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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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5 minutes dynamic flexibility exercise

2 mi warm up in 19:30

5K in 24:36 (RI 1:00, drank 7 oz water)

5K in 24:10 (RI 1:30, drank 7 oz water)

5K in 23:14 (RI 1:00, drank 7 oz water)

1.7 mi cool down in 14:03

13 mi TT: 1:48:33 (including RI)

10 min. stretch, drank 20 oz water. 

Really pushed the pace (in the high 7's to 8mm).  Concentrated on relax form.  Shoulders were a bit tight.  Not sure if I like this workout.  Glad it's done.  Off to the Post Office.  4 more days 'till I can have my chocolate! YES! :)

Side note:  I'm within a pound of my race weight...now if I can be a good girl over the weekend with two dinner dates...sigh!

Wave Rider 7 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 15:38:23 from 205.172.12.229

Killer workout! 3 5k's pushing the pace? Yikes! Way to go--and congrats on being so close to race weight!

From allie on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 16:52:40 from 129.123.249.29

way to go smooth. tough, tough workout! way to push the pace and negative split for each one.

From RAD on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 16:53:12 from 67.172.229.125

wow - simply amazing! Congrats on the weight (not that you of all people need to lose any!) and I'll eat some chocolate in your honor today :)

Had a friend (who is new to running) comment that her shoulder was bothering her when she ran. I tried to explain how to relax your shoulders and that we do it subconsciously. She simply looked at me like I was full of it! So, it makes me chuckle that even a seasoned runner like yourself still has to remind yourself to let your shoulders relax - maybe she will just have to learn the hard way :)

From allie on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 16:59:27 from 129.123.249.29

also, a question on race weight. i am currently trying to figure it out for myself. how did you determine your race weight? based on a goal? based on a previous race? does it change based on different races or time goals, or has it always been the same? in your opinion, do you think it is actually something you can "figure out" as a concrete number, or is it more abstract based on feel and current fitness? sorry, lots of questions, but any insights would be wonderful. thanks smooth.

From auntieem on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 17:53:57 from 67.182.146.94

Yeah, I'm curious too. What is race weight? And how do you figure it out. Please don't tell me I have to give up chocolate!

From Kathie on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 18:08:22 from 63.248.105.188

Great run again. I have never been even close to my goal race weight but I hope to be within 5 pounds by Boston.

From JulieC on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 19:03:58 from 207.108.176.56

3 5ks well run VP!! I think you can now take over as PREZ!!! You are amazing smooth!! Do I dare ask what Dynamic Flexibility Exercises entail? My my you get some stuff done in a day!!

From Kelli on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 20:08:21 from 71.219.89.82

I am feeling the same, BUT I know that I can not be a good girl and I do not plan on it. I will pay for it next week (and maybe the week after) but you only live once! I AM SO BAD!

From Toby on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 22:03:32 from 216.194.124.36

You were smokin' today Smooth! Way to go!

From Smooth on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 22:59:52 from 174.23.239.148

April ~ The last 5K always gets me in a marathon...I cramp up bad or bonk big time. I'd love to be able to do the "Kenyan drop" at the finish...pushing the pace. :)

Rachel ~ My shoulders get higher and higher when I tried to quicken the strides, very bad form! :)

Yes, eat extra chocolate for me, will ya?

allie & auntieem ~ I'm not sure if there's such thing as *ideal* race weight. I asked Rhett that same question last year and have done some research to see if there's any scientific formula to figure one's race weight.

Dr. Sheehan and Stillman give this height/weight ratio for an inactive man and woman as follow: Man - 110 lbs for first 5 ft in height and 5.5 lbs for every inch thereafter. Woman - 100 lbs for first 5 ft in height and 5 lbs for every inch above this. Stillman proposes a 10% lighter than the inactive man/woman for long distance competitive athletes.

For example: Gret Waitz at 5'6.5" weighing 110 lbs is 17% below norm. Ingrid Kristiansen (2:21:06 marathoner) at 5'6.5" weighing 128 lbs is only 4% below.

