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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: 40.30 Month: 33.10 Year: 918.70
NB 580 Lifetime Miles: 49.79
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
24.500.000.000.000.0024.50
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

My fifteen miler last week following a 2 mile repeats day sent my achilles way to deep into pain.  So, it was a rough week last week.   Mostly rest, some cross training, and a test run on Saturday on the treadmill.

I woke up this morning with my calf muscle spasming . . . not a good sign.  I got up and started moving around trying to get the blood flowing. I think that is the most difficult thing about an achilles injury . . .it's hard to get blood flow to it. 

After getting dressed to run, I hopped on my spinning bike and biked for 15 minutes to get the legs warmed up.  Then, I headed to the health club to run on the treadmill.  The treadmill seems much easier than the roads on it.   The first mile was pretty painful, but then it warmed up.  I started at 8.0 mph and increased .1 every half mile.  The last five minutes I increased every minute to finish up at 10.1 mph.  (a little tempo pacing.)   I hit 8.8 in an hour.  I was going to finish the last .2, but I hit some button on the treadmill accidentally that turned it off.  I figured I could count the last .2 from the morning spin.  

So, hopefully with lots of TLC this week I will make it to the half marathon this weekend.  I would scrap it and let my leg heal, but I've already paid for the plane tickets.  I'm sure I can run pretty well if I can stay healthy enough.  The key will be not pushing my foot too deep this week.  I hate my body sometimes.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

It was  a beautiful, but cold morning.   My legs and hands never seemed to warm up.   I ran 4800S down to river trail and over to Bullion and up to 5400 S.   I love running on the trail on cold mornings and seeing the fog rise off of the river.  It was very Halloween-ish along the dirt path.  Happily, my achilles seems like it is going to hold up.  We will see when I do a speed workout tomorrow.

I was especially amused by the campaign poster for Shawn Bradley that I saw along 1300W.  It showed him from about mid-belly down.   I guess voters only come up to his belly button! 

My music got me motivated this morning (except for the fact that one of my ear-buds kept falling out until I realized that I had my earbuds in the wrong ears.).   I was particularly pumped up by Bon Jovi (You Give Love a Bad Name) and Weezer.   Anything to keep me moving along!

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
8.500.000.000.000.008.50

I wanted a final good hard workout before heading to Iowa.   I warmed up ten minutes, and then ran 9 x 3 minutes on 2 minutes off.  I was on the treadmill . . . still babying my achilles tendon.  It seems to be doing all right.   I started at 10.0 mph and increased every interval.  My last one was 10.8 mph.   Recovery was at 8.0 mph.   The workout felt good.  I felt like I got my heart rate up really well, but didn't feel like I overdid it.   I wanted 10 intervals, but my stomach protested after nine, and I barely made it through the 2 minute recovery before I went sprinting for the bathroom.   It didn't seem worth it after that long of a break to get one more interval in, and my husband was at home waiting to go to work, so I just left.  

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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