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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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
65.000.000.000.000.0065.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Winter is back! The wind was freezing cold. I warmed up a little after four miles. I'm in need of a hot shower. SLCC loop to Costco loop with a couple more loops through the neighborhood. Very loopy. 7:17 average.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

Had trouble with Myles at daycare today, so I ended up on the spinning bike at home. I warmed up 15 minutes, and then did 5 x 6 minutes tempo, four minutes climbing, two minutes sprint, and two minutes recovery. I cooled down about seven minutes to hit ninety minutes of riding. I watched two episodes of Parks and Recreation, and three episodes of Friends on Netflix.

I was very productive.

Something is always better than nothing, right?

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
11.300.000.000.000.0011.30

Did yesterday's workout early this morning. I warmed up fifteen minutes. The goal was 10 x 4 minutes on, 2 minutes off at increasingly quicker paces. I started at 10.0 mph, and increased .1 every interval. I have done 10 x 3 minutes, but not four. It was tough. Especially since the treadmill I was on was actually calibrated correctly.

I made 7 x four minutes, which put me at 5:36 pace. Then, I did 2 x 3 minutes, and 1 x 2 minutes for the last one. I will have to work into this one. I'm sure I can make eight. Ten will take a little more fitness.

I cooled down five minutes.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.200.000.000.000.0010.20

Thursday Daybreak run. The other girls were pushing it. 7:12 average.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Kind of stuck on the 10 mile distance. I felt sluggish to start, and then surprisingly good. 2200 W to 4100 S, river trail to 4800 s, 700 w to Bullion, Loop up to 1300 W.and back via 5300 S. High school kids applauded for me, which propelled me into a 6:16 last mile. 6:50 average. Medium hard run.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
16.000.000.000.000.0016.00

Teren had to leave for all day meetings at 7:30, which means I had to start my run at five. Fun. Since I only ran one workout this week, I decided to run a long tempo. I went to the gym. I hate running alone in the dark if I can avoid it. I have been inching my long tempos up a little at a time. Today I ran thirteen miles, starting at 6:44, and increasing the pace every mile or so by .1. It is a little more gradual progression than the 6:45, 6:30, 6:15, 6:00 workout. It was just a touch slower, but a mile longer. Two mile warm up. 13 at 6:22 average, mile cooldown.

16 miles total in 6:38 average.

I plan to start bumping the long runs up to the 18-20 mile range next week. My husband's schedule is killing me lately.

I took 9:15 Zumba. I'm going to be crashing soon.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
65.000.000.000.000.0065.00
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