Mauri's Training

December 21, 2024

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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
10.75

I didn't run this morning because I wanted to not be tired for running this afternoon.  I wanted to do my Thurs. tempo run.  I did get alittle bit of stretching in before work.  After work I went straight to the gym.  Marlin was already there. He had already finished his run.  My sister showed up right after I got there.  She's wanting to do the Century Ride on Aug. 20th.  So, she was there to ride the bike.  I started with a 1 mile warm up and then started to bump up the speed.  I kept the pace at 8:13 for quite a few miles and my HR didn't go up to high.  It was in the upper end of Zone 1.  As I increased my speed to 7:47  my sister Kelly and Marlin came over to talk. It was alright for awhile, however, I was trying to focus on running. After they left I increased my speed to 7:41.  By the end of my tempo I was at 7:35.  Boy, did that make me happy.   Maybe some day I'll be able to maintain that pace for longer.  I cooled down for a couple of miles and ended with 10.75 miles.  After running I made sure to do a few arm weights and stretched really well.     Other than my workout today work had an amazing BBQ.  They grilled steaks!  They were huge!   I ended up eating just part of mine and bring the rest of it home.  In 11 yrs I haven't seen them put on quite a good of BBQ.   Tomorrow I'm going to do an easy run in the morning. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Marlin on Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:21:26 from 174.253.160.241

Great job honey, boy you have improve a ton.

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