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August 2009

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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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I didn't get as much exercise today as I would have liked to get.  Leslie ran here from her house and picked up Duke.  I rode my bike around while she ran the 4 mile block with Duke.  When she was done running we were going to do the prison loop course on our bikes.  We started out and turned east on 126th and just as we were getting to the top on the other side of the river bottom, Leslie ran over a piece of metal and popped her tire.  Then we pulled over to the side and waited for Kent to rescue us.  Leslie and I were going to swim at Day Break Lake, but we got too busy doing other things and didn't make it.  I ended up riding my bike a total of about 8 miles and it wasn't a very hard ride.  Tuesday I will try to run again and I sure hope my foot is better.

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I did my leg weight exercises and stomach exrcises.  Then I did pushups but was only able to do 50.  Then Chrissy took me to lunch for my Birthday.  We went to El Farol and it was deliscious.  This afternoon I swam at Marv Jenson's.  I swam 25 laps front crawl and wasn't even dead.  I could have gone more but my family was coming over to celebrate my Birthday.  It's hard to believe I could really be 60 years old.

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Met the BBK's at Bingham for the early miles and brought Duke.  We were in front when we started out but Duke had to stop and wet on a tree so we ended up at the back.  After the early miles I took Duke home and came back to run on the track.  I ran 1 mile on the track and then we ran down to Rustic Roads and ran up and down and then back to the school.  I thought we were going to do it twice and since I was so far behind, when I got to the school I saw that everyone was starting again so I turned around and ran the course again.  I thought they would be passing me anytime but they didn't so I kept going and ran back to the school.  Some of the people were just getting back.   Some people in the group were staying for another 1/2 hour but since I came early I was tired so I went home.  I was very glad my foot didn't hurt.  After dinner Leslie and I rode our bikes down Redwood to 118th and then up to 40th west and north past the temple to 106th and then up to Day Break and around the lake and back.  It was a good ride but I wasn't too tired.

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Met the bunners at the Rec Center.  Today Dean and I were the only ones that came.  We rode our usual course and had a good ride.  My daughter Jenny and 5 kids are coming to visit and we are having a potluck dinner and then going to Day Break to swim.

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My daughter Jenny was here from Idaho so we met the group at the SJ soccer fields at 6 am.  My foot hurt the first 1/2 mile so I started walking and told Jenny to go ahead.  Kris Bullock was walking too because she didn't feel well.  After about 1 minute I started jogging again and my foot didn't hurt after that.  I was very tired and slow it took me 31 minutes.  On the second time around we went backwards and when we got to 2700 from Rustic Road we turned around.  It was a good run and I was very tired.My wonderful daughter Leslie was supposed to join us, but she slept in and ran later. She seems to have wake up issues in the morning. Perhaps she needs 50 alarm clocks that all go off at the same time.Duke has a sore foot so he stayed home and cried at the door. We hope his foot feels better soon.  After dinner Leslie and I rode our bikes.  We went down redwood to 118th and then started up towards 2700.  It was sooo windy we could hardly pedal.  We turned around just before 2700 and headed back home.  That was the most windy bike ride I have ever taken.

 

 

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I got up and went to the temple and then came home and did my arm weight exercises.  After I cleaned the kitchen I took  a short nap and went swimming.  The first 10 laps were hard, but after that I seemed to get in a rhythm and the  the next 20 seemed a lot easier.  Then I tended Ralphie's baby while she took her kids to the fair.  Then I went to Cub Scouts.

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Leslie and I went to our Triathlon class a South County Pool.  When we got there the pool was closed and there was only two other people there.  We found out that Ryan our teacher was gone doing a triathlon.  Leslie and I got our bikes out and rode for 12 miles and then we drove home and ran 3 miles.  The biking was easy for me but the running is always hard.  Running 3 miles now feels like running running 10 used to feel

 

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I did my leg weight exercises along with stomach and 70 pushups.  I cleaned and tended Sicily my youngest granddaughter(1 Yr old) and then took a short nap and went swimming.  I did 30 laps front crawl with a 1 minute break after lap 10 and after lap 20.  I discovered that when I breath out of  my mouth instead of my nose like a do when I run it gets me less out of breath and I am able to go farther.  After dinner we went to visit Bryan our son-in-law for his Birthday.

