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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
29.252.003.000.0034.25
Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 3.75Brooks Advantage Miles: 8.50Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.50Montrail Streak Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 11.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 11.50Weight: 145.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Rest day today (and maybe for the next few days).  I will probably keep my mileage under 25 this week and not run at all until Wednesday or later.

Took a muscle relaxant last night to let me sleep.  I can't fall asleep after marathon and longer runs without any help.  I think my mind and body stay hyped even when exhausted.

I woke up this morning and as I got out of bed I realized my entire torso is super sore.  Tomorrow is going to be a real joy.  I think it was the weight of the Camelback on my back all day and that has really stiffened it up.  The legs were only bad the first trip downstairs - but they react like after a marathon.

Went and visited my old ward in Layton today and mentioned to a couple of people that I ran down to Provo yesterday and they responded like, "....and what did you do there?" I laughed and said, "No - I really ran to Provo yesterday."

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.750.000.000.003.75

I'm feeling pretty good today, except for some stiffness if I sit too long or a little bit of soreness in the left knee when I go down stairs.

Just walked/jogged 1.75 miles with Twilight on a new route for her to sniff out.

After dinner I am going to run 2 more miles on the treadmill and then do an upper body workout.

Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 3.75
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.002.50

2.5 miles running with Twilight.  Now I brought her back to work with me for a couple of hours since the office is closed.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(8)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

After work I jogged 1 mile with Twilight. 

Leslie was running late, so I ran down to the Trax trail (aka Queen Penguins Trail) to meet her for a run. 2 miles there. I was wearing a 12 pound weight vest and that slowed me down.

Leslie and Odee showed up and I left the vest in her car. The first mile or so with Odee was like trying to hold back the tide - he wanted to run and I wanted to keep my face intact.  We ran 5.5 miles together.  I tried to outsprint Les at the finish - but she had instructed Odee to refuse to go above a job - so she won the sprint.


Brooks Advantage Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.502.003.000.006.50

OK - so the donut I ate an hour before the run was probably not the best fuel.

7.5 miles in 1:25.  I picked a very hilly course - I would think less than a mile was actually flat and it was net uphills ( I still don't know how there can be more uphills than down on a round about course).

Pushed the first five miles. Somewhere between marathon and tempo pace.  I took a 3 minute break at Gold's  Gym at 4.1 miles and was still struggling to get my breathing under control when I started up.  Knees started hurting around mile 6.  Took some walk breaks the last mile.

By mile 6 my ab area was really tired from the pushing section

Avg 11:22   Max 7:15

Miles 1-6: 12:19/11:00/11:04/9:31/9:33/11:49

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 145.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

Had a touch of the flu yesterday and slept for four hours to help my body heal.

Couldn't fall asleep as a result during the night.

This afternoon I ran 12.5 wonderful miles.  Stopped at 8 to talk with another marathon runner. I ran .5 more with Twilight as a cool down. It sure has been nice to run in shorts this week.

Montrail Streak Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
29.252.003.000.0034.25
Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 3.75Brooks Advantage Miles: 8.50Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.50Montrail Streak Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 11.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 11.50Weight: 145.00
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