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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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98.10
Total Distance
5.00

Met the group at Centennial Park for the early miles.  We did our usual route running down to 3600.  I turned around at 3600 and the group turned and went south.  I ran back past where we parked and down the road until I met up with the group again.  For the regular miles we did the same route and I turned around again 3600.  I my way back I met up with Eric who had come late.  We met the group just past where we parked and I headed home to go to work.  After work and a short nap I went and got my drivers license.

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1.00

After work and a very short nap I took Duke on a 1 mile run.  Then I did my arm weight exercises.

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Total Distance
6.00

Met the group at the trailhead on 98th.  Since I didn't have to work this morning I didn't go for the early miles but I did go a little bit early and ran 1 mile before the regular miles.  We ran north on the trail to start the regular miles and then we turned around and ran back to 98th.  Then we started mile repeats running south on the trail from 98th to 106th and then back.  We stopped at 106th because there was a foot of water on the trail under the road on 106th.  When I got back to 98th I couldn't see the group so I just kept going and ran north to the end of the trail, then I turned around and headed back.  When I was almost back the group came running heading north again so I turned around and headed north.  When they turned around and headed south I turned around too.  I made it 6 miles and was very tired.  Dean brought donuts, chocolate milk, gator aid and strawberries.  It was good.  I took the day off from work because I am taking Kent to the doctor.  His knees is improving but it is a long road to recovery.

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Total Distance
1.50

This morning after I got back from the temple I took Duke on our usual run but I went just a little bit farther.  I'm hoping that in about a month he will be able to go 3 miles.  It was a good run.  Then I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with 75 mens pushups.  I did 50 pushup and then took a 30 second break and did 25 more.  Hopefully next time I will be able to do all 75 without a break.

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Total Distance
5.00

I went to Leslie's to run this morning.  We originally planned on doing 6 miles but since she was recovering from Bronchitis and I have a cold and also after killing ourselves last night helping one of my daughters move we decided to only go 3.  It wasn't too cold but the strong wind made it very chilly and I was glad I had on long lycra.  We ran north past the church south on 106th and then turned west and when we got to 1.5 miles we turned around and headed back.  The wind blowing in our faces running south was very strong and it really made us glad we were only going 3 miles.  After I got back home I took Duke on a 2 mile run and he sure loved it.  I could probably count last nights help with the move as 6 miles because we had to park about a 1/2 a block away and when we got to the apartment we had to climb up a huge flight of stairs that was very steep.  After about a hundred trips back and forth we were almost dead.  We only had my two daughters and my son-in-law helping.  We wouldn't have made it without my son-in-law.

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Yesterday my cold got the best of me and I had to lay down a lot.  I didn't go to sacrament meeting and just went to teach my primary class.  Today I feel a lot better.  After work and a short nap I did my arm weight exercises.

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Total Distance
4.50

I met the group at Bingham for the early miles.  It was very snowy and the parking lot was like an ice skating rink.  I walked very carefully through the parking lot to 2200.  We started running north on 2200 and the road wasn't too bad.  It was a little slushy in spots but not slippery.  We jogged past 98th and kept going.  The group almost made it to 90th and when I saw them turn around I did too.  We jogged back to Bingham and I thought maybe the side walk would be less slippery.  I was wrong I almost fell down several time and decided to just wait for the group to head back out to 2200.  We ran north again on 2200 and we passed 98th and they kept going but I turned around about half way between 98th and 90th.  On the way back the Bingham cross country team caught up with me but they turned in the back parking lot and I continued on to 106th and turned east and then got to the parking lot which was still slippery so I walked carefully to my car.  It was a good run but I was even slower than usual because of the weather.

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Total Distance
1.00

After work and a short nap I took Duke on a 1 mile run.  Then I did my leg weight/stomach exercises.  Instead of my pushups I decided to do a plank.  I lasted for 1 min 38 seconds.

