| 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: | 21.00 |
Month: | 88.80 |
Year: | 1086.00 | | NB 580 Lifetime Miles: | 49.79 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 286.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 286.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Nice rolly 20 miler out and back through Holladay with Jenny. Foot didn't love downhills. 7:10 average. Awesome week. Time to stretch and ice. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| AM: 6 easy. I am pretty beat up from the Friday/Saturday combo. Nothing hard until at least Wednesday. 7:32 average. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| After quad pain yesterday morning, I decided to pull the plug for a few days. I don't want to run myself into a stress fracture. Not optimal training conditions. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 |
| Quad pain gone. Plantar still sore | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| Foot held up well on long run. I think I am back in comission, but definitely need to stay on top of the plantar pain. 7:03 average. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 14.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.20 |
| AM: 9.2 miles. Foot doing okay. I can run, but can I put on race flats and run hard? That is the question. Keeping up with treatment. 7:15 average. PM: Hot afternoon run. 7:31 average. 5miles | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.75 |
| AM: I decided to see if my foot could handle the track and flats. It did okay, though I will need to be nice to it the next couple of days. I haven't been on the track in forever. It felt weird, and it felt like it took half the workout to find my rhythm. I ran a ladder workout. 2k, 1600, 1200, 800, 400 with 400 recovery between. My goal was 90, 88, 86, 84, 82 per lap for each set. 2000 goal: 7:30 actual: 7:24 1600 goal: 5:52 actual: 5:46 1200 goal: 4:18. actual: 4:17 800 goal: 2:48 actual: 2:46 400 goal: 82 actual: 77 I have faster in me, but this will do. Especially after 14 yesterday 8.75 total. Will run more later | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 11.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.15 |
| AM: 11.15 7:14 average. I missed last night's run, so double today. Nice article in Runner's World,Sasha! | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| AM: 9.5. Beautiful morning! I'm for realz going to get my PM run in today! PM: 5.5. BOOM! Got it done! It was hot! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 |
| Oh, I was tired this morning. Teren had to be off to work early, so I ran at 5:30. It was already almost 80 degrees. It was very warm, humid, and windy this morning. I wanted some turnover, but I don't think I was very fast. 20 minute warm up followed by 30 x 1 minute on/off. I only managed 6:51 average. I usually hit low 6:40's. Oh well. It is done. Hopefully, tomorrow will be cooler.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 21.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 |
| 21 hot, sweaty, sleepless miles with Jenny. I'm glad I had her to pull me through. I had insomnia so badly last night, and ended up only sleeping about an hour and a half. I was okay through about 11 miles, but the last ten were a struggle. My head was buzzing. But, I made it, and still managed to average 7:13 per mile. Jenny left me the last couple. She was spunky today!
Anyone have suggestions for sleep aids? I'm afraid to take them because I don't want to rely on them to help me sleep. I don't have insomnia that often, but when I do, it seems impossible to fall asleep. Melatonin work for anyone?
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.60 |
| It's amazing what a few more hours of sleep and cooler weather does for a runner. 8.6 miles. 7:01 average. I listened to an interview with Meb. Hearing about his Boston race gave me chills! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.75 |
| Turnover work at the track in preparation for Saturday. There was still a little sluggishness in my legs, but I think I got it somewhat worked out. Now, some recovery, a great race, and then the last haul to Chicago. I'm disappointed I had to have a low week because of my plantar and quad. But, I guess it paid off, because my foot is doing so much better. I hardly even noticed it today. It was better even than last week.
3 mile warm up, plus 4 x 200. I ran my favorite pre-race workout 1600, 800,800, 400, 400, 400, 400. I wanted it quicker that last week since it was a shorter workout. I had to do a lot of dancer dodging since the dance company was practicing. They were nice about watching for me, and I tried to be courteous to their practice. It did throw things off a little bit, though.
1600; 5:38
800: 2:43
8:00: 2:41
400's: 77.1, .77.2, 76.4, 74.2
400 recovery between the 1600 and 800's. 200 recovery between 400's.
Jog home so Teren could leave for work. A little short today.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 8.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.60 |
| Hour run, treadmill. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
| 45 minute run with 8 x 1 minute pushes. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| Pre race shakeout. Tons to do before heading to Logan. Ready for TOU Half! | | Add Comment |
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Top of Utah Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:20:44, Place overall: 2 | | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 20.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.10 |
| Well, some days you just have a bad race day. I warmed up three miles. My goal was at least a minute faster than last year, with an A goal of sub 1:18. Based on my training that seemed doable. Merilee Blackham was in the race, so I knew I had good competition. I just felt horrible from the start. I was struggling early,and never hit a groove. I got gapped at mile four and found myself stuck in no man's land. I just kind of stayed there. It was difficult to even hit sub six. My legs felt ok. I was just so tired. I ran four after. I didn't feel trashed by any means, but that's all I had, today. Such is the race. I did manage to hold on to second place, do the day wasn't a waste. Factors to today's performance: Really intense week last week. Probably not recovered. I'm still struggling with insomnia. Only 3 hours last night. Got to get this under control. My period. Enough said. Oh well. Onward to Chicago. | | Comments(3) |
| | 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 |
| I felt way too good for post half marathon. I guess I will take that as a sign that Saturday was a fluke where things just didn't come together. It was a good reminder to take care of the details: proper rest, nutrition, etc. As a mom, I regularly forget to take care of myself. 10 miles, last fifteen minutes at marathon effort. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 14.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.25 |
| AM: 10 miles Murray Park to Wheeler Farm. 2 laps around Wheeler Farm. I love it there! 7:03 average Run tonight. PM: 4.25 hot muggy miles. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 14.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.10 |
| AM fartlek workout. Muggy morning. Sluggish legs. 15 minute warm up. 4 x 1-2-3-2-1 minutes with 1-1-2-1-1 minute recovery. Lots of school traffic this morning. 6:53 average.
PM: 3 miles pushing Myles in the BOB. I decided to run over by the school to make sure my older two were making it home okay. I forgot how hard it is to push a 30 pound toddler in a running stroller. I ran a brisk 8:30 average. Of course, there was a lot of kid dodging by the elementary school.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| Early AM: 10.2 miles 7:34 average. It took a while to work the pace down. My first mile was an 8;25. That's what happens at 5 AM.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 12.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.20 |
| I wanted another run yesterday afternoon, but the kids brought friends over to play, so no go. Bump up for sure next week. Mid-long run at mid-morning. Wishing I had got up earlier. 85 degrees is toasty! I have been doing some warmer runs. I hope it makes a difference in case Chicago is warm this year. I am so hoping for perfect marathon weather.
I listened to an interview with Chicago race director Carey Pinkowski. It got me excited.
7:13 average.
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Met a group of girls up in Farmington for a long run. The plan was twenty with 4 tempo at the end. I struggled. I hit a 6:05, a 6:08, and then fell apart. My legs are tired. I am running 80 mpw to their 55-65 a week. I'm wondering if I'm doing too much, or if this is just all part of marathon training. It seems like such a balance. I averaged 6:25 for the last four. 7:09 average for the whole run. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 13.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.95 |
| AM: 8 easy miles with 10 x 10 second hill sprints. (taking a page from Brad Hudson's methods) 7:37 average. Nice morning!
PM: 5.75 miles. I didn't feel as hot as usual. Maybe I'm more used to 85 degree afternoons. 7:18 average
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| | Easy Miles | Threshold Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Track speed mileage | Hill mileage | Total | | 286.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 286.50 |
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