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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:	4.53	Month:	48.00	Year:	541.12
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

Wed, Jul 22, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.77	0.00	9.77

630am, beat the heat run finally. And finally I got myself out there although I dragged myself out there. Legs, meaning calves and hamstrings extremely tight, burning pain to my left toes, and numb-like feels in places. Obviously, lower back problem cause now after resting my back is throbbing. Will try heat pad soon. I have had this issue before on downhill runs, especially. I also go through a period of almost 24 hours of peeing like over 1-2 times per hour. I have ignored the professionals advice to check further for a tethered cord (MRI shows a lower than normal cord and this goes with the malformation I had surgery for on my brain). I figure I have it and I would refuse treatment anyway (which is to surgically detether my cord that is tied to my sacrum, not ready for open spine surgery again). I flew all the way to NYC to have them tell me that I needed to have further testing and that I have all the symptoms of a tethered cord. This was June 2008. I threw away the order for the test which is a voiding test, to test if I am able to empty my bladder all the way or not. Obviously not since Monday night at work I went over 12 times to the bathroom, no joking. This happens more often after downhill runs which strain my spinal cord, and everyone elses for that matter. I feel like I have to pee the entire race, annoying but normal for me. I am sure you all wanted to hear all this. Its the blog in me. My life is an open page : D. 9.77 miles at 8:38 pace.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Smooth on Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 19:17:41 from 71.36.76.14

That tethered cord thing doesn't sound fun. How does it effect the ineffective voiding/emptying of your bladder? Obviously you felt the urge to go; but no neuromuscular control?

For the first 6-12 hours after running a marathon or hard long run, I find myself peeing A LOT, like every 45 min. It's like the kidneys shut down during the run and all of a sudden work overtime; plus I tend to hydrate a ton after the run.

Hope you recover well. That's a nice mileage for first run since race day. Glad you were able to run in the cool of the morning.

From JulieC on Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 19:54:06 from 67.42.127.35

Hi Smooth. That is good to hear, so I am validated in not getting tested. I gain like 5 pounds of water weight the first few days after a hard run and then pee it off for days too but the problem is that my back and legs to my feet go numb, have burning pain and the front of my stomach is patchy numbness. The tethered cord is like a puppet on a string held tightly in place. So with each stretch of my leg the cord is so tight it can't stretch far and puts pressure on the spinal nerves coming out in those regions, ie my bladder. I feel the urge to go but go tiny amounts then immediately feel like I have to go but can't but then wait and then can then can't etc.... I have been dealing with burning pain down my spine but has greatly improved after the surgery. Headaches not so much, but getting better. I really think I am getting stronger with dealing with it. Running is my out, after a few miles pain is relative. Endorphins are free medication with the benefits of exercise and meeting lots of friends. Can you believe I am doing the Speedy Spaniard Friday? Whatever. What have you decided? If I feel good I will try for a fast run, if not I will try 7s for a PR anyway.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:48:43 from 68.102.144.140

Wow Julie you are amazing I can't believe how amazing of a runner you are, especially after all you have been through and still must deal with! A true survivor and overcomer! Great job getting out there and getting a run in today!

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