Emily's training blog

Women's Fitness Celebration 5k

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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

Sat, Sep 22, 2007

Race: Women's Fitness Celebration 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:17:32, Place overall: 6

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.50

Warmed up 15 minutes plus strides. The race went pretty well considering my training has been sub-par for 2.5 weeks. In addition, my baby didn't adjust well to sleeping in a hotel, and was up all night long. However, it was good for me to race under less than optimal conditions, even if it meant that I didn't run my fastest race ever. There is so much that is out of my control, especially now that I'm a mother. It is good for me to be mentally tough and just do my best.

I ran a short 10 minute cool down. My achilles really hurt after the race. Time for ice and ibuprofen.

Comments

From Lybi on Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 00:46:54

Wow! What a great time! Especially for having been up all night. Congratulations!

From MichelleL on Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 11:11:36

Do you have a gps watch to verify that it was a true 5K? If so, how could you be 6th with a smoking time like that (unless you are including guys)?

From MichelleL on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 08:02:48

My old buddy Emily Nay!!!! I googled you and figured out which Emily you were (remember there was one from CA). Hey, it would take someone like you to lay down a time like that! I am of course looking for running partners and would especially benefit from running with you, but we live so far apart. Email me at michellelowrycpa@gmail.com and I'll give you my phone number so we can chat. It is so good to reconnect!

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 12:53:36

Michelle - I would have asked the same question if I had not known better, but I found it which Emily this was a couple of days ago somewhat on accident.

Emily - good job on the run. This is exceptional time for the circumstances. Cole is not even 6 months old, right?

Some thoughts on your training and injury. I noticed you seem to be anxious to do speed, which is a natural tendency for a former college track runner. That might be a good part of the problem - your baby is fairly young, so your tendons, bones, and muscles are still a bit weak, and your mind happens to be stronger than them, so brain generates a drive that tears them down. It may be a good idea to ease off on the intensity and work on base mileage, maybe light tempos and occasional racing for a few months to give the rest of your body a chance to become more injury resistant, then pick up the intensity after that.

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