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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
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Saucony Guide 10 (2020) Lifetime Miles: 60.91
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.200.000.000.005.20

Temp was cool, sunny, still a little hazy/dusty from yesterdays' wicked wind storm.  My Red Maple tree in the front yard was blown over, snapped off.  The wind caused an "arching" effect on the electric wire/telephone pole that caused a small fire across the street.  It was scary; but the fire was put out quickly.

Got brand new shoes on eBay for $34.  Tried them out for an easy run with Teena and Kelli after the temple on South Jordan River Parkway.  These shoes (Nexus) feel a little lighter than the Inspire.  Think they will do fine.   * Does anyone know how to "retire" the old shoes from the Shoe Manager?*

It was a nice short run, not paying attention to pace.  Have I ever mentioned I love "friendship run"?  Life is just too short/busy and time with friends are so so so precious.  I'll post the splits just for the heck of it.  TT: 49:35.  Splits: 9:38, 9:19, 9:34, 9:42, 9:33, 9:24.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!  We're running at the Lehi JRP tomorrow.  Come join us at 6am.

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From JohnnyV on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:01:00 from 204.124.13.151

Sounds like a nice run. Have fun on your run tomorrow.

From Andy on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:03:25 from 199.190.170.28

Click on the "Shoe Manager" on the left. Click on the Active box to un-select the shoe the click on the Update Shoe button next to the shoe.

Great run today.

From Smooth on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:13:08 from 71.36.83.20

Andy,

I clicked a combination of those and kept getting the error message: "Cannot delete shoes with existing entries, delete those first." I don't get it.

From Andy on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:15:14 from 199.190.170.28

Don't delete the shoe. Just click on the check box next to the shoe then click on "Update Shoe". It will still be in the shoe manager but will not shoe up on your blog.

From Smooth on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:19:14 from 71.36.83.20

OK, I tried that. All the shoes had a "check" boxes next to them. So I clicked them to "uncheck" them except for the one shoes that I want off. Then I click "update shoe" for that one and it still didn't work.

From Bec on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:21:20 from 67.177.35.60

Great run Smooth. I hope you enjoy your day! New shoes are the greatest, especially when they are $35! Great find!

From RivertonPaul on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:21:39 from 67.42.27.114

Sorry to hear about the tree.

From Andy on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:22:36 from 199.190.170.28

The shoe that you want off should not have a check in the check box. Uncheck that shoe then hit update shoe for that shoe (with out the check in the check box).

From Smooth on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:27:29 from 71.36.83.20

Andy, IT WORKS!!!! You're a genius!!! Thanks for explaining it to me in plain English! THANKS!!!

From DonGardinero on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:29:25 from 75.162.162.184

Smoothie, I'm glad you had fun today. I hope you have a great run tomorrow morning....I'm sure you will.

From Rhett on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 15:30:02 from 74.36.34.147

Sounds like a great day for a run. Thanks from me too Andy, I've been wondering how to do that for a while.

From Jon A on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 16:21:23 from 67.214.249.195

Good run Smooth. I'm looking forward to the group run tomorrow. Yeah!

From leslie peterson on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 16:36:46 from 76.23.61.78

I bet that was a fun run with Kelli and Teena, you guys also enjoy your group run tomorrow. I think I will be in the mountains, if the weather cooperates.

From Kelli on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 16:36:54 from 71.219.94.65

We had a good time, huh??? THANKS for letting me crash the Teena and Smooth party!!!

See you bright and early in the morning! How far are you going? Just wondering if I should bring my iPod for company after you leave me!!!

From Smooth on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 16:43:30 from 71.36.83.20

Leslie,

Miss you so much. Have fun in the mountains. Is it supposed to rain? Hey, we're water-proof-dye-in-the-blue-nut'n-gonna-stop-us-crazy-runnin'-chicks, remember?

Kelli,

It's ALWAYS a good time spending with you.

THANKS for letting ME crash the Teena and Kelli party!

I'm thinking 18 max. You can bring your ipod and it doesn't bother me if you wear it while I chatter away either.

From Kathie on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 17:26:19 from 207.155.176.10

It is funny how what works for one runner doesn't work for another. I wore the Nexus last year and didn't enjoy them at all but my son loves them too. Nice job finding them for such a great deal!

From Kelli on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 18:31:49 from 71.219.94.65

I was thinking 18 max as well, we will just see how far we get.

I only need an iPod when I am alone to try to distract me from the fact that I am running. So, if we stick together, I can leave the darn thing at home.

From crockett on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 18:49:27 from 71.36.80.111

Looks like rain tomorrow morning. Still going to do JRP? With rain I stay off the dirt, so I would be likely to run on the JRP coming up from Saratoga Springs.

From Mike Warren on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 19:57:00 from 208.117.124.133

Awesome run! Enjoy your weekend.

From Maurine/Tarzan on Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 10:13:32 from 97.117.63.224

Hope your run is going well this morning. It looks nice outside right now.

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