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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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Took the car to Costco at 10am to have a the lugs tightened on the new tires we purchased before starting our 7-8 hours drive to Vegas.  Had early lunch of two baked potatoes and a chicken wrap from Wendy's in Price. 

I wanted to take hubby to Mikano, a great Japanese buffet in North Vegas for an early dinner.  We drove around N. Vegas and found the place at 4pm (3pm NV time so had an hour before the buffet closes and reopens for dinner).  Ate way too much yummy sushi; hopefully early enough that Id be fine by morning.

Got to the hotel and expo at 5:30 NV time.  The race shirt (m-xs) was HUGE!!!  I asked for a women xs but the volunteer said they were unisex shirts.  Grrrr!!!  Not that I need another race shirt...but it'd be nice to have a shirt that fits with the amount of money I spent in race fees. 

I didn't see anyone I know.  This is a small race but has runners from all over the country: CA, UT, AZ, CO, FL, NY, NJ, VA, NE, KS, WI, TX, DE, OH, OR, IN, AL, IL, TN, MN, LA, PA, and Canada. 

Felt so not ready for the race.  Went thru the motion of putting the bib and chip on shirt and shoe.  Watched TV, read Hunger Games, texted with Teena to try to relax but lower backs were tired from sitting in the car for over 7 hours.   Sleep came in broken 2 hrs segments, too bad I didn't pack a Tylenol PM. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Toby on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 18:26:31 from 199.101.229.254

Can't wait to read the race report! GO SMOOTH GO!!!!

From Steam8 on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 19:30:02 from 166.70.55.77

I'm waiting to read the report too!!!!

From Nancy on Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 20:45:38 from 76.23.21.118

I hope you did great in the race. I'm sure you did.

From RAD on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 00:47:52 from 98.202.23.178

oooh, just a teaser! C'mon, get to the good stuff!

From Smooth on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 01:36:43 from 75.162.95.99

Hey Toby, Amy, Nancy and Rachel ~ I had to post the report in between errands and stuffs. It is now posted. Sorry for the wait! :) You girls are the BEST!!!

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