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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
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Forgot to take the Symbicort again this morning; and the smokey air from Spring Open Burn made the asthma worse!!!  By the time I made it home, I was a wheezing mess!!!  

It was a broken up 7 miler.  Ran with Wendy to Karen's where she set up the refurbished Garmin 301 Lowell sent her.  It was taking too long to acquire the signal, so we left it on the lawn and ran up to Bull River and back for 3 miles.  The Garmin was still trying to acquire signal; so I rebooted it for her.  It took couple minutes to find the location (which had been hundreds of miles from the last location) and acquired the signal.  We then ran the 1 mile to my house to see if the Garmin works.  Somehow it showed that we ran 0.98 in 7:14...NO WAY!!!  So we reset it and ran 1.25 mile back to her house which showed our AP at 9:48.  Then I ran home.  It was a fun run getting Karen all psyched up for SLC and *peer-pressured* Wendy to sign up for SGM! :)

Going to get a hair cut this afternoon, run some errands, then clean house and set up beds and bedding for my out of states family members coming to the Wedding & mission Farewell next weekend!  We're going to beautify my neighbor's yard this evening.  The dad/husband has terminal brain cancer.  They are leaving this morning for Spring Break vacation.  Hope they will be happily surprised! :) :) :) :) :)

Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From leslie peterson on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 15:11:17 from 71.195.193.128

Good luck with your busy day, I hope the neighbors are out of town too, what a nice surprise!

From Kathie on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 15:33:48 from 173.166.103.221

With all you have on your plate you still think of others, I want to be you when I grow up!

Can't wait to see you!

From Teena Marie on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 11:37:36 from 67.2.100.158

SSF~

Did you get everything done yesterday? I have no idea how you do it!!! And to answer your question: YES. I ABSOLUTELY remember our Boston adventures!!! Who could forget opening the POP only to find a man with dropped drawers!!!!!! :) :) :) I am going to miss you so much, but am confident that you will have an AMAZING time!! Will you take some pics with your phone and text them to me? I love you!!!! :) :) :)

From Smooth on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 14:09:23 from 67.2.74.200

Leslie ~ Yes, they are all out of town till Sunday. Dang! So I won't get to see their happy surprised faces. The dad/husband had brain cancer and was in remission when they moved next door to us last year. The cancer came back in a vengeance. His left side is already going numb. He has accepted it; but not his kids and wife.

We had lots of people in the ward came out to trim the lawn, pull out overgrown bushes, prune the trees, rack and mow the lawn, edge the flower beds, put in mulch, plant flowers and rose bushes. We started at 6pm and transformed the yard by the time it got dark around 8:30. The weather co-operated and we had a lot of fun. The elders brought their trucks to haul away all the yard waste. It is beautiful!

SSF ~ Didn't get EVERYTHING done! Will tackle them today before going to the temple. Jen is receiving her endowment at 7 in the Draper Temple!

I won't be carrying the phone during the race. As a matter of fact, I need to go to buy a belt like Kathie's so I can carry gu and the inhaler. But I will take pictures at the dinners and text them to you! I LOVE YOU too!

Oh, btw, I wonder if you could meet up with Karen at the start on Sat. She is a bit nervous about where to go, etc.

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