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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
23.9521.554.002.0051.50
Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 14.75Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 Lime Green (C) Miles: 31.55Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 33.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 33.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.750.000.000.006.75

A "friendship" run today.  Ran with Wendy R., Mary, Carolyn & Stephanie who were doing 3 miles.  Left them and saw 2 ladies who used to be in my ward, ran with them for 1 mile.  Ran into Wendy C, turned and ran with her for a mile.    She had 4 more to go so I ran 1.75 hill by myself.   Easy pace: 10:13, 9:52, 9:50, 9:17, 9:15, 9:40, 9:26.

Around the world core, fast abs, clam shell, abductor lifts (40 rep)

Might do SWTOfD later.

Happy August and a GREAT week, Everyone!

Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 6.75
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(30)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.003.001.002.007.00

My legs were sore last night so I did some yoga and foam roll before bed time.  Up early but had some clitches with car scheduling, didn't make it out the door till 6:45.  Then messed around with the Garmin once I got to the track.  By the time I started the warm up, it was already 7:15 and the sun is up!  WK 9 speedwork calls for 2x(6x400m@1:51) (1:30 RI) (2:30 RI in between sets).  It didn't happen as planned.  I was getting tired by the 6th interval so decided to make 8 and call it good.

Warm up: 2 miles in 17:26 (AP: 8:43)

lap 1 @ 1:39 (too fast, the football guys were watching!)  RI @ 1:37

lap 2 @ 1:47 (this is hard!!) RI @ 1:31

lap 3 @ 1:48 (why am I doing this?) RI @ 1:36

lap 4 @ 1:52 (how many more intervals to go?) RI @ 1:28

lap 5 @ 1:50 (yes, hitting the planned pace finally!) RI @ 1:40

lap 6 @ 1:31 (self destruct, still have another set of 6 to go!) RI @ 1:30

Getting HOT...Feeling spent, made the decision to do two more and be done with.

lap 7 @ 1:52  RI @ 1:28

lap 8 @ 2:01  RI @ 1:30

2 mile cool down, (AP 8:30)

Off to take my nephew and his family to the Church Adm. Office to be set apart. 

Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 Lime Green (C) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(14)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.006.000.000.008.00

Woke up LATE this morning!!!  Boy, I was zonked!  Ran the tidy door to door 8 miler that I ran last Fri.  (2 miles to the canal trail, 5 miles on trail, 1 mile home).  

In the process of changing the Garmin back from yesterday's interval workout, must have done something wrong cause it only shows my 8 miler as ONE lap.  I do know that the first warm up mile was 10:30 and the trail miles were in the high 8's as I wanted to keep the trail miles at marathon pace.  Concentrated on form and felt good at that pace.  TT: 1:13:30.  AP: 9:11.  Very pleased with this run, a 4:20 PR from last Fri.

SWTofD for an hour.  Did hip flexors, abductors and adductors exercise in the pool 2 sets 20 rep.  

Deck guys are here!  Lotsa house cleaning to do with out of town company arriving on Sat. My bro-in-law and fam are leaving today... :( !  How time flies!!!


Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(23)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.002.553.000.006.55

Yay tempo day!  Schedule calls for 2 mi easy, 3 mi @ 8:23, 1 mi easy.

The legs were tired and tight last night so I did AM/PM yoga at bed time hoping they would be ready for this morning's run.  They were still dead when I headed out the door at  6:35 so didn't know how the tempo run would go.  The temp was cooler with overcast sky and a hint of mugginess and absolutely NO wind. 

Took the first two miles easy (9:33, 9:11).  Saw my neighbor John heading the opposite direction.  At the turn around (mile 1.6), he was about 0.5 mile ahead.  It took me a mile to catch him.  Mile 3 pace came in at 8:06.  I turned north up onto Bull River while he turned south on Center.  Mile 4 @ 8:21.  Mile 5 was on the rolling Bull River Rd, 0.5 mile to 12th W. and turned around, came in @ 8:23 (right on!) 

Could feel the legs tiring; so took it easy (8:57, 8:58) for the 1.55 mi home where I saw Bec. doing her 2x5Ks tempo.  It was fun to chat a little with her.  She just brightens my day.  It was a successful run.  Have I ever mentioned I LOVE tempo day?

Meetings, more cleaning, laundry and getting the three bedrooms ready for guests this weekend.

Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 Lime Green (C) Miles: 6.55
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(12)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.000.000.005.20

Temp was cool, sunny, still a little hazy/dusty from yesterdays' wicked wind storm.  My Red Maple tree in the front yard was blown over, snapped off.  The wind caused an "arching" effect on the electric wire/telephone pole that caused a small fire across the street.  It was scary; but the fire was put out quickly.

Got brand new shoes on eBay for $34.  Tried them out for an easy run with Teena and Kelli after the temple on South Jordan River Parkway.  These shoes (Nexus) feel a little lighter than the Inspire.  Think they will do fine.   * Does anyone know how to "retire" the old shoes from the Shoe Manager?*

It was a nice short run, not paying attention to pace.  Have I ever mentioned I love "friendship run"?  Life is just too short/busy and time with friends are so so so precious.  I'll post the splits just for the heck of it.  TT: 49:35.  Splits: 9:38, 9:19, 9:34, 9:42, 9:33, 9:24.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!  We're running at the Lehi JRP tomorrow.  Come join us at 6am.

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(20)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.0010.000.000.0018.00

Hubby, son and I worked, cleaned, painted 'till 7:30 last night.  So we went out for dinner.  Can't believe the waiting time at each restaurant...Texas Road House had an hour 45 min. wait...Oliver Garden was only 45 min. where we didn't get seated until 9pm.  Needles to say I was STARVING which resulted in eating TOO MUCH and TOO LATE which resulted in NOT MUCH SLEEP!  The wind was howling all night. 

I was surprised to see so many brave souls at the JRP:  my neighbor John R., Walter, Misty and their daughter, Sarah, RAD, Kelli, Scott, and JonA.   What a fun group!  We started out together.  Before mile 2, the guys pulled ahead and RAD stayed with them.  At the top, RAD, Kelli and I ran together from mile 5 on.  I had to walk portion of the uphills (the relentless wind really sucked the life out of me) and the tummy wasn't feeling good.  I'm so GRATEFUL RAD and Kelli stayed with me and kept me going.  We also ran into Michelle M. who stayed with us for about a mile at the end.  She then took off with great ease and speed.  The wind never died the entire time; but the temp was perfect.  Other than a couple of potty and water stops, we kept a good pace.  Am very happy that I got 10 of those 18 at marathon pace.

THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  Kelly and Rachel for running with me.  I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

Out of town guests arriving in an hour.  Not much rest today!

Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 Lime Green (C) Miles: 18.00
Night Sleep Time: 3.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 3.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
23.9521.554.002.0051.50
Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 14.75Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 Lime Green (C) Miles: 31.55Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 33.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 33.00Weight: 0.00
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