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Location:

Littleton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I've run off and on (more off than on) throughout my adult life. Most recently I started running in May of 2007.

5K PR: Colder Bolder in December 2009 in 22:50.

10k PR: Bolder Boulder in May 2009 in 48:06.13.

1/2 Marathon PR: Canyonlands Half-Marathon in March 2010 in 1:43:20.

Marathon PR: Newport (Oregon) Marathon in June 2010 in 3:42:17.

I have completed two full marathons.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to consistent running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3:30 marathon.

Personal:

I grew up in Utah, but live in Colorado now.

I am married and am a working mother of four children, ages 9-19.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Lunarracer Lifetime Miles: 284.91
Brooks Adrenaline Trail Lifetime Miles: 574.62
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles: 681.13
Brooks Adrenaline 10 (2) Lifetime Miles: 424.52
Tue, Oct 06, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.031.076.10

Hill Repeats - 2 miles easy, 8 x 1 min. uphill @ 5K effort w/jog-back recoveries, 2 miles easy.

31° F, 85% humidity, winds calm.

Remember two weeks ago when I did hill repeats and I couldn't quite reach a sign that was just beyond where I could get in my 50 sec. repeats? Well, today I had 10 seconds more on each repeat and so I was able to reach the sign. I just reached it on my first 2 repeats, and thereafter I went beyond it, particularly on the last repeat. My paces on the repeats were 7:52, 7:56, 7:39, 7:40, 7:47, 7:38, 7:31, 7:00. I went quite slowly on my warm up and cool down, as well as on my jog-back recoveries, so my average pace for the whole run was only 9:50.

It was cold out this morning. Cars that were parked outside had frost on the windows. However, I was pretty warm by the time I finished my hill repeats.

Brooks ST3 Miles: 6.10
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
Comments
From Metcalf Running on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 10:17:36 from 207.225.192.66

Nice run in the cold today! What is the difference between hill repeats and hill sprints? Effort and distance? Hill work is something I really need to work on. We were frosty this morning.... but I have resigned my sub 6 post, I'm back to running after work.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 10:34:53 from 24.8.167.243

Lori, the difference between hill sprints and hill repeats are both effort and duration. A hill sprint is of very short duration (8-10 seconds) but of very high (maximal) intensity. A hill repetition is of longer duration (50 seconds - 2 minutes) and has a hard effort, like 5K effort, but not a maximal effort like a hill sprint. Does that answer your question?

I would probably switch to running after work if it worked for me, but there are too many things going on with the kids in the evenings and so mornings are pretty much my only choice.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 10:45:23 from 24.18.192.33

Good work!

From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 13:13:50 from 24.199.205.252

Congrats on the fast times and reaching the stop sign. I can't believe it's already so cold. The temp dropped fast out there.

It's harder running after work, because I have all day to come up with excuses. I'm too tired in the morning to come up with anything other than "sleep" as an excuse.

From Metcalf Running on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 14:06:49 from 207.225.192.66

Nice expliantion Carolyn, I understand now. Running after work only works if you do it without going home first. Once I'm home I don't want to have to leave.

From JD on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 14:48:24 from 70.96.78.157

Are you following a training plan these days?

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 17:05:44 from 198.241.174.15

Yes, JD. I'm following a half-marathon training plan from Run Faster by Brad Hudson, the same book from which I got the marathon training plan that I used for the Ogden marathon. (I'm willing to end a sentence with a preposition, but not when the end of the sentence is so far from the object of the preposition.)

I'm thinking of going training-plan-less once the current training plan ends.

From JD on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 17:19:54 from 70.96.78.157

Well, Hudson seems to have worked pretty well for you. You had a strong marathon. Maybe I should follow Hudson for my next effort.

From allie on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 17:41:07 from 67.177.43.41

another great day on the hills. awesome progress.

From Nan Kennard on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 21:38:59 from 174.51.250.151

Nice work today. We had frost up here in Westminster too. Kinda felt nice on my feet as I ran around the field at the high school.

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