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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
44.503.500.000.0048.00
Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 14.75Inspire 11 (teal) Miles: 28.00Inspire 10 (mum's Day) Miles: 5.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

Lab day!  Jogged 9 on the treadmill watching Netflix on my iPad cause the weather was less than ideal.

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 9.00
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
4.503.500.000.008.00

7x800 with 400 jog.  Warm up 1.75 to MCT via 800 E to Dry Creek Tunnel f.  Then west to 1600W bathroom at the end of 4th intervals, went in for a quick drink and resumed east to 600E and home. 

AP: 10:04 (12:05, 10:32, 9:17, 9:47,9:16, 9:18, 10:08, 9:56)

Inspire 11 (teal) Miles: 8.00
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
5.250.000.000.005.25

Lab morning, got home at 8am, changed into running clothes.  Karen and Leslie who had already done 3.5 miles, met me at 8:15am.  These ladies are too fast for me now.  I was a huffin' n puffin' trying to keep up with them.  AP: 10:08 (10:17, 10:03, 9:42, 10:17, 10:18)

Inspire 10 (mum's Day) Miles: 5.25
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
5.750.000.000.005.75

Dead legs today.  Went out mid-morning for a recovery run which turned into lotsa walking.  Legs/feet felt the last two days' faster runs for sure.  Ran to 1600 West bathroom via 800E and back on Center.  13:20, 12:06, 11:51, 11:52, 13:00, 12:30

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 5.75
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
20.000.000.000.0020.00

T28 felt colder especially down at the Lehi JRP, calm, clear.  Leslie and Karen picked me up at 6:50 and we drove to JRP and parked the car at 1500N Parkside Dr. because the road was turn up. We ran north first.  Leslie was ready to take off fast because it was cold.  My watch finally caught satelite about 0.2 mile.  They dropped off their water bottle on a bench around 2.2 miles.  We turned around at 4.5.  When we reached the bench, we ate and drank.  My hands were so cold when I removed the gloves that I could hardly peel the wrapers off the clif blok.  It was 8am so we had to hurry back to the car where Wendy was to meet us at 8:30.  Anyway, I chased after them while trying to chew the frozen bloks and fingers couldn't work well enough to get the water flask out of my jacket pocket. Forgot to restart the watch until 0.25 mile in so my watch was 0.5 mile short of Leslie's. 

Got to the car at mile 9 and bid Leslie and Karen good-bye.  Ate two more bloks and drank some gatorade, used the road construction PoP on 1500N conveniently located a few steps from the car.  Then Wendy and I ran south, carrying a handheld with gatorade.  That little stop made the legs all stiffened up.  By mile 12 my lower legs were toasted, the feet also had this pins and needles feeling, may be they're thawing out?  Took walk breaks to eat and drink.  We stopped at the remote control airplane park to use the PoP.  When we reached the lake at the end of the paved trail, Wendy's watch said 5.5 so it was perfect spot to turn around to make 11 for her and total of 20 for me.  Couldn't have done it without the friends' company.

AP: 11:27 (10:54, 10:35, 11:14, 11:49, 10:44, 10:07, 10:13, 10:22, 11:24, 11:33, 12:05, 11:07, 12:01, 11:39, 13:00, 10:49. 11:04, 14:07, 12:26, 11:35)

Left lower medial calf and heel were so very very sore!

Inspire 11 (teal) Miles: 20.00
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
44.503.500.000.0048.00
Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 14.75Inspire 11 (teal) Miles: 28.00Inspire 10 (mum's Day) Miles: 5.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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