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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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It was a stinky run!  Not the run itself, but the SMELLS!!!!  The first encounter was at the crossing on 600 E where a Timpanogos Sewage Treatment truck passed me.  Then a mile down the road that truck was working on a manhole pumping up who-knows-what.  That stench made me gag!!!

The second encounter was at the bottom of Dry Creek.  I ran to the light east of Smith Market Place and saw a graded trail paralell to SR92.  Was curious how far it would lead, so I ran down the trail to the border of Highland/Lehi to the bottom of Dry Creek.  They had constructed a bridge over the creek where a most disgusting smelly steam was billowing out of a culvert under that bridge.  PeeeUUU!!!  I turned around to run back up only to come face to face with a big backhoe which was followed by a huge dump truck bearing down.  yikes!  I jumped out of the way and expected to be yelled at by the workers.  But, they were very kind.  The trail crews are such nice men, unlike the road crews.  Over the last few weeks, I have run on the canal dirt trail where the workers were doing a lot of back filling, earth moving and grading and they have said hi to me or waited for me to pass.  I need to go tell Bro. Miner (who's in charge of the project) how nice his crews are.  It's been fun to watch the progress of the trail. 

Ran west all the way to the end of the trail.  Couple of guys were putting up a road sign and they said hello to me and commented how nice it was to see me run by everyday!  :)  Turned south and saw my hawks, Faith and Hope, perched on two lone trees in the fields by the rail road.  I have not seen them in the fields closer to my home due to all that road constructions and clearing off of trees and filling of the canal.  Faith and Hope have gotten quite big!  It was neat to see one of them spread her wings and soared high.

Third encounter of the stink was at the top of the hill on 3200N.  There's a mink farm that emitted the most disgusting stench which made my *having huffed up the hill* deflating! :)  However it made me speed up to get home sweet home where hubby promptly said:  "You smell like a runner!"  How nice of him to not say: I STINK! :)


Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From flatlander on Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 16:24:35 from 64.129.54.210

Of all the bad smells, I think mink farms are the worst. Glad you are still OK after running the gauntlet.

From timp on Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 22:40:40 from 99.110.188.230

Smooth- that is quite a story -

My wife just tells me I stink :)

what's a mink farm smell like? Is it the mink poop, like a pig farm or a chicken farm?

From Smooth on Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 16:53:28 from 174.27.205.151

Flat, Tim ~ yep, mink poop is the WORST stench!

From timp on Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 16:56:05 from 144.188.24.26

ooh - nice :(

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