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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
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
3.500.003.000.006.50

Had a JulieC-TM-accident moment resulting with 4 quarter size owies on my knees.  Thankfully my daughter-in-law Marianne was ellipticalling next to me and stopped the moving menacing TM in time before further damage was done. :)  When we got back on our machines, Emi who was watching "Jungle Book 2" in the room and saw the whole incident said:  "Be careful mama and nana!"  :) :) :)  

Hubby and the boys went skiing today.  We had the family and cousins over to our house for a nice Chinese dinner tonight.  After dinner, Jeff and Jenn gave me and hubby a present...two baby bibs that says *I love grandma* *I love grandpa*....so HAPPY they are expecting their first baby, our 7th grandbaby, on Aug 14.  WAHOOOO!!!! :) :) :) :) 

Elixir (ski Patrol) Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Teena Marie on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 22:53:52 from 174.27.210.108

Are you okay???

If it makes you feel any better Fritz had a treadmill accident and the following day won the Ogden Marathon. I wouldn't be surprised if some supernatural running powers were bestowed upon you during the fall. Oh wait ... you already have those! :)

Love you!

From Smooth on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 23:05:49 from 75.162.95.99

My right arm is very sore, must've pulled a muscle and the knees got burned pretty bad...that and a bruised ego...pretty stupid and embarrassing! :) Definitely not Fritz's caliber enough to have super power bestowed...haha!

LOVE you too! :)

From RAD on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 17:48:16 from 98.202.23.178

YAY! Congrats on baby #7!!!! How exciting for all of you. August will be a horribly hot finish to a pregnancy, but anything for those cuties!!

Sorry about the accident, I'm glad you had someone there to stop the darn machine! I hope you are feeling better today and that you are taking a day off to recover.

From fly on the Wall on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 18:17:43 from 204.113.19.47

Yikes! Be careful on that contraption.

What was yesterday's ski report from your hubby and boys? I went with my kids on Sunday (it was my son's friend's birthday celebration at Solitude). It was the worst snow conditions I've ever seen in Utah. It was so bad I had to laugh to avoid crying. We were skiing on thin ice and those were the conditions on the groomed runs. No way you could ski anywhere but the groomers.

From allie on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 18:42:54 from 97.75.177.42

sorry about the spill. i hope you are okay.

congrats on the grandbaby!

From Nancy on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 20:58:58 from 76.23.21.118

Sorry about the accident. Congratulations on the next grandchild. Grandkids are so much fun.

From Smooth on Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 23:23:35 from 75.162.95.99

Fly ~ Hubby said it snowed the whole time. Solitude got some needed snow yesterday. It was better than last week for sure. I am very picky about my snow. I will not ski on over-groomed cruddy snow, ice or wet wet powder! :)

Rachel ~ It was a dumb accident. I had got off the TM to turn on the ceiling fan. The wall switch was around the corner. The room was dark and I squeezed in between the TM and elliptical all the while looking at Marianne to make sure she was fine with the ceiling fan on right above her head. I stepped on the moving TM from the side without realizing that it was running. It was quite scary when I fell hitting my chin and knees and could not get up to stop the darn thing. Had the TM not been boxed in (walls on one side and back end, and the other side sits the moving elliptical) I could've gotten off.

From timp on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:38:26 from 144.188.24.32

congrats on the soon-to-be grandchild, Smooth!

From Bec on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 15:22:28 from 68.206.133.141

I hope you're ok after your TM accident.

This entry is just so sweet. Jeff and Jen are expecting? That is such great news! And Emi just sounds adorable.

From timp on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 15:24:59 from 144.188.24.32

careful on that TM!

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 20:28:15 from 75.162.95.99

Tim ~ thanks! Running is a contact sport! Who knew. :)

Bec ~ yep, Jeff and Jenn are expecting. This is the year of the dragon...good year for baby...how's about you and David? Hehe! :)

From Tom Slick on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 20:33:49 from 69.171.160.89

So girly girl, whats the plan? Are you running the SG 1/2? Just take an aleve and burn up the road!

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 20:54:55 from 75.162.95.99

coach ~ I am going to run the SG Half for fun and get in one of the runner series races done! I am not a fan of NSAIDs though if the pain is bad I will take an ibuprofen! Thanks for checking in on me!

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