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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
44.2512.250.002.5059.00
Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 12.00Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 5.00Inspire 5 (4) Miles: 7.00Elixir 5 (charcoal) Miles: 7.50Inspire 6 (green) Miles: 17.50
Night Sleep Time: 23.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 23.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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 3 weeks 'till Boston

Warm up 5 miles with Karen. 

Then without pause, got right into 5 x half mile repeats @ 5K race pace w/ 1/4 mi jog between.  Running east and west on 3200N,  interval 1, 2, and 4 were with headwind...sucking wind and wheezing!!!  3 and 5 with tailwind...NICE!!!  Didn't get splits for the intervals except for the last one at 3:54.  

Cool down 1.25 mi @ mp.

10 in 1:34:24.  AP: 9:26  (10:18, 10:27, 9:59, 9:51, 9:55, 8:22, 8:32, 8:21, 8:33, 9:01)

So glad I got it done and beat the storm!!!  :)  It's a howling and snowing out there now!!! BUSY week doing wedding stuff, bridal shower for my future daughter-in-law, my boy has a concerto solo performance, etc. etc. etc.  :)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(13)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

DEAD legs run, STINK!!!  Met Karen halfway between her house and mine.  We ran down 3rd West to get on the Rail trailhead.  Not sure what the temp was, but it was cold with frost still on the lawn.  My right knee was hurting.  Going up the trail seemed to help with the knee and warmed up nicely.  We got to the top/dead end of the trail (it will be nice when SR 92 construction is complete and the trail is connected all the way north to the point of the mountain), we turned around to head down to the Pheasant Pointe trail access towards Fox Hollow Elementary. 

When we reached 1200 West, instead of kept going east on 3200 North, Karen wanted to head north on 1200 West.  I haven't run that 0.3 mile (approx. 9% grade) uphill for awhile.  I used to run that to gauge my fitness keeping the pace under 10mm.   But today I felt like I was hauling boulders.  When we reached the top I was getting dizzy and a little out of breath.  We turned east on Bull River and within a quarter mile, instead of feeling recovered, I felt as if my heart was going to jump out of my throat.  I could feel my heart pounding under the skin of my chest.  I also felt nauseated.  I had never felt that way EVER before.  It was quite frightening.  I stopped running immediately and leaned on Karen in case I passed out.  Karen also could feel the pulsating heart in my chest with her hand.  My breathing was fine so I started to walk and got the heartbeat under control.  

When we reached Karen's house at mile 7.  I went inside to get a drink of gatorade.  After chatting a little, I went back for 5 more.  I should have just run the one mile home because by mile 8 both my knees had tightened up and hurting.  By mile 10 my legs were as if on fire.  Each step was painfully slow, like death march at the end of a marathon.   The wind has also picked up.  Never have I felt so relieved to make it home!

Took an ice bath as soon as I got in the house.  I am still puzzled by that arrhythmia episode.  I wonder if that is what a heart attack feels like???

12 in 2:03:21 AP: 10:22.  Stinkiest MLR EVER!!! :(

Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(20)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

5 slow wheezing miles with Karen, Wendy!  Very fatigue!

Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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7.000.000.000.007.00

7 slow slow slow miles to figure things out!  Still wheezy and fatigue.

Called the doc. office to ask for prescription.  Was instructed to go in and pick up a Symbicort inhaler, the same stuff doc. gave me couple years ago when I was diagnosed with cold/exercise induced asthma.  I only used that inhaler couple of times then. 

When I got to the doc. office, the receptionist saw how labored my breathing was; she insisted that I be seen by the doc.  I really didn't have time for that; but they said they could fit me in after the two patients he's seeing.  Bleh!

My O2 sat. was 82.  The doc. had me take the inhaler and it went up to 88.  I told him about Tuesday's scary tachycardia episode.  He did an EKG to make sure the heart fine.  The diagnosis:  asthma as a result of viral/bacterial bronchitis, allergens, etc.  Teena was right that the tachycardia was an acute reaction to the asthma attack causing a rapid dumping of adrenalin.  He sent me home with enough Symbicort to last a month and a prescription of Ventolin!  Blah!  He told me I must carry the Ventolin inhaler with me while running!  Stink!

Inspire 5 (4) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.001.500.000.007.50

Went hiking with Wendy, Jennifer, Diane and Karen in the A.F. Canyon.  It was such a beautiful day.  After I got home I wanted to run outside but the farmer across from my house was burning weeds and the irrigation ditches.  SMOKE galore!  That would not be good for my lungs.  So I ran inside on the TM.   Felt good to have some quick leg turnovers.

7.5 AP: 8:49

Elixir 5 (charcoal) Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Was gone all evening and night last night trying to shop for a dress to wear for my son's upcoming wedding.  Didn't eat dinner until 9:30 pm, legs and feet extremely tired.  Took my inhaler just before going to bed at midnight, BIG mistake!!!  It kept me up!!!!  Yick!

On the way to Draper City Park I could see the big US Flag at Geneva Rock blowing in a complete horizontal display which only means one thing:  STRONG gusty wind!!! 

Despite the strong wind, I had a FUN FUN FUN run with WONDERFUL Teena, Lowell, Karen, RAD, Toby, Kathie, TomSlick.  Other GREAT Chumps: Annie, Nic, Matt, Brooke, Marty, Kim, Kendi and Andrea came too. 

17.5 in 2:42:21  AP: 9:17.  I wanted to wait for Teena who needed to run 2.5 more to make 20; but had to get home for General Conference.  THANKS ALL for a GREAT time!

Busy busy busy day with company and bridal shower for my son's bride-to-be!

Inspire 6 (green) Miles: 17.50
Night Sleep Time: 3.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 3.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
44.2512.250.002.5059.00
Inspire 5 (5) Miles: 12.00Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 5.00Inspire 5 (4) Miles: 7.00Elixir 5 (charcoal) Miles: 7.50Inspire 6 (green) Miles: 17.50
Night Sleep Time: 23.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 23.00Weight: 0.00
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