catherine's running efforts

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Location:

Provo,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 21:01, 9/11/2010

10K: 43:49, 7/24/2010

15K: 1:21:00, 5/22/2010

Half-marathon: 1:41:41, 8/28/2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

Now that I'm (almost for sure) done having all the babies, I'm working on building consistency and seeing how fast I can get in my old age. ;)

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'd like to be a healthy and relatively injury-free runner for the rest of my life.

Personal:

I'm married to Eric (Faceless Ghost on the blog) and we have very active daughters and one dog. I have a PhD in sociology and demography, and I'm incredibly grateful to have work that is meaningful and that builds on my academic experience. I run because it makes me feel strong and it helps to keep the crazy away (there is a long history of abuse and mental illness in my extended family).

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles:						73.39
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles:						372.79
Girly Altra Lifetime Miles:						366.08
Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles:						175.92
NB Orange Lifetime Miles:						13.50

Mon, Mar 19, 2012

Total Distance

4.00

I was looking at my race times over the past couple of years (thanks, FRB!), and I noticed that on Saturday I was 20 seconds per mile faster than I was on the same course at the end of August, and I was 10 seconds per mile faster than I was on an easier course about a month ago. And I was 20 seconds per mile slower than I was on the same course right when I got pregnant (or the day we found out I was pregnant) in 2010. So that's good, right? And maybe I would have gone faster if I hadn't been about to finish my highest mileage week ever (though still not that high) and planning on running 12 more miles that day. But maybe not.

Today was day 2 of Catherine-runs-in-the-mornings. I only did 4 miles because my quads were a little sore and because Eric and I are doing the Buffalo Run 25k on Saturday (but really 16 miles) and I only want 35 miles this week. Also, it feels a lot harder to run in the morning. Maybe because my body isn't warmed up from the day?

Also - according to the race results, that one girl was 3 seconds ahead of me on gun time but 7 seconds ahead of me on chip time. So now I'm a little more on the side of being glad that I didn't try to pass her again, because thinking that I beat her and finding out that I didn't would have been a bummer.

Girly Altra Miles: 4.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Carina on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 07:58:12 from 204.15.86.83

I think you are doing awesome! :) Running in the mornings for me is the only way to do it. It takes some getting used to, but now I have a hard time starting my day without some good endorphins;)

From jun on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 08:13:49 from 205.158.160.209

Taper week. I'll be out there on Saturday. You and Eric will finish before I get there, but if you linger, at all, you should see me. I'm coming out to watch my mom and her friend Dianna finis the 25k. They should be dead last! Ha.

I'm much slower in the mornings than any other time. My body doesn't like to go fast in the morning. All races should start at 11am.

From Lily on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 15:22:21 from 67.199.178.210

Catherine, I used to be kind of sluggish in the mornings UNTIL.... I started taking Kara Goucher's advice and taking a small dose of caffeine as soon as I wake up. I have no-doz pills and I cut them in half and take a half as soon as my alarm goes off. By the time I am dressed and out the door it is starting to kick in. It's a performance enhancer anyway. But if you're nursing, this may not work for you. And no I am not addicted to caffeine. It's such a low amount I don't notice the days I don't have it. Anyway, NICE JOB on Saturday! Woot! I think from that experience you can build on your 5k from here on out and you can go in to your next one with a strategy on getting your under 23 minutes. I bet you will! :)

From jun on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 15:25:14 from 205.158.160.209

Just to be clear, I AM addicted to caffeine.

From catherine on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 15:26:11 from 98.202.112.38

Just to be clear, so am I.

From catherine on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 15:27:25 from 98.202.112.38

And thanks Carina, Jun, and Lily.

Jun - not tapering. Saturday's just a long run for me. My only goal is to not be in the bottom half.

From Lily on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 15:28:13 from 67.199.178.210

lol

From Faceless Ghost on Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 20:47:51 from 98.202.112.38

She's not joking. You guys should see how much diet Dr. Pepper we go through in this house.

From Gone Running on Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 15:00:19 from 206.49.63.193

Oh you did great in the 5k! Just FYI I measured the course on google earth and I also had a friend run with her gps watch...the course is 3.3 miles. (Not that I'm looking for ways to justify my slower times, etc.) So your time was equivalent to a 21:52 5k! Anyway, I think that's great. Is it safe to assume you are training for a marathon? Which one are you going to do?

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