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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
22.330.000.000.0022.33
Saucony Guide 10 (1) Miles: 22.33
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.330.000.000.008.33

Today's workout: 6 x 1 mile repeats @ 10:00 pace with 3 min. recovery between reps. with 1 mile WU & 1 mile CD

Training hasn't been going well the last week due to holidays, etc.  This morning Temp was 20F, sunny, patches of snow/ice on the road.  My daughter and I started the run together with 1 mile warm up to the MCT, having to walk during some icy slipperies.

There was still some slipperies on the MCT going east for the 1st mile rep.  Didn't know how to program the workout on my Garmin so ended up including the 3 min. recovery into the mile splits.  After 4 miles I stopped at the 1500W bathroom to use the facility and paused the watch.  So mile 5 split was the only true mile rep pace @ 10:01.  I seriously could not hold a 10:00 pace the rest of the workout to save my life. 

8.33 miles in 1:36:39.  AP: 11:36. 

Splits:  13:45 (WU, lots of walking around the slipperies), 10:35, 11:07, 10:33, 10:02, 11:10, 11:00, 13:31 (CD).  Jogged 0.33 in 4:48 to home. 

* My daughter did the same workout on MCT at different pace running back and forth around me and ended up with 9 miles. 

Saucony Guide 10 (1) Miles: 8.33
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Does skiing with my Houston grandkids and Taiwanese daughter-in-law count as workout?

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Second day skiing with my Houston grandkids and Taiwanese daughter-in-law!  SO FUN!!!!  NOT working hard at all!   So much partying, eating and very little sleeping! :)

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
14.000.000.000.0014.00

This was supposed to be a 13 miles @ 11:00 (marathon pace) with 0.5 mile WU & CD

T 34F, partly cloudy, 5mphWNW.  Very disappointed that I could not run that pace.  Legs felt heavy, well, my whole body is heavy.  May be lack of sleep and the last two days of skiing?  Well, no excuse really!!

Had to use the bathroom at mile 5.5.  On the return around mile 8.5 stopped the watch at the same restroom to refill my water bottle and forgot to retart it until about 0.25 mile later.  Thus the Garmin reflects 13.75 miles.

13.75 miles in 2:45:53.  AP: 12:04

Splits: 12:17, 11:25, 13:14, 10:57, 12:10, 12:11, 11:37, 11:24, 12:16, 11:26, 11:54, 13:13, 12:46, 12:08

 

Saucony Guide 10 (1) Miles: 14.00
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
22.330.000.000.0022.33
Saucony Guide 10 (1) Miles: 22.33
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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