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I met the group at Parkway Palisades.  We ran up and down the big hill three times.  I was dead on the first time but I kept going and made it all three.  When the group did their next run Debbie and I ran along the parkway trail.  She went slow for me.  We had a very nice visit.  I really appreciate her going slow because I was dead.  I made it six miles and it felt more like 12.   After dinner Leslie and I rode our bikes on the Prison loop trail.  It was a hard ride and we made it in 59 minutes.(16.5 miles)

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Dean, Michelle and I were the only bunners again today.  We did our usual course and finished in less than an hour.  Dean and Michelle are a lot faster than I am on the up hill, but I usually catch up on the straight and downhill.  Tonight Leslie and I are going to our Triathlon class.

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I met the BBK's at Bingham for our run.  We ran down 2200 west and up a street in the subdivision up to 2700, down 2700 to Canterwood, down Canterwood to 2200, down 2200 to Rustic Road, up rustic road to 2700, down 2700 to Bridal Oaks Drive and down Bridal Oaks drive to 2200 and back to Bingham.  It is really hard for me to understand why running gets me so tired now.  I had Duke pulling me and I still had to go very slow and I even had to stop and walk twice.  But I did keep going and I made it the 6 miles.  Most of the group did horseshoe circle and another circle to make it 6 1/2, but 6 was more than plenty for me.  After I got home my husband made me breakfast and then I showered and cleaned the house, then Leslie and I got connect passes and went down town.  We walked around the gateway, went to Clark Planetarium, to the Lion House Pantry for lunch and then to Red Butte Gardens.  The passes were only $20 and they were good for about 10 different activities including a $10 lunch at the Lion House Pantry.  The lunch was very good.  Tomorrow we will use the pass to go to Thanksgiving Point and the Living Planet Aquarium.  After we came home and had naps Leslie and I went on a bike ride.  We rode down Redwood to 118th and all the way up 118th almost to Highway 111.  Then we turned around and came back.  It was a good ride.

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I did my arm weight exercises this morning and then after I cleaned the house Leslie and I went to Thanksgiving Point Gardens with our connect pass.  It was very beautiful but the funnest part was at the pond where there were tons of big fish with their mouths open waiting to be fed.  We didn't bring any quarters but another person did so we watched her feed the fish.  After lunch we picked up Anna and Alex(Chrissy's kids) and took them to The Living Planet Aquarium.  It was fun.  The best part was petting the Manterays.  Then I went to cub scouts took a short nap and then Leslie took Kent and I to Rodezio's.  It was very good too.

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I went to our Triathlon class without Leslie today.  She was tending her friends little boy while she ran a 5K and then helping Chrissy's kids run a 1K.  The class was indoors because it was rainy.  We swam for 40 minutes, rode the spinning bike 40 minutes and then ran on the treadmills.  Boy to I hate running on treadmills.  Anyway I survived the class and now I need to do some cleaning.

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I had to go to work this morning.  It was hard to go back after having the summer off.  After work I did my leg weight and stomach exercises along with 75 pushups.  Leslie and I ordered wet suits and they came today so after dinner we went to Day Break Lake to try them out.  You really aren't suppose to swim there but you can wade.  The wet suits make it so you can float easy and they really keep you warm.  We didn't swim much but it was fun  to try them out.

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I met the group at Parkway Palisades for the early miles.  It was cool this morning and the run seemed easier for me than it has in a month.  I only stayed 20 minutes for the second part of the workout because I had to be to work.  After work Kent and I are going to Fish Lake to stay at our frined's cabin.

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Kent and I just got back from Fish Lake.  The only exercise I got was each night after dinner we walked with our friends up and down the hills surrounding their cabin.  The walk was about 1 mile so it wasn't too hard but we did see Deer, pinetrees, quakies, the lake and lots of other cabins.  We really had a fun time fishing(our friends have a boat and took us out each day), visiting, eating and watching movies.  Tomorrow I need to get back to real exercise.

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After breakfast Duke and I jogged around the block.  I felt good after and I know Duke had a good time.  After I cleaned Becca(my daughter)  and I drove to Tooele to spend some time with my 9 grandchildren that live there.  My daughter was gone to take her husband to get and MRI so I didn't see them.  We had a fun time visiting and watching the movie "17 Again."  Then I came home, took a short nap and went to cub scouts.  After cub scouts I bottle pears, cleaned and then Kent and I went to dinner.  Tonight I am watching a movie with Becca.

