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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
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Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 24.50Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 7.50
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Hubby and I got a church calling.  It's been nearly a year since he's had a calling.  We're called to teach the ward's Temple Preparation Class.  We're excited!

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Ran with Wendy to meet her co-worker, Rebecca, a T.A. at the elementary school, who's started running and training for a 5K in May.  We jogged/walked up to MCT then down on the Rail Trail and ran Rebecca back to her neighborhood then two miles back to our homes.  I didn't wear a watch.  Wendy's watch says we ran 6.5 miles and average just under 11mpm.  Feet felt fine during the run but calves felt a bit tight.

Foam rolled and stretched the calves after I got home.  I discovered some knots in my medial soleus bilaterally, right worse than left.  They are sore to touch.  I massaged, rolled, stretched them like crazy.  I remember distinctively that there was a huge knot close to the heel bone on the left ankle right after running the Woodlands Marathon over two weeks ago.  Now it seemed to have spread higher up on the soleus.  Should've rolled and stretched diligently for the last two weeks but I didn't due to trip to Southern Utah one week and to Tucson the next.  Live and learn!

I started wearing the night splint/boot every night when I sleep as soon as I got home on Sat.  I think they are helping.  There's no more morning first step pain.  Not sure if it's the boot, or no running for 10 days or the stretching...probably combination of all that.   I decided to put it on my right foot (previously only on the left as the left PF was worse than the right).  I sure hope both soleus heal up quick.

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 6.50
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Woke up super tired with sore calves and a pounding headache (proably due to Spring allergy).  So I stayed in bed and took a rest day. 

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My sleep habit has been so messed up.  Woke up at 7:20 (which is 6:20 Arizona time, I think I'm still adjusting to day-light-saving and readjusting back).  Plus wearing splint/boot in bed is not too conducive to sleep.  O well.  I need to go to bed earlier instead of taking naps in the afternoon and reading late into the night.

Karen texted and I replied with "come get me at 8 and I'll see if I can attempt to run."  It felt colder this morning.  I was having a hard time breathing barely running 10:15 pace.  Stopped at the 1500W bathroom and again at Karen's house.  She is running so well.  She did speedwork yesterday with average pace for the entire run at 8:00.  I think she should try for a BQ at Ogden.

I, on the other hand, not even sure if I can make it to the West Mountain Marathon start line.  I am going to be diligent with recovery, rest and start back up conservatively.

Foam rolled, trigger-point rolled with tennis ball on the medial soleus and rubz the pf.  Massaged, stretched.  Then I remember Eric told me to do yoga.  Ahh, yoga felt so good even though I have zero flexibility! :)

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 6.00
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Beautiful morning, slept in since none of my buddies are home today.  38F sunny breezy.  7.5 slow solo miles on the MCT via Center, west to 1500 W drank at the restroom, turned around east to Dry Creek tunnel then turned home via 800E.  AP: 10:30 (rebooted/reset the Garmin back to factory default, all the history are deleted and re-programed the setting so the pace is now mph).

Foam roll, stretch, yoga.

Major house cleaning.

Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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40F clear blue sky.  Ran with Wendy on MCT via 800 E, east to Lone Peak Hwy then turned back.  We took our sweet time, walked the uphill, we had so much to catch up on.  AP: 11:53 :)

Foam roll, stretch, yoga.

Yard work. Pruned raspberry bushes.  Weeded.

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 24.50Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 7.50
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