 

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Total Distance
5.00

Met the group for the early miles at the church on 102nd and 40th west.  We started west and when we got to where the hill starts getting steep we turned north.  The group passed me up, but I knew the trail.  I continued on through the subdivision eventually ending up on 40th west.  The group kept going east past 40th west but I turned south so that I would be back the same time.  I wore long pants and  T--shirt today because the wind was blowing.  When I got to 40th west I was getting hot and thought about taking my warm stuff off, but running south the wind was blowing very hard in my face and it cooled me off.  It also made it very hard to run.  I made it back to the church the same time as every else.  Then we regrouped and started north on 40th west to Sky Drive.  I was behind everyone and then Debbie caught up and passed me.  Just passed the church on Sky Drive we turned south and ran that way for a while.  I was behind everyone and then I saw them coming back so I turned around and headed north.  We continued on through the subdivision and then when they crossed 40th west going east and turned and headed south.  I was getting very hot and tired so I was glad for the wind.  I made it back to the car and headed home to get ready for work.

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1.00

After work and a short nap I took Duke on a 1 mile run.  Then I had a bath.  Now I'm am going to Toole to pick up 6 of my grandchildren to stay for the weekend.

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Total Distance
12.00

Leslie and I went to Riverton Park to meet the group.  We left about 30 minutes before the others.  We thought the group would catch us before the hill on the trail but they didn't.  When we got to the trailhead on 144th we didn't see the donuts so we sat down and ate my shot bloks and drank water.  A minute later we saw the rest of the group run up the trail and Dean got the snacks out of the weeds.  We at a half a donut and some gator aid and then started on.  The rest of the people caught us before the S curve.  Leslie was feeling very tired because she has had bronchitis.  When we got to the S curve we walked up.  Then we ran for a while and then walked again.  We decided to just go straight down 13th back to the park.  We made it back and the rest of the group was still there.  I was glad Leslie ran with me.  We were both tired at the end but not dead.

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After work and a short nap I did my arm weight exercises.  Then I had to spend a couple of hours cleaning because I had 6 of my grandkids stay with me over the weekend so I didn't get any cleaning done..  If I had done some cleaning you wouldn't know it because they mess things up faster than you can clean.  It was worth it to have them here.  We had a good time.

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Total Distance
6.00

Met the group at the park at the bottom of Tithing Hill for the early miles.  We ran down the trail and then up into the subdivision and then up and down hills until we got back to the park.  Running up the hills sure got me tired.  Then we did a 15 minute warmup run along the trail.  Then we did a tempo run back and forth along the trail.  I had to leave after 40 minutes of the regular miles but I sure was tired.

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1.00

After work and a short nap I took Duke on a 1 mile run.  Then I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with 75 mens pushups.  I did 50 and then took a 15 second break and did 25 more.

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Total Distance
4.00

I met the group for the early miles at the park next to Lifetime fitness.  There were only 5 of us for the early miles.  We ran past 114th to the last street and then up to Lampton.  I ran south on Lampton until I saw the others coming back and then I turned around.  Only one other person came for the next part.  I was feeling very tired because I got woken up too many times in the night.  My husband has a hard time sleeping because he has to do so much physical therapy on his knee that by nighttime it hurts too much to sleep.  For the second part I just turned around at 114th and the rest of the group ran on the parkway trail.

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1.00

I ran 1 mile with Duke after work and a short nap.

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Total Distance
6.00

I went to Leslie's this morning to pick up our Bountiful basket and then we ran our daybreak 6 mile course.  The wind was blowing and it was a little bit cool but I was still glad that I wore a tank top and shorts.  We saw Peggy and Mike running south on 40th west as we ran north.  It was a nice run I neither of us was too tired at the end.  I hope we are ready for the Riverton 1/2 next Saturday.

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Total Distance
1.00

After work and a short nap I took Duke on a 1 mile run.  He loved it.  It was 45 degrees, but on the way back it was very chilly because the wind was blowing hard.  Then I did my arm weight exercises.

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Total Distance
5.00

I met the group at the church on Sky Drive for the early miles.  There were 4 other people besides me.  We ran down Yorkshire Drive to 106th, then the group turned west and I turned around and ran back down Yorkshire and then up Sky Drive and then back south on Yorkshire until I saw the group coming and then I turned around.  For the second part there were 5 others that came and we ran all the way up Sky Drive to the Park and then they were doing a tempo run back and forth and I had to be to work so I headed back down Sky Drive to the church.  I was a good run and I didn't even feel too tired going up the big hill.

