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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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Sat, Aug 02, 2008
Total Distance
15.51

Today was the perfect running day!  I have been waiting all year to do this run!  It was worth the wait, and I hope I can up there at least one more time before the snow flies, life gets so busy and it takes some time transporting people from canyon to canyon, but it is SOOO worth it!  We all met at Einsteins at 6:00am - Harold ( my most adorable husband), my brother Steve O from Springville, Steve Hortsmanshoff,  Maurine, and Lauri and Chris.  The guys all mountain biked and the girls ran.  We beat the heavy traffic, that trail is so popular now with bikers, we were jumping off the trail often so not to be trampled.  The bikers were all very nice and  appreciative of our efforts at getting out of their way.  Everyone was happy to be out, the wildflowers were spectacular and it was so cool and nice up there.  The 3 of us girls stayed together for about 3 miles and then Maurine took off like a crazy woman and we didn't see her until  the end.  Laurie and I enjoyed the scenery and chatted for most of the time, I think we have her hooked on the trails, she is a natural billy goat!  We saw a few Wasatch 100 runners training..... oh my dream is  to do that some day..... dream on old lady... Laurie and I hit the parking lot and none of our group was in sight, so we headed down the road and finally our boys came up in the car and rescued us.  The boys had jumped back on the pipeline at Elbow Fork and rode all the way to Rattlesnake Gulch, before coming back to get us.  They had a great time, Steve O, Harold and Chris all crashed, but lived to tell the story.  It was the BEST!!!  

Yahoo!  I made my 40 miles this week!!! 

AND..... My Paul is doing SUPER!!!!!!!!!!  That is the best news!!!!!

 

 

Comments
From marion on Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 17:47:31

What an AMAZING run! I am so impressed! You guys are way too cool for words!

I am SO glad about Paul! YEAH!!!!

What is with "leg flys" you know, they are the flys that land on your legs and NEVER leave you alone!!! I am going to kill some flies!!!!

From marion on Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 17:48:03

Oh wait! Yeah on your mileage!! You are a GODESS!!!

From tarzan on Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 23:36:42

Thanks for thinking this up and organizing. It was a great day!

Are you icing those heels?

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