room and flight already? Wish I could be there! Love you! :)

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