Training for a Belt Buckle

May 03, 2024

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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
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

Walked the dog again - still feeling occasional pain on stairs under that knee cap.  I will stick to walking and or pool running until Saturday and then try a knee strap to take pressure off the patella.  If I get much pain during the race on Saturday, I will just stop running.  Not worth permanent injury.

I'll do another walk this afternoon when we walk down to get my race packet.

PM - race walked with Twilight for 3.25 miles.  Silly dog thinks she is so smart - dragged behind me the first half of the walk like she was soooo tired, the minute I turned around she got 6 feet in front of me and was full of energy. Felt the pain under the kneecap on the few small uphill sections.  Just took more Ibuprofen and am icing the knee now.  Tomorrow I will test out both the neoprene knee brace and my patella support strap and see which one does best keeping the pain out of the knee.

Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 (2009) Miles: 4.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From LuzyLew on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 13:02:48 from 208.187.197.42

I hope that knee will be ok. Don't wreck them now! I can't get over your cute doggy. Let me know if you ever need a dog-sitter. Just know that when you come back she'll have bows in her hair and be wearing a sweater :)

From leslie peterson on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 16:18:42 from 76.23.61.78

Take care my little tough homie! I am heading out of town again, and when I get back I am done traveling for a few months, we need to do a nice hike together!!

From marion on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 16:54:11 from 71.219.58.182

I just read your whole week. It sounds like you are healing nicely, with exception to the knee :( Hmmmm... stay off of it if you can. Hopefully it is just a little twitch that needs to just work itself out as the swelling works it's way out of your poor beaten legs ;)

From Teena on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 17:43:12 from 67.177.20.13

Smart thinking!!!

:)

From Smooth on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 18:42:46 from 71.36.79.70

How's the knee feeling now? I'm sure you'll take caution with Saturday's race. Twilight is too cute!

From Kelli on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 19:32:17 from 71.219.89.21

Glad you are taking care of yourself. Have I told you how much I love walking? I need to do more of that.

From leslie peterson on Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 10:06:52 from 76.23.61.78

Good luck Sat. Maurine, I hope all the body parts will cooperate for you!!! Talk to you next week!

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