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

Wed, Jul 01, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.50

Headed out for a 3 mile run with the dog this morning. About 3/4 of a mile from home I started getting a shooting pain below my left kneecap (the pain I had feared on the trail run last Saturday but never got). Turned around and started walking home. The pain quit after about 5 minutes of walking, but I felt it on every stair as I walked into my house.

PM - went to gym and did a light leg workout with weights - light weights, lot of reps.

Twilight the dog is now ready for trail running with her new haircut:

Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 1.50

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From The Howling Commando on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:23:59 from 72.224.24.41

Oh no, Maurine! Hope the pain goes away! Was just reading from "Born to Run" and liked this quote. Reminds me of you for obvious reasons:

p. 211 "Athletes are Tarzans. Tarzan swims and wrestles and jumps and swings on vines. He's strong and explosive. You never know what Tarzan will do next, which is why he never gets hurt."

Keep the faith. Ice and rest up. You are a trooper and one of my idols! Run on runner girl!

From Maurine/Tarzan on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:25:56 from 63.255.172.2

Bwahahahaha! I finished reading that book on Monday and that was one of the quotes I highlighted too (for obvious reasons).

However, it also pointed out the need to do more than just run - so I will be lifting weights tonight.

From jun on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 13:16:27 from 66.239.250.209

Smart move to walk back and take it easy. It'll pass, kind of like the flu.

From RAD on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 13:24:18 from 67.166.99.8

Way to listen to your body! It will save you ample recovery time in the long run! I hope that you are feeling better soon, and enjoy that x-training.

From Smooth on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 13:32:23 from 71.36.76.12

Hopefully the knee pain is just one of those recovery twitches. Do some "Tarzan" stuff and listen to your body. I've never run the DNews 10K either. I figure it's easier than the DNews Marathon, right? I've done the DNews Mary last two years. May be I'll sign up for the 10K this year.

From Metcalf Running on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 14:57:27 from 207.225.192.66

Probably a good call! Ice it up and x-train. You will be running strong in no time!

From allie on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 20:40:18 from 208.110.151.113

i hope everything is OK with your knee. way to be smart and not push it. take care.

From MichelleL on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 21:08:38 from 71.35.250.200

Sorry about the pain. Pain pain go away. . . Come again when I'm 98!

Your dog looks so sweet.

From JD on Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 22:20:30 from 166.203.21.229

That dog is quite obviously the master of the house!

From Maurine/Tarzan on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 10:43:12 from 63.255.172.2

The dog does not run the house. I am not a crazy runner. I can handle life without training. (All very true statements).

From LuzyLew on Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 13:00:01 from 208.187.197.42

I wuv you wittle woo-woo. I have a funny part of me that loves small dogs and I think that when the kids are grown and our big dogs have gone to dog heaven, I may have to have one. She is too cute, with her new do.

From MrsFIT on Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 14:15:46 from 24.2.68.35

Cute dog :D

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