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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: 39.47 Year: 532.59
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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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going on the hypoallergenic diet-- avoiding the food from the list of an old test done on me for my allergies in April 2008. I am allergic to :   Dust, mold, tobacco, cigarettes, bacteria, yeast, viruses, weeds, gasoline, pollen, cheese, cow's milk, citrus (orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime), pineapple, strawberry, corn, corn syrup, milk sugar (lactose), table sugar (sucrose), garlic, onions, soybean and chocolate.  AND a slew of food additives inclu, msg, sodium benzoate etc....etc..I am even allergic to my own hormones (autoimmune--estrogen, progesterone, etc....etc..) as well as some neurotransmitters.   This list was so long that I just couldn't take it.  Three years ago I went on the hypoallergenic diet and took tons of probiotics.  Even had me on an antiyeast med, but I ended up allergic (greatly) to it.  I had major die-off reaction to it.  Rash, itching rash every where.  This test was done by electromagnetics.  The one my current doctor wants to do is a blood test.  I figure the last one hit a lot of what I already knew to be my sensitivities so I figured it wasn't lying.  And the fact that I got a lot better with the diet and avoidance of the foods and probiotics it is worth being VERY diligent.  Great, holiday eating should be interesting.  Ran like a turtle the first few miles wondering if I ever will feel like myself again and then the last few miles I kind of did.  HOPE.  First two miles 9:44, 9:27 : D.   Last mile 7:42.  AP 8:32 for 8 easy miles in the drizzly wetness.  Better than the cold however. 

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Comments
From josse on Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 23:24:03 from 166.250.0.25

Patience is hard to have when you are a runner. but I've had to learn that one as well. it'll come just be patient.

From Andrea on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 20:17:58 from 96.32.4.123

Wow - that is quite a list. The foods you eat can make a huge difference to how you feel. Hopefully the diet works well!

From JulieC on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 20:57:12 from 67.41.189.197

Andrea, these allergies are immune complexes-- that happen when digesting food and then absorbed to the blood stream causing a slew of inflammatory conditions if the foods are not avoided. It is one heck of a diet to follow then reintroduce the foods after they are avoided for 6 weeks. Currently I am not too diligent with the holidays and all but trying my hardest by eating healthy and barely any sugar. I am sure my inflammation is showing up in my joints. I have run for two years with some flare ups but this is by far the worst. blah. GO FIGHT WIN :D

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