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Member Since:

Nov 19, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

TOU (2005): 3:27

Provo River Half (2008): 1:29

TOU (2008): 3:14

Utah Valley Marathon (2010): 3:10

Provo River Trail Half Marathon (2010): 1:26:46


Short-Term Running Goals:

sub 20 min. 5k

sub 42min 10k

3:05 marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

sub. 3 hr. marathon

Ironman???

Personal:

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Total Distance
7.80

1.6 warm-up and cool-down, 2 mile tempo (6:55 maybe - I forgot to push my lap button), 2x800 (3:18, 3:03), 2x400 (1:23, 1:28)

Alright, the marathon is this week so it is time for positive thoughts.  I started out a little tight, but by the 400s I was feeling ok.  I definitely need to get a good warm-up before the marathon starts.  I drove the course yesterday so that my kids would get a good nap before church.  It is really a scenic run which should be enjoyable.  There are some ups and downs between mile 7 and 16 that might be a little tough, but at least I know they are there.  In particular there is a hill at mile 15 or so that is a mile long that I really want to work well through during the race.  Things get a little blah for the last 6 miles since those are all through town, but I know that stretch of road well and will hopefully be able to push myself through it.  

3:10 would be awesome, 3:15 is about what I'm expecting, slower than 3:20 would be a bit of a disappointment.  We'll see how it goes (:

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