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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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Pfitzinger's lab report, returning to running after a stress fracture, states:  "Before you can run you must be able to walk briskly without pain.  During walking, your body absorbs forces of about 2 times your body weight.  This is a stepping stone for determining when the injured bone will be able to handle the greater impact forces of running.  When you can walk briskly for an hour without pain, you should be able to try a small dose of running.  The impact forces of running, however, are over twice as great as for walking, so the only way to know whether your body is ready to handle running is to run. "

There is still tenderness on the foot when I squeeze it firmly...but no localized pain.  I really want to begin walking this week.  Yesterday was a washout due to helping with Elder Caldwell's funeral.  So with two rest days, the mind is more than ready.  Let's hope the foot is too! :)

* Did the following with Darco shoe.

30 min recumbent bike (Performance L2, biceps & triceps with resistant bands)

60 min elliptical (R1, 15% incline, 70 rpm)

* Stretched, put some laundry in the dryer, checked on defrosting of the freezer.  Changed to running shoes (Elixir 6). 

64 min treadmill walking, 2 miles at 5% incline, 2 miles at 6% incline, (AP: 16:11).  Foot felt fine.  Calves definitely felt the "uphill".  Did calf raises on the edge of the treadmill deck after every mile. 

Myrtle

2 circuits of CSE

Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kelli on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 14:16:51 from 67.172.235.55

FOOT FELT FINE---I like!!!

From RAD on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 14:34:20 from 98.202.23.178

YAY!!!! No walking pain!!! Keep that TM incline up when you start running. It will help the cardio and the legs with running and help your foot ease back into the impact. Plus, then you'll be ready to kick butt on the 'small' PC hills :)

From Bec on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 15:05:51 from 68.206.133.141

Just great news I am reading from your blog. Glad to see that you are doing better. :) Keep that incline fierce.

From Toby on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 19:11:55 from 199.101.229.6

Yahooooo.....Did it feel so great to get sweaty and feel tired??? I always love that feeling! Hooray for you!

From DaleG on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 23:33:34 from 152.216.11.5

Hooray!!!

From Tom Slick on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 08:32:25 from 168.179.157.58

Go with your plan......

From Nancy on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 13:15:37 from 76.23.21.118

I'm glad your foot is doing better. It is nice to know how to tell when you can run again. I've never had a stress fracture but my daughter has had two.

From Smooth on Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 16:35:17 from 174.27.192.130

Kels ~ :) me too! :)

RAD ~ Not sure if I'll be ready to kick any butt at the PC hills. I'll be happy to just run, even walk without pain is a sweet victory right now! :)

Bec ~ I'm "inclined" to stay away from anything "fierce"! Wimpy me! :) But for now incline walking is tuff 'nuff and very boring! :)

Toby ~ Yes! I love that sweaty tired feeling. Just have to suppress that little doubting voice saying "will I be sorry the next day?" :)

Slick ~ the problem is I don't know if my plan is going to work...I just know that it is all trial and error. :)

Nancy ~ count your lucky star that you've never had a stress fracture. As far as knowing when to run after a stress fracture is still a guessing game for me. I am trying to be smarter this time around. The last time, I returned to jog/walk only 3 weeks after the first stress fracture and ran the Boston slowly 9 weeks later. I thought I was healed and ready to train when hit with another stress fracture 3 weeks later. I am so afraid that I'll have another stress fracture! :(

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