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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
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Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 19.75Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 20.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

With Larissa, Wendy, Leslie, Karen: down 3rd West > up Rail Trail > east MCT > Perry homes.  Nice running weather, calm, partly sunny sky, low 60s.  Slow as tare these days!
 

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 5.50
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
5.000.000.000.005.00

66 F Sunny.  With Larissa down and up Dry Creek on MCT (800 E > MCT > Dry Creek > Mitch Hollow Park > MCT >Dry Creek > 600 E) AP: 10:48

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 5.00
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
8.250.000.000.008.25

72F, 57% humidity, partly sunny.  With Larissa, Karen and Leslie.  Up Suncrest to Elelmentary School, turned back to Karen's house.  We walked the last 0.25 mile with Karen who's still battling with PFs.  AP: 10:16.  Leslie kicked my trash on the uphill to Suncrest.  Thankfully Larissa stayed with me.  

Went shopping all day at the Outlets, Downeast, Target with Larissa and Jade.  Our legs (including Jade's) were ready to fall off! :)  We did have a couple hours break in the afternoon before going to upChuck-a-Rama for dinner with the family (all 14 of us) and resumed shopping til 9:15 at night!  Cowabunga!  I've never done so much shopping in one day in my life! :)

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 8.25
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
6.000.000.000.006.00

68F sunny.  Larissa and I ran with Leslie west on MCT to 3 miles then turned back.  I was a huffin' n puffin' on the uphill BUT I did NOT walk.  We stopped briefly at the trailside bathroom to stretch and drink.  AP:  9:50. 

The upper left chest pain still bugging.  Larissa thinks I have costochronitis.  NSAIDS seems to help.  Still have not been able to sleep more than 3 hours at a stretch.  Other than that all is well. 

Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 6.00
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
15.250.000.000.0015.25

Larissa and I left the house shortly after 6am and drove to the parking lot on the east bench of Manila/PG on Canyon Rd.  We used the bathroom there and started our run right at 6:30am.  Temp was 73 with partly cloudy sky which quickly got sunny within an hour and temp climbed to near 80. 

We ran west for 2 miles and turned back to the parking lot where we were to meet Leslie and Karen at 7:15 since they wanted only 10 miles.  When we didn't see their car, we continued on for 0.25 miles and back to the parking lot for 4.5 miles.  Then we ran south together.  I could tell Leslie was itching to go faster.  My breathing would get labored with even the slightest incline.  Leslie and Larissa got talking and went faster ahead, we'd always grouped back up at every water fountain stop.  Karen didn't want to go farther than 10 so she stopped at the bathroom at her 4.75 miles to stretch and wait while we ran further and then joined us on the return.  I gued at 6.25, ate 2 shot blocks at 10.5 and 1 shot block at 13.  We stopped to take picture of the beautiful valley view.  It was a wonderful morning running with my daughter and special friends.

Today is my granddaughter, Skylar's 3rd birthday.  Her mom hosted a fabulous birthday party with "superhero" theme at noon.  Jen dressed up as Elastic Girl, Jeff as Spiderman, Skylar was Superman.  We all wore superheros Tshirt.  Jeff made her a sandbox complete with benches and beach umbrella.  Lucky girl! 

Then we hosted a BBQ dinner at our house.  So great to have three of my children and their spouses and 6 grandchildren, niece and her 2 children joined us.  Busy happy day!

***Pocatello is three weeks out.  My training has been dismal this summer.  I am doing a rather quick mileage build up for this marathon.  Barely made 40 miles this week.  Hoping to peak at 50 next week then taper.  Sometimes I feel like I have no business in running a marathon.  I am old, fat and injured...and I am extremely stubborn...but I am alive and as long as I can put one foot in front of the other I will keep on keeping on! :)

Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 15.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.000.000.000.0040.00
Inspire 10 (ocean Breeze) Miles: 19.75Inspire 10 Cranberry Miles: 20.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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