Emily's training blog

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Location:

Taylorsville,UT,

Member Since:

Sep 17, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2 x Deseret News 10k winner

3 x All-American at BYU (back in the day)

10 x state champion in high school (way back in the day!)

3 x USA team member

Short-Term Running Goals:

I would like to run an Olympic Trials Qualifier in the marathon.

I would also like to run on one more international team before I pack it in!

Stay healthy! (My biggest challenge!)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run my whole life, and then live vicariously through my children. (just kidding) , but I do want to pass on a healthy lifestyle to them.

Help coach East High to a state championship. (hope it doesn't take a lifetime!)

Personal:

I've been running since I was nine. I'm married to a fellow runner who inspires and supports me. We have two children: Cole (4) and Lily (18 mos.) I help Bill Cobler coach cross country at East High School.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	39.50	Year:	149.30
NB 580 Lifetime Miles:						49.79

Mon, Jan 06, 2014

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

Costco loop extended to 6200 S, and back on 1300W. Dark, cold, and icy. Typical winter running. I was not amused by the guy who told me he couldn't see me. I was wearing a reflective vest and blinking light. Really? I'm glad the guy was walking and not driving. 7:24 pace. I felt good except for cold cheeks.

I was inspired by this article about a 37-year-old marathoner who had dropped her PR from 2:41 to 2:23 in the last 4 years. Of course, she had a rare form of anemia, but still . . . there might be some fast miles in these legs, yet.

http://www.iaaf.org/news/feature/valeria-straneo-iaaf-world-championships-mara

Comments

From Jenruns on Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 17:17:30 from 98.202.196.31

I'm glad I wasn't there with you when that guy said he couldn't see you...I would have said, "Well, can you see my fist? POW!" Punched him right in the nose.

I think you've got a lot of speed left in those legs. Your an amazing runner and I know that your best races are still ahead of you!

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 17:50:57 from 24.10.249.34

One of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my running life was assuming that I was old in my 30s. Don't do it!

From josse on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 07:54:26 from 70.208.28.73

Love stories like this. I feel a lot of women are getting faster in their late 30's early 40's and that makes me happy:)

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