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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
Altra Torin (sz 7) Lifetime Miles: 44.49
Saucony Guide 10 (2020) Lifetime Miles: 60.91
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
31.507.100.003.5042.10
Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 11.00Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 16.60Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 27.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.50Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.507.00

7 mi w/ 8x100m strides.  TT: 1:00:37  AP: 8:39.  Felt good about the strides.  

6 circuits Pfitz CSE.

Foam rolled the quads.

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

4 recovery in 36:59  AP: 914.  Definitely needed the recovery.  Soooo tired!

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.001.000.003.008.00

8 mi w/ 3 x mile repeats @ 5K pace jog 0.5-1.0 mi recovery.

2 warm up mi 10:36, 9:33.  Lightning and thunder approaching.

1st interval @ 8:08, more like LT pace.  Totally drenched by a heavy rain/hail storm.

RI 1 mi @ 9:16.  Tried to dodge floated storm drains.  The rain is blinding.

2nd interval @ 7:32.  Running like a mad woman w/ stinging eyes.  So FUN!

RI  0.5 mi in 4:52 (9:10).  Going east away from the rain clouds.

3rd interval @ 7:28.  Really pushed the pace.  Felt hard and forced.

RI 0.5 mi in 4:17 (8:59).  Soggy feet.

1 mi cool down in 8:40.  Hurried home to get out of the wet shoes.

TT: 1:10:48   AP: 8:25

Stretch.  Foam roll.  OUCH!

Yoga.  Epson salt soak.  Aaaah!!!  :)

Night Sleep Time: 2.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 2.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

5.5 EZ recovery with Wendy & Carolyn.  AP: 9:34.  Got to get more sleep!

Beautiful sunny cool Fall day!  Haven't seen my hawks the last few days!

 

Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 3.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 3.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

6.5 EZ, AP: 9:29  Perfect weather.  I think my hawks flew south to winter over in St. George.  I will have to look for them next weekend.  :)

6 circuits CSE.  Foam rolled the quads before and after.  Definitely still some tight knots there. 

Have a GREAT weekend everyone!!!  Looking forward to tomorrow's run!!! :)

Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.006.100.000.0011.10

FUN FUN FUN RUN w/ the chumps on Porter Rockwell Trail.  Gotta love PR trail.  I seem to run that trail every Sat. before a marathon.  It was fun to see everyone (Teena, RivertonPaul, Allie, Stephanie, Kathie, Kimmy, Maynard, RAD, Huans32, TomSlick, RunningUtes) there and got to meet Vinh in person.  Then we went to Eienstein Bagels for breakfast afterwards.  Everyone was in good spirit and excited for SGM next week!

THANKS RP for hanging w/ us the first mile!  I will try real hard to heed your advice.  Can't wait to see you PR next Sat.!  THANK YOU Kathie, Kimmy & Maynard for keeping me company.  We beat the sun and was FREEZING afterwards.  :)

Splits for future reference...didn't start Garmin until mile 2:  9:40, 9:29, 9:38, 9:24, 9:02, 8:45, 8:42, 8:39, 8:48, 8:44.  AP: 9:05.  


Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 11.10
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
31.507.100.003.5042.10
Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 11.00Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 16.60Inspire 5 (2) Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 27.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 27.50Weight: 0.00
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