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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.

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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
Tue, Apr 21, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.604.000.000.004.60

4.6 miles running  in the afternoon heat. I forgot to set my alarm this morning and really regretted it. My body is not adapting to the heat rising this quickly at all.  I have to stop more often and was glad to carry water because I was seriously having dehydration issues.

10:31/10:06/10:11/10:49

Stopped at Wasatch Running and bought some new running socks and some gel/shot block combinations.  They let me fill up on water  and I think I drank about 6 cups of water while I was there.

Walkd 2.5 miles home - going the long way.

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.25
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 149.00
Comments
From RAD on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 22:51:17 from 67.166.99.8

nice run!! It's always nice to have a few places you can 'pit stop' like that!! :)

From air darkhorse on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 23:02:45 from 76.27.0.45

Maurine , Ugali is a Kenyan dish, basically stiff corn mush, cakelike I suppose. It is boiled in water. It is for me surprisingly good especially with some salt and such. Keeps the blood sugar more stable at the beginning of the day.

Try hydrating with 12-24 ounces of water before hand. I always do. Have you ever used a heart rate monitor before by the way?

From maurine on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 23:32:44 from 97.117.57.123

RAD - it was an expensive pit stop - but I needed some new running socks and was dying of the heat. Normally I don't have a problem with heat - but I usually have a bit longer to adapt to it.

hmmmm - Ugali sounds 'interesting'...

Steve - I actually drank about 16 oz shortly before the run and drank another 16 oz while running. I think I was probably still stressed from pushing my run in the heat on Monday and didn't drink as much as I should have because I was stuck in meetings all day.

I haven't run with a heart rate monitor in a while - but probably should go back to it. I get confused as to whether I should focus on pace on my Garmin or heart rate on the monitor. I do have a new one I bought a few months back and should probably start using it more. I do check my RHR in the morning using a pulse oximeter to see if I am recovering from my previous training.

And now folks - off to bed.

Kelli - Tara should have thrown the competition tonight. (I beat you to it).

From lelsie on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 13:00:03 from 76.23.61.78

Great minds think a like, I went to Wasatch Running yesterday and bought over $50 worth of gu, blocks, and socks!!

Your splits were excellent, especially if the heat bothering you.

From tarzan on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 17:09:19 from 63.255.172.2

Yeah, Les. It was all your fault. You got me coveting new goods. I bought some of the new shot blocks and am excited to try them (how pathetic).

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