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:

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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 30, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.20

Headed out this morning to run the Pipeline Trail up Millcreek Canyon. Ran 4.5 miles to the overlook and drank 16 oz of fluids. I saw a little trail heading up from there and hiked up it, thinking it only went a short ways up. After a half mile of scrambling and hiking, the trail still continued on, but was really rough, so turned around. I ran back a mile or so to the Rattlesnake Gulch trail and ran .65 down that (hoping it did not live up to its name). Hiked back up and drank the rest of my fluids and finished my stinger pack.

It was getting hot out and I don't think I have drank enough liquids this week because I started to bonk. Alternated walking and running (running in the shadier areas) but my body was really struggling. At the stream above Church Fork I took a risk and wet down my hat and also drank 24 ounces of water out of the stream in less than a minute. I could have drank a lot more - but am worried enough about giardia as it is. After that I was able to run the remaining 1.5 miles back.

I stopped at Dan's and bought a 16 oz bottle of chocolate milk and inhaled that. I can tell I must have dehydrated myself a touch because it has been 5 hours since I needed to use the bathroom last.

Montrail Vitesse (9.0) Miles: 11.20

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From leslie peterson on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 14:50:32 from 76.23.61.78

What an adventure, I hope you don't get sick young lady! The heat is mean and nasty. Nice miles, that is hard work! Enjoy your day off. I mentioned on fb that I may do the Cottonwood trail tomorrow at 3, are you at all interested?

From Maurine/Tarzan on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 14:54:40 from 97.117.71.75

That sounds like a good plan - if we take it easy in the heat. That would put me at 14.5 if I take Twi on the Pipeline Trail for 8 early in the morning.

From leslie peterson on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 14:58:53 from 76.23.61.78

Can Twilight do 8 miles? Or do you carry her part of it? How does that work? I will look forward to seeing you tomorrow at 3!!! I will do alot of walking, I lost my running mojo, maybe I will make it a goal to TRY and keep up on the way down, or not, we shall see. Harold said he biked in the afternoon yesterday and sweat off 5 pounds, maybe that will happen to us and then we will be hot sexy mamas!!

From Maurine/Tarzan on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 15:04:54 from 97.117.71.75

I'd just be a hot, sweaty mama!

Yeah - you could do it on the way down. Bring plenty of water and we can rest for awhile at the top.

Twilight has done 6.2 miles on the Pipeline Trail last Saturday. I'm thinking of trying to get on the trail before 8 tomorrow and carry water for her and see if she can do all 8 on her own. (She is in better shape than 'some peoples' dogs).

From Teena on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:41:36 from 67.177.20.13

How are you feeling today??? I've read several places that chocolate milk is a post-run genius drink ... just can't get myself to drink it yet. :)

From Maurine/Tarzan on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:38:22 from 97.117.71.75

I am feeling totally lazy and unmotivated today and enjoying that immensely.

From leslie peterson on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 13:01:02 from 76.23.61.78

Good, maybe then you won't be cracking the whip on me this afternoon!

From Ashbaker on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 16:11:09 from 76.27.0.45

I'm gonna have to try this pipeline trail. Is it steep?

From Maurine/Tarzan on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 16:39:08 from 97.117.71.75

Steve - the portion I like to run from Burch Hollow to the lookout and back is 9.5 miles and just has small uphills and downhills. I've done a few faceplants on it when I've caught a toe - but not technical at all. The biggest thing to watch out for is bikers coming up too quickly. Probably my favorite place to run regularly.

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