Trail Running Granny

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Location:

Cottonwood Heights,Ut,USA

Member Since:

May 17, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Pony Express 50 miler 2009 13:19

*** 50K PR is 7:11 Red Mountain 50K 2010

Red Mountain 50k 2008

Goblin Valley 50K (twice)

Antelope Island 50k

24 hours of Moab (dropped out at 42 miles)

Antelope Island 25K

*** Marathon PR is 4:50 (St. George)

14 St. George Marathons

Portland Marathon

2 Ogden Marathons

2 Park City Marathons

Top of Utah

*** Half Marathon PR is 2:18 (Bryce Canyon)

Hobble Creek Half

Provo River Half

Salt Lake City Half

Bryce Canyon Half

Painters Half

Short-Term Running Goals:

I did it!!! Pony Express 50 miler!! 13:19 ! Oct. 16, 2009

2011 Race Calendar:

Feb. Aloha Race - Honolulu

April Red Mountain 30K

April SL Running Co. 5K

May Running with Angels 5K

July Bryce Canyon Half Marathon

Aug. Park City Half Marathon

Oct. St. George Marathon

Sept. Little Grand Canyon Half Marathon

Provo Halloween Half Marathon

Nov. Mesquite Half Marathon

2012 Race Calendar

Jan New Years Revolution Race at Oval (14 miles)

April Red Mountain 30K

July Bryce Canyon Half Marathon

Aug. Park City Half Marathon

Oct. St. George Marathon

Oct. Halloween Half Marathon

Nov. Mesquite Half Marathon

Dec. Honolulu Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay fit enough to run marathons all thru my life

Personal:

I started running at age 40 (14 years ago!) I am married to Harold, he is a super supportive husband and we enjoy running and biking the trails along the Wasatch Front together. Between us we have 7 children and 9 grandchildren. I am really having fun trying new races in scenic parts of Utah, I am a newbie in the ultrarunning world, I am slow, but love everything about it! I have a lot to learn,but I am enjoying the journey.

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Tue, Oct 07, 2008

Total Distance

4.00

I did my 4 mile loop, the heels were tender, I was one minute slower today. It took 47 min. I need to do more cross training.... I need another hour or more of exersize. I am trying to figure out how all you young moms get so many hours in a day. I think I need to get up earlier and stop being such a whimp!

Nutrition was good yesterday.

9.8 lbs away from my goal! (2.4 lb. loss from yesterday)

Comments

From tarzan on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 10:54:26

Good job! 2 days in a row. Watch those heels! You don't want to injure them any more than they already are.

Keep up the nutrition (I dropped 3.2 lbs. yesterday)

From leslie on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 11:01:38

Maurine!! Yeehaw!!! We are on our way! Have a great day!!!

From Marion on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 11:09:13

You BIG LOSERS!!! I am NOT the biggest loser! I eat like a 400 pound truck driver. NO MORE!!!

Take your hunny bunches for a bike ride at night. (pretend you like it ;)

From leslie on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 11:20:28

Marion, hahaha! You look like a hot volleyball player!!!! Tall and strong and BEAUTIFUL!!!!

From lisa on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 11:50:54

What is your 4 mile loop? Good job on getting out there right after the marathon. And great job on the continuous running.

From leslie on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 12:00:11

Lisa, my garmin is broken, so I am guessing.... from my house, and then along the CHRC 5k route just past Winsap and then down. I feel lost without my garmin, we need to send it in and get it fixed. I was going to go to muscle up, but I just couldn't drag myself there, I know I need to but I really hate it, I am have a bad attitude. You are more dedicated than I. Do you want to do the Breast Cancer run at Liberty Park with Maurine and I? Marion is doing it and I think there are others from the blog. I could pick you up, and any of the other chicks that are interested. Let me know. It starts at 9.

From Kelli on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 18:24:49

That is a ton of weight in one day. Why can't I do that? Great job!!!

Leslie you are doing great out there after such a crummy Saturday! Way to go!

From leslie on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 18:32:16

Thanks Kelli, I am not being quite so good today, I am just hoping to hang on to my little loss! I went and bought a spinach salad from Riches Bagels for dinner tonight. Yum!! You are too tiny for a 2 pound drop in one day, silly!!

From britta on Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 20:08:57

I am looking forward to the day that my husband and I have more time to train together. That is great you and your husband are so active.

From Kelli on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 12:42:25

I was talking to a guy at my daughter;s soccer game last night and he said that it is totally normal to gain weight when you run a race and then drop it all a few days later. He was trying to explain it all to me, but I zoned out! I do not care about the science behind it, I was just glad to know there is a reason for it!!! Now, I was not so good---we went to Panda Express for dinner and ate orange chicken, chow mein, and egg rolls!! Nummy, but naughty!

From Kelli on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 13:09:35

Hey Britta----I am with you on that one! I can not wait until we can just go and run and not worry about getting kids to this practice or that game or a lesson or a church thing or whatever! But we will miss them, right Leslie???

From Marion on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 13:12:41

I am going to cry like a baby when they are gone... and then I am going to clean the house and it is going to stay that way. I am also going to do 2-4 loads of laundry a week and laught (to myself) at my girls doing 2-4 per day!! :) AND... I am going to run whenever it is I wake up and go to yoga classes at odd times during the day. And then I will cry myself to sleep missing my babies!

From Kelli on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 13:33:15

I do not know if I will cry like a baby, but I will miss them some of the time! But, oh the FREEDOM!!!!

From leslie on Wed, Oct 08, 2008 at 14:55:18

Girls, the empty nest is a beautiful thing, if I miss my kids I have come over for Sunday dinner or call them, I don't miss "hands on parenting", this is a great time of life to be a little selfish!!!

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