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Location:

Pleasant Grove,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs: Fleet Feet Turkey Trot 5k- 19:46;  St. George Marathon  3:07:11(2013-- coming back from the dead)  Utah Valley Marathon 2011- 3:09:13 : D  1st place Master Division, 7th Overall; Mt. Nebo 1/2 Marathon 2011- 1:19:35- 2nd Overall,  first master. Ogden Marathon 3:14  (2010); 10K 2011 Speedy Spaniard 40:47.  I have run 33 marathons: 15 St. George (1995, 2006-2019). Utah Valley (2011, 2014), Eiluj (2011), Deseret News (2015, 3:40 pacer),  Ogden (2009, 2010), Boston (1996,2012,2014,2018)Top of Utah (1999, 2011 pacer), and SLC (2006,2015), Pocatello (3:40 pacer 2012),park city marathon 3:41:53 (2013), and Big Cottonwood pacer (2017,2018)and three Ultras-Squaw Peak 51.25 miler 2010 in 12:05:27 (9th woman) and  Antelope Island  (32 miler) in  March, 2011 (4th overall in 5:10:25) and in 2009.

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2020 Marathon Madness

April  Salt Lake City Marathon April 18

May  Ogden Marathon  May 16

June Utah Valley Marathon  June 6 

July  Deseret News Marathon  July 24 

August  Top of Utah Aug 22 

September  Big Cottonwood  Sept 12 

October Saint George Marathon Oct 3  

November New York City Marathon  Nov 1

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Marathon--  PR (3:06 or better)

10k--  PR (under 40:47)

5K-- PR (under 19:46)

RUN FOREVER!!!

Personal:

Married to Troy since 1997.  We have three daughters- Courtney 21,  Brooke 19, and Amber 16 and one dog-Cocoa (15). Troy works and cook lots of yummy dinners and desserts.  Courtney is back as of Aug 2019 from 18 months in England.  Now working as a CNA and going to BYU. Brooke graduated from PGHS IN MAY 2019. Attending UVU in Fall. Called to serve in the Michigan Landing LDS church mission. Leaves Jan22, 2020. Amber plays for Olympic Montreux Premier 1 soccer team.  And is a junior this Fall 2019. I  work full time (27 years in June 2019) as a registered nurse. Currently working in the special care nursery  at American Fork Hospital.  Our family loves to camp and go to Disneyland.  
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 13.00 Year: 506.12
Brooks Pureflow Lifetime Miles: 309.19
Altras Zero Drop (lt. Blue) Lifetime Miles: 366.29
Mizuno Precision 11 (orange) Lifetime Miles: 610.05
Saucony Mirage 2 Grey Lifetime Miles: 223.70
Nike Pegasus Charc/lime Lifetime Miles: 487.77
Nike Pegasus Grey/blue Lifetime Miles: 428.92
Mizuno Precision Pink Lifetime Miles: 479.56
Nike Lunar Flyknits RED Lifetime Miles: 893.47
Nike Lunar Flyknits MULTI GREY Lifetime Miles: 369.20
Mizuno Sayanaras Lifetime Miles: 292.58
Asics Gel Lyte 33-2 (blue) Lifetime Miles: 163.09
Altra Intuition 1.5 Grey Lifetime Miles: 55.31
Altras Pink Intuition 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 79.00
Kinvara 5s Peach Lifetime Miles: 576.20
Kinvara 5s YELLOW Lifetime Miles: 346.56
Kinvara Blue/lime Lifetime Miles: 578.77
Kinvara 5s Green Lifetime Miles: 47.31
Kinvara 6 Turquoise Lifetime Miles: 531.20
Thu, Aug 05, 2010
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 5 miles @ 6:39am.  AP 8:41.  First mile 9:59.  I just can't seem to get myself going fast from the get go.  I actually feel like I am but then the darn garmin just won't pick up any faster.  The truth be told.  Last mile 7:43.  Ran into a group of cheerleaders from AF doing their run to the SMILEY FACE turn around I have noticed on the ground on 1800 North in PG (basically a smiley face with an arrow over its head pointing to turn around).  Now I see why 'there.  I passed a lot of teenie boppers huffing and puffing being polite not to show my "over 41" expression. Am I really up for 19 miles tomorrow?  Going to try for AP between 7:50 and 8:10.  Hurtful.   So very much so on my lonesome. 

BTW:    I WON A DEXA (BONE) SCAN at a work party last week.  This should be very helpful.  Having had a lot of pelvic "bone" pain and a history of low estrogen, not to mention my mother's history of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, this may be a huge blessing.  I hope I am normal but if not I can start now to correct myself for the future!!! Pretty cool?  Considering the cost of health care/tests.  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 21:25:05 from 174.23.218.43

That is cool! I have had two Dexa scan. it's an annual test for me with my osteoporosis.

You get the readings immediately. I wish they would scan the legs too, not just the hips and spine!

From runningafterbabies on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 21:29:52 from 67.177.9.74

That's pretty cool! I hope you find out what has been plaguing you. Are you running with Melanie B. on the 1/2 marathon course this weekend?

From JulieC on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 22:44:31 from 71.213.100.127

melody-- I work this weekend :( No more running races after working all night (halloween half and utah valley 1/2). That was the kill all. Trying to be human again. : D.

From JulieC on Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 22:45:28 from 71.213.100.127

Smooth-- should be interesting. I didn't know you had osteoporosis? it's an age thing I guess from what I read.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 11:00:29 from 68.103.243.161

Oh wow hope you don't have osteoporosisi. Smooth--I am surprised you have it--does running reduce your risk?

From Smooth on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 22:41:04 from 174.23.203.161

When I was in my 30s I had a panaroma (s;?) Xray of my jaws. The dentist was alarmed to see how porous my jaw bones were. I have lost 2 inches in height over the last 15 years. I was raised on rice water instead of milk, diary was non-existence in my diet until I came to America at age 16. Two years ago I insisted on getting a Dexa Scan when I reached menopause. The Scan confirmed that I have osteoporosis. I was put on generic form of Fosomax. My 2nd Scan done a year later this past Oct showed that my hips got some improvement but the spine stayed the same! I believe running helps. My doc has warned me about risk of stress fracture....but so far so good!

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