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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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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
24.405.254.755.0039.40
Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 23.25Wave Rider 7 Miles: 4.00Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 (A) Miles: 12.15
Night Sleep Time: 19.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 19.50Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.003.250.005.0010.25

17 years ago today,  a Monday morning after General Conference,  I went into labor and gave birth to a beautiful perfect baby boy who completed our family of 8.  This morning that baby boy towered over me, scarfed down breakfast and off to conquer AP History and Calculus.  Where did all the time go?  

In two weeks I will be standing in the corral with thousands of excited runners at Hopkinton, watching the F16s zoom overhead in a hopefully calm blue sky.  This morning  the Utah sky is clear blue, the air is fresh, trees are budding, birds are chirping.  What a perfect day to do my last 10 Yasso's run.  

Had a breakfast of yogurt topped with Kashi cereal, 1/2 a blueberry muffin with milk, water.  Did the Dynamic Flexibility Exercises: Tilt Walk, Zombies, Trunk Rotation, Lunge Walk, Lateral Lunge, Foward Leg Swing, Lateral Leg Swing, Heel Bounce.  Wore my Boston 08 s/s shirt and shorts (ahhh, no more tights and jackets), sunglasses and set my Garmin to show pace, average pace and lap pace on 3 different screens.

Ran 1.5 mile for warm up.  Ran 10 Yasso's around the block just like last week,  10 x 0.5 mi at 5K race pace, 0.2 mi recovery at marathon pace in between.   Legs were tired but felt good with 1.6 mile cool down.

10.25 mile in 1:29:15.  AP: 8:42.  Splits: 9:13, 8:16, 8:15, 8:06, 8:59, 8:23, 9:02, 8:37, 9:11, 8:54, (last 0.25 @ 8:58)


Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 10.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.002.004.750.007.75

Ran west to 12th W. downhill then uphill for 2.6 mile as warm up, keeping steady effort for the uphill.  Then ran the remainder 5.15 miles on gentle rolling terrain at tempo pace.  Other than a brief moment around mile 3.5 where the anterior ligament above the left knee was achy; felt great and strong throughout.  Stretches post-run.

7.75 miles in 1:07:49.  AP: 8:44.  Splits:  9:21, 8:57, 9:03, 8:38, 8:32, 8:38, 8:25 8:14.

Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 7.75
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(16)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

I was about to call my friend, Wendy to see if she wants to go for an easy run with me.  I had not run with her since end of Oct after SG.  Right then the door bell rang.  Guess who were standing there all sweaty and smiling, Wendy & Mary.  They came by to wish me luck for Boston and informed me that they hadn't run all Winter, subsequently are not running Ogden and now just starting to train for SGM.  How time past when you're busy.  I can't believe I've been training for 6 months.  We had some fun giggles about their winter "fat" and my humongous legs.

Ran 4 easy at average pace 10 mm.  Glad I got the key workouts done the last two days; a storm is brewing.  So much dust from the wind that I can't see the mountains.

Off to a busy day making leadership prep. and refreshments for tonight.  I'm making 100 yogurt parfeit...hope the brethreans like it; I know the sisters will. 

Wave Rider 7 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
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I could not fall asleep last night.  Early morning meetings.  Off to go to the temple now.  Busy day with shopping and evening events.  Hope to get some core workout in today. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(13)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

My feet are killing me!!!!  I was in heels (only 1.5") all day yesterday.  I even ran on the streets of Salt Lake to make it to WICKED.  I wish I could wear my running shoes to meetings, temple, shopping, wedding and the broadway show.  But people already had to look "down" at me with my 4'10.5" frame.  Sigh!  Vanity won over sanity!

I just had to test my feet to see if I could run.  I thought I was running slow.  About mile 3.5 my left knee and right calf started to complain.  Yikes!!!  I hope all these little ailments go away in 10 days.

5.25 miles in 47:42  AP: 9:05   That was dumb! 

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Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 5.25
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.150.000.000.0012.15

When I went to bed last night, the legs and left foot were still sore.  Hubby was up early to go to the 6am temple session.  I debated what to do.  I couldn't go back to sleep.  Saw that there was no rain and not too cold (T. low 40's).  Bec's counting on me to pick her up.  What the heck, I got dressed, ate breakfast, and did a few stretches and was warm enough to wear shorts.  Picked up Bec at 6:40 and arrived to the Porter Rockwell Park at 7:00.  Didn't see anyone other than one lady who kept smiling at us (who turned out to be Metcalf).  Sorry to see a text message from Marion that she's up all night with sickness.  Maurine arrived, then Kelli, Rachel and Heidi showed up.  They have already run 6.  Maurine gave us a "run-down" of the parkway lay-out.  Off we went.  

Rachel and Bec lead the pack, Heidi and Kelli were the middle pack, Metcalf and I stayed at the back of the pack while Maurine ran up on the equestrian trail.  It was fun talking and soon we're running up to the base of Traverse Mountain.  The parkway took us up to the point of the mountain for 5.6 miles where we turned around.  We got back to the park where there were families of Easter egg hunters.  Rachel and I ran around the park at the end for another mile.  

I'm glad I went.  The calf muscles were a little tight on the way down at around mile 8; but otherwise it was a nice recovery run.  THANK YOU Metcalf for helping make the miles go by so fast.  I would have been lost without you since I'm severely directional challenged.  It was so fun chatting with you.

Kelli brought us yummy Kneaders sugar cookies in the shape of bunnies.  Rachel brought us orange juice.  What a treat after a fun run with friends!  Kelli presented Bec and I bags of Boston Baked Beans for good-luck send-off.  THANKS, KELLI!!!  WHAT AN AWESOME, THOUGHTFUL FRIEND!  You girls are the sweetest, nicest running friends ever!!!!  It was a perfect taper run on a perfect day!  

12.15 miles in 1:57:57.  AP: 9:42  Splits: 9:45, 9:20, 9:17, 10:16, 9:59, 9:53, 9:39, 9:33, 9:49, 9:41, 9:41, 9:31

Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 (A) Miles: 12.15
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(11)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
24.405.254.755.0039.40
Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz6.5 Lime Green (B) Miles: 23.25Wave Rider 7 Miles: 4.00Mizuno Inspire 4 Sz 6.5 (A) Miles: 12.15
Night Sleep Time: 19.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 19.50Weight: 0.00
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