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Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 29, 2009

Gender:

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Running Accomplishments:

I was a much better runner in my 20's and 30's. When I was 52 I had a 28.5 5K and a 58.5 10K, and I would like to surpass those times.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 1/2 marathon. I would actually love to run a full marathon, but am not sure if my body would break down with injuries training for one. Update fall 2010: still no 1/2 marathon, but I did run all the way up city creek and back home (14 miles) - absolutely gorgeous!!

Personal:

My name is Adele Kimbrough - I'm 58 and have been running (off and on) since I was 16. My body is not well designed for speed, and I'm a bit arthritic, but I'm having fun trying to figure out just how fast I can be. And this blog helps!

2011 Deseret News 10K Finish Line.
Dang - missed my goal by 4 seconds!

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Mon, Mar 01, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	2.50	5.50

SW Day: Ran a warm-up mile, then

1/4, 1/4, 3/4, 3/4, 1/4, 1/4 @ 6.5 mph (TM 1.5%)

1/8 mile recovery jog after the 1/4 mile reps
1/4 mile recovery jog after the 3/4 mile reps

Then ran easy for the rest of my run. Did two sets post running stretches.

Next week I'll either repeat this SW, or I might add another 3/4 mile rep. The following week I will try to increase one or more of the 3/4 mile reps to 1 mile reps.

(In about a month I'll try introducing some faster speeds into my SW. Maybe try 10 reps of one minute hard (7 mph), one minute easy (slow jog), followed by some longer reps of 1/2 mile to a mile at 6.5 mph.)

I'm still hacking and coughing a lot, but think the worst of my cold is over. I was sweating a whole lot more than usual during today's workout - I must be sweating all those darn germs!!!

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 at 23:42:41 from 205.172.12.229

Wow way to work the speedwork! Do you have a race planned in the near future?

From Kelli on Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 09:21:15 from 71.219.89.82

I am sorry you are still not feeling well!!! but you got in a good workout anyway. I think upping the speed a little in a month is a good plan!

I am still very stuffy, it does not seem to go away. But it only affects my running and sleeping, no biggie, right???

From CookieLegs on Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 16:17:24 from 155.101.152.105

April, I've been doing the SW hoping it will make me "faster" for a couple 5k's and 10k coming up this summer. I wasn't planning on any races in the near future, but (thanks to you!#$@%#!) I checked this morning and there is a "Leprecaun Lope" on March 13 that is pretty close to my home. So, maybe I should consider it, altho the very thought makes me quite nervous since I haven't been training for very long! This 5k is on a quite hilly course (first half up, second half down), and March weather in Salt Lake City can be anywhere from gorgeous to an all out blizzard . . .

Kelly, even though I'm still congested, I feel way, way better than I did on Saturday. I am sorry to hear that your running and sleeping is still affected by your stuffiness. Drink lots of water, take your vitamins, eat healthy, and feel better soon!! THOSE ARE ORDERS!!

From Kelli on Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 17:09:02 from 71.219.89.82

I am starting to wonder if maybe it is some kind of funky early allergies or something! But no worries, I really feel pretty good it is just annoying here and there and strange that it has hung around so long!

Sounds like a fun race, I think you should do it!

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