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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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The sky was blue.  The road was damp.  The temp was a balmy 35.  Smooth attended meetings after meetings, used up a whole box of Kleenex, drank a gallon of water, did not run a single step.   Tomorrow will be a better day!

 

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Comments
From Teena on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 23:13:18

Oh SmoothieQ ...

Please get feeling better really soon. Do we need to put a panic button in the little girls' room for you? We can NOT have a repeat of last year. Take care of yourself. PLEASE!! Or ... maybe I should come down and take care of you! LLL

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 23:17:42

O Sweetpea Teena!!!

No worries. I'm not gonna have a repeat of last year. I've been drinking. You have enough little people to take care of at your house. But, I'd LOVE to have you do Painter's with me, you can "take care" of me then. LLL LLL LLL

From marion on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 23:21:37

REST!!! I Am sorry you are not feeling well. It must be bad to skip the run :(

Keep on those fluids. I finally bought Emergen-C. I don't know if it is helping, but I am getting better and for sure NOT worse ;) Hang tough!

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 23:31:50

Marion,

Not running on a perfect day like today really KILLS. But I guess it's better to rest. Yes, I'm taking extra dose of Emergen-C.

I haven't found any pink l/s shirt yet. All my l/s shirts are from races, lotsa black, one orange, couple of whites, one green. I used to have a dark red Ogden one, but gave it to my son. I'll keep looking.

From Marion on Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 00:37:25

The temp trend looks like it is going up. I may get a red short sleeve to go under my long sleeve pink. It has been around 30 at 9am in StG. We may have to go shopping Friday night ;D Whoo Hoo!!!

Take ever so good care of yourself! Rest is important even on the most perfect day. I dunno how everywhere else was so warm. The little pocket in Salem must have been some sort of weather anomaly. It was SO cold. I have never been covered in frost and ice before. I looked like a Mt Everest climber. The temp at the hospital was 15 degrees and it was significantly warmer there than down lower in the fields where I was running. All of my frost was melted by the time I got all the way home :( I really wanted to show David how cool I looked.

From rhett on Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 12:53:25

Sounds like all guys up there in Utah have colds. You need to quit sharing your germs with each other. Smooth, I hope you get better soon.

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