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, May 04, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.001.000.000.005.00

Didn't feel like running this morning, so read my scriptures and went in to work early. I was glad later that I ate a bigger than normal breakfast.  I had a contractor in to work on one of my big projects today and he is soooo good at his job.  However, we ended up working from about 8:15 until 2:45 without any real breaks or lunch.

Came home and ate a huge lupper, then cleaned my house while it digested.

Went to Gold's Gym and did some speed work on the treadmills - 5 miles total.

Walked the puppy 1.5 miles - my feet are hurting from my FiveFingers. Twilight was hilarious chasing all the fuzzy dandelions.

Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RAD on Mon, May 04, 2009 at 23:19:22 from 67.166.99.8

Nice workout this afternoon! Those late afternoon meals do me in on a run!! Those 5 finger shoes are crazy, do you like them?

From tarzan on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 09:05:23 from 63.255.172.2

Rachel - once I got used to them, I do like them. However, it takes getting used to and gradually building up to get your feet used to being able to handle them. I should have worn regular shoes for the walking part because my foot muscles were pretty tired by then.

From leslie on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 10:24:16 from 76.23.61.78

the very thought of speedwork makes me light headed. You go girl!

From luzylew on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 15:11:04 from 208.187.197.42

Are you having anything fun done to the house?

From maurine/tarzan on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 15:27:12 from 63.255.172.2

Luz - it took me a while to figure out what you were talking about.

It is a contractor we hired to help out with a development program at work - so just work/database/application related and not my house.

From luzylew on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 19:29:46 from 208.187.197.42

Shoot. I thought you were going to say you were redoing the kitchen :) But hey, redesigning the database is cool too. BTW anyone running 19 this weekend on teh JRP? Or is everyone tapering for Ogden?

From Maurine/Tarzan on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 19:37:10 from 97.117.57.193

I'm tapering for Ogden - so count me out - I am going to stay under 11 (think I will do the Draper trails).

I don't need to redo my kitchen. The townhouse I bought last year has a gorgeous, huge kitchen. I haven't filled all the cupboards even. Ask Leslie!

Off to run now!

From Kelli on Tue, May 05, 2009 at 21:34:14 from 71.219.98.88

Scriptures are a workout---the best kind!

You are doing great and seem very centered and focused right now.

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