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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
42.150.000.000.0042.15
Brooks Advantage Miles: 11.25Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 10.25Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 5.65Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 37.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 37.25Weight: 143.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

I think my mileage is off on these shoes.  They will only last a couple more runs before I relegate them to house shoes only.

Didn't sleep well last night, so did not get up and run today. Instead I went in to work a little early.

I was going to do 8 miles tonight, but Leslie called me this morning rubbing it in that she was out running while I was sitting behind a desk.  She wanted to go register for the Grand Slam tonight, so I adjusted my plans a little bit.

The new plan was to get out the door as soon as I got home, but my sister needed someone to talk to, so after talking with her, I went to the gym and got on the treadmill until Les called. 5 miles starting at 5.0 and increasing .1 each half mile (last half at 5.9 mph). 1/2 mile cool down.

Pushups:  (Day 1/Week 1) 10/12/7/7/10

Situps: (Day 1/Week 1)  15/18/10/10/15    www.twohundredsitups.com

Brooks Advantage Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

10.25 miles in 120 minutes. Ran down to the trax trail and out on in to the one hour mark and then back.  It was cold out.

Walked Twilight for 1/4 mile as a cooldown.

Did some stretching with a puppy jumping on top of me to help.

Now to make a tuna fish sandwich and watch Biggest Loser and work a few chores in.

Brooks Advantage Miles: 0.25Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 10.25
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.650.000.000.006.65

1/4 mile warmup with Twilight.

Les came down to run with me. Neither of us had enough energy to do speedwork.  Luckily we headed out into the wind - cuz it was cold out there! One of the signs said 33 degrees - but I think that was wrong. (I just went to weather.com and it says it is 28 out and feels like 18 and that sounds more like it). 

5.15 miles with Leslie. 13:20/12:49/13:02/12:39/12:49.  Les overdid it on Monday and I overdid it last night - and I can tell it by our times.

 

PM - ran another mile with Twilight after work.  That was fun in hiking boots. :)

Pushups:  (Week 1/Day 2) 10/12/8/8/12

Situps: (Week 1/Day 2) 15/18/15/15/20

 

This just in on the Ogden marathon and half marathon - hope you all got signed up already:

OGDEN MARATHON
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We've just gotten word that the Ogden Marathon and Half Marathon has completely sold out.  Accommodations for runners who haven't registered yet are out of our hands.  I haven't registered, so I won't be running, but I will be volunteering (all volunteers get into Heaven remember).  If you have questions regarding the Ogden Marathon and the status of a waiting list and such, please call the GOAL Foundation at 399-1773. SORRYL

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 5.65
Night Sleep Time: 6.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.75Weight: 143.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.500.000.000.001.50

Left knee is a bit sore today.

Signed up for the Utah Valley Marathon. I wanted to make sure I got in it before it filled up.

Bought a pullup bar at lunch time and will humiliate myself with it tonight.

1.5 miles with Twilight in 2 different walks.

Couldn't do any pullups, so used a stool and did 6 reps of each of the handholds lowering myself down as slowly as I could (which isn't much).

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

Gonna run later but I was finally able to announce that my daughter "Jen*Jen*" just called to tell me her husband's plane is in Rome and within 4 or so hours he will be home.  She hasn't seen him since he deployed to Afghanistan in late September and is super hyper.

PM - 5.5 miles on the elliptical. Set the level high enough that my heart rate and speed were comparable to running.

Brooks Advantage Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 143.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

12.5 miles on the treadmill. My plan was 20, but even with my left knee wrapped, it started bothering me. I also pulled an abdominal muscle a week and a half ago and the pushups and situps and running are aggravating it and it is getting worse.

 

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 143.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
42.150.000.000.0042.15
Brooks Advantage Miles: 11.25Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 10.25Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 5.65Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 37.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 37.25Weight: 143.00
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