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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
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Sacony Guide ISO (2) Lifetime Miles: 225.26
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Saucony Guide 10 (2020) Lifetime Miles: 60.91
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Marianne's parents came at 8:30ish to drive her, Emi and Devin to Oregon.  I hate goodbyes!!! :(  Missing them terribly already! :(  Am glad they get to spend some time with their other grandparents. :) :)

Went out for solo run after they left.   Ran into Wendy and Carolyn as they were finishing their run.  It's a much warmer morning than yesterday.  Knees and upper arms sore.  Picked up the pace for couple miles.  I don't think I'll be able to run 8:45 AP for 13.1 on Sat.  Stink! :)

Owies on knees still oozing... got stuck to the running tights...ouch.  Going to wear shorts today to let'em dry and scab over!  It burns bad when exposed to air/water and when bending/straightening knees.  But I'll live!!!  :)



Elixir 5 (charcoal) Miles: 7.75
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kim on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 18:02:16 from 67.199.179.59

Ohhhh....I'm so sorry about the knees! I had to go back and find out what happened! That is pretty scary...TMs can be very dangerous...I'm glad it wasn't worse. There is a little girl in my primary who came to church a few weeks ago very hurt from a TM...face, chest arms...I hope all the TM accidents are over now. Good luck with the healing! And it sounds like you are doing SG 1/2. I hope to see you there! I am helping Walter out with the pacing. I will be pacing the 2:10 crew.

From Andrea on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 18:11:47 from 72.37.171.52

Ouch that looks so painful! Hope it gets to feeling better...especially by the race on Saturday!

From Tom Slick on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 18:25:21 from 69.171.160.222

Yowzza, those strawberries on your knees look sooooo painful.. Take an vit E cap and spread the oil on them. It will keep them mositurized and supple. Try it!

From Chad on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 20:17:17 from 71.199.13.143

Ouch

From DaleG on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 00:33:33 from 152.216.3.5

Dang, Smoothie, that looks painful.

Amy and I were planning on coming down to St. George this weekend to spectate and cheer all of you on, but we decided we have had enough long road trips for a while, so I cancelled the reservations. We'll stay home and wait for the race reports.

From glidergirl on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:21:23 from 67.2.139.16

OH MY GOSH!!! Those battle wounds are awful!!! Ouchie ouchie. Way to get out and run anyway. :) So sorry you have owies AND you had to say goodbye to your grandkids. :( Oh, congrats on the announcement of your upcoming grandchild!

From Rhett on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:23:10 from 170.215.58.122

Yikes, You didn't make it sound like the TM accident was anything big. Once again you proved that you are one tough lady.

Good luck in st. George this weekend and have a blast!

From Markir on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:33:35 from 67.186.208.113

ouch! That looks awful. I hope you heal quickly. I would be sitting in a chair crying.

From RAD on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 15:11:33 from 98.202.23.178

Holy Moly Smooth! Those knees look painful! I can't believe you are still running on them :( how crazy. You're right that it could be worse...you could be walking the 5K with me! Not that I'm bad company :) but, that if you HAD to be walking the 5K...yeah, it could be worse. I can't wait to see you this weekend! I think the 8:45 AP is still doable...totally, you are too tough not to try! :)

Kim, you are the 2:10 pacer?!? I may have to set you up with my uncle! He is running his first half, and I think he could probably push himself closer to a 2:00, but since this is his first I was going to suggest he start with the 2:10 pacer and then push after mile 7 if he was feeling good. Nice to know that the pacer is someone I can get an IN with since I won't be able to keep track of him! :)

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 16:17:10 from 75.162.95.99

Kim ~ The TM accident was preventable if I wasn't so absent minded. My daughter-in-law was ellipticalling next to me while my 2 yo granddaughter was watching movie in the same room. The movie was loud, the room was dark and getting warm. I jumped off the TM to turn on the ceiling fan without stopping the TM first. After checking on the baby monitor I turned to look at my daughter-in-law with the ceiling fan right above her head and asked if it bothered her while I squeezed in between the elliptical to get on the TM without realizing it was going at 6.5mph. Next TM I get is going to be one with a sensor so it automatically stops when no one is on it.

I'm so excited you're gonna pace the 2:10. My friend, Carolyn, was going to follow the 2:15. She ran 2:07 Spanish Fork last year but hasn't run more than 11 miles since. I'm going to convince her to follow your group. I know she can do it especially with your encouragement and pacing expertise. Looking forward to seeing you. :)

Andrea ~ thanks for the well wishes. I hope the owies don't get infected.

Slick ~ thanks for the tips. I'll have to look for some Vit. E cap.

Dale ~ I'm sad you and Amy won't be going down to SG. Am HAPPY you're back in running though. Keep up the good work. :)

Brooke ~ thanks! I had to go run off the *sadness* of saying goodbye to my grandkids. I'm excited for the new little one in Aug. She/he will be the only grandbaby living in Utah. So that will be nice! :)

Rhett ~ Me TOUGH? NO!!! DUMB!! YES!

Thanks for the kind words. I'll have fun at SG no matter what! :)

Kirsten ~ I hope so too! :)

RAD ~ I kept thinking if RAD could run/walk/scoot on broken foot...I can surely run on skinned knees, right? :)

My fitness level has gone to pot lately so I'm not confident that I can run 8:45 AP. I will just enjoy the run and not worry about time. :) I seem to always come in 4th in my AG at SG Half...so this year, I'll finally break the trend and come in 5th or 6th or 7th of 10th... Hehehe! :)

From Kim on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 18:27:28 from 67.199.179.59

Hopefully I will see Uncle and Carolyn! I'll do my best for them!

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