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Week starting May 30, 2010

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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

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
41.00	2.50	0.00	2.50	46.00

Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 35.50	Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 5.25	Wave Rider 7 Miles: 5.25

Night Sleep Time: 21.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 21.00	Weight: 0.00

Mon, May 31, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	8.00

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!

What a FUN day made memorable running with my SSF at the Lehi HS track! VO2max workout has always scared me. Kept telling myself what Andy once said: "Don't be afraid of speedwork. It feels good to run fast and just when you get tired you get to recover." Plus, it really helps to have my SSF's company!!! :) :) :) We looked like twinsies (or dressed like serious track runners) w/ our white sleeveless top, black shorts and compression sleeves! :} :) :D One of the guys there was running in tights! We were plenty warm...so he must be roasting!

2 warm up miles in the neighborhood by the track. Dynamic flexibility exercises.

5x800 w/ 400 (RI): 3:49 (2:19), 3:42 (3:00), 3:42 (3:30), 3:49 (3:35), 3:47. Jog around the track to make 6 even. I really expected worse splits...been awhile since I ran 800s plus the left shin was hurting...so I am happy with sub 3:50s.

Then came the fun part!!!! We ran barefooted on the Astro Turf football field in all different directions and goofy strides for 2 miles cool down. It felt so good on the feet, toes and ankles....we LOVE it!!!! :)

THANKS SSF!!! We need to do this again and work up to 10 Yasso's before SGM!!! :)

Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 8.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Tue, Jun 01, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.25

5 EZ recovery in blustery 20 mph N wind!!! There was absolutely no wind when I took my son to the bus stop at 7am and an hour later after my run!!! What's up with that?!!!

3 circuits of Pfitz's core strengthening exercises.

Crawl up and down stairs numerous times, practice walking w/ Emi for 30 min. SO FUN!!! She's learning to talk and got the word *DONE* mastered! She says it every time the microwave beeps, when someone says Amen, whenever we're through with a certain activities, i.e. eating, playing, washing hands. She says it smiling with arms/hands raised above her head....SO CUTE!!!

Now off to h-lunch!

Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 5.25

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00	Weight: 0.00

Wed, Jun 02, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	2.50	0.00	0.00	16.50

AP: 9:32. First 8 miles were around the bench. Next 7 miles were up on Suncrest road and all over Alpine. Last 1.5 kicked it in to get it over with. Couldn't really get in the groove today. I need a good taper if I were to survive UVM in 10 days.

Off to Girls Camp.

Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 16.50

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00	Weight: 0.00

Thu, Jun 03, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Got home from girls camp around 11pm. Went to bed late. Couldn't sleep, legs were stiff and sore. Got up at 5 for a 2 hr car trip to Logan. Sitting through hours of orientation was miserable.

Can't believe my baby will be off to college in couple of months!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Fri, Jun 04, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.25

All that sitting and car trip yesterday made everything stiff and sore. Woke up feeling like death warmed over. Forced myself to run and did some stretching.

TT: 49:39. AP: 9:27. I seem to be stuck at 9:32 pace these days/weeks. So at the last 0.25 mile I sprinted at sub-8 to bring down the AP...very silly of me!

20 min. resistance band exercises for arms and legs and added the X-walk Teena showed me for the ITBs. Stretch and roll some...ouch!!!

***On a side note, my 5th child is coming home from his mission in Brazil in two weeks!!!! I am SOOO EXCITED!!!*** Also, my first grandchild is getting baptized tomorrow! A shout out to Jade!!! :) :) :)

Wave Rider 7 Miles: 5.25

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00	Weight: 0.00

Sat, Jun 05, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

Been having a hard time finding motivation to run lately. Alas, THANKS to Jon and Kelly A today's run was one of the BEST I've had this season. I went to their house at 7am. They had already dropped off a car at the "finish" the night before. We drove up to the mouth of AF Canyon and parked the car at a church parking lot. The temp was perfect as we ran along the shady foothills and Cedar Hills Golf course. It was so fun chatting with them that the miles just flew by.

There were lotsa runners and cyclists out this morning. We ran thru Adventure Park and made our way thru Highland to Kohler's for a quick pit stop then down to mile 7 where we had stashed water. Kelly gave me one of her pickles...tasted sooo good! Don't laugh, it really works for cramps, all football coaches swear by it! We continued west to 1200 East and down to Lehi Main St. and ran around the little block behind MetalMart just to get our mileage even...glad I'm not the only OCD one. It was so FUN running with this darling couple. They are the BEST! They even bought me a bottle of Smart Water at the gas station. THANKS Jon and Kelly for letting me tag along on! Kelly is a strong runner and beautiful athlete.

TT: 1:45:15 AP: 9:34.

Worked in the yard, weeded for couple hours after I got home. It's getting really warm! Hopefully we'll have good weather at UVM next Sat.

Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 11.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00	Weight: 0.00

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
41.00	2.50	0.00	2.50	46.00

Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 35.50	Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 5.25	Wave Rider 7 Miles: 5.25

Night Sleep Time: 21.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 21.00	Weight: 0.00

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