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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
50.7513.250.000.0064.00
Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 27.50Mizuno Inspire 4 Jade Miles: 14.75Wave Rider 7 Miles: 10.75Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 34.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 34.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.005.500.000.009.50

 15 weeks to Boston!!!

Ran in NEW shoes!!!  LOVE the "shoes-still-in-the-box-smell"! :D 

Schedule says: GA + speed (9mi w/ 10x100m strides).  Never really know how to do that! :)  Just kept a moderate effort after couple of warm up miles and threw in a few strides running on the double yellow lines on Bull River Rd.  

Felt the same pain in the left vastus medialis around mile 3.  Have had that off and on during mileage build-up in my last training cycle.  No biggie!

Got a blister on top of the right 4th toe.  Probably from the tongue of the new shoes.  Note to self:  tape that toe good for tomorrow's run. :)

TT: 1:27:19  AP: 9:11

Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 9.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(11)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.750.000.0014.75

EZ MLR on bench loop + 32rd N hill. 

Though the air was bad and hazy, the run was good and mind-clearing!

TT: 2:29:52.  AP: 10:09

AM/PM Yoga


Mizuno Inspire 4 Jade Miles: 14.75
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(15)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

5.25 Recovery miles in 53:00 AP: 10:08

12 flexibility exercises.

15 min. jump rope.

2 circuits of 12 core strength exercises.


Wave Rider 7 Miles: 5.25
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.006.000.000.0011.00

Either my body is finally getting used to the idea of running 2 MLRs a week or the recovery run yesterday did some good; or may be my cold is getting better; today's run felt GREAT.   Legs felt fresh, there's no wheezing nor coughing.  Felt like I could run forever.  I guess I will stick with the 70/18 plan.  I will scale back the mileage though at the first sign of over-training.

11 MRL in 1:42:18.  AP: 9:18.  Splits: 10:37, 10:07, 8:49, 9:17, 9:17, 9:17, 9:02, 9:09, 8:59, 8:52, 8:46.

Had a VERY FUN lunch today.  Now off to clean the house.  I'm hosting a Primary Presidents Breakfast and Training at my house on Sat. 


Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(32)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Recovery run TT: 57:05 AP: 10:23

24 min flexibility stretches

2 circuits of core strength exercises

9 resistance strength exercises

Hours of house cleaning

Wave Rider 7 Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(13)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
17.001.000.000.0018.00

I was up cleaning the stove,  mopping the floor, polishing the piano and the stainless steel appliances... 'till 1am. !!!!!   That was like 14 hours of cleaning house!  What is WRONG with me?  Once I started something, I couldn't stop!!!  I was bone tired when I went to bed.  

Got up at 6:30 am.  Put the french toast creme boule in the oven, set the tables and realized I had not finalized my long run plan with my SSF!!!  Whew!  I was SOOOO HAPPY she's still planning to run with me.

After the last sister left the house at 11:15am  I scrambled around and hurried to get to Teena's half hour later than planned.   So Glad she had some gu and gatorade for me.  This would be the longest run for both of us since our last marathons. 

The miles just flew by.   It's a good thing Teena kept track of miles and reminded us to drink and take gu; I was in sevem heavens chatting away, totally oblivious to distance or pace.  We took our Gu at mile 10 and I needed to use the bathroom but it was locked.  We ran across this busy hwy with icky icy sidewalks to get to Maverick...scary!

Running home was awesome, we felt great and picked up the pace a bit.  We got to the infamous puke hill.  I thought: no sweat, I can run that.  Yah right, Teena CAN!!!  She was floating up that thing like she had wings and whisked past me while I pretend to run (just so the motorist wouldn't think I was a wimp!)   Seriously, heartbreak hills will be piece of cake for her.  Puke Hill is deceptive, just as you think you reach the top, it keeps going up.  But then we were rewarded with the down hill.  

We cruised home on the last mile.   I totally fell into Teena's "trap" of running a little more to bring down the AP AFTER we reached her house.  It felt AWESOME!  I forgot to restart the Garmin after waiting to cross the street and got too excited about Puke Hill so my mileage and pace were off.  According to Teena's we ran 18.15 and AP in the high 9's. 

THANKS SSF!!!  I had the most fun running with you.  This is the highest mileage week EVER for me!  You made it that much more SPECIAL!!!  LOVE YOU!!!  Please tell Ry THANKS for letting me steal you on his b'day and that I think he is AWESOME!!!  Hope you're having a WONDERFUL birthday date!!! :) :) :)


Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 18.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(33)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
50.7513.250.000.0064.00
Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 27.50Mizuno Inspire 4 Jade Miles: 14.75Wave Rider 7 Miles: 10.75Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 34.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 34.00Weight: 0.00
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