| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 32.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 |
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| Mizuno Inspire 4 Jade Miles: 39.00 |
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What I learned today: 1) It's best to have children while you're young and energetic! 2) It's okay to have a piece of fudge for breakfast especially when it's carefully and thoughtfully saved by your grand-daughter from a party last week. 3) Kissing a big pink stuff dog and a big brown fluffy toy dog, no matter how soft and cuddly, is NOT the same as kissing your own momma and daddy at bed time. 4) Baby knows instantly his Nana loves him. :)
5) Baby Luke (18 mon) grunts the same way as his cousin, Baby Emi (7 mon) which reminds me of how my own babies used to grunt. 6) It's okay to take a break from running to enjoy playing, feeding, changing diapers (4 stinky ones today), reading stories, cooking, laughing, pretending, cleaning,,,I'm soooo tired...time to go to bed. Night night, don't let the bed bugs bite bite bite. G'night everyone.
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| It rained off and on today in Kingwood, TX. Lex and I built a space ship with all the toys that have wheels. When we ran out of cars, trains, trucks, etc. he used stuff animals, books, pillows, blankets, rocking chair, rocking horse...everything he can get his little hands on. Who needs a rocket scientist!?!
Jade got 100% on her reading test. She did her math homework (2 sheets of comprehensive as well as 100 additions) in record speed. She wrote her spelling words so neatly. She reminds me so much of her mommy...they both love school. Baby Luke is so cuddly! I learn that when he says NO he means YES. He can sign "drink", "more", "diaper" and copy-cat Lex. For FHE, Jade played the Christmas songs and Primary song she's been practicing for her recital. Then we sang "Rudolph the red-nose reindeer". Then we read one story from the Friends and two chapters from Book of Mormon Reader. We had Stephens hot cocoa for refreshment. Life is GOOD! I LOVE my grandchildren sooooo much!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
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HAPPY 1st day of DECEMBER!!!!
As soon as Lex got off to pre-school. I put Luke in a bike/trailer/stroller and went for a run. The sky was overcast; breezy; temp may be in the high 40's. Wore l/s and capris. Saw another runner w/ beanie, gloves, l/s and tights on. Lots of dog-walkers were wearing coats. I could have worn shorts but didn't want to alarm the locals.
The first mile felt like I was learning how to run all over again, CLUNKY! It didn't help pushing this honka donka stroller on a winding narrow cement sidewalk/trail. The stoller is also lop-sided and the handle bar is WAY too high for my hands/arms making it difficult to steer. Not complaining...SO HAPPY to be running...albeit very slow! Ran around the Greenbelt loop 3 times...staying close to the hood just in case it rains...it never did and the baby was happy the whole time! LIFE IS GOOD!
TT: 1:16:10 Splits (just for the heck of it): 11:45 (eek!), 10:23, 10:03, 10:00, 10:28, 10:24, 10:30, 10:08. ***** Found out today is the Grand Slam Registration, ONLY today gets the Early bird fee. They now make it a lottery. What's up with that? Anyhow, since I'm out of town I called hubby to have him fax it in for me. They do not have on-line registration!
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| Mizuno Inspire 4 Jade Miles: 7.25 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| Zero running today. Did 6 loads of laundry, cooked, fed the children every 3-4 hours (why are boys always hungry and at different times?), read stories morning, afternoon and night. Then there were the endless cleaning, wiping, washing, changing, playing, cuddling, singing, going up and down stairs, fixing some lame toys, deciphering what the baby wants, teaching manners, and how to treat each other kindly... Seriously I don't know how you young mothers do ALL that plus more and still find time for yourself! I really admire you, especially the single parent! Hoping for good weather and co-operative baby tomorrow! On the bright side, I am tremendously grateful for healthy and darling grandchildren who have such wonderful parents! I just read the first few pages of the Dec. Ensign. Love the story, Dad's Lesson in Love.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.25 |
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Sunny day! Yay! NO wind! Hooray Temp in the low 40's! Perfect!!! Took Lex to preschool, put Luke in the honka donda bike-trailer and off we went on the same 3 loops winding, rolling, narrow sidewalk route. Passed the same two elderly couples 3 times. Come to think of it, they're probably my peers. TT: 1:12:04 Splits (PR from Tue, I think): 11:10, 9:58, 9:42, 9:39, 9:36, 9:47, 9:45, 9:41. YES!
Off to pick up Lex then to the airport to pick up Papa!!! I miss him SOOOO MUCH! WooHoo!!! SO EXCITED!!! Am one happy Nana! LIFE IS GOOD! :)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| It's "Grandparent Treats Day" at Jade's school this morning. Gotta love the Texans' hospitality. When they found out we came from Utah; they jokingly asked us to take the COLD weather back with us! Yep, it snowed and the temp was in the low 30's. Lex thought it's Christmas! The snow never made it to the ground. People covered their outside plants, bushes with white sheets. They were heeding the weatherman's advice. Wonder what the locals were thinking as I ran in "their freezing snow". At least I didn't have the baby in the stroller, or I might have gotten a "scolding". :)
Same route plus a little extra loop. TT: 1:10:56 Splits: (sans stroller, yay! :) 9:34, 9:02, 8:40, 8:45, 8:46, 8:49, 8:37, 8:44.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 16.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.50 |
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Ran the first 2.5 miles with Jade (7). It was cold enough that we could see our breath and the 2" snow that fell yesterday was still on the lawn, tree branches and roof tops. Jade was delighted to run on crunchy snow. She told me all about amardillos, rabbits and squirrels that frequent this "livable forest" of Kingwood. She told me she got sticks for running at school, 1 stick for every 0.25 mi. Imagine my delight on hearing that so I told her about Sophia doing the same thing in Utah.
She was not prepared to run in such cold weather. She wore levis, 3/4 sleeve T and vinyl shoes. He hands and nose were red and cold. She became tired after 2 miles. I reminded her that running would make her warmer; so she kept going. I was so proud of her. Papa made her some hot cocoa while I put on some gloves and went by myself. towards Kingwood Dr. and Woodland Hills Dr.
I ran this route in the summer 18 months ago. This time the trail was wet and covered with fallen leaves and pine needles. The rising sun warmed the tree tops making the snow turned into ice pepples falling on my head. I love running along the lake, a tiny snow man was standing on one of the bridges with palm leaves as arms. Saw three runners with camelpaks on. I had to wear fuel belt last time I ran here as there's no drinking fountain; but not today. At around mile 12 my stomach started to growl. When I got home I was femished and thirsty. I ran the entire 16.5 miles without fuel or fluid. After grabbing a quick bite and showered, papa took us to McDonalds. Then we went to the Church's Nativity Display and Music Festival. It was a fun day!
Splits for comparison from 18 mons ago): Jade's: 11:55, 12:49 (stopped to examine some snow crystals), 11:11, Solo: 10:12, 9:47, 9:29, 9:19, 9:30, 9:18, 9:14, 9:06, 9:12, 9:13, 9:35, 9:21, 9:47, 9:33 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 32.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 |
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| Mizuno Inspire 4 Jade Miles: 39.00 |
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