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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
33.950.000.000.0033.95
Saucony Guide ISO Wide Miles: 6.50Altra Torin (sz 7) Miles: 2.28Saucony Guide ISO Miles: 12.07Sacony Guide ISO (2) Miles: 13.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

50F sunny 5mph E wind.  Ran east on MCT via Center.  Felt sluggish today especially the first mile.  Turned around at mile 3 (Rail Trail junction).  Took a call from Annie as I headed up to the 1600W restroom.  We talked for quite sometimes, so after taking a drink from the restroom fountain I resumed the run east and it was like starting all over again with warmup.  Decided to run home via 810 E trail access for an extra half mile.  It got warm and I was very thirsty. 

TT: 1:16:25  AP: 11:45  Splits: 12:58, 11:45, 10:37, 12:37, 11:48, 11:17, 10:48

Saucony Guide ISO Wide Miles: 6.50
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
1.500.000.000.001.50

Walked with Larry for 1.5 mile in 25 min.

Altra Torin (sz 7) Miles: 1.50
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
6.060.000.000.006.06

Today is our 42nd wedding anniversary.  We would've been celebrating on a Panama Cruise.  52F partly sunny 5mph NNW wind.  Ran east on MCT to Mitch Hollow.  Stopped to drink from the restroom fountain and the sun was beating down so I wet my hair.  Welp, with 1.5 mile to go it started to rain, a dark cloud overhead and breezy. 

TT: 1:06:55  AP: 11:03  Splits: 12:10, 10:31, 11:35, 10:30, 11:31, 10:08  Pleased with this run.  I tried to run 0.5 mile without stopping to walk in my last mile.  So the last mile had 30 second of walking.  I tried to keep the uphill walking in less than 100 sec. so the uphill going east mile split was 11:35 and the returning uphill going west mile split was 11:31.

Saucony Guide ISO Miles: 6.06
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
0.780.000.000.000.78

Walk with hubby cut short due to GI emergency (his).

Altra Torin (sz 7) Miles: 0.78
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
6.010.000.000.006.01

50F partly sunny 5mph E wind.  MCT east via Center to Rail Trail junction. 

TT: 1:05:30  AP: 10:54  Splits: 12:03 (only 1 walk break at 9:40), 10:56, 10:19, 11:19, 10:22, 10:28).  First run to break under 11mph.  Did take a stretch break at turnaround and drink break at 3.6 so elapsed time was 1:10:52.

Saucony Guide ISO Miles: 6.01
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
13.100.000.000.0013.10

Plan was to leave around 8:30 but ended up cleaning hubby's razor and BR stuff so didn't leave until almost 9:57, subsequently it got warmer.  Starting temp 55F, finishing temp 65F.  Sunny blue sky with 5mph SW wind.  East on MCT to 4500 W Highland.  Took it nice and easy today still trying to keep sub 12mph.  Bazillion cyclists, walkers, dogs, kids on the trail.  As the previous two weekends, saw Terry Grimley running the opposite direction, today saw him twice.  He is also training for Utah Valley Marathon. 

TT: 2:31:50  AP: 11:35  Splits: 12:45, 11:32, 12:12, 11:26, 11:34, 11:33, 11:15, 11:30, 11:31, 11:10, 11:04, 12:15, 11:08, last 0.1 mile @ 9:07
 

Sacony Guide ISO (2) Miles: 13.10
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
33.950.000.000.0033.95
Saucony Guide ISO Wide Miles: 6.50Altra Torin (sz 7) Miles: 2.28Saucony Guide ISO Miles: 12.07Sacony Guide ISO (2) Miles: 13.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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