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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
33.507.500.000.0041.00
Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 15.00Elixir 6 (black/pink) Sz 7 Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 27.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

It's pea soup out there! :(. So off to the LC we went for hill workout!

Half mile warm up (5.5-6.3 mph) @1%

Increase incline 0.5% every 0.25 mile to "the hill" at 6% (mile 2).

Hill repeats ~ run up 0.25 mile @6% in 9:34, run down 0.25 mile @1% in 7:30 x 5.

Up 0.25 mile @7% in 9:12 and down 0.25 mile @0.5% in 7:30 x 3.

Wanted to do two more repeats at 7% but the tread class people came so I got off the TM at 5.75 miles in 53:10.

Took a quick drink from the fountain. Ran 2.25 on the track in ~ 18 min for cool down.

Swam 6 laps. SO thirsty!

Core stability exercise after I got home.

Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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A very very special day...one that I shall treasure forever!  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.005.000.000.0010.00

Progressive run on the treadmill.  Again got off the mill when I reached 7 miles for this same girl who puts her tread class pass on my mill half hour before class starts to reserve it.  She comes back, stands there hovering over me 10 min before class begins...why so impatient?  But, it did make me run faster! :)  Finish the cool down 3 miles on the track in 27 min.  Poor Karen and Leslie who came 15 min after me and there was only one mill available so they biked and elliptic.  Met them down at the pool later but it was overtaken by Jr High girls so I bagged the swim. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

Easy run on the track in 27-28 min.

Quick version of Myrtle and Pftiz's CSE.

 Swam 10 laps.  

Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

Karen and I must've lived right!  Another lucky window of opportunity to run outside.  Temp was in the low 30s, calm, cloudy and relatively fresh air as we could see the mountains and foothills.  We ran to the Elementary school at mile 4 for a quick drink then to the eternal fountain at the Alpine Park mile 6.2 to gu, drink and potty break.  Continue east and north in Alpine and turned around at mile 7.75 and head back the same way with the same two stops for drink.  Perfect weather and condition to run.  When we finished we walked a bit and saw that it was snowing in Alpine where we had run earlier.  Now it is a whiteout blizzard out there!!!  :)

Elixir 6 (black/pink) Sz 7 Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.002.500.000.003.50

3.5 miles in 27 min on the track.

10 laps in the leisure pool.

Stretch and hydro massage in the jacuzzi. Core.

Going to celebrate Chinese New Year tonight with the family and Gary who's in town to ski. Chinese New Year lands on Feb. 10 this year...since China is about 18 hours ahead...so it's already New year Day over there! :). Gung Hei Faat Choi everyone! :)

Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
33.507.500.000.0041.00
Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 15.00Elixir 6 (black/pink) Sz 7 Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 27.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.00Weight: 0.00
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