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
Wed, Feb 25, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

After work I jogged 1 mile with Twilight. 

Leslie was running late, so I ran down to the Trax trail (aka Queen Penguins Trail) to meet her for a run. 2 miles there. I was wearing a 12 pound weight vest and that slowed me down.

Leslie and Odee showed up and I left the vest in her car. The first mile or so with Odee was like trying to hold back the tide - he wanted to run and I wanted to keep my face intact.  We ran 5.5 miles together.  I tried to outsprint Les at the finish - but she had instructed Odee to refuse to go above a job - so she won the sprint.


Brooks Advantage Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 20:05:54 from 71.36.64.119

Man, all your runs have gone to the dogs lately. :D Sounds like a fun one!

From leslie on Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 22:26:33 from 76.23.61.78

Thanks for the fun run, and for man handling Odee.

I did the alphabet with my foot and ate your yummy ice cream, it was sooo good.

From Kelli on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 01:16:38 from 151.118.168.163

A vest? Are you crazy? Oh, wait, you are!

YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!

From tarzan on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 09:46:47 from 63.255.172.2

Smooth - I guess I do hang with the dogs a lot..... (must teach Leslie to control her own dog)

Leslie - You are welcome. Next time we run that trail though I think we should put the pinch collar on - too many dogs otherwise.

Kelli - the vest was sooooo heavy. On the bright side - it made me want to lose even more weight because it was amazing how much more effort it took to run.

From Marion on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 14:33:59 from 71.213.114.30

Alright Maurine- I'll get my butt in gear and lose the 40 bazillion pounds I need to lose. GEEZZZZ!!!

Nice run. We should