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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Montrail Streak Lifetime Miles: 195.69
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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
40.550.000.000.0040.55
Brooks Advantage Miles: 18.55Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 22.00
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I am sooooooo excited!  My sister just called and said that the person who was buying the one remaining puppy is picking it up tonight (his girlfriend said she is buying a puppy this week - and he can't hold off any longer). So - she is bringing Twilight over tomorrow morning!  

I'm going to be a mommy again!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Regretting taking a long nap yesterday afternoon.  I am so psyched about the puppy coming that my brain won't shut down.  Read an entire book, then laid there trying to sleep for an hour. Finally at 1:30 I got up and went running.  It was nice and quiet out.  Clear sky with lots of stars. I was enjoying my Christmas songs as I ran and looking down on the valley.

3 a.m. - beat that folks!

12:50/12:36/12:46/11:55/11:41/11:25

(I'm going to regret this at work tomorrow)

Brooks Advantage Miles: 6.00
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
6.000.000.000.006.00

Slept in with the puppy this morning. After work I made her do her training. My sister is spending the night and said the longest she has seen the puppies play is for about 15 minutes.  We had Twilight playing for nearly 90 minutes and she was so much fun - running all around. She is already a lot more comfortable.

After dinner, I went to the gym and hit the treadmill.  1st mile - warmup - starting at 4.5 mph and increasing every 2 minutes to 5.0 mph. Mile 2 at 5.0. Mile 3 at 5.1. Mile 4 at 5.2. Mile 5 at 5.3. Mile 6 increasing every minute from 5.4 up to 6.2 mph.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

The puppy kept me awake a lot of the night wanting to play - so I will run this afternoon.

Here are some puppy pics - as ordered:

Just after arriving:

Posing at 7 weeks old:

The mighty hunter :)

Treadmill again. I was too tired from the annoying baby last night to dare run on icy roads.

1 mile warmup between 4.7-5.0. Kicked the treadmill up to 6.3 and started dropping the speed .1 for every half mile. Last mile went to 6.5 and dropped the speed .1 for every minute.

Off to meet my exDH and son for a dinner for our son's 19th birthday on Saturday.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(11)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

Got more sleep last night with the puppy.  

After work I headed out running - hoping to get off the bigger roads before dark.  The wind was only really cold when I headed south each time.  I felt like I was running really slow with the yak trax on - but that might have been because I did speed work the previous two days. Legs got a good workout in snowy and slushy areas.  It was just starting to freeze again as I finished.

12:17/12:00/11:11/11:36/11:47/11:51/12:19

Brooks Advantage Miles: 6.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

Still have to work out later today. I went across the street at lunch and bought a treadmill for days that are really bad.  I still plan to get outside most days, but if I think I have a chance of getting injured - give me a treadmill on that day.

PM - just finished running all around the neighborhoods by me.  My 6 mile time was more than 10 minutes slower than yesterday and the last mile was really tough - this wore me out.

I bought a NordicTrak Water Resistant/Wind Resistant shell at the discount sports place that is temporarily across from my work. I had it on over a long sleeved running shirt and it kept me nice and toasty.  Only cold part of me was my chin.

Brooks Advantage Miles: 6.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

I was heading over to the oval to run and stopped by to see when they might deliver my treadmill. Rob told me to go ahead and run on the treadmill in the store - so I did.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
40.550.000.000.0040.55
Brooks Advantage Miles: 18.55Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 22.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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