Some coaches (e.g.Jack Daniel) has a race predictor where you can plug in your age and weights. Here's another example:

www.sportscoach.netmx.co.uk/index.php?module=htklpages&func=display&pid=28

I just think there's no hard science when it comes to figuring one's race weight. I cannot drop much below 98 lbs or I'd feel a drop in energy and my performance suffers. The body somehow knows when it starts to loose muscle or bone mass. So to answer your question, I base my race weight on previous races. I took a body conditioning class in college and had my body fat ratio measured. I was at my leanest then but my weight was 5 lbs more than my current weight.

Kathie ~ There's no question that 5 lbs lighter will result in faster running. There's also the law of diminished return.

Julie ~ The dynamic flexibility exercise is just a fancy term from Matt Fitzgerald's book, Brain Training. 8 exercises: tilt walk, zombies, trunk rotation, lunge walk, lateral lunge, forward leg swing, lateral leg swing, heel lifts.

Kelli ~ You're NOT bad! You're so right about we only live once. And for you, my dear, your birthday only comes around once a year. We all need to indulge on our birthdays. However, weekends are always a toughie for me b/c of all the social dinners hubby has us going to and I have no self control when it comes to GOOD food.

Toby ~ THANKS!

From Kelli on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 23:11:26 from 71.219.89.82

So, basically I am FINALLY at the perfect weight for being inactive. GREAT!!! Now all I need to do is become a couch potato!

From vinh on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 07:01:06 from 75.77.22.187

Killer workout Smooth! I need to try this sometime.

From AmberG on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 13:00:05 from 64.255.88.27

Smooth-

What an AMAZING workout! 3 5k's? Wowsers. I think 5k's are tougher than marathons! Great job and amazing pace.

Thanks for the info on racing weight. I am also interested in that subject lately. . . . and you are almost to your race weight, wahoo!!!! I have some work to do, but it's so nice to be within range!

Monday, monday, monday, a day of some well deserved chocolate for our lovely Smooth!!! :) I hope you enjoy!

From allie on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 14:55:32 from 161.38.221.168

thanks so much for the information, smooth. very helpful!

From JulieC on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 17:22:33 from 207.224.200.130

I don't get this. I am 5 ft 4 inches so I should be 120 lbs (I am 122) right? What I don't get is how many of you weigh in the low 100s!! If I weighed that I would look anorexic. I am not even big boned. I can wrap my hand around my wrist with excess. So technically I should be on the low end. Thank heavens I lost 20 over 20 months ago. It really has helped me to now get injured and to be faster. So I wonder if I were even less would I run even faster. For example, Lindsey Dunkley is well over 5 ft 6 inches and is STICK thin and off the charts speedy. Its just so odd how someone at 140 could look skinny and another person could look chubby. All this talk about weight is making me hungry : D.

From Smooth on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 18:16:38 from 174.23.239.148

Kelli ~ I think when Stillman said "inactive", he meant those who aren't "actively" pursuing a PB. Most runners or middle of the packers fit in that category.

Amber ~ I do NOT like to race 5Ks. They hurt worse than marathons.

allie ~ I'm not sure if any of that helps at all. I think you know more on the subject or race weight than me. It makes an interesting discussion anyway.

Julie ~ I totally agree with you about how two persons weighing the same w/ same height can look very different. Bone structure and muscle mass has alot to do with it. I think we should think of race weight much like we look at training pace. There is a range within which one can work with. Numbers are just there for ballpark figure so to speak. We can expect to be faster by loosing some fat weight. But the law of diminished return applies when we start to loose muscle weight. I am barely 4'11" so I should weigh less than 100 lbs. I also have small bones. When I was the leanest in college I weighed 105 lbs. I weighed 99 when I ran my PB at Boston almost 2 years ago. I weighed 102 when I ran my second fastest marathon in SG'09. Plus, I think we need to put in the age factor. Anyhow, there really is no set way or hard science to determine race weight across the board.

From Kelli on Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 19:53:29 from 71.219.89.82

Well, Julie, if it is any consolation, i am not in the low 100's!!! AND NEVER WILL BE! I have seen you before and you are tiny!

Weight is relative, i happen to have a certain part of my body that i know makes my weight a little higher than most (darn things!!!) And I like to think that I have good muscles which also accounts for some of it, and then the rest is just JELLY!!! But, you are right, I hear people say they weigh the same as me or more, and they are way skinnier. Sometimes that scale is just not nice and we should ignore it!

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