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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
3.005.000.000.008.00

Got 6 hrs sleep last night! YAY!!!!  Karen texted at 7am:  "Let's pretend we're polar bears. What's 16 degrees to polar bear...balmy, right!!!"  Leslie: "OK, let me put on my bear suit."  Karen: "Be sure it's not bare suit."  My reply:  "I'm more of a brown bear. I eat and hibernate!"  SO, the three of us "bears" bundled up and Leslie gave us our Christmas presents early - RUNNING GLOVES with sensatec touch, screen compatible, secure grip with silicone palm and sleek design!!!!  What a GREAT friend! :) :) :)  We ran east to Smith's on MCT then turned back to get Amanda who only wanted 3 miles.  It was cold (my phone and watch data said it "feels like 8F", but the sunny blue sky and wonderful company of friends sure warmed my hearts quickly! 8 miles with AP 9:27, last solo mile to home was 8:58.

Going to babysit Skylar while her parents go to dr visit w/ ultrasound to find out the gender of their baby! So excited!  Steven came home from Taiwan Sat. He and hubby are out shopping for the essentials of American life - phone plan and vehicle...  

Happy Monday all!  :)

Inspire 10 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Toby on Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 13:58:27 from 74.81.235.87

I would love to wake up to text like that!!! They are so funny. Hooray for a good run...you can always warm up later :)

I would love to do the Thankful 13, but no one is up for that kinda mileage except me!! My family does the Orem Rec Center turkey trot....4 miles is kinda pushing the limit.

So I was thinking about my 2015 races. I'm *toying* with the idea of doing the Pony Express 50 mile in mid-October next year. Think about it!!!!!

I think I'm also going to do:

March - Antelope Island

April - SL Marathon

May - Ogden Marathon

June - UVM

August - Park City

Sept-TOU

Oct-SG (maybe)

- Pony Express

What are your plans....are we doing any of the same races??

From Smooth on Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 13:02:07 from 67.2.102.76

Toby ~ Karen and Leslie are funny! I'm so grateful to have them drag me out of bed and off to a great start every morning! :)

I LOVE your 2015 line-ups. I am definitely going to do all those marathons in Utah. My first marathon in 2015 is Woodlands on Feb 28. I need 7 marathons to make 60 by 60. I haven't signed up for any of them yet; have you?

Oh, and I like your Pony Express in Oct. I wanna do that one too! :) :) :)

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