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 24, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

Ran & walked 4.8 miles to Leslie's house this morning. It is almost all uphill - so walked the bad uphills.

We drove up to Park and did 4.4 miles on slushy sloppy trails. Saw a neat fox that I took some pictures of will my camera phone.

Ran home from Leslies house - another 4.8 miles. I thought the downhills would be easy - but there was a stiff headwind from the southwest. I felt like I was walking - but was actually doing between 10.5 and 12 mph.

I'm tired.

Later - I forgot to mention that Leslie and I decided to run the Grand Slam this year since I was already doing Ogden, Park City and St. George and had been thinking of doing Utah Valley. Once she mentioned that Utah Valley was one of the official marathons - it was a no brainer.

Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 14.00

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

Comments

From Marion on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 16:06:45

Nice miles this week! You are AWESOME! Is this your highest mileage ever???

From tarzan on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 16:08:19

Nope - it is my second highest mileage. My highest was last February when I went to Phoenix to trail run and started out with the Lost Dutchman Marathon on Sunday and ran over 80 miles that week.

However, I am ready to rest for the week as of now. :)

From leslie on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 16:18:40

YOu ought to be tired, you running fool you! Thanks for putting up with my wild ideas and being such a happy camper in such crappy conditions.

I will curb the potty language, can't afford to pay you all my money.

From tarzan on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 16:29:39

Les - anytime. I would be lost without your friendship - so will always be willing for a partner.

From Kelli on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 16:59:53

65 miles!!! YEAH, you are TOTALLY AWESOME!

I can not believe you two are nuts enough to do the Grand Slam. Well, I can believe it, but you guys are nuts!!! I will come and be your cheering section!!!

From tarzan on Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 17:01:32

My plan is to push on Ogden, use Utah Valley and Park City as long training runs with aid stations, and give everything I got at St. George. (Plus, when you run the Grand Slam you get a guaranteed entry into St George if your name is not picked)

From Smooth on Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 00:01:50

Tarzan!!! DA DIEHARD ULTRAWOMAN! Great mileage week. You deserve a medal for being such a trooper of a friend. I can't believe you ran to Leslie's house. WOW!!! GOOD JOB! I'm so excited you're doing the Slam.

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