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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
36.504.250.000.0040.75
Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 21.50Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 12.25Inspire 10 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

36F clear blue sky.  Ran with Wendy to pick up Rebecca (Wendy's friend from elementary work) 1.75 miles.  Jogged up to MCT east to meet up with Karen and Amanda mile 3.  Turned and ran Rebecca home 4.75.  Then the three of us ran home for a total of 7.5 solo miles.  But got to jog up 1200West twice. 

Foam roll, stretch, yoga.

Yard work.  Dug up and transplanted a medium size Alberta spruce.

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 7.50
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
2.004.250.000.006.25

42F sunny blue sky.  Ran with Karen up MCT west.  Took a drink break at 1500 W restroom, then we ran down to tunnel by Oracle and back up for hill repeats. I was short on time so I did 2 hill repeats while Karen did 3.  She was much faster and stronger than me on the uphill.  We both recovered on the downhill.  AP: 9:45 (10:16, 9:32, 9:41, 10:21 [hill repeats], 9:32, 9:16, 9:18) 

Had to go to Home Dialysis Workshop in Murray with hubby so no time to foam roll, just brief stretch.

Yard work, clean the back patio and deck.  Yoga before bed.

Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 6.25
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
6.000.000.000.006.00

Karen was going to run 6 of her 12 miles with me.  It started to snow as I was getting ready; so I went out the back patio and deck to dust the snow off the furniture and turn on the garden hose to flush out the ice.  So I totally missed Karen as she ran by.  Anyhow, it was very windy, ran to Karen's house and then followed her route to the Jr. High, went inside to get a drink and ran back home...slow lonely windy miles!

Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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7.000.000.000.007.00

27F cold and breezy.  Ran with Wendy down to Fox Hollow to pick up with Rebecca.  Then ran her west then east on MCT and back down via 900W to her house.  Wendy and I then ran back up 3200N. 

Busy day getting ready for tonight's mission reunion.  I sewed a casing on the sheet that was made into a banner by one of our sister missionaries a year ago when Larry was in the hospital in Sydney.  We hung it up on the wall in the hall/stairway so our missionaries can see it and also sign it with their handprings, names and favorite scriptures.

I made coconut curry chicken (10-12 lbs of boneless chicken breast, 12 potatoes, 12 carrots, 2 garlic bulbs, 3 large onions, 6 cans of coconut milk, 4 cans stew diced tomato and tomato sauce, 4 Tbs curry power, 6 Tbs sugar, canola oil) served with a 10 C pot of rice; 24 nan bread, Italian meat balls, chips and salsa, fresh pineapples, strawberries, grapes, assortment of cookies, macadamia nut chocolate kisses and of course Tim Tams. 

We had over 40 returned missionaires (mostly sisters since the elders are still serving) and friends.  Honored guests were Sister Levine (who was hit by a car in Canberra in Sep and is having miracles after miracles), Bro. & Sis. Taufa and their newly set-apart-missionary-daughter, Sis. Jasmin Taufa (entering the MTC to serve in Suva Fiji this coming Tue.)  It was SO good to see our missionaires.  They start arriving at 6 and the last ones didn't leave until 10.  What a fun evening!  We LOVE our missionaries! :)

Inspire 10 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Ran with Wendy 14 slow conversational miles on MCT to Cedar Hills on a beautiful morning under sunny blue sky with temp in the high 30s.  Lotsa runners and cyclists out on the trail.  We walked all the uphills.  :)

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 14.00
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
36.504.250.000.0040.75
Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 21.50Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 12.25Inspire 10 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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