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Salt Lake City,UT,USA

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Dec 29, 2009

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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, Aug 30, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.00	3.00	6.00

What a bunch of lightening and rain this morning!! (Good day to run indoors for sure!)

SW today. Wasn't sure what to expect, as I haven't done any rigorous speed work in months, so I planned on playing it by ear - maybe 6-8 1/4 mile reps @ 6.5 mph, or maybe some 1/2 mile reps @ 6.5 mph if I felt good.

I warmed up for a mile, then started my first rep. It didn't seem too horendously hard so I increased the distance of the reps and ended up doing 3 one-mile repeats (each @ 6.5 mph and 1.5% ) with a much appreciated 1/4 mile slow jog recovery after each rep. I felt pretty encouraged that I could do mile reps at this pace, although the 3rd rep did start feeling rather brutal! Then finished running at a relatively easy pace. (Next week I'll try doing shorter reps at a faster pace, perhaps 1/4 mile reps @ 7 mph)

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Comments

From Tracy on Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 14:42:18 from 209.175.177.37

Awesome! I'm glad you were able to do more than you initially thought you could do. Those are the best runs.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 16:00:32 from 198.241.174.15

I've never done speed work on a treadmill, but I guess it really forces you to stay on pace. And for some reason I find running on a treadmill on an incline harder than running hills outside. Maybe it's the lack of intermittent downhill. In any case, you had a great workout!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 01:00:43 from 214.13.130.104

It's amazing what a little 1.5% adds to the effort level, too. Great speed/stamina workout.

From CookieLegs on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 05:10:54 from 71.35.209.239

Thanks everyone; it felt good to run faster for a change. But, I don't deserve any kudos for keeping my treadmill at 1.5% - that's just the setting on my TM that seems to most closely mimic the effort of "flat" outside running! Anything less than 1.5% on my treadmill feels unnaturally easy - like running downhill! (Now, if I set the incline at 3-5%, THAT is definitely a hard workout!!)

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