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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
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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
29.7519.390.000.0049.14
Elixir 5 (charcoal) Miles: 11.00Elixir 5 (charcoal 2) Miles: 32.64Inspire 6 (green) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 18.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 18.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Ran with Karen down and up rail trail.  My breathing sure was labored on the uphill.  Legs felt fine but the lungs aren't.  What's the elevation in Pocatello?

Still desperately looking for a place to sleep Fri night in Logan for TOU on 9/16.  In the process of asking around, another friend (a girl from Arizona) needs a place to sleep too.  So now I am looking for TWO of us.  Anyone cancelling their hotel room?!!!!

Elixir 5 (charcoal) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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4.252.000.000.006.25

Met Karen and Carolyn at the bus stop (for Jr High kids) at 7:45.  It's so fun to talk with the kids in my Valiant 11 class, love them so much! :)  7th grade is tough time. 

Lori ran by us so I ran 2 fast (for me) miles with her.  Lotsa school traffic.  We need to go a different way tomorrow!

Elixir 5 (charcoal 2) Miles: 6.25
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Met Karen, Wendy and Carolyn at the bus stop again.  We ran towards the elementary school where Lori would be running from.  Crazy school traffic.  We ran west thru a neighborhood west of 300 West to bypass school traffic; then north to Bull River.  

I really like running with Lori who's a 1:30 half-marathoner.  She runs like a gazelle with long slender legs.  We need to convert her and Carolyn to marathons. 

5 miles AP: 9:02

Inspire 6 (green) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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A quick shake down run with Karen, Wendy and Carolyn.

Got some nasty pricks from pruning rose bushes.  Right patella tendon squawked when bending down.


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Travel day, no running.

Lowell, Terry and Sam met me at the packet pickup and Expo.  Got a nice duffle bag and two sack of potatoes! 

Then we drove to Lowell's house passing Terry's house.  Had a fun tour of Lowell's house, back patio adjacent to the golf course and Kelsey's playhouse and admired Susie's beautiful, exquisite prize-winning quilts. 

Then we drove to the courthouse to view the Liberty Bell and the two 5000 lbs rocks with the mounted plaques describing the bell.  Lowell is instrumental in moving the Liberty Bell, a 3 years process that finally took place this summer.  We got to ring the bell...very awesome! :)

Me, Susie, Lowell, Sam and Marilyn under the Liberty Bell

Then we went to Terry's house for a most delicious pasta dinner that Terry's wife, Marsha cooked for us.  Terry gave us a tour of his house which took a year to build and his beautiful Corvette! :)

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Race: Pocatello Marathon (26.39 Miles) 04:06:07, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.0013.390.000.0026.39

Got back to the hotel at 9:30 last night after a nice dinner at Terry's.  Got my race gear ready, took a Tylenol PM and hit the sack around 10:30.  Woke up at 4:15 before the alarm.  Had a banana, yogurt, instant oatmeal, EmergenC and gatorade.  Went down to the lobby at 5:40 to meet up with Lowell's neighbor, Bill who shuttled us (Lowell, Terry, Sam, Kristen and Amy) to the start.  The ride only took 10 min.  Lowell and I helped a guy get onto his handcyle and pushed another guy up to the start.  We made a quick trip to the pop before dropping off our bags.  Temp was in the low 40s so Lowell convinced me to put on the long sleeve race shirt, gloves and carried my inhaler and cell phone but I forgot the gu.

We started near the back of the pack by the 4:30 pace group.  Since it was a training run, I have no time goal other than to help Lowell gets his BQ time of 4:15.  Had so much fun greeting fellow runners as we ran nice and easy on a beautiful morning in gorgeous mountain scenery.  First hill came just before mile 7 on an out-n-back.  SO fun cheering those ahead of us as they're running down and encourage those behind as they're running up! :)  Since I forgot my gu, I took a twizzler at the turn around and ate a tootsie roll at mile 9.  Had to stop and wait for the pop at mile 11 (a bit overhydrated! :D)

Got to the half where a guy at the timing mat said our time was 2:02.  I never looked at my watch as it was covered by the sleeve.  Hubby was waiting and cheering near the half so we stopped to shed our l/s shirts and posted for pictures.  I also took couple puff of the inhaler.

 

 

Once we were out of the hills into Inkom, the sun was in our back and a headwind started to whip up on the straight stretch along the old highway (glad I took the inhaler).  Started to pass lots of half-marathoners and gave them cheers.

Around mile 17ish, Lowell talked to yet another girl.  I looked down at my watch for the first time and saw that our pace has drifted to the high 9s.  So I picked up the pace a tad bit and fixed my eye on Ben who has been leap frogging with us since mile 3.  Ben was carrying his own fuel/fluid so he never stopped at the aid station.  It was a good move as Ben is a big fella and I could draft off him a little bit.  We ran side by side till mile 21, the big hill where Ben slowed some.  Felt good that I kept a steady effort and did not walk any of the uphills.

I stopped at every aid station to drink and sample their offerings of candy and gu.  I turned to look for Lowell who had gotten further and further behind.  At mile 23 I asked Ben what his goal was.  He said he'd like to finish around 4:20.  I looked at my watch for the third time and realized even if we ran at a 10mm pace we could easily finish under 4:15.  So I told him to stay with me hoping Lowell would chase after us as Ben has a red shirt on.  

For the last 5K, I kept repeating in my head my mantra:  "smooth, fast, strong", and with each mile marker told my self:  "just 20 more min...10 more...only 5 more."  I kept waiting for the dreaded cramps which usually comes during the last mile but it NEVER came!!! :)  The last 0.39 mile (I didn't do the tangent well) split was 8:28!!!  Ben came in a min. after me.  After getting my medal and chocolate milk, I walked back to wait for Lowell.  He finished in 4:15:06.  YES!!! He got his BQ!!!! :) :) :)

We lined up for their famous Idaho baked potato, BBQ pork sandwitch and ice cream bars.  I didn't stay for the award ceremony as I had to head back to the hotel to shower before the 12:30 check out.  But did see Rob Murphy get his award and congratulated him!  It was a fun fun fun day and great training run!!!

Terry, Lowell, Smooth and Sam.


Elixir 5 (charcoal 2) Miles: 26.39
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Night Sleep Time: 18.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 18.00Weight: 0.00
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