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
Sun, Aug 16, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.004.000.000.0012.00

3.75 miles speed walking in the AM with Twilight around Wheeler Farm.

PM - decided that I needed to get some hill work in if I am going to survive TOU and St. George (and if I survive Park City next Saturday).  Ran 4 miles up Millcreek Canyon (walked maybe 1/10 of each of the worst uphills - able to keep on trudging otherwise). Rested for a few minutes and then ran down those same 4 miles.  I felt like I was in a race - people were applauding me on the uphills as I passed parking lots.  The piriformis in the left hip bothered me a lot and I felt the left knee for about the second mile of the downhills. 1/4 mile cooldown.

Splits: (comparing the same mile uphill and dowhill)

Miles 1/8  13:28/8:57

Miles 2/7 13:06/8:59

Miles 3/6 12:39/8:52

Miles 4/5 13:26/8:59

Mile 8 was a struggle - the legs were definitely tired from all that uphill and downhill.

Now I'm trying to decide on the rest of the week's schedule and Park City

Montrail Streak Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Teena on Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 23:50:14 from 67.177.20.13

Maurine ...

That is so cool that people were cheering you on. I can totally visualize it!! You seriously are so tough!!

Please take care of your piriformis and the rest of you!! You have so much coming up!!!

Very nice job today!

From Smooth on Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 00:11:24 from 70.56.102.171

NICE hill run! VERY COOL you got applauds! So totally deserve it!!! Hope all the sore body parts get better real soon. Can't wait to see you on Sat.

From leslie peterson on Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 12:25:24 from 76.23.61.78

Those 8 min miles look awfully pretty on your blog!!!! I want to do it with you after PC and before SG. I need to call you and figureout movies and PC and all that fun stuff.

From Smooth on Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 13:10:22 from 70.56.102.171

Did I hear movies and fun stuff?

Have you figured out the week's schedule? What time are you starting PCM?

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