| 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 Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 52.25 | 14.50 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 70.50 |
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| Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 18.25 | Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 10.00 | Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 36.25 | Wave Rider 7 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 37.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 37.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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28 days 'till Boston!!! Sure hope I won't feel like this when I wake up on Patriot's Day. Almost abandoned my run 3 times. Other than the wind, it was a nice Spring day. My left ITB and vastus medialis were screaming for me to stop right off the bat. Normally it feels better after couple miles of warm up. The pain lasted for 5 miles!!! My strides were clunky and lifeless. Arrrghhh! Mile 9 was uphill and I was surprised that the legs actually felt good and then the last mile home (flat) I opened up the stride a bit and felt much better. TT: 1:38:26 AP 9:51 (perfect recovery pace) Just for fun comparison ~ Rhett ran 20 miles this morning in 1:24:xx, 14 minutes faster and twice as much miles! I'm pathetic!!! :( :-D
****I'm trying to decide what to do with my runs this week. I have an important duty to fulfill on Sat. making it not conducive for my last long run. Here's what's Pfitz has me do: Tue. VO2 max 11 mi Wed. MLR 14 mi Thu. GA + Speed 8 mi Fri. Recovery 5 mi Sat. Long run 20 mi Week's total mileage : 68 mi Next week's mileage is 55-57 w/ long run of 17.
Feel like I need to stick w/ the plan, follow Rhett's mantra of "nothing stupid" from now 'till Boston. Hmmm, what to do???
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 3.25 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 10.00 |
| Ok, I tried to listen to everyone's advice: "listen to my body". Well, it's telling me that I'm old, tired and worn-out. The stubborness within tells me to just do it. :-o I was actually relieved to see the blowing snow. It gave me an excuse to avoid the track which would just do more harm to my ITB. To the TM I went for the VO2 max workout. Andy said not to be afraid to cut short the warm up and cool down miles. I sorta listened. Seriously, it takes at least 3 miles to warm up this old body. But I did cut one mile off the cool down. Warm up miles: 10:46 (everything hurts), 9:30, 9:02 8 dynamic flexibility exercises 5 x 1200m @ 5K race pace, jog 50-90% RI time b/w:
5:27 (2:30), 5:25 (2:28), 5:25 (2:31), 5:21 (2:31), 5:18 (2:25) Cool down miles: 8:22, 8:47 (oops, should have slowed down a bit; but the ITB hurts worse to slow down) TT: 1:25:47. AP: 8:43 Will ice, roll and stretch lots today! Just need to survive this week!
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.25 |
| Busy busy day!!! Didn't get out 'till almost 3:30pm. Lots of after school traffic. Temp in the low 40s, sunny (note to self: buy sunscreen), shorts and s/s shirt weather, NICE!!! Ran the same bench loop route x 2 as last week except today's almost 7 min. slower...eek! However, the 2nd loop was 4 min. faster like last week...so still negative splits. Had to hurry home to make it to the parents meeting for my son's NYC tour. So no time to stretch. Now my legs felt like I've run a marathon. All the ligaments around the ankles, knees and pelvis are on fire! Going to do some yoga before bed!
14.25 in 2:11:39 AP: 9:14 Splits: 9:46, 9:19, 9:34, 9:35, 9:36, 9:25, 9:01, 9:08, 9:13, 8:57, 9:00, 9:01, 9:10, 8:40, 8:20 |
| Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 14.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Took one of the iPods for this run. Thought there would be Church music, instead they're sound track to Pirates of the Carribeans. Made me missed my missionary boy! That was his favorite movie music. 6 recovery in 57:06 Splits: 10:22, 9:42, 9:34, 9:24, 9:15, 8:53 (oops! more like a progressive run. Guess I got carried away by the music! :D ) Off to see my SSF!!! WaHoooo!!! :)
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 |
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I have fretted over this run, my last long run before taper. It was supposed to be my Boston dress rehearsal. I carb-loaded yesterday w/ a nice lunch at Noodles & Co w/ my SSF who also worked on my leg. :) Had two generous servings of spaghetti, a small salad and an orange for dinner. Hydrated well thru out the day. Planned a route w/ just the right hills. But, one thing I can't plan on is the weather. STINK!
