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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

Sat, Jan 31, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
12.00	1.50	0.00	0.00	13.50

37F (feels like 32), 9mph NNW wind, 87% humidity. Wendy agreed to go the first 6 miles (of my scheduled 12 miler) with me. I suggested we run west on MCT to the end by the freeway. When we got there, I talked her into running further on SR92 past the freeway to see if we can find the access to JRP. We turned south on Ashton Blvd. which I think should lead to the start of the Thankful 13 from there we'd find the JRP access. By now we've run over 4.5 miles, I suggested that we should keep going and get on the JRP. Wendy was hesitant because she didn't bring any gu or water; but I assured her that she can have half of my granola bar and 6oz water flask. We had no idea where the JRP access is. I figured if we could cross the railroad, we'd eventually find the Thanksgiving Point Gulf course which is adjacent to the JRP. We ran to the Frontrunner Train station where we crossed under the track through a tunnel and adjacent to the road is a row of houses by the golf course. We saw a walker with her dog and asked where we might get on the JRP. She pointed us south. About quarter mile later we saw the JRP sign but still didn't know which offshoot road would lead to the JRP. Then we saw another runner and he pointed us to the road that we just past. We ran down that road and I immediately recognized that's where we accessed the JRP when we ran Thankful13. Once on the JRP, we decided to run south to Olympic Park (mile 5.6, we ate the granola bar and drank the water); and from there Wendy knows the way back to our house through 1500N to State St. to 3rd W. She knows that route well because her daughters played soccer at that park and the distance is 4 miles. Running up 3rd West, I just kept talking to distract Wendy. We made it back to her house in 9.5 miles. Hubby was just getting out for a walk. I knew if I went inside the house it'd be hard to get back out. So I drank the remaining 2 oz of water in my flask and headed west to Center, north to MCT, east to 1200 E, turned back west to 600 E then turned down south to home for total 13.5. My legs were tired but I was able to run the last 1.5 at mp.

Fuel/fluid: one greek yogurt and water pre-run; 1/2 granola bar 4 oz water mid-run, 11 oz protein shake, tofu and rice post-run.

Visited with Elder and Sister Kinghorn who will be leaving for our mission on Feb 9.

Altra Torin Miles: 13.50

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From flatlander on Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 21:08:47 from 76.31.29.220

Nice miles this week; glad someone else has trouble finding JRP -- I had trouble just staying on it when I was there last spring.

From Rhett on Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 05:57:54 from 199.117.154.214

sounds like a fun adventure.

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