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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: 6.20 Month: 39.50 Year: 149.30
NB 580 Lifetime Miles: 49.79
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
43.5010.000.000.003.0056.50
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.006.000.000.000.0014.00

A.M.  Ran easy five miler with the jogging stroller from Sugarhouse Park.  We ran the cemetary loop.  Afterwards, we did two sets of circuits.

P.M.  I warmed up 1.5 miles down to the Jordan River Trail.  I ran 8 sets of 3 minutes hard, two minutes easy, and then cooled down the 1.5 miles home.  Total mileage: 9

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

My legs are dead today!  I'm sure the fourteen miles yesterday did me in, as well as the lunges, wall sits, and step ups we did this morning.  In addition, I received my copy of Breaking Dawn in the mail, so I really wanted to sit and read instead of running.  But, I got out there and did it! Now I can read with no guilt. 

I ran 2200 W to 3800S, over to 2700W, back up to 5400 S and then home.  Total time: 42:35.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.003.007.00

We ran hills at Cottonwood Complex today. We warmed up on the two mile road loop, and then did five strides. We ran 5x a 500 meter hill loop with three minutes recovery in between, and then ran 3x a 300 meter short uphill long downhill to work on turnover. We cooled down running on the Region cross country course.

My legs were so dead today, and I don't think I fueled properly because I felt really dizzy by the end of the workout. I know I'll adjust eventually, but it is difficult getting through the rough days.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

I was actually pleasantly surprised with my run this morning. I ventured out into the dark at 5:00 this morning, still sore from the hills yesterday. The first couple of miles I felt like I was shuffling along, and I seriously considered cutting my run short. But, I stuck it out, and began rolling along after about twenty minutes. I ran my 4800 to JRT loop backwards. I think there is more uphill when you run it backwards, but you do avoid the huge hill at mile 6. I ran this loop the other way on July 14 in 59:25. Today I ran it backwards in 59:06. I must be slowly getting in shape.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.504.000.000.000.008.50

I ran 2 x 2 mile at Liberty Park today.  First, I warmed up two laps around the park, followed by some strides.  I wanted to hit between 11:30 and 11:40 for my repeats.  The first one was 11:35.  Then, I recovered for six minutes in between.  The second one was 11:38.  I felt okay, I just need to get my wheels back 5:45-5:50 pace should be very easy for me.   I cooled down one lap around the park.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Teren, Cole and I went camping this weekend at Pineview Reservoir.  It was a lot of fun, but it was Cole's first camping trip.  He didn't think much of sleeping in the tent.  He woke up at about 11:00 crying.  Teren took him out of the tent so that I could sleep, but I had my Mommy Radar on, so I couldn't sleep until Cole was asleep. He woke up again at 5:00 in the morning. 

So, this is my long excuse of why I ran pretty slowly this morning.  I ran on the road around the lake, six miles out and back.  It was a beautiful run, but the road didn't have much of a shoulder so traffic made me nervous.  My total time was 1:22.02.  I went out in about 42:30, and came back much quicker.  It took me a while to get into it. 

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
43.5010.000.000.003.0056.50
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