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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
30.5014.500.000.0045.00
Altra Miles: 14.50Inspire 10 Miles: 8.00Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 22.50
Night Sleep Time: 10.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 0.00
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PD clinic lab day, so no running.  Hubby's RLS has gotten worse.  Finally got a prescription which takes 3 weeks to get up to therapeutic dose (taper up) so hopefully it works and he can get some sleep.  Sleep deprivation is a terrible thing!

Had one of the finest bestest FHE with the Estes family.  We just love each of them so much...such a wonderful family filled with love, kindness, Christlike qualities.  :)

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
4.004.500.000.008.50

27F sunny blue sky, calm.  Ran with Karen, Leslie and Wendy east to top of Dry Creek on MCT then west to 1500W rest room to get a drink.

I voted! Hubby and I walked to Eagle Crest to vote, a nearly 2 miles round trip.  

Altra Miles: 8.50
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
4.004.000.000.008.00

Another beautiful morning!  Karen's wake up alarm text: "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, would you be mine, would you be mine...." yep, she was sesame street Mr. Rogers reincarnate....how can we resist!  So, the four of us ran pretty much the same route as yesterday, except we ran Wendy home for her 5 miles, then ran Leslie and Karen home for their 6 miles and I ran for couple more to make 8. TT: 1:15:46.  AP: 9:28.  Felt like I could've run forever.  I treasure and savor our daily runs.  I need it, I crave it.  It is my therapy.  I have the best running friends in the world! :)

So, yesterday the PD nurse called us to report on hubby's lab results.  His creatinine is 14 (normal is 1.0-1.3).  That means the PD we are doing (it's been a month since we switched from HD to PD) is not effective in getting rid of the toxins.  This is discouraging news for us.  His RLS is getting worse, it's going on day and night, so he is not able to sleep.  We did get a prescription which requires three weeks of taper up.  We hope that this will help ease the severity of RLS. 

Inspire 10 Miles: 8.00
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
2.004.000.000.006.00

6 solo miles on MCT in 56:34. AP: 9:25.  Sunny blue sky, 30F, calm.  I watched the Altra running form video last night (since not much sleeping anyway) and tried to focus on those pointers on my run (easier to do when running solo).  Really felt good to be running with forward pull of chest and abd, drive elbows back with compact arms, quick cadence and land on bended knees.  Feet with spread toes really feel great and responsive in the Altra Torin.

So grateful to be able to go to the temple with some friends whom I've known for 34 years; and lunch afterwards to catch up on each other's lives!   

Altra 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
15.002.000.000.0017.00

Beautiful sunrise, crisp cool morning for a long run with Karen, Leslie and Wendy.  We ran up on Suncrest then east to Alpine.  Drank and gu'ed at the everflowing fountain then head south.  Leslie and Wendy turned west on the Highland city trail for home to get their 12 miles.  Karen and I continued south then east onto Highland Glen Park and MCT.  We turned back at around mile 10 and head west on MCT to Mitchell Hollow, Dry Creek to home.  My uphill miles were really slow; but finished strong with the last two being the fastest.  

Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 17.00
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
5.500.000.000.005.50

Easy conversational run with Karen.  It was good to have her shoulder to cry on.  Weather has been so nice lately!  

Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 5.50
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
30.5014.500.000.0045.00
Altra Miles: 14.50Inspire 10 Miles: 8.00Inspire 10 (UK) Miles: 22.50
Night Sleep Time: 10.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 0.00
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