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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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Comments
From Teena Marie on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 19:17:45 from 174.52.45.85

You were cruising!!!

(Fyi: You ran way faster than me today!!! See!!!! :))

From Smooth on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 19:51:20 from 174.23.203.161

But I didn't swim nor have a headache and upper teeth ache! If I had that I would be flat in bed! :)

From Teena Marie on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 20:09:04 from 174.52.45.85

No you wouldn't. I know you!!!

Basically, for you to stop running you have to literally pass out in the bathroom. Remember????

From Mike Warren on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 09:51:00 from 74.211.9.222

Great miles, way to start the week. Oh ya, I agree with Teena!

From Kathie on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:03:22 from 63.248.105.188

Nice speed! Is this how you taper?

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:38:37 from 66.239.250.209

Hey Smooth, what is your next race? Are you doing SGM?

From flatlander on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:50:50 from 198.207.244.102

Really nice speed there, good work.

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 13:15:55 from 174.23.203.161

SSF ~ I sure hope your swelling is decreasing and the pain going away!

Mike ~ Thanks! Why do you agree with Teena, she's the diehardest diehard...you know that!

You're on target for a PR at SGM!!!

Kathie ~ Just doing a mini taper. I'm treating PCM as a training run.

Scott ~ My next race is Park City Marathon this coming Sat. But not racing it! I have signed up for Pocatello two weeks after that. Then I might run second half of TOU to run a friend in. Yes, I am running SGM! Got in through the Runner's Series. I am so excited for you to run TOU and SGM.

Flatlander ~ THANKS!

From Scott Wesemann on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 13:49:54 from 66.239.250.209

That sounds like a really fun race schedule. I hope I can be ready for SGM after TOU. I have never done anything like that before, so I have no idea if I can do it. It will be fun seeing everyone.

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 13:54:29 from 174.23.203.161

Scott ~ You will do GREAT! I ran TOU and SGM two weeks apart in 2008 and had a blast pacing first timers (my niece and her husband at TOU and my friend at SGM). Last year I ran a friend in at TOU and wish I had run the full marathon; but I was shooting to race SGM so it was all good!

From Rhett on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 15:59:16 from 74.32.211.152

very speedy indeed!

From Scott Wesemann on Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 00:53:54 from 75.162.85.220

Good to hear. Thanks Smooth.

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