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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
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Inspire 11 (teal) Miles: 8.20Inspire 10 (eBay) Miles: 5.75Altra Provision 2.0 Miles: 5.55
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One week till Boston!  Easy conversational run with Wendy to MCT west. Nice weather, wore shorts!
 

Inspire 11 (teal) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Left the house at 9:50 after hubby's lab results came in.  Did 4X800s on the MCT.  AP: 10:00 (11:05, 9:41, 9:15, 9:14, 10:14, 10:41).  Man, I'm SO slow! 

Inspire 10 (eBay) Miles: 5.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.200.000.000.003.20

Short easy run with Wendy before visiting teaching, then doctor visit, then shopping.
 

Inspire 11 (teal) Miles: 3.20
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5.550.000.000.005.55

Easy run with Wendy to MCT west.  We beat the rain/wind storm.

Altra Provision 2.0 Miles: 5.55
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No running today.  Lab draw for hubby.  Laundry and pack for Boston.  Flying out tonight on a red-eye to Boston via JFK.

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Zero sleep on the flight to Boston arriving at 10:30.  The only great thing about this was that Kelli and her running buddy Amy were on the same flights. 

Really wanted to take the Logan express shuttle to the hotel.  But nope, hubby is such a creature of habbit that not only did he want to fly the same 'ole red-eye flight, but take the same out public transportation.  But of course this being our 7th time to Boston (albeit that the last time was two years ago in 2013), we know the drill.  So we bought a 7-day T pass for $19.  Got on airport shuttle to the Blue T-station.  The cars on the Blue line are nice, handicap accessible.  Changed train at Government Center to the Green line which are not as nice and accessible.  We squeezed onto a two-cars Green line which was so crowded that we were standing on the steps with me holding our suitcase precariously.  Did I mention that hubby cannot lift anything more than 15 lbs (per doctor's order).  We got off at the Hynes Convention Center station, walked up the stairs, that station is not handicap accessible.  On the last four steps, the handle of the suitcase popped up and I had a hard time lifting it up.  A nice young man going down stopped to help me lift it up the last few steps!  We walked to our hotel, Hilton Boston Back Bay, crossing Boylston onto Dalton.  It was so crowded and the motorists were a bit impatient.

We arrived at the hotel at 11:30 and there was a long line at the lobby/counter.  Of course our room was not ready as check-in time was 3pm.  We were told that they will call me when the room is ready and we had the bell-boy stowe our luggage.  We walked over to the Expo meeting Gary and Lily at the entrance.  After getting my bib and packet/bag, I texted Marcie so she could meet us and I could give her the pre-race dinner ticket.  It was so crowded and noisy that she could not even hear me talk.  Anyhow, it was great to see her and her son Michael. 

We made our way into the Adidas booth, SO CRAZY CROWDED, hubby found an empty bench so he and Gary sat down while Lily directed me to the racks of jackets and shirts.  It was such a mad house that I didn't even try on anything.  I bought the jacket and a shirt that I will wear on Monday.  I still needed to get some Glide but I just wanted to get out of there.  By now, Maddi had contacted Lily so we went out of the Expo and met David and Lily who have driven four hours from New York to spend the weekend with us.  It's now 1:30, we were starving, so we walked all over the Prudential Center looking for a place to grab lunch.  There was 35-40 min waiting.  So we walked back to the hotel and grabbed sandwitches from the hotel's deli/coffee shop as their restaurant was closed.  After lining up in the long line for the third time at 3:30pm and was told that our room was still not ready, I was exacerbated.  I was stressed for hubby because of the crowds and having no rest the last 15 hours.  Maddi charmed the hotel staff and he got us a room on a lower floor.  Still we waited 30 min. before the luggages were brought in. 

Lowell called and wanted to meet me at the Expo.  I told him I was totally bushed and the Expo is too crowded and we'll just meet tomorrow.  He said he would pick up the Glide for me!  Such a GREAT friend.  We tried taking a little nap before heading to dinner.

Hubby made reservation for the six of us at Legal Seafood at Park Place at 6:30pm.  We should've taken the T, but David and Maddi hadn't gotten their pass and thought the restaurant was at Copley which would've been less than half mile away.  Well, we walked a mile in the cold wind.  But the dinner was well worth the walk and the wait.  Boston will not be right without having a seafood feast at Legal Seafood! :)  Hubby had his favorite lobser bake and I had king crab legs, and of course their famous New England clam chowder.  After dinner we took the T to Copley and walked to Newbury St. and found Lily's favorite eMack for ice-cream...yum!!!  Then we walked back to our hotels.  Gary had run the 5K earlier this morning and walked umpteen miles all day.  He's amazing!

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