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:	21.00	Month:	88.80	Year:	1086.00
NB 580 Lifetime Miles:						49.79

Mon, Aug 22, 2011

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

My achilles was pretty stiff this morning, so I took my workout to the treadmill. I warmed up three miles and then ran 6 x 5 minutes on, three minutes off. I started the intervals at 5:45 pace, and increased every interval. (5:45, 5:42, 5:39, 5:36, 5:33, 5:30) The last one in increased the pace every minute for the last 3 minutes, so I finished at 5:21 pace. In between intervals I ran 7:30 pace. I cooled down to 11 miles when I was finished. The total time for my run was 71:52 for 11 miles. So, the workout functioned almost like a tempo run. The good thing is that I felt pretty recovered from the 20 miler.

Comments

From MarkP on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 12:56:17 from 71.32.207.35

Quick intervals! I find that tough on the treadmill. Are you running TOU 1/2 this weekend?

From emruns on Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 13:38:39 from 76.27.114.171

I'm not running TOU 1/2. I'm going to Indianapolis the following week to run in a women's half marathon. I'm kind of sad that I'm missing Top of Utah. It's such a fun race.

From MichelleL on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 20:50:20 from 202.4.201.33

You are in such great shape. i am so happy for you that your body is holding up. remember the most important thing at this point is to get to the starting line healthy. is chicago the race? A hot 10k this weekend can help prepare for any hot weather in the marathon.

From emruns on Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 21:45:52 from 76.27.114.171

Thanks Michelle. I've started feeling a difference the last few weeks. I'm starting to feel stronger, and I recover better. I agree with you on being healthy. That will be a victory itself if I just make it to the starting line. I'm running the Des Moines marathon on October 16, and hoping for nice cool weather!

I'm enjoying reading your adventures in Hong Kong. I definitely miss seeing you around here.

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