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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
Sun, Jul 06, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

I'm just guessing at my mileage tonight.  My son was doing a 14 mile training run, so I leap frogged him in my jeep as a portable aid station.  I would drive 2 miles ahead, run back to meet him and then back to the jeep.  I did a total of 90 minutes and was averaging about 11 minute miles according to his GPS. 

Interesting experience.  The teenage turkey had a rip in the groin of his running shorts (compression type under nylon) and I sewed it up a while ago.  He forgot that he tore it out again and was having some wonderful 'chafing' with some of his body parts.  Being the nice (sucker) mother that I am, I climbed in the back of the jeep, he climbed in the front, and we traded shorts.  Left me with a nice refreshing feeling the rest of the run. :)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Laurie on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 11:51:33

Um, wow!!! What a story, thanks for sharing I needed a laugh this morning. I've hired my little brother sometimes to do my portable aid station. It's nice when you have help like that.

Have a great week!

From marion on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 18:32:45

you are such a great mom! Don't tell my kids. They already have me pegged as the worst mom ever- they do not need further proof of my discompassionate soul!

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