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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
45.800.000.000.0045.80
Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 28.80Inspire 10 (mum's Day) Miles: 14.00Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

61F With Wendy on MCT 810E > dry creek tunnel > 610 E.  AP: 10:38
 

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 4.00
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
7.000.000.000.007.00

63F 100% humidity light rain.  Ran with Leslie and Wendy to Mitch Hollow home via 610E and Perry Homes.   AP: 10:14.  Had no lung power going uphill.

Inspire 10 (mum's Day) Miles: 7.00
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
3.000.000.000.003.00

Had a rough night of 3 hrs sleep.  Raining windy dreary day.  All my running buddies are staying in.  Finally got on the dreadmill and nearly abandoned the thing and barely eeked out 3 pathetic miles.  Did some foam roll and stretch.  Better day tomorrow!
 

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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

54F sunny light breeze.  Met Leslie in front of her house and we ran up on MCT via Center to Rail trail junction, turned down on 600E.  It was a lot of work and hard breathing to run in the 9s.  AP:  9:51 (10:56, 9:44, 9:14, 10:19, 9:35, 9:29, 9:12)

Clinic visit with doc. was good.  Dr. Cline changed hubby's night time PD Rx to 4 cycles of longer dwelling time and total of 9,000ml.  He's been gaining weight (fluids) and his b/p increasing.  His PD Rx was changed to all "greens" (2.5% dextrose) to pull more fluids last month with no success.  Hopefully with longer dwell times it will help him pull more fluids.

After we got back, I went to fix Joyce lunch, then got her up and dressed for a walk around the block and we sat and visited in the back yard for 45 min. and picked corn and raspberry.  It was such a delight.  She's always saying thank you to me!  :)  She'll be 88 in Nov.  My mother-in-law is exactly one year older than her!  My mil is the most amazing and healthy woman I've ever known! :) 

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 6.25
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
7.000.000.000.007.00

54F, sunny calm.  Gave Joyce her morning meds then headed out solo on MCT via 810E to dry creek tunnel turned west to 1500W bathroom, turned home via Center.  AP: 9:41 (10:22, 9:48, 9:33, 9:31, 9:33, 9:30, 9:21)  Lots of walkers, cyclists and runners out this beautiful morning.  Immediately after the run, went to fix Joyce breakfast and gave her the other morning meds.

Registered for Boston.  Hope I get in.  Hope hubby will be well enough to fly/travel by next April.

Inspire 10 (mum's Day) Miles: 7.00
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
18.550.000.000.0018.55

43F sunny clear blue sky calm.  (Wish I was running TOU today, I love that race.)  Wore l/s top, capris, headband and sunglasses.  First 8 miles with Stephanie and Leslie down 3rd west to State St to access Rail Trail then up to MCT.  Stopped at 1600W bathroom to drink and blow nose.  I did not walk the entire uphill, albeit slow.  Steph and Leslie stayed with me up rail trail but once on MCT Leslie took off and my lungs just couldn't keep up.  It felt like my entire airway was filled with cotton.  Did a lot of spitting and luckily no asthmatic cough.  When we reached bottom of Dry Creek they turned back to head home as they only needed 10 since they're running Huntsville Half next Sat.  Mile 1-8: 9:55, 9:00 (downhill), 9:26, 9:48, 10:18, 10:34, 9:42, 9:39

Continued up Dry Creek, drank at the fountains at the top.  Stopped at Mitch Hollow to drink and used the bathroom (mile 9.4) Felt pretty good, decided to take Gu at the next fountain (mile 10.3).  I was planning to run 16 but the weather felt great so decided to keep going to Lone Peak HS trail head bathroom to drink and blow nose (mile 12).  Decided to take the trail towards Art Dye Park for another 0.5 mile then turned back to add on another mile.  Drank along the trail fountains and at mile 14.75 fountain I took a little longer to stop to visit with another runner there.  He's about my age and also training for SG.  Turned out he served a mission in Taiwan same years as my hubby.  I still have 4+ miles to go and with this longer stop, I decided to skip the stop at Mitch Hollow and made it to the next fountain at the top of Dry Creek.  My stomach started to gurgle and legs got heavy...running low on energy.  I only had the one Hammer Gel at mile 10+.  I know I'll be hitting the wall about the time I climbed out of Dry Creek.

I had to walk portion of the uphill where a shirtless teenage boy ran past me...such a show off.  Took the last stop drink at 810E fountain.  Tried to muster the last ounce of energy to push home.  As soon as I arrived home, hubby was outside with ladder and trimmer.  He had me steady the ladder while he trimmed the bushes at the roof-line.  Then I helped him gather the branches and trimmings.  Mile 9-18+: 10:40 (up Dry Creek east side), 10:17, 9:51, 10:08, 10:08, 10:31, 9:55, 9:50, 10:57 (up Dry Creek west side), 10:16, 10:18. 

18.5 miles AP: 10:04 with 9 pit stops.  This run is indicative that I am not in BQ shape for SGM.  I'll taper for the next two weeks and do my best come race morning. 

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 18.55
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
45.800.000.000.0045.80
Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 28.80Inspire 10 (mum's Day) Miles: 14.00Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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