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.

For further unexciting information on my life, check out my blog: Adventures in Running

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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, Apr 20, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.000.000.005.00

Kara Goucher took 3rd in Boston! Ryan Hall also placed 3rd.

Smooth is running well.

Sasha requested that I focus on running miles below 11 mm pace. 

Did what should have been and out and back 6 miler.

Mile 1 (including warmup and downhill) 9:32/9:53/9:38

At my turnaround I was hoping I would break 1 hour for 6 miles for the first time, but the heat, lack of training, and eating improperly this afternoon started the bonk around 3.5 miles

Mile 4 - 10:00

Mile 5 - 10:21

At this point I had 3/4 of a mile of uphill to get back to 7th East and was not enjoying the run at all and was more stressed than when I started, so walked the remaining 1.25 miles home. Hydrated, then ran/walked the puppy for a mile to try and clear out the lactic acid in my legs.

I should have not pushed as much on the downhill, since I knew the entire route back was a net uphill, but it felt good (for a while) to move fast and the knee was feeling well. I need to go back to early morning runs - the heat of the day is taking a lot out of me until I get used to it.

Stretched, then 30 minutes yoga.

Now - back to work

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From leslie on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 14:13:34 from 76.23.61.78

Thanks for the update, let us know when you hear how Smooth did.

From Teena on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 18:04:56 from 67.177.20.13

It was a GREAT day, wasn't it?

I LOVED tracking everyone online.

Kara and Ryan did AWESOME!!!

From Teena on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 18:05:11 from 67.177.20.13

Btw, hope you are doing GREAT!!!

From Kelli on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 21:22:05 from 71.219.84.84

Great run today, busy day keeping track of the marathon and fitting in running!

From leslie on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 14:53:41 from 76.23.61.78

Looks to me like your little recovery was just what you needed. Look at those splits!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!

I want to run with you Friday morning, but won't Wheeler Farm be dark and scarey????

From RAD on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 18:03:56 from 67.166.99.8

Nice job on those splits!! So glad your knee is doing better, it makes a TON of difference. God any plans for Saturday?

From RAD on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 18:04:30 from 67.166.99.8

that was GOT - sorry!!!

From Maurine/Tarzan on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 20:36:31 from 97.117.57.123

Yep - going to run 18 miles on the JRP in Murray. Want to join us (God will be there too - he is a runner - he told me so).

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