Training for a Belt Buckle

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Location:

Sandy,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's: 50 Mile 13:07 (Pony Express 2010), 50K 8:35 (Buffalo Run 2008), 25K 4:02 (Buffalo Run 2006), Marathon 5:09:12 (St George 2008), Half Marathon 2:28 (Provo 2008), 10K 1:17, 5K 27:54

Short-Term Running Goals:

After 1/9/2010 - I am taking a year off from marathon length distances and focusing on building up my base speed on half marathons and shorter distances.

2010 Speed Goals:

Build up my base speed on training runs to 10 MM miles or better
Half Marathon - break 2:05 (9.5 MM avg)
10K Goal 1 - break 1:00 (9.67 MM avg)
10K Goal 2 - break 55 minutes (8.87 MM avg)
5K Goal 1 - break 26.35 minutes
5K Goal 2 - break 25 minutes

Long-Term Running Goals:

Long Term Goals:

Complete a 100 Mile race
Complete a 100 K race
Break 12 hours in a 50 mile race
Run all portions of the Wasatch 100 course
Break 5 hours in a marathon
Break 4.5 hours in a marathon
Qualify for and run Boston

Personal:

I need to figure out something inspiring or funny to write here. For now - I'll let the suspense build.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Vibram FiveFingers Lifetime Miles:						452.95
Montrail Streak Lifetime Miles:						195.69
Montrail Vitesse (9.0) Lifetime Miles:						89.75
Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 (2009) Lifetime Miles:						228.50
Brooks Advantage (Blue) Lifetime Miles:						271.42
Crocs Black Lifetime Miles:						80.85
Vibram FiveFingers - Black Lifetime Miles:						65.50
Hoka Mafate Lifetime Miles:						36.95
Hoka Stinson Evo 2012 Lifetime Miles:						53.50

Sat, Jan 10, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

9.0 miles on the Porter Rockwell Trail with Leslie.

OMG - I had no concept I was being graded on the number of words. Sheesh.

Ok - woke up early to meet Leslie in Draper for a long run. Leslie told me to meet her at a Chevron in an Albertson's parking lot. Well, Chevron was not inside the Albertsons parking lot - it was across the street. Leslie told me to meet her at 7:15. I was there on time with a smile on. Leslie was not. She was running late. Leslie told me we were going to stash a car and do an 8 mile run that she liked. But - Leslie changed her mind and we ran from where we parked the cars.

We ran down a hill to the Porter Rockwell Trail. I have always wanted to try it and this was a good time to do so. The trail is nice - but it could use a few bathroom stops on it :) I made one of my own. ;) Lots of little uphills and downs. We tried to see how long it went, but turned around after an hour.

Leslie and I discussed race options for the year. We want to get in a 50 miler come heck or high water. I nagged Leslie about drinking, eating, training and breathing. Leslie called me Marion.

I am going to find the full length of the trail and we are going to try and organize a Saturday run for our group. It also leads to several ways to get to the Draper Canal Trail - which is another trail we need to try.

Somebody commented on the hobnails on my shoes. We saw Team in Training training - but we beat them to the punch.

Came home, showered, worked on Twilight's running training for about 5 minutes while waiting for my brother-in-law to pick me up and take me to the gun show.

Bought a holster. Took a nap.

Bye Bye

PM = 2 miles on the treadmill

Brooks Advantage Miles: 2.00	Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 9.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 1.25	Total Sleep Time: 8.75	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Marion on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 16:21:30

Well that was short and succinct! Rockin' miles this week!

From leslie on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 16:36:55

Go back and re-write your entry young landy, that is unexceptable!! Thanks for the great run!!!!! I loved it!!

From Kelli on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 18:11:21

She is just tired from working her tail end off this week, that is all. We will do our best to not be offended!

From leslie on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 18:55:06

MUCH BETTER!!! After Painters, lets plan a group run, it is great trail!

A holster???? Girls and their guns!

From Marion on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 19:26:33

You lost me by the second sentence. ;) Holster??? Sounds fun!

From Teena on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 19:33:36

Maurine,

Hope you enjoyed your evening with your bro-in-law.

That trail sounds like a lot of fun.

Hope you like your holster!! Funny.

From tarzan on Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 20:12:10

Teena - it was actually morning and early afternoon at the "Crossroads of the West".

I actually have a concealed carry permit - but have never carried a weapon except to a firing range. I do have an aluminum .22 revolver that I want to carry when I run alone in the mountains and that was what I was looking for a holster for. I figure it would be pretty stupid to have to take a running pack off if I needed to provide myself some safety.

Kelli - how did you guess? After a 90 minute nap, one of my developers called with a question and I actually am in the office checking some database stuff for the last couple of hours.

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