Mauri's Training

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Location:

Idaho Falls,ID,

Member Since:

Feb 07, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2012 City of Trees Half Marathon 1:53:59

2012 Boston Marathon  4:11:24

2011 Top of Utah Marathon 3:55:10 (PR)

2011 Firecracker 5k Run 23:31

2011 Coeur d' Alene Half - Marathon  1:51:08 (PR)

2010 Boise City of Tree's Half - Marathon 1:59:57

2010 San Diego Rock & Roll Marathon 5:37  (this is what happens when you're undertrained)

2009 Spud Day Half - Marathon 2:06

2009 Mesa Falls Half-Marathon  2:15

Local 10k's 2009 & 2010

Short-Term Running Goals:

It's been a challenging year so far since Boston 2011.  When I got home from Boston my world changed when I found out I had some pretty severe food allergies. Since being tested I have been focused on building my health back up which has been a long slow process. What a difference it's made and I feel extremely blessed. For years I knew something was wrong and it's amazing to finally know that food can actually be a persons medicine to live a healthy life. 

Long-Term Running Goals:

"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement."
- Steve Prefontaine

I'm hoping to start building more miles when I can and be injury free.  Maybe one of these days I'll be fast. Just for now I'm just very happy to be running.

Personal:

Happily married to Marlin Ordway. We've got 4 grown children between the two of us.  It's been fun watching them go through life - making mistakes and picking themselves back up.  I love seeming them happy and succeeding.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 148.70
Total Distance
6.00

Another day.  Much better than yesterday.   Went to gym.  6 miles 53.37.  Thinking about finding some hills or the stairs.  Plan on running outside over the weekend. Don't know why having such a hard time this winter getting out. Used to run around the river before they even had a greenbelt. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Kelli on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 21:49:20 from 71.219.89.82

Winter running can get very old, many of us are sick of it and feeling it!!

You are doing great! Do you fins you run faster outside or on the treadmill? I always wonder, so many varying opinions out there!

Welcome to the blog!

From Mauri on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 22:02:08 from 75.174.67.14

Hi Kelli

Last summer I didn't think I was any faster outside - maybe even slower. My downfall has been not doing speed work mostly. I look at everyone's paces and wonder how they do it. I'm trying a couple of different things - like no sugar and soda. I'm going to work on more hill work. How do you do it?

From Kelli on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 22:04:13 from 71.219.89.82

You are not alone, I wonder the same thing every day!!! There are some super speedy people around here.

I am so slow on a treadmill, I just can not do the same speeds on them no matter how hard I try.

From Mauri on Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 22:12:56 from 75.174.67.14

Do you do much cross training? I'm thinking that's what I'm lacking. Just can't get any faster. Very frustrating!

From jtshad on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:24:24 from 204.134.132.225

A smart increase in your base mileage will lead to improved speed naturally. Once you can run higher mileage you can add some speed work to help with pace and efficiency. Running is full of plateau's, you just have to keep working to reach the next one without going into injury territory.

Winter running IS GETTING OLD...we just need some warm weather to get motivated!

From Mauri on Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 21:31:50 from 75.174.67.14

I like doing at least 35 miles/wk. For the last year or so I've mainly just ran. My husband and I have a couple of routes we do. We live in the country west of town and there aren't alot of hills. I'm going to try and make sure I get more overall training added into what I already do.

Looking very forward to warmer weather! Warm weather and longer days.

From Kelli on Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 17:22:11 from 71.219.89.82

I used to cross train a lot and I think it worked great for me. I had the best spring ever last year, and I was doing less running and more aerobics and kickboxing and weight training. I hurt my foot in May and now whenever I do the other stuff it hurts, so all I do is run and weight train. I miss my cross training!

From Mauri on Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 22:17:14 from 75.174.67.14

I'm loving hearing what works for eveyone. Hoping for some good running this weekend.

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