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Canyonlands Half Marathon

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Location:

Murray,UT,

Member Since:

Dec 19, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

5k: 22:59 Utah Summer Games 2006

21:50  USG 2008

10k:  47:30 Utah Summer Games 2007

 45:29  USG 2008

Half Marathon:   1:46 Prove Half 2005

1:43 Provo Half 2008

Marathon: 3:55:16  St. George 2006

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to set some new PRs this year.

Personal:

I started running in 2001.  My first 5K was the Salt Lake Classic that year.  I ran it in just under 33 minutes.  I was excited that I could run the whole distance.  My dad and I joked around about doing a marathon, but then we decided, "Why joke about it when we could actually do one?"  We trained for the Top of Utah marathon the next year and ran it in 5:38.  It was such a great feeling of accomplishment!

It's been fun to see how I've improved over the years. It's been such a blessing in my life to have met so many other running friends and to train under such a dedicated and selfless Coach (Bill Schmid).  I hope to keep improving and thriving in the great sport of running!

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Sat, Mar 08, 2008
Race: Canyonlands Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:52:35, Place overall: 239, Place in age division: 53
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.008.100.000.000.0013.10

This is only the second time I have run this course.  The last time was in 2005.  My time then was a 2:02.  I wasn't sure what my expectations were for this race.  I told myself I'd be happy with a 1:55.  I didn't think I would run any faster than that.  So, I was pretty happy with my race effort!

It was a pretty cool morning.  We had to drop off our extra clothing pretty early on, so I was just in my shorts and singlet for quite awhile before the race started.

1-8:48

2-8:54

3-9:01

4-9:00

5-8:52--ran a conservative 5 miles.  I picked it up a bit after mile 7.

6-8:45

7-8:40

8-8:23

9-8:17

10-8:19

11-8:05--My asthma was very noticable.  Heavy wheezing from here until the end.

12-8:12

13.1-9:06

All in all, I am very pleased with my race efforts!

 

Comments
From Brent on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 19:44:36

Chris, nice race, from your splits, saved some for the second half. Good luck on your goals this year. That PR at the Provo Half is going to fall for sure.

Stay Kool, Run Hard, B of BS Rools out

From Kim on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 19:47:49

That is so cool you dropped almost 10 minutes off of your time! Way to go!

From Christina on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 20:39:59

Thanks for the encouragement!

Brent--your 5 mile report was very well written! It's nice to read details of other people's races.

Kim--sorry about your sister-in-law. I have family in Redlands. I hear it's a nice area!

From Lybi on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 20:46:43

Great job! Way to blow away your expectations--especially with the asthma and speeding up in the second half. You must be FIT.

From Christina on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 23:08:54

Thanks so much! I am working on being fit, but I must say I ate SO much dessert while I was in Moab!!!!

From Tracy1 on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 13:41:42

Great Job Christina!!!! Well deserving of DESSERT!!

From josse on Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 15:03:57

Good job on the race, I froze at the start waiting for the gun to go off.

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