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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 29, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

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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Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.001.504.50

Hill workout:

1 mile warmup (1.5%  5 mph), then:

6 reps 1/4 mile "hard" (5%, 5.5 mph), followed by 1/4 mile "easy (1%, 5.5 mph).

Then cooled down (1.5% at 5.5 mph, dropping down to 5 mph toward the end).

Forcused on increasing my stride rate during the 5% inclines.  Did two sets of postrunning stretches.   Also, I decided to log my "hard" sections as "fast" since the intensity level was just as hard, if not harder, than fast running.

Need to plan a long fun outside run tomorrow - snow flakes would be cool :).

Weight: 138.50
Comments
From Kelli on Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 17:33:27 from 71.219.89.82

I think that it is great that you did the "easy" at the same pace, just lowered the incline and that you were able to keep going! I have to go way slower. Very nice hill workout. I have never tried one on the treadmill, I should!

Hoping for light snowflakes tomorrow, too!

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