Emily's training blog

January 2024

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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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
149.300.000.000.000.00149.30
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.600.000.000.000.006.60

First run of the new year!  Yay!  50 minute run.  Just trying to build endurance and consistency before I get involved in another play. 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.800.000.000.000.005.80

Helping Lily with her training a bit.  So, starting some baby workouts.  I did ten minutes extra on my warm up.  We did 15 minutes warm up with 4 x 20 second strides in the last mile.  Then, 3 x 2 minute fast/3 minute float.  Five minute cooldown.  Hitting around 6:20-6:30 pace.  Doesn't feel good.  I haven't moved hard in a long time. 

 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.300.000.000.000.006.30

First day back to work.  Earrrrrrllllyyyy run!  Ugh. 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.300.000.000.000.004.30

Shorter recovery run. It was a little slippery this morning.  10 days of consistent running. 80 to go until goal.

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Gym day for longest run of the week.  Progression run with one minute pick ups thrown in.  Nothing too crazy.  Didn't feel like running in snow today

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.500.000.000.000.005.50

Running got miserable.  Cold is fine.  Wind is not.  Did Lily's long run with her.  She is building slowly. 40 minutes last week. 42:30 this week.  Nasty head wind the last two miles.  But, she hung in there well.  5.5 miles.

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.200.000.000.000.006.20

The weather is going to make the next few weeks a little rough.  It's cold!!

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Too cold outside for a workout.  On the treadmill.  2 miles easy (8-8:30)  2 miles medium (7:15-7:30).  Two miles hard. (6:45-7:00.). 1 mile cooldown 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

To slippery out.  Cross training morning. I can't handle the treadmill more than a couple days a week.  Just need to get through the next week or so and conditions should improve.  

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.200.000.000.000.007.20

Missed yesterday.  Weather was horrible.  Went in the afternoon today.  It wasn't too bad besides some slushy shoulders.  Hopefully I will get one more run before the next round of storms

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.600.000.000.000.005.60

45 easy with Lily.  It was so slippery.  I am a little short of what I wanted this week, but, it is still close to last week even with missing one day.  A few more crappy days to get through and then it looks better for awhile.  

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

Tried to run outside.  It was too slippery.  If I had waited one more hour it would probably have been just fine.  I went to the gym for a workout instead.  2 mile warm up.  3 x 3-2-1 minutes with 2 minute recoveries.  Started at 7:00 pace and ended at 6:15 pace.  Trying to ease back into some speed stuff. 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Cross trainer.  Hoping to get back outside tomorrow 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.200.000.000.000.008.20

Fell off the running wagon this week.  Struggled with sleep and slippery conditions.  But, got a nice longer run in this morning.  I will attempt to pick up the consistency next week.  6 miles with Lily and a couple more by myself.  

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Thought it would be nicer out.  But, it rained and then froze so it was slightly slippery the entire run.  And foggy and dark. So it was a slower shorter run.  I'm incredibly paranoid about falling 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.400.000.000.000.005.40

I'm struggling right now.  So much going on in life. It's been difficult to find the motivation to get consistent.  Here's to one more fresh start.

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.200.000.000.000.006.20

Much nicer morning than the past week.  I hate March weather.

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.500.000.000.000.004.50

Didn't run last week on vacation.  4.5 miles plus core work and 3 x 15 push ups/tricep dips

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.200.000.000.000.005.20

Little more than yesterday.  5.2 and then 10 minute core workout for runners

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.400.000.000.000.005.40

Angry Achilles today.  Probably cross train tomorrow.  3 miles, followed by 5 laps of hard/easy.  Ten 100 meter strides total.  1.5 home.

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.200.000.000.000.005.20

40 minute run.  Achilles felt better than yesterday.  Started to act up again in the last mile. But manageable.  It's just old scar tissue from years of running 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Nice morning.  Except for the wind.  Must be spring

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Lily needed a running partner.  We were both tired.  Jumping from running nothing to running every day was not the smartest on my part. Warmer than I am used to this morning 

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.200.000.000.000.006.20

Only reason I didn't run yesterday is that I didn't want to run in the rain.  I was lazy.

Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
149.300.000.000.000.00149.30
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