Nancy's Blog

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Location:

South Jordan,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Jan 11, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

5 K Finish

Running Accomplishments:

I've been running for the past 25 years. I ran my first marathon at age 50 and have run 3 since then. I run 5K's, 10K's and half-marathons. I ran the Ogden Marathon in 2006 and finished in 4:35. I won Thrid Place in my age group.

Three of my daughters and I ran the Ogden Half Marathon. They did great and I was glad to just finish. I ran the Riverton 1/2 marathon the end of March and pulled my hamstring and then got bursitis so I wasn't able to train as much as I wanted to.

I have slowed down a lot the past 10 years so my goal now is to keep running slow and steady until I die. I also ride bikes and am as fast as my daughters.

We have now switched from Marathons to 1/2 marathons and Triathlons. Last year Leslie and I did the Desert Sharks Triathlon and Daybreak. I won first in my age group in both because there are not many people in my age group.

2010 Riverton Half Marathon 3rd in age group

Daybreak Triahtlon 2010 1st in age group

South Jordan Half Marathon 2010 1st in my age group

Riverton 10K 2010 1st in my age group

Vikingman Triathlon September 10 2010 Won 1st in my age because I was the only one in my age group

March 2011 Riverton 1/2 Marathon 1st in my age group and there were actually 6 people in my age group.

Short-Term Running Goals:

My daughters and I are starting to train for Triathlons, but would still like to run 2 half-marathons and 5K's and 10K's

2010

Riverton 1/2 Marathon 3rd in age

Daybreak Triathlon 1st in age

Riverton 10K

Hobblecreek 1/2 Marathon

Vikingman Triathlon

MS 100 Mile Bike ride finished in 7 hours

2016

Terrain Run with son and daughter. It was fun but very muddy

August 25 Triathamom with my daugter Christine

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running, biking, swimming and stay fit until I'm 100 years old

Personal:

I'm married, have 8 kids (7 daughters and one son) and 28 grandkids. I have a great supportive husband. The grandsons and grand daughters are now tied at 14. I have 2 grand daughters married and one going on a mission to Australia.

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Sat, Nov 26, 2011

Total Distance

9.00

I met the running group at Julie's for our Saturday run. Eric and I started off early because I am so slow and he thinks he is slow. I had a good visit with Eric. We ran from Julie's to the Riverton Park to do the 10K course. Since I was running a race this afternoon I turned around at 3 miles and headed back to Julie's. It was a fun run.

This afternoon 4 of my daughters, 2 son-in-laws and 4 of my grandkids and I went to Ogden and ran the Santa run. We all met at Bridget and Glens house in Ogden and then went to the race from there. It is called the Santa run because everyone in the race is wearing a full Santa Suit. There were about 1000 Santa's. We were closer to the back so it took a long time to actually start running. I ran with my Granddaughter Rachel who is 11 years old and is on the cross country team at Hawthorne Academy. She got tired a few times so we walked, but most of the time she was able to keep up with me. We had a good time running together and at the end we sprinted and passed up five or six people. Then we walked back to our spot for the parade. We really had a fun time and got some cute pictures of all of us in Santa Suits. If I knew how to put pictures on this blog I would put a picture of all of us in Santa Suits.

Comments

From Smooth on Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 01:34:31 from 174.27.205.151

Sounds like a GREAT FUN FUN Santa run with the fam. You must be so proud of Rachel. I wish I could run with my granddaughter. You are such a fun grandma!

Here's what to do to put picture on your post.

1. Download pictures onto a website such as Photobucket.com. It is a free account to manage your pictures on line.

2. Copied the direct URL link under the pictures.

3. While posting on the blog. Click on the icon that looks like a landscape.

4. A small window will pop up, paste the URL in. Make sure to click preview to see if it's the right picture. Then click submit.

5. If the picture shows up too big. Click on one of the corners of the picture until a little square shows up. you can drag it to reduce the size of the picture.

Hope this helps. I can't wait to see the picture of you all in Santa suits! :) Happy running!

From allie on Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 17:38:37 from 24.10.191.18

great posting instructions, smooth. you should come back and see the great pics!

nancy -- this is so cool! what a fun thing to do with your family. i love the pictures!

From Smooth on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 02:14:25 from 174.27.205.151

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your pictures! That video is cool! I've NEVER EVER seen so many Santas running before...one even carrying a big 'ole bag of presents! :)

THANKS for sharing! SO FUN!!! :) :) :)

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