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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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Mon, Jan 24, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.250.000.750.003.00

1st day of speedwork this year. I have a lot of mental barriers I intend to conquer in 2011.

1 mile warmup at 12:00. Stopped to do some of the hip opening swings from the latest Runners World. The plan was to try and do .25 intervals at 7 mph but the brain mentally called it quits the first interval at .2 and at .18 the next interval. Changed up to 125 paces at 7 mph with reat intervals jogging at 4 mph for 100 paces. Repeat for 1.5 miles. Cooldown at 12 mm for .5.

10 minutes in sauna to clean out sinuses and lungs.

While cooking dinner for my son who was over doing laundry threw in 40 minutes of lower body and core training.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 23:21:59 from 174.23.123.195

nice workouts today, maurine. the sauna session also sounds like a good idea.

i hope this means you are feeling better?

From jun on Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:07:37 from 66.239.250.209

Hey chica, are you running anything at the Buffalo Run? If I remember right, last year you were in a boot there. I hope you are feeling up to at least the 25k.

From Maurine/Miles on Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:10:38 from 63.255.172.2

Allie - thanks - wish I was as fast as you. The sauna seems to help. Feeling a lot better - just a little congestion left.

Craig - I'm trying to get out of debt this year before my alimony ends, so can't afford too many races. I plan to volunteer for the races and might be pacing someone for part of the 100.

From Smooth on Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 19:27:41 from 67.2.95.228

I like your new speed goals!!!

NICE speed work. SMART decongestion section. WAY to multi-task!

Here's to conquering the mental barriers!

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