Emily's training blog

July 2023

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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: 56.00 Year: 941.60
NB 580 Lifetime Miles: 49.79
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
110.600.000.000.000.00110.60
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Ugh.  That felt rough. I made it though.  Time to get the endurance back up!  7:11 average. I wasn't slow,  Now to recover for a couple days and take on the 5k again.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.200.000.000.000.006.20

Still a bit tired from Saturday.  Running Murray 5k tomorrow.  

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Not a good day.  Plan was to run the Murray Days 5k.  Warmed up two miles.  Didn't feel great on the warm up. Definitely struggling the first mile of the race.  Hit the turn around.  Tried to pick up the second mile.  Stomach started to cramp badly and felt really dizzy.  Aborted race at 2 miles and went to find a bathroom.  Was sick all day yesterday.   Not sure what was going on.  I think mostly hydration and recovery.  I'm running in the mornings and doing three hours of dancing at night in a hot theatre.  In high heeled dance shoes.  Doesn't mix very well.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
9.300.000.000.000.009.30

I am going to try to focus more on slower aerobic runs.  I think I exist in a perpetual state of extreme tiredness.  So, I put my garmin on the heart rate monitor and focused on staying fully aerobic and ignore pace.  I really love to hammer my runs, so this took an immense amount of restraint.  I started to creep into threshold on the uphills, but managed to keep my heart rate below 150 for the most part.  7:56 average.  It probably wouldn't hurt me to even back off a little more.  

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
9.700.000.000.000.009.70

20 minute warm up.  3 x 8:00 with 2 minute recovery 2 x 4:00 with two minute recovery.  6:45-6:50 on the 8 minutes.  6:15-6:30 on the four minutes.  My legs were toast on the last one.  1.5 cooldown home.  Did a strength/dance workout after running yesterday.  I'm tired  now.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Run from Liberty Park with Tee and May.  My legs were thrashed.  8:13 average.  Lots of hills.  Hope I feel a little bit recovered tomorrow 

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

My legs are so done.  Wanted 13.  But, was completely spent at 12.  Ran with Tee.  We'll bump to 13 next week.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.300.000.000.000.007.30

Very warm this morning.  Felt a little more rested since Saturday.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.500.000.000.000.008.50

A little tired from rehearsal last night.  Actually I am always tired lately, so no different than my usual.  

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.200.000.000.000.008.20

Strength workout today.  I don't do strength nearly enough 

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.200.000.000.000.007.20

Sore from yesterday's class.  Long run  tomorrow.  Should be so fun after choreo rehearsal 

 

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Ended up backing off this week due to some swelling in my heel.  I'm doing a lyrical dance all on my toes and my troublesome Achilles tendon does not like it one bit.  I was not made to dance.  I like it though!

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.200.000.000.000.008.20

Steamy morning. My Achilles is hating life.  It wasn't a pleasant run.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
110.600.000.000.000.00110.60
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