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Taylorsville Dayzz 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: 0.00 Month: 56.00 Year: 941.60
NB 580 Lifetime Miles: 49.79
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53.100.000.000.000.0053.10
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New house and moving issues.  I didn't make it out to run.

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12.500.000.000.000.0012.50

3 mile warm up, followed by 3 sets of 5 min, 3 min, 2 min, with 3 min, 2 min, 1 min recovery.  Cool down on canal road back to home.

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11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Made it half of a mile into my run, when I noticed there was a geyser coming from the lawn of our former residence.  So, I ran home to send Teren to the rescue.  Later I got a sitter and ran 10.5 at the health club.  I had a friend to talk to on the next treadmill, so it actually went fairly quickly.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Extra early morning.  Teren had to be at work by 7.  I warmed up 3 miles over to the track.  I ran 20 x 200 on/off.  They weren't spectacular.  I kept them between 39 and 40.  But, I was in trainers at 5 in the morning, so it was okay.  I could see the biggest difference in how long the jogs took in between.  It was a lot faster than last time I did a similar workout.  The total time for the 5 miles was 35:01.  I cooled down 3 miles after the workout. 

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

7 miles easy, followed by Zumba.  I'm experimenting to see if taking a Zumba class before racing makes for a faster race.  Probably not, but it was fun anyway!

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Race: Taylorsville Dayzz 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:18:33, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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Today was my first post-baby race.  I didn't even know what to set as a time goal, but I knew I could probably at least go under 19.  I thought 18:30 was likely, and 18:00 would be a big surprise.  Actually, my main goal was to come in second overall behind Teren.

 It's hard to gauge how this race really went.  I think Murray will be a better indicator of my fitness.  I warmed up 3 miles and did 6 30 second strides.  The race started about 5 seconds from the actual start/finish line.  This is the first race where I actually had a running start.  The run started through the park.  I missed a turn and had to backtrack.  This actually happened a couple times throughout the race.  The course was not marked very well.  It did a ton of turns through the neighborhood, and sometimes you couldn't tell where to turn until you were right up on it.  The first one I missed, I actually came to a complete stop and waited for the next person.

I was in second place throughout most of the race.  A Taylorsville High track graduate reeled me in during the third mile.  I knew there was no way I was going to outkick an eighteen year old boy who would never let a 35-year-old mother of three pass him.  So, I ended up third overall.

I really want my fitness to come back faster, but I keep telling myself, "Just get fit.  Next year will be a great year if I stay healthy."  But, I'm off to a good start.

 Teren and I ran the course again for a cooldown, and then ran 2 miles back home.

I don't think I'll do Zumba before a race again.

 

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
53.100.000.000.000.0053.10
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