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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
50.0011.005.250.0066.25
Wave Rider 7 Miles: 36.00Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 6.00Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 24.25
Night Sleep Time: 45.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 45.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.001.005.000.009.00

First LT run of the year!  WooHoo!!!  :)

3 miles warm up 9:48, 9:33, 9:21.

5 miles tempo 8:34, 8:34, 8:34, 8:34, 8:20.

1 mile cool down 9:10.

TT: 1:19:44  AP: 8:51

Wave Rider 7 Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(20)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.001.000.000.0015.00

Thought about my options for today's MLR:  a) drive to Park City, b) wear a surgical mask, or c) go to the dungeon with something good to watch.

Option (a) would make me a culprit in adding to the pollution.  Option (b) might alarm my neighbors.  So I chose option (c) with the company of "Life is Beautiful" (I LOVE that movie!!!) and KBYU music performances (I miss my violists sons!!!).

15 mi.  TT:  2:25:26.  AP: 9:41 

Warm up 1 mile @ 11:00,

mile 2&3 @ 10:00,

mile 4&5 @ 9:50,

mile 6,7,8 @ 9:40

mile 9,10,11 @ 9:31

mile 12&13 @ 9:22

mile 14 @ 9:13

mile 15 @ 9:05 (with the last 0.1 mile @ 6:00 in Rhett's honor)

Drank gatorade every 2 miles.  24oz total.  Post run drank 12 oz water and 8 oz chocolate milk.

AM/PM yoga.  AHHH!  Felt SOOO GOOD to stretch!!!  :)

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL though the air outside is UGLY!!!  :D



Wave Rider 7 Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(28)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

6 easy recovery in 1:00:32.  AP: 10:05 

Can hardly believe my eyes and nose...the sky is blue!  I can see the mountains and the lake.  As soon as the meetings were over, I headed out for a run.  Got carried away, ran one mile too far and 25 seconds too fast (oops!)  Can't wait for tomorrow's run! :-)

15 min. flexibility

15 min. pilate core ball

2 circuits of core stability

20 min. resistance/weights

I have been sleeping like a baby and requiring 8 hours each night ZzzzzzzzZ! (^^) 

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.004.000.000.0012.00

Plan was to run up Suncrest (aka hill workout) for the MLR this morning.  It didn't happen for various reasons of which the main one being I couldn't even see the field across from my house no less the mountain I was to run on.  It was pea soup out there!  SO!  I improvised!  

Uphill:  Warm up 2 miles @ 1% incline.  Then increase the incline by 0.5% every 0.25 mile 'till maximum incline of 10% all @ 10:00 pace.  Got to the "top of the mountain" at mile 7.25.  Boy, that was hard but sure felt GOOD!!! 

Return home:  Then I ran the remaining miles on "flat" (wish the TM had decline) progressively @ 9:22, 9:13, 9:05, 8:57, 8:49.   Will have to tackle Suncrest another day with more time, better air and visability!!!

TT: 1:55:50  AP: 9:39 

Off to have lunch with friends to celebrate their birthdays!!!!  Then to the barber for haircut... 

Happy running everyone!!!

Wave Rider 7 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00
Comments(15)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Foggy morning ~ ghostly eerie!!! :@

Country birthday breakfast w/ Wendy & Beth at Mary's ~ lotsa giggles!!! :)

Bomb threat at high school ~ dumb kid got arrested!!! :<

Recovery 6 miler ~ 57:57, AP: 9:39 oops!!!  :)

Flexibility stretches ~ 15 min.

Core workouts ~ 3 circuits.

Strength resistance weights ~ 20 reps.

HAVE a GREAT WEEKEND, Y'all!!!

Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
Comments(13)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.005.000.250.0018.25

"The air is REALLY BAD out there!!!  I didn't see a single soul running,"  said my sweetheart on his drive home from the temple.  

"Are you sure?  It's probably just fog.  People aren't out as early in the winter.  May be the air is better up in Alpine!"  I argued.

"The air is better at Solitude.  Come ski with me!"

"But I HAVE to run 18 today!!!" I insisted

"Run on the treadmill.  That outside air is BAD for you!"

"Noooo! NOT the treadmill again...." I whined.

I dragged my stubborn and tired self out the door at 10:25 am.  Heading up the Suncrest Rd towards Alpine I was huffing away around mile 1.6 when Teena called my cell.  Couldn't turn around and go home now after telling her I was running 18 OUTSIDE! Mile 1-6 splits: 11:10, 11:00, 9:55, 9:47, 10:04, 11:04

Ran all the way up to Alpine canyon, average 100' elevation gain per mile.  Mile 7 had an elevation gain of 210' and my pace slowed to 11:40...yikes!  On the way down on mile 8 I thought I was picking up the pace.   So disappointed that it was only 9:30.  :(

Traversed over eastward and ran all over Alpine, more hills.  Stopped at the park to use the bathroom at mile 11.  Took gu at mile 13.  I was disappointed to see my time was 2:14:xx, my all time slowest Half.  Splits from mile 9-13:  10:40, 9:10, 9:32, 9:50, 10:09.

With 5 more to go, I decided it's time to get serious. stay focus and run some mps.  I "sprinted" the last 0.25 mile home.  Splits for mile 14-18.25:  9:07, 8:58, 8:55, 9:05, 8:37, 8:04.  TT:  3:00:35  AP: 9:55

My throat/airway is rather irritated w/ burning sensation, mild wheeze and cough.  I am too stubborn for my own good.  So glad next week is recovery week!  Crossing my fingers for better air quality.

Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 18.25
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(11)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
50.0011.005.250.0066.25
Wave Rider 7 Miles: 36.00Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 6.00Inspire 5 (1) Miles: 24.25
Night Sleep Time: 45.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 45.00Weight: 0.00
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