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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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Woke up with quite a bit of soreness.  I wanted to run the bench loop going west first so I could run the first "painful" mile downhill.  Mile 1.3 to 2.6 is uphill, get that over with, then determine how far to run from there by how I feel. 

The nice thing about living here (a plug for those looking for an ideal place to live, run, play) is that you can configure many running options:  hills, flat, 2 to 13 miles loop with views of mountains both east and west and the roads are very safe.  There's even a canal trail on this bench loop.  Wish I knew how to link my Garmin run here (like Jona does) to show you.

Temp was 41,  wore shorts, TOU l/s top, sunglasses.  Ate yogurt, banana, drank emergenC.  After 3 miles all the soreness seem to disappear I ended up running the whole loop.

7 easy miles in 1:07.  Splits: 10:00, 9:50, 10:25, 9:30, 9:35, 9:30, 8:57.  AP: 9:42, Arthritis: 4, HR: 152

It was an enjoyable run, stretched while Serena, the kitten, cuddled up. 

The best part of the day was having a most wonderful lunch and visit with Teena and meeting all her sweet children.  Everyday should be like today.  LOVE every minute of it.  THANKS TEENA!!! LLL

Inspire 3 Sz 6.5 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Teena on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 19:21:32

Smooth Smooth Smooth!!!

Thank you so much for the bestest lunch date ever! I wish so badly that I would have had some sort of recording device with me to record your AWESOME AMAZING INCREDIBLE story. We need to get that on paper. Absolutely amazing in every way. I want to be just like you. Seriously.

LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL

From Kelli on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 19:30:16

So glad you guys had fun! Where did ya go?

Great run!!!

From huans32 on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 19:34:25

Wow great run and lunch with Teena talk about a great day. I am so glad that you were feeling better as it got going more. Really those first few miles of a run you can just count on being tough. But its great when you start feeling better. Great job Smooth.

From Smooth on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 23:50:14

Kelli -- We had lunch at Hidden Valley.

Mark -- Yes it was the greatest day. So, why is the first few miles of a marathon the least toughest?

From Kelli on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 23:51:03

Never heard of it?!? What kind of food is that?

From Smooth on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 00:23:31

Kelli -- Hidden Valley is tucked in the base of Corner Canyon. We went there 'cause it's quiet, overlooking the valley. They serve good stuff there. We had California roll-ups and turkey bagel sandwich with fresh fruits and sweet potato fries. YUM.

From Kathie on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 16:58:37

Smooth sounds like you had a great run, lunch and company!

Not many days that you can have "it all" like that!

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