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
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.700.000.000.005.70

After work I saw that the pool at my condo complex was empty, so went and swam laps for 16 minutes.  Boy, I felt out of shape - I don't think I've swum in over 4 years.  Plus, I was trying to learn to breathe to the left and that made me feel like an alien.  It is so ingrained in me to breathe to the right side and if I ever want to do triathlons, I know I need to learn to do both sides.

Tonight, I went and ran a new section of the Jordan River Parkway Trail that I have never done before. Started at about 9800 South and headed south. Round trip, this section of the trail is only about 5 miles total.  Dang - it was hot and the heat really slowed me down.  I guess I should either drag myself out of bed earlier or run later to get it a little cooler.
 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From marion on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 15:08:44

Most excellent workout! Leaqrning to breath on the "other" side can be very tricky! You'll get it down in no time... or you'll drown in the tri ;) Why di you have to be able to breath on both sides?

From tarzan on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 15:17:50

I want to start doing tri's next year and they say it is important in open water swims to be able to breathe on both sides in case you have waves coming at you from the direction you are used to breathing on.

From leslie on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 19:53:37

OH CRAP! I have to breathe on both sides??? Don't even tell me that! Good work out Maurine. Let's try and run together next week.

From Kim on Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 23:00:50

If you are looking at doing tris you ought to check out JohnA on the blog. He just did awesome in the Spudman. I think there is a Scott Zincone or something like that who also does tris! Good luck. It sounds like fun?!??? :)

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