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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
71.834.502.002.0080.33
Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 39.78Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 13.55Inspire 5 (4) Miles: 27.00
Night Sleep Time: 35.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 35.00Weight: 0.00
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Snowing and blowing all day.  Called David every two hours.  There were lots of slide-offs in Central and Southern Utah along I-15.  Traffic at a stand still near Beaver.  A semi jack-knifed in Cedar City causing major delay.  David made it back in 12 hours around midnight.  So glad he made it safely there albeit late.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.000.000.000.0018.00

The wind was a howling.  The road was icy.  Temp was -2.  Three good reasons to wimp out.  Jogged 18 on the mill while watching movie and shows on my iPad.  TT: 2:52:23

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 18.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.552.000.000.0016.55

AM:  6.55 miles.  13〫cloudy sky, occasional patches of black ❄❊✼!  Slow mode.  TT: 1:03:56

Evening: 10 miles. 70〫autopilot mode.  TT: 1:26:54

12 more days before officially starting the 18 weeks Boston training! :) :) :)

Just registered for the 2011 Grand Slam! :)

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 10.00Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 6.55
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.280.000.000.0010.28

Toasty 27〫partly sunny!  Slush everywhere...did a pretty good job keeping my shoes and socks dry!  Was going to run 13.  Stopped when I saw Bro. Fletcher's car stalled at the intersection (thus the odd 0.28).  We got it started.  By then I was very tired and hungry. 

Going to the Noah's Reception Center for a Holiday Recognition Dinner tonight...so no running this evening!

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 3.28Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.001.000.000.0014.00

Such a nice morning.  27 degrees.  Partly sunny.  No slush nor wind.  But it always seems colder running eastward for some reason, may be it's the colder canyon air.  Ran 7 w/ Wendy in 1:14:31 (AP: 10:38).  Haven't run w/ her for awhile; so it was a wonderful chatty run.  After dropping her home I ran for 7 more by myself in 1:06:15 (AP: 9:27).

 

Inspire 5 (4) Miles: 14.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.001.502.002.008.50

Baby Josiah (6 mo) is in charge today, that means no running outside for me.  His parents (my niece & her husband) brought him here yesterday to spend the weekend.  This morning after feeding him, they left at 6:45am for a setting apart and an all day orientation at the Church Office Bldg.

So fun to have a baby in the house...we played w/ finger puppets, read, had tummy time, 2nd feeding. Then it's time for morning nap.  But not until the baby is properly *bound & gagged* (as his daddy calls it); actually *swaddled and binkied*...worked like a charm...he promptly fell asleep!!!  With the baby monitor on, I quickly jumped on the treadmill for some speedwork! :) :) :)

1 mi warm up @ 10:00

1 min ON @ 7:30 (8 mph), 1 min OFF @ 10:00  X 5

1 min ON @ 7:03 (8.5 mph), 1 min OFF @ 10:00 X 5

1 min ON @ 6:53 (8.7 mph), 1 min OFF @ 10:00 X 5

1 min ON @ 6:40 (9 mph), 1 min OFF @ 10:00 X 5

Warm down for 2.5 miles by decelerating 0.1mph every min. (i.e. at 51 min ran @ 7:35, 52 min @ 7:41, 53 min @ 7:47 and so on 'till 60 min at which time maintain pace at 8:34 'till mile 8.5. TT: 1:11:38.  AP: 8:25. 

Thankfully baby stayed asleep the whole time!  I seriously don't know how you young mothers (RAD & Josse) do all you do so wonderfully well!!!

Announcement:  Group run tomorrow on the Lehi JRP,  meet at 8am at the 1500 North bridge.  Hope to see y'all there!

Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

Baby Jojo wouldn't go to sleep 'till past midnight and was up at 4:30.  I could have gone running by 5:30.  Anyhow, got to JRP at 8.  Ran w/ John, Karen and Wendy.  They only wanted 8 so they turned back at mile 4 and I continued on by myself.  Temp was nice, cloudy.  It did get breezy running northward the last 3 miles.  Saw lots of birds, a few hunters, one loose dog, the usual cows and a few walkers.  The river is frozen solid.  Wish the sun would peek out.  I'm a sunshine kinda girl...do NOT like deary days!  I need to move to Hawaii or San Diego! :) 

The trail is closed 0.5 mile from the parking.  Ran around Centennial Park by the trail closure, then turned back for 13 miles.  Could have gone farther if there was someone to run with, O well!  Felt good to have completed 80 miles this week, my highest mileage ever!  :)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Inspire 5 (4) Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(15)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
71.834.502.002.0080.33
Mizuno Nexus2 Miles: 39.78Inspire 5 Purple (3) Miles: 13.55Inspire 5 (4) Miles: 27.00
Night Sleep Time: 35.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 35.00Weight: 0.00
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