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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 29.50
Night Sleep Time: 18.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 18.00Weight: 0.00
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   Week 10 : 77 days to Boston

2 miles warm up.  1 min ON @ 7:30, 1 min OFF @ 10:00 x 30.  2 miles cool down @ mp.

11 mi in 1:37:45.  AP: 8:53

Right knee tight.  Will ice and stretch.

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ZERO running, NADA!!!  The knee was hurting yesterday late afternoon and evening.  I iced it numerous times and did some light stretching.  The quads were unhappy this morning! Man, I'm a wrack! :)

20 min of P90X ab-rippers.  30 min P90X stretch.

Had a wonderful lunch with my favoritest people!  Then went to my SSF's.  She worked magic on my leg.  I am going to be a good girl so all her hard work will not go to waste! :)

Note to self:  diligently stretch and roll the tight muscles!


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AM:  Legs still sore.  Good thing I have Emi here to distract me from going crazy with no running.  We went walking around the block to look at the horses, chickens and dogs, to explore crunchy snow and shadows.  It was brrrrr cold so we didn't go very far! :)

PM:  Walked on 1-5% incline TM for 5 miles.   Stretch and roll the legs tons.

Core workout.

Barbell 10lbs for biceps and triceps.

Foam roll and stretch the quads again.

 

Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Legs felt much better after 2 days of no running so I took the new shoes out for a test-run (I wore them yesterday walking on the TM)!  Temp was 12 degrees, sunny, no wind.  Wore, 2 pairs of socks, Boston 3/4 zip fleece, CW-X insulator tights, beanie and ski-mittens...it was PERFECT!

The first mile felt hard...feet, knee, quads started to complain immediately...almost abandoned the run.  Once warmed up I focused on smooth strides, listened to foot-falls and pumped the arms more.  Finally got in the groove after 5 miles.  However marathon pace felt harder than it should be.  Not going to worry about speed right now!

Recovery:  15 min of stretching, 10 min of foam roll.  Will ice if knee hurts and more stretching and rolling to follow this evening!

Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 8.25
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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My son is receiving his Temple endowment tomorrow.  Karen is taking her daughter for bridal dress fitting in Bountiful tomorrow.  So we changed things up and ran our long run this morning!  Karen (Sky) picked me up and we met Lori at the Lehi JRP after the kids were off to school.

Temp was in the high teens, cloudy, no wind, quite pleasant!  It was a nice day for a fun conversational run.  Lori runs like a gazelle.  Both Lori and Karen ran track in high school (800 meters).  Today's run was the longest distance either of them have ever run; however they have run half marathons.  Lori's knee started to hurt at mile 9, I showed her a few stretches.  She turned back at mile 12 while Karen and I went on.  It's a good thing she asked how far we've run or I would have kept going.  16.25 in 2:41:27.  AP: 9:55.

We saw geese, hawks, fox, cats, cows, horses, goats, llamas and a few walkers with their dogs and of course, my friend, Rick roller-blading!

Knee was fine once warmed up.  Will monitor closely.  There's going to be a house-full of young RMs tonight and tomorrow which means I'll be feeding lots of hungry boys! :)

Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 16.25
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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A wonderful day with family and friends witnessing our youngest child make sacred covenants in the Temple with our Heavenly Father!

Cooked breakfast and dinner for 12 adults (10 hungry men) and one toddler!!!   The downstairs family room was transformed into a dormitory with my son and his 3 college roommates sleeping and playing ping-pong there this weekend!  I am treasuring the moment as my baby will soon be leaving home for 2 years...every milestone is the *last*. 

Did 30 min. of core, biceps, triceps exercise.


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Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 29.50
Night Sleep Time: 18.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 18.00Weight: 0.00
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