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

Thu, Jan 01, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
8.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.25

Did a nice easy recovery run this morning. I ran up past my sister's former house and for some reason the 3 extra uphills only gave me one extra downhill. It started getting icier after mile 5 and had to watch my footing and slow down then. About 6.5 miles the quads and hip flexors started hurting. At 7 I was out of energy. From 7-8 is almost all gradual uphill and I wanted to stop sooooo badly.

8.25 miles 1:35:02 total Avg 11:31 Max 6:13

12:48/12:20/11:46/10:59/9:48/11:15/11:11/11:55

PM: after a nap, I started walking on the treadmill reading a book - 4 miles - but not counting it towards my running total

Happy New Year to One and All!

Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 4.00	Brooks Advantage Miles: 8.25

Night Sleep Time: 8.25	Nap Time: 0.75	Total Sleep Time: 9.00	Weight: 146.00

Comments

From Kelli on Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 13:32:47

Great job, and Happy New Year to you, too!

From leslie on Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 20:31:37

AAAEEEAAAAAEEAAAEEAAAAAAAAA! Tarzan yell! Girl you are on a freaking roll! I can tell if I am going to be your running buddy I am going to have to kick it up a knotch!!! Good Job!!!! I hope you had a fun New Years Day!!!!! Hey, we went to the SL Burger Company and loved it!!! I had the turkey burger and it was so yummy and moist, not diet foodie like at all and then I had a few sweet patato fries, and they were not greasy at all. I figured it was a real healthy lunch and SO GOOD! Thanks for the recomendation!

From tarzan on Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 20:36:31

Thanks, Kelli! Same to you.

Les - Hey - you only have to kick it up if you want to. I can always run ahead and do speedwork, then come back and run with you.

That is a good restaurant isn't it. I'm cooking bean and ham soup and you make me want to toss it in the garbage disposal. :)

From leslie on Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 20:53:12

Bring me the soup, don't chuck it down the disposal. I love soup! I am glad you are not going to ditch me, I would be lost without you!!!! I am inspired by you and just might have to try and get faster myself!!!!!

From Adam RW on Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 22:32:56

That hill mystery is something unique to UT. I swear there are runs I go on here that are uphill both on the way out and on the way back...

From Kelli on Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 14:58:41

Ah---and I thought it was just me that was running up hill both ways!!!

From tarzan on Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 15:16:57

I feel much better now. I used to think I was going nuts that all the uphills didn't turn into downhills.

From Marion on Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 15:27:10

Smokin' run Maurine! Have fun and I love our new bet-oath of running sisterhood! Hey- it's Friday- where is your run today????

From tarzan on Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 15:28:36

Chill - lady (then you won't keep melting). I was playing with my puppy this morning. I still have 10.5 hours left in the day and actually have to finish work first.

From Marion on Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 15:30:56

OK ok! You can take your sweet time with your run. Ive got to get them in or the family takes over my life. There is only a small window of opportunity for me and the running in my life. I am not quite a lady of leisure yet ;)

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