Training for a Belt Buckle

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's: 50 Mile 13:07 (Pony Express 2010), 50K 8:35 (Buffalo Run 2008), 25K 4:02 (Buffalo Run 2006), Marathon 5:09:12 (St George 2008), Half Marathon 2:28 (Provo 2008), 10K 1:17, 5K 27:54

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

After 1/9/2010 - I am taking a year off from marathon length distances and focusing on building up my base speed on half marathons and shorter distances.

2010 Speed Goals:

  • Build up my base speed on training runs to 10 MM miles or better
  • Half Marathon - break 2:05 (9.5 MM avg)
  • 10K Goal 1 - break 1:00 (9.67 MM avg)
  • 10K Goal 2 - break 55 minutes (8.87 MM avg)
  • 5K Goal 1 - break 26.35 minutes
  • 5K Goal 2 - break 25 minutes

Long-Term Running Goals:

Long Term Goals:

  • Complete a 100 Mile race
  • Complete a 100 K race
  • Break 12 hours in a 50 mile race
  • Run all portions of the Wasatch 100 course
  • Break 5 hours in a marathon
  • Break 4.5 hours in a marathon
  • Qualify for and run Boston

Personal:

I need to figure out something inspiring or funny to write here. For now - I'll let the suspense build.

For further unexciting information on my life, check out my blog: Adventures in Running

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Vibram FiveFingers Lifetime Miles: 452.95
Montrail Streak Lifetime Miles: 195.69
Montrail Vitesse (9.0) Lifetime Miles: 89.75
Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 (2009) Lifetime Miles: 228.50
Brooks Advantage (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 271.42
Crocs Black Lifetime Miles: 80.85
Vibram FiveFingers - Black Lifetime Miles: 65.50
Hoka Mafate Lifetime Miles: 36.95
Hoka Stinson Evo 2012 Lifetime Miles: 53.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

It was raining pretty hard at 5 a.m. - so I went to the gym and ran on the treadmill.  I took along my iPod and listened to the first in a new series of podcasts I downloaded called 'Confessions of a Runner.'  I also watched a bunch of Dilbert Animated Cartoons podcasts.

Later - I enjoyed seeing some good leg and shoulder definition in the mirrors while running this morning and it pushed me to finally get back into my weights.  Tonight I inflated my Swiss Ball and did an arm/shoulder/back/abs workout for an hour. (Also caught up on my Endurance Planet.com podcasts).

Tonight I also found my humidifier in the garage that I stored away after my divorce. I cannot get it running, so found a smaller humidifier and set it up in my bedroom.  Since the heat has been turned on, my right eye has been drying out at night even with the ointment I put in at bedtime. I have a condition called repeated corneal adhesions (basically - the top layer of the skin on my eye gets torn off if it gets too dry). I am hoping this will allow me to not have to keep drops by my bed if I wake up during the night so that I won't have that wonderful ripping feeling.

Brooks Advantage Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From leslie on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 13:19:39

Dreadmills count!

From marion on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 21:42:42

GOOD JOB! I think the treadmill is harder than the road! Way to go!!!

From marion on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:35:11

Your eye thing sounds HORRIBLE!! :(

From leslie on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:59:32

How are you eyes this morning??? Sounds miserable! I hope you are okay!

From tarzan on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:06:45

I am still working on the eye. I have two conditions in my right eye - the corneal adhesions and blepharitis. Both were not apparent until after I had Lasix 3 years ago and the surgery must have aggravated the condition.

My eye was still really dry this morning. However, overall it is much better than it was this summer when I would get a shooting pain through my head when trying to open that eye in the night. That was when I was relieved to find out there was an explanation for it.

From Kelli on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 14:23:30

Hope the humidifier helps, that is no fun!! And way to go on seeing those muscles---that is always a good day!

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