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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 10 Cranberry Miles: 34.75Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 15.25
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66F sunny hazy.  Ran with Leslie and Karen on MCT west to freeway junction and back with water stop at 1500W bathroom.  AP: 10:12. 

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 6.00
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
8.250.000.000.008.25

64F sunny hazy.  Didn't go out until almost 9am.  Solo run east to tunnel top of Dry Creek > west to freeway junction > center street to home.  AP: 11:07

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 8.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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54F. sunny hazy.  Ran with Leslie east to Highland side of Dry Creek then west to Perry Home subdivision.  Ran around 2700N block for Leslie's turnback. AP: 10:01

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 7.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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3.000.000.000.003.00

55F sunny hazy.  Started east on Utah Highland Dr. and was stopped at the corner where the stake president and his wife were walkint and wanted to visit with me.  Meanwhile the owner of the house whose son is good friend with Steven came out to tell me her daughter got called to serve in the Taiwan Taichung Mission.  The visitings took 20 min. so had to cut my run short because of hubby's doctor's appointment at the PD Clinic.  Did a slow 3 mile run to MCT 800E access and turned south on Center.  AP: 10:54.

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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57F sunny, very very hazy, air quality is terrible, one can taste the burn, yuck!!!  Waited to run with Wendy who got home from a week's trip to Idaho.  Slow 5 miler to chat and get caught up with our weeks' happenings.  AP:  10:52

The smoky air really bothered my asthma.  I hope the wildfire in Oregon, Idaho get put out soon.  Feel bad for the firefighters!  Need to run long tomorrow...where should I go that the air is better?!!!

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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20.500.000.000.0020.50

Took Bryan to the airport at 5:15 for his flight to Japan!  Won't see him for at least a year!  Goodbyes are always hard for me! :(   Traffic at the point of the mountain is terrible...moving at 5mph...  Made it home just as RAD pulled into my driveway.  :)  It's been over a year since I ran long with her at Park City Marathon!  So very happy and grateful she'd come to run long and slow with me.

We drove to the same start/finish MCT trailhead bathroom on the bench of PG as last week.  We noticed an aid station sign posted there...hmm, there's going to be a bike race!  Temp was 59F and warming up,  sunny, hazy in the distance but air felt refreshingly cool.  We ran south towards Orem stopping every couple miles to drink at the fountain.  Have never seen so many runners, walkers and cyclists using the trail as today!  Legs felt heavy from the get-go and breathing a bit labored on slight incline.

I absolutely love running with RAD.  She kept me at a steady pace with wonderful conversations.  I will always remember her story of the mother hen gathering her chicks... beautiful analogy the Lord Himself used to illustrate His beckoning us, His beloved children.  She made the miles clicked by and we fell into a good rythm. 

We got to the end of MCT at around mile 8.  We decided to turn east on the road towards the mouth of Provo Canyon.  It's been over 2 years since I've run the Provo River Trail.  We ran up the canyon and used the bathroom at the Park and continued on till we reached mile 10 then turned around.  I ate couple of shot blocks every 2-3 miles and finished all 6 pieces mile 10ish and gu'ed at around mile 15. 

When we got back to the start, I decided to turn around and run another 0.5 mile to make 50 miles total for the week!  I couldn't have done it without RAD!  The aid station for the bike race was about to close up.  The nice volunteers offered us the leftover drinks and food.  We ate a banana and drank chilled gatorade!  While talking to them I found out that the volunteer ladies were the mother and sisters of the cyclist who was killed in an accident while riding her bike on the road up 2100N in Lehi.  I remembered that accident.  Turned out Karen visit taught (her husband home taught) the mother, Lynn C.  So cool to finish this long run and receive refreshment from this lady whom Karen told me so much about.  Was nice to finally meet her in person.

Thanks to RAD, I was able to complete this long run.  AP: 10:02.  We did a nice long stretch in the shady side of the garage.  My left leg and foot were pretty sore.  Pokey is 2 weeks out.  This is the quickest buildup I've ever done...

Hubby and I met Sister Levine and her parents for dinner.  She's a living miracle.  Her goal is to walk on her own even if it's just 3 steps on Sept 5, the one year anniversary date of when she was hit by a moving car while she was standing outside her parked car to take a picture of a double rainbow in Canberra, Australia.  She sustained massive head injury while her head hit the windshield and she was pinned under the car.  Miracously not one bone in her body was broken.  She was put on a medically induced coma as her brain swelled up.  To see her speak, laugh, smile, eat, etc. is to witness God's tender mercy and miracle.  Her parents have been by her side with unwavering faith and are examples of selfless love.  What a blessing and privilege it is for hubby and I to have served with her and hear her say that we are hers forever! :)

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 20.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 34.75Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 15.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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