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London Marathon

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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

Sun, Apr 17, 2011

Race: London Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:00:30

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

This is from an email sent by Gary, my brother-in-law, I just want to share it with you, some of you have met him in person! I am so proud of him!

Well, its done! I finished the London marathon in 3 hours (and 30 seconds). This was a meaningful race for me because 1) I was running for a great cause and with your generous donations we raised over US$5,000 for Children With Leukaemia; and 2) I have now run all of the World Major Marathons (yes, there is such a thing - Chicago, NY, Boston, Berlin, London) in three hours or less.

A few details (runners have this quirky thing about writing race reports). On Saturday, I did the usual carbo-loading that included an egg and sausage bagel sandwich, big cinnamon roll, ham bagel sandwich, pasta, hamburger, fried rice, more pasta, turkey sandwich, energy bar and four bottles of Lucazade.

Weather conditions were perfect at the start. A nice cool 8 degrees. Start time was 9:45am. By the end of the race, however, it was a quite warm. I had brought my Garmin and heart monitor having prepared for this race knowing exactly what my split times and heart rate were going to be (or supposed to be). It was fully charged two days before the race so I didn't bother rechecking it (a big time rookie mistake!). When I turned it on at the start line it said 'battery low'. So, I was a bit concerned at first that I couldn't rely on my trusty Garmin and had to run the entire race without the benefit of it or any timing device, which I had never done before, but not much one can do when you're standing at the start line. The course wound through the city of London, passed a number of historic landmarks and ended at Buckingham Palace. There were a few inclines but for the most part it was a pretty flat course. The crowds were unbelievable. The entire course was packed with people many many deep and they were very very loud and energetic. Lots of great music too.

Thoughts during the race: family, friends, work, memories, future, blessings, nothing, am I there yet, why is this mile so much longer than the others.

The finish line is always a very welcome site. All in all a great race experience and very satisfying. I then had two hours to stretch, shower, find my traditional post-race juicy hamburger with a Dr. Pepper and pack up and head for the airport for the long flight home. Runners got to travel on the trains for free that day!

Once again, thanks to all of you who gave so generously to Children With Leukaemia and supported me in this effort. The staff at the charity were also extremely grateful for all of the donations. The funds are being used for a very worthy cause.

With many thanks and best regards

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

Comments

From DaleG on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 21:39:50 from 152.216.7.5

That is very cool. Congrats to yuor brother-in-law. I didn't know he was raising money for that charity. I'd like to donate anyway, how do I do it?

From Rhett on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 17:46:28 from 74.41.249.102

Gary is amazing, both in how fast he is and how much he eats to carb load. Thanks for posting his race report Smooth.

From Tom Slick on Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 02:25:29 from 69.171.160.136

Too coo l Gary, good on you!

From Teena Marie on Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 10:49:35 from 67.2.100.158

I am in awe!!!

(With both Gary's running prowess and HOW MUCH HE CAN EAT!!!)

:) :) :)

A huge congrats to Gary!

From LuzyLew on Wed, May 04, 2011 at 23:24:29 from 71.195.221.218

Why is this mile so much longer than the others, am I there yet? I loved this report from your BIL. What a generous gift you gave to him and the children who will benefit from the leukemia research you helped pay for. Thank you for sharing this. It made my day.

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