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This morning I jogged 4 miles with Duke.  We jogged around the 4 mile block and I made it in 32 minutes.  Then Leslie and I went to our swim Clinic at Blackcreek Reservoir.  It was a good clinic and It will really help for our Triathlon.  We swam around quite a bit.

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I did my arm weight exercises and then I picked plums.  Then I cleaned the house and took a bath.  Then I went to lunch with two of my sisters.  We went to Olive Garden and it was good.   After lunch my daughter Bridget and her husband Glenn and baby Sicily were at my house to I had a fun time visiting and playing with Sicily.  When they left I took a short nap and then cleaned more.  After dinner Leslie and I went to swim in the Blackcreek Reservoir.  The first time across my wetsuit came unzipped.  Leslie zipped it back up for me and we headed back across.  It didn't stay zipped so it was harder to swim with water coming in.  When I got to the other side Leslie zipped me up again and I decided to stay closer to the shore.  It's a good thing I did because it came unzipped again.   I don't know why it keeps coming unzipped because it didn't come unzipped once on Saturday. 

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Met the BBK's at the church on 124th and 1100 W.  Duke and I took it slow down the hill and then kept uip with Peggy, Lisa, Mike and Dean until Duke decided he needed to pee at every bush.  After that we didn't catch back up but we kept plodding along.  I was tired but not as dead as a few weeks ago.  Tonight Leslie and I will ride our bikes before I go to Pack Meeting and Visiting teaching.

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My first day back to work.  I made it through but it was hard getting used to being back to work.  After work I went visiting teaching, took a short nap and then did my leg weight and stomach exercises and also 75 pushups.  Leslie and I were going to go to our Swim clinic at the Blackcreek Reservoir but Leslie bought some patio furniture at Lowes and by the time we picked it up it was too late.

 

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I met the BBK's at the church on 101st South and 40th West.  We started west on the road just north of the church and ran about half way up the hill and then turned south.  We ran across 106th and ran around through Daybreak and past the temple and turned around and headed back.  After we got back we met the group and started south on 40th West.  We crossed 106th and headed towards the temple.  Then one of our Iron men I'm not sure if it was John or Kevin because I can't remember which one is which twisted his anke and fell.  Lisa and I both volunteered to go back and get our cars, but Lisa decided she lived closer so we both jogged back to our cars and she went to pick him up.  I had to be to work by 7 so I headed home.  Duke really enjoyed the run and so did I.  The last few times I've run I really feel a lot better and enjoy running.  For awhile when I was really tired I didn't even like running.  Tonight Leslie and I rode our bikes on the Prison loop.  It's a 16.5 mile ride and we did it in an hour.  I could have gone faster but Leslie was very tired because she hadn't eaten anything since lunch.  My husband made a green apple pie that was so deliscious, I had a piece for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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I didn't do any exercise today.  I had to be to work at 6am and worked until 2pm.  Then I took a short nap and went to the temple.  Then Kent and I went to Red Robyn for dinner and then we helped Leslie put her patio furniture together.

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Leslie and I went to our Triathlon class.  Today was the last time the class will be held at the South County Pool until next summer.  We swam 1000 meters and then we rode our bikes.  We rode south on 13th west to 134th and then went west to Redwood road.  Then we rode north to 98th and turned east and rode to 13th west.  Then we rode down 13th west back to South County Pool.  Just after I passed 106th on 13th West Leslie told me my tire was going flat.  I kept riding to 114th and turned down our street and came home while she and the rest of the people rode to the pool.  I picked up the car and Duke and drove to the pool.  Then we did our 3 mile run from the pool down to the parkway trail and back.  I wasn't as tired as I have been for a while.  I was even able to run the whole way up the big hill at the end.

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After work today I did my arm weight exercises then I cleaned and made dinner.  After dinner Leslie and I went to Blackcreek Reservoir to swim.  We swam back and forth across the Reservoir 3 times.  This time my wetsuit zipper didn't come down so the swimming was easier than last time.  We rested about 1 minutes before swimming back and forth.  We figured it was about 200 meters across so we swam 600 meters.  I swam frontcrawl most of the way but once or twice I did sidestroke and backstroke.

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