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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

Mon, Nov 17, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
5.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.75

I did it!

I had two goals for my run this afternoon. The first one was to run every step up the Little Cottonwood Trail. The second one was to do a negative split. (I figured the first one would kill me, so I made the second one easy). :)

Mile 1 - 13:58 (uphill)/ Mile 2 - 15:55 (even more uphill)/ Mile 3 - 15:35 (will the uphills never end!)/ Mile 4 - 9:56/ Mile - 5 - 9:44/ Mile5-5.75 - 7:35

PE on the first 3 miles - 8.5 to 9.5 PE on the second 2.75 miles - 6

The last time I did this trail there were numerous walkers/runners/cyclists on it. Today the only bicyclist I saw was an older gentlemen in the first mile coming downhill. The trail was in pretty good shape - bridges were solid ice, but only had to start watching for ice patches after 2 miles.

Around mile 2 I started wishing I had thought to bring along my Concealed Firearm Permit and my revolver, but I didn't even think about it. As that mile progressed, I got a very strong feeling that I should not go back down on the trail. I took the shorter uphill that ended at the road and just before the road met a bunch of teenage guys. I don't know if they were the people I was to avoid or if it was go avoid injury - but I ran down the road instead of on the trail in the oncoming dark.

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 5.75

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

Comments

From Kelli on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 21:59:58

Really? I find that very interesting. Make sure you keep it a secret from the FBI and Homeland Security, we would hate for you to go to prison over that dastardly act you just described!

From tarzan on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 22:09:53

Which dastardly act is that: Thinking or Running?

From Kelli on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 22:35:41

I dunno, whichever!!

From britta on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 23:06:54

Huh?

From leslie on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:08:20

What am I missing? Marion, do we need to do an intervention??

From leslie on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:09:51

I MEAN MAURINE!!!!!!!

From Kelli on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:24:56

Am i the only one that just sees wingding figures up there instead of words????

From tarzan on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:50:49

Thanks for telling me.....

From Kelli on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 13:57:19

Was I the only one...or you were playing a trick that I am too SLOW to get???

ANYWAY, great report and great run!! I know what you mean about carrying a gun, solo runs can be scary, especially on a trail. I run my fastest when I am alone!!!

From tarzan on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 14:19:44

I just didn't realize I had picked the wrong font. It looked correct on my home computer - using Firefox. I only noticed when I logged in at work to IE.

From Kelli on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 14:28:56

Okay, then, so you thought I was nuts!!! Got it. I was thinking it was secret code and I was being left out of the conversation.

From leslie on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 14:47:16

I thought you were trying to be funny. You are a maniac. That trail is a gut buster! Maurine, you are getting to be such a tough chick!!

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