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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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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
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Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 23.00Elixir 6 (black/pink) Sz 7 Miles: 15.50
Night Sleep Time: 27.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.00Weight: 0.00
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This morning at Sacrament Mtg. a sister and brother spoke.  Both are leaving for their missions within one week of each other.  Susannah was in my Joy School with my youngest son some 16+ years ago.  She has grown up to be a beautiful, intelligent and spiritual young lady.  She is going to the Baltic States to serve a full time mission.  She will be a fantastic missionary.  Her younger brother, Wesley, was this adorable boy with a low voice.  He has also grown up and still have the same nice voice, in fact, he was my choir president (singing bass) always ready with a weekly witty and funny email to invite ward members to come to choir practice.  He too is smart and spiritual.  He will be a WONDERFUL missionary in Cambodia. 

My choir sang "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go!", an arrangement by Craig Petrie.  It is a delightful piece with Primary song like accompaniment.  http://www.petriefamily.org/ldsmusic/GoWhereYouWantMe.htm  I LOVE the words of this hymn, especially the last phrase:  "...so trusting my all to Thy tender care, And knowing Thou lovest me,  I WILL do Thy will with a heart sincere; I'll BE what you want ME to be!"

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Wonderful ski day with hubby and our son, Bryan, under clear blue sky, calm and temp of 35F.  (High was 19 down in the valley.)  We were first ones there when the lift opened.  My boy encouraged me to "embrace my fear" and ski down Sunshine Bowl via Eagle Express.  It has been years since I skied down that thing because I biffed pretty badly the last time and swore I'd never do that again, I was pretty traumatized.  With no one on the slope, it was a good opportunity to conquer that beast.  So, I did, with trepidation and shaking like a leaf I skied down Sunshine Bowl without falling.  It was not pretty but I did it.  I got that monkey off my back.  I happily skied down another trail that I've never skied before.  It was a great day.  So grateful to spend the day with my family, to enjoy clean air and play in this wonderful winter playground God created for us.

After 6 hours of skiing, hubby wanted to go to the LC and soak in the jacuzzi.  Boy!  the pool was CROWDED!  I swam couple of lengths then joined hubby in the jacuzzi. 

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AM:  Went to LC with hubby and Karen.  We were able to have 3 TMs side by side, yay!:)

Warm up 1.5 miles (from 5.5mph to 6.5mph) @2% incline.  

1 mile @ 3% at 6.3mph.  0.5 mi @ 1% at 6.5mph

1 mile @ 4% at 6.3mph.  0.5 mi @ 1% at 6.5mph

1 mile @ 5% at 6.3mph.  0.5 mi @ 0% (from 6.3mph to 8mph)

45 min pool time.

Evening:  Yoga.  I really miss this class.  It was packed tonight, wall to wall.  Too bad I can only come once a month.  


Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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Could not fall asleep to save my life last night...lots to think about I guess!  Drag my tired self out of bed and met Karen at the LC.  Hubby did 1 mi on TM 2 mi on track then waited for us down at the pool. :)

4.25 progressive miles on the TM in 38:30.  Had to get off the TM because the tread class was about to start in 5 min.  One gal put her pass on my TM (when I had been on it for less than 10 min.) so she could reserve it for the class...CRAZY!!!  :)  Oh, I was next to Mia Love, the mayor of Saratoga Spring.  She was very speedy! :)

Finish the run on the track.  3 miles in 24:00. 

45 min pool time... SO tired...SO hungry...I was just floating and gliding along! Hubby was talking to Ms. Cooper (whose cousin manages the pool) who is there regularly.  Turned out we were in the same Stake.  Anyhow, I mentioned that I don't really know how to swim.  She said:  "You could've fooled me!  Every time I saw you; you were swimming pretty good to me!"  She's too kind!  Then hubby and Karen chimed in:  "yeah, she says she doesn't know how to swim...it's like telling us she doesn't know how to run!"  I digress!!!  :)  Seriously, I took 6 beginning lessons for the first time in my life last Sept. (from a 15 yo girl) learning how to float on my back, put my face in the water, breath without swallowing water, kick with a kickboard.  I am just barely swimming across a shallow pool still with fear of drowning.  It is going to take me a long time before I graduate to the regular pool.  :)

Oh...these pix just in...check out our perfect running forms! :) 


Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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1 mile wu.  5 tempo (8:34, 8:27, 8:20, 8:13, 8:00) last 0.5 mi @ 7:30.  No time for cool down.   TT: 53:10 AP: 8:54.

Busy day!  Temple, dentist, visits, etc.  :) 

My first Pack Mtg. went well last night.  5 of my Webelos received their Arrow of Light.  It was an awesome ceremony.  Huge support from parents and families! :)

 

 

Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Karen and I drove all the way to the Olympic Oval, only to find out that the track was closed because of some ice-skating event.  What a bummer!  We called to see if the BYU indoor track was opened for general public, nope.  We would've driven up to Park City if we were dressed for outdoor running.  Strike out, so we drove back home to the LC.  The round trip drive took over an hour because of the foggy/icy condition!  Grrrggghhh!!! :/

All the mills were taken because the tread class has just started.  So we ran on the track for 48 laps (6 miles).  Then we drank, gu'd and got on the tm for an hour (6.5 miles).  If it weren't for Karen's company, I would've quit after 10 min.  That machine is sheer torture.  Finished the run on the track for 3 more miles.  What a drag!!!!  I sure hope this icky inversion goes away soon! 

Hurried home to shower, grab a bite and head to a very important meeting!  :)

Elixir 6 (black/pink) Sz 7 Miles: 15.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Lots of talking, laughing, crying, planning, discussions, contemplating = very little sleep.  Finally got out to the LC.  Ran 3.5 miles.  Swam 30 min.  Relaxed in the jacuzzi.  May be we'll go out to movie and dinner! :)   Happy weekend all.  Hope the inversion goes away soon! :)

Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 0.00
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Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 23.00Elixir 6 (black/pink) Sz 7 Miles: 15.50
Night Sleep Time: 27.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.00Weight: 0.00
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