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.

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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

Tue, Aug 12, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.70	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.70

It was my turn to struggle. I've been battling depression and stress from work and a battle in my condo association.

While eating my 1/2 pint of Cherry Garcia ice cream tonight, I decided that I needed to force myself to run 3 miles. So, put on my running clothes and headed out the door to a nearby park. 1/2 mile running warmup, then alternated 50 fast paces with 100 slower paces until the 3 mile mark. .7 mile cooldown.

Average pace 12:11. Mile 1 11:18; Mile 2 10:27; Mile 3 10:34

I want to start pushing intervals again and get try and get down to below 10 minute miles on the average before the end of 2009. I am struggling to lose the 'I can't run fast mentality.' I think I have finally beaten the "I am not a runner" mentality - but need to force myself to not walk at all on runs of less than 4-5 miles.

Did an ab workout and was stretching when my son called. He wanted to run/hike Timp the weekend after next, so I told him that I had to run Park City on Saturday, but would miss church on Sunday and do Timp with him (or way behind him). I leave on a business trip the next day and will be gone all week and then head off to Italy on September 5th, so it will be nice to have a day to spend with him.

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

Comments

From leslie on Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 13:25:50

Okay girl, we are ultra runners and getting older, maybe we are not the fastest on the block,but we are strong healthy robust women that can go the distance!!! I think looking at all these fast runners on the blog gets us thinking we should be going faster, but we need to go at our own pace and enjoy running, speed will come too, down the road, if that is your goal. I am thinking more and more, I need to stick to trails and enjoy the scenery and do more ultras and less road running.

I am jabbering now, hang in there Maurine, you have accomplished so much, don't let work or the condo association get you down!!! See you tomorrow buddy!!!

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