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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Guide ISO Wide Lifetime Miles: 311.91
Saucony Guide ISO Lifetime Miles: 313.31
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
2.505.000.000.007.50

Could not fall asleep to save my life last night...lots to think about I guess!  Drag my tired self out of bed and met Karen at the LC.  Hubby did 1 mi on TM 2 mi on track then waited for us down at the pool. :)

4.25 progressive miles on the TM in 38:30.  Had to get off the TM because the tread class was about to start in 5 min.  One gal put her pass on my TM (when I had been on it for less than 10 min.) so she could reserve it for the class...CRAZY!!!  :)  Oh, I was next to Mia Love, the mayor of Saratoga Spring.  She was very speedy! :)

Finish the run on the track.  3 miles in 24:00. 

45 min pool time... SO tired...SO hungry...I was just floating and gliding along! Hubby was talking to Ms. Cooper (whose cousin manages the pool) who is there regularly.  Turned out we were in the same Stake.  Anyhow, I mentioned that I don't really know how to swim.  She said:  "You could've fooled me!  Every time I saw you; you were swimming pretty good to me!"  She's too kind!  Then hubby and Karen chimed in:  "yeah, she says she doesn't know how to swim...it's like telling us she doesn't know how to run!"  I digress!!!  :)  Seriously, I took 6 beginning lessons for the first time in my life last Sept. (from a 15 yo girl) learning how to float on my back, put my face in the water, breath without swallowing water, kick with a kickboard.  I am just barely swimming across a shallow pool still with fear of drowning.  It is going to take me a long time before I graduate to the regular pool.  :)

Oh...these pix just in...check out our perfect running forms! :) 


Elixir 6 (hot Pink) Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RAD on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 15:59:26 from 67.171.119.50

Those pictures put a huge smile on my face!!! Nice run and swim today. Next time challenge Mia to a race :)

From fly on the Wall on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 17:11:51 from 168.180.63.58

Those are GREAT pictures!! :)

From Teena Marie on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 17:24:45 from 75.165.251.79

Lovin' the pics, cute lady! :)

From Carina on Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 18:02:49 from 204.15.86.83

Great workout, and great pictures, you have the best smile :)

From Rhett on Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:57:12 from 74.41.239.14

Love the pics, hopefully you will be so tired tonight from not sleeping last night that you will fall to sleep fast.

Nice run/swim.

From Tom Slick on Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:15:58 from 168.179.157.87

Perfect runners produce perfect pictures

From Nancy on Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 17:43:22 from 76.23.21.118

Nice job with the running and swimming. I love your pictures.

From Smooth on Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 19:29:08 from 71.35.231.124

Thanks everyone! :)

Rhett ~ I have been insomnic lately. I don't know why. I tried going to bed at a decent hour and am physically tired but my brain won't shut down. May be I'm getting old. I heard old people don't sleep very much! :)

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