Christina's Running Blog

Leprachaun Lope 5K

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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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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
16.20	0.00	3.10	0.00	4.00	23.30

Mon, Mar 10, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.20

Coach, Miriam, and I did three loops around Sugarhouse Park. My quads are a little beat up from the half-marathon, but it felt good to get the lactic acid moving! Bill said he was very pleased with our race performances, and it's just the beginning of the season! I am looking forward to a successful running year.

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Tue, Mar 11, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.00

Core work followed by 20 minutes on the elliptical machine. Then I had to hurry to get ready for work!

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Wed, Mar 12, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

2 loops around Murray Park. Still recovering from the Moab half!

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Thu, Mar 13, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.00

Upper body work and 20 minutes on the elliptical trainer.

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Sat, Mar 15, 2008

Race: Leprachaun Lope 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:23:22, Place in age division: 5

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
8.00	0.00	3.10	0.00	0.00	11.10

I met with my runamok friends at 6 a.m. We did an eight mile warmup up City Creek canyon. Coach likes us to run a few miles before a 5k. It helps us to warm-up and to get our nerves under control. The usual mentality is "If I run all these miles before a race, I won't do a very fast 5k." So when it comes time to race, mentally you feel like you won't be able to race very fast, so you're more relaxed, and end up doing really well.

This is a PR for me for the course, and the second fastest 5k I've ever run.

1-8:30 (uphill)

2-8:01 (first half of the mile was uphill)

3-6:51 (very fast downhill at the end--we ended in Memory Grove)

We all did really well. Craig Green won the race overall. He got a little gold statue of a runner. It's a really fun race to start off the running season!

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
16.20	0.00	3.10	0.00	4.00	23.30

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