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I didn't do any exercise at all.  After work and a very short nap my daughter Jenny and her 6 kids came to visit.  This was the first time to see my new grandson.  He was born Feb. 19th but I couldn't go to Idaho to see him or help Jenny because Kent had just had his Knee replacement surgery.  We had a very nice visit and then she and her kids went to sleep at Leslie's house.  We will be seeing  a lot of them the next few days.

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Total Distance
6.00

I met the group at the park by Lifetime fitness, but I didn't go to the early miles because I am taking the day off work to spend time with Jenny and her family.  We ran south to 114th and went on the parkway trail to 126th.  When I was almost to 126th I saw the group coming back so I turned around.  They said it was too muddy to cross over 126th.  We ran south on the trail to almost 106th and then turned around and headed back to the cars.  It was a good run and I was glad I wore shorts and a tank top because I got pretty hot towards the end of the run.

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I did my leg weight/stomach exercises and then did my pushups.  I could only do 50 mens pushups and then I took a 20 break and did 25 more.  I can't believe my arms are getting so whimpy.  I need to do pushups more than once a week.

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Race: Riverton 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 02:25:00, Place overall: 136, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
13.10

Today I ran the Riverton 1/2 Marathon.  It was chilly when I started out but I was still glad I wore a tank top and shorts.  Leslie and I started out slow and steady.  Actually we started out faster than last year.  Our first 4 miles were 10 minute miles and then we started to slow down.  I didn't feel as tired as I usually do running.  We got to the trail head on 144th in an hour and 28 minutes.  Then I started to get tired.  By the time we got to the S curve I was so tired I had to walk up it.  That was the only place in the race that I walked.  I kept telling Leslie to run ahead, but she wouldn't.  When we got to Redwood road I caught up to a guy that comes to our Tri class.  He said that I had beaten him last year and he didn't want we to beat him this year.  We stayed with him for about 1/2 mile and then I got tired and slowed down.  I told Leslie to go ahead and beat him and finally she did.  I wasn't as dead at the end of the race as I was last year and I got 1st place in my age group.  The trophy's are really cool.  They were hand made by an artist in Riverton.  They are wagon wheels mounted on a base.  I really think they are neat.

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0.00

After work and a short nap I did my arm weight exercises.

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Total Distance
6.00

Met the group at the trailhead on 98th for the early miles.  Cheris said in the email that we would run on the trail to 106th so I started out early.  It was dark and cold so I was glad I wore my long pants and had my; headlight.  I tried to go fast so the others wouldn't pass me too early.  I got to 106th and headed up the hill and still hadn't seen the others.  I got to 10th west and headed back to 98th.  When I got back to the parking lot and no one had passed me I thought maybe they had just stayed on the trail so I went down the trail a little ways and then turned around and saw them coming through the parking lot.  We ran north on the trail and then turned around and picked up the other runners.  We ran north again to the end to the trail and turned around and came back to the parking lot.  Then we regrouped and headed south doing 2 minutes on and 2 off.  When we got almost to 106th I turned around and headed back to the car so I could get to work.  I was glad I was able to make it 6 miles.  After running the Riverton 1/2 and finishing 1st in my age group I didn't feel to bad about being slow.  There were 6 people in my age group and the 2nd place person was 7 minutes behind me.

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Total Distance
1.00

I took Duke on a 1 mile run and then I did my leg weight/stomach exercises along with pushups.  I could only do 60 mens pushups, but I took a 30 second break and then did 20 more.

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Total Distance
6.00

I met the group at the SJ soccer fields for the early miles.  I started off early and made it to the end before anyone caught up with me.  When they were getting back I started the other direction.  This time they caught me at 2700.  I kept going and another runner caught up with me and passed me.  He went straight and I turned.  A few minutes later he passed me again.  I said "Wow you are fast," and he said, " I hope I am still running when I get your age.  I told me he had talked to me before so he knew I was 20 years younger than he was.  I made it to the end just as the others were starting out again.  As I walked to my car I saw Kris and Debbie coming so I said Hi to them and then left.

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Total Distance
98.10
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