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
40.003.000.000.0043.00
Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 14.50Montrail Streak Miles: 5.20Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.15
Night Sleep Time: 46.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 46.00Weight: 149.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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68 minutes riding my bike to Draper and back (14.5 miles).  Going to try and ride this same route 2-3 times a week for cross training and see how much faster I can get it over time.

Note to self:  reattach brakes after changing a flat tire. It makes stopping easier.


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
8.500.000.000.008.50

5.5 mile loop ending at my office - includes Wheeler Farm. Stretching. Piriformis still tight - but not painful.

PM - walked home from work.  Took puppy on a long walk and bought dog food and carried the 20 pounds for a half mile (saw Steve Ashbaker running by).  Did arms and shoulders and core weights for 1 hour. Stretched - finally had the back relax doing my lower back/IT band stretches.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 149.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.250.000.000.0010.25

Ran to work again this morning after avoiding getting out of bed for a long time.  It is hot out already and that was at 5:30 a.m.

PM 1 - 2 miles at lunch

PM2 - 2.3 miles home from work, then .75 miles running da dog.

Montrail Streak Miles: 5.20
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.003.000.000.006.00

A stupid neighbor's clock radio has been going off every morning from 4-5 and waking me up.  I went over and rang their doorbell this morning at 4:15 with no response. Spoke to the condo president this morning and said if they can't get it stopped - I will call the cops tomorrow.

Since I couldn't sleep - went to the gym and did an hour of legs and core strengthening, then 6 miles on the treadmill alternating .5 at 5.2mph, then .5 at 6.2 mph,

Puppy gets spayed today.

It is 7:15 and I need a nap!

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.100.000.000.0011.10

I went up tonight and ran the Little Cottonwood Trail, then down the road and ran the trail up to and around Bell Canyon Reservoir. Had to turn around and go back when I was almost done because a stream crossing was too deep. I think I bonked a bit. I only had 12 ounces of calorie free electrolyte drink the 3 hours I was trail running.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.150.000.000.007.15

I think I created my own sadistic triathlon this morning.

I rode my bike a little over 10K to Draper and parked by the Porter Rockwell Trail. Then I ran 7.1 miles on the equestrian trail part of Draper Canal Trail/Porter Rockwell Loop. When I got on my bike for the 10K home and hit the first hill, the left quad cried 'Oh, mama!' and the right quad whined a little bit.  I gave them a stern talking to and they settled down.  Rode home, but stopped at Gold's Gym and did 45 minutes of chest, back and biceps (I found an awesome bicep workout in Oxygen magazine). Quads whined when I got back on the bike, but they quit whining pretty quickly.

Later I will do some yoga and my core and abs work - for now - uh uh - no way.

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.15
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.003.000.000.0043.00
Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 14.50Montrail Streak Miles: 5.20Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.15
Night Sleep Time: 46.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 46.00Weight: 149.00
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