Woke up w/ sore legs. Ate breakfast. The storm has arrived. Reluctantly put on the winter gear: tights, l/s shirt, Boston'09 jacket, cap, head band, sunglasses, gloves, fuel belt w/ cell phone (in case the run's cut short), pepper-spray (for the wild beasts at Alpine). There was a strong wind coming from the north/NW. Then came the snow/sleet. Got a nice microdermal facial treatment from the pinball size hale/sleet that kept pelting my face. At one point it was a blizzard, motorists had their headlights on. One of my neighbors pulled up and asked: "Are you okay running in this kinda weather?" "Yes, I am. I have 16 more miles to go!" She shoke her head and drove off. When I reached the base of Suncrest at mile 12.85, I had to make the decision whether to run my "Newton Hills" uphill into the wind and blinding snow storm or to turn around. By now, I'm covered w/ snow, wet shoes, numb feet. My pace were slower than I wanted but still within McMillan's recommended long run pace. I knew I wouldn't be able to run any mp miles from the get go. Decided to forge on and get it over with. First hill is a a little over a mile long w/ 185' ascent. My sunglasses (aka windshield) was completely plastered w/ snow. Wish I had a gator for my face. Wondered what the motorists were thinking?!! Did that hill in 10:16, STINK! Then a slight downhill for 0.2 mile turning east w/ the sleet pelting my left side. Then come a series of rolling hills w/ a net ascent of 95' for the next 2.5 miles. Had to run on the sidewalk for some stretches as there were puddles on the road and fast moving cars. My "Heartbreak Hill" was 3/4 mile long with a flat recovery of 0.1 mile in the middle. From mile 18-19 was a sweet downhill w/ tail wind, FINALLY! Did that in 8:18. But my feet were really sore not sure if it's from the sidewalks, or finally thawing out. Did I mention my feet were wet and frozen? The snow finally stopped for the last 5 miles but NOT the wind. I ran as hard as my achy tired legs let me with a fierce crosswind all the way home. With 0.05 miles to go, a car honked at me. It was my former neighbor who was turning into the lane that leads to his property. At that instance, I paused and felt a cramp coming on. I kept going until the Garmin beeped. I turned back to apologize to my 80 y.o. friend and leaned on his car with the relief that IT IS DONE! He first felt sorry for me then got mad at me for "wasting away". I drank 36 oz gatorade, 20 oz water, 1 cliff bar at mile 7, Gu at mile 11 and 17. Post run weight is the same as pre-run at 99 lbs. 22 miles in 3:25:36. AP: 9:20. Splits: 9:43, 9:47, 9:34, 9:26, 9:23, 9:28, 9:27, 9:07, 9:15, 9:24, 9:32, 9:20, 9:23, 10:16, 9:18, 9:21, 9:37, 9:24, 8:18, 8:39, 8:38, 8:08. ***Now the sun is peeking out and the wind has died down as I'm typing! STINK! I am soooo sore and tired!!! My hubby owes me more than a "kiss it better". It is his fault that I had to run this on Friday w/ crummy weather. O well, unless Boston gets a heat wave, I'm ready! THE END!
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.25 |
| Took an ibuprofen last night and woke up feeling decent. Had a dream that I showed up to run the Riverton 1/2 and everyone was mad at me! Hehe! Decided to start my run same time as the Riverton 1/2. Blue sky, sunshine, a little windy (but not like yesterday's GUST). It was a pleasant run with thoughts of my friends racing at the Half and at Antelope Island and running their 20+ milers. 8.25 recovery in 1:19:15. AP: 9:54. ***The left ITB and vastus medialis still hurts the same. It gets better after 3 or so miles. Strangely the pain comes back if I run in the 10ish pace but fine between 9:35-9:45. Off to make myself presentable to meet/greet the General YW Board and the Brethren. Hope everyone have a WONDERFUL weekend and FANTASTIC RACE!!!
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 52.25 | 14.50 | 0.00 | 3.75 | 70.50 |
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| Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 18.25 | Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 10.00 | Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 36.25 | Wave Rider 7 Miles: 6.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 37.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 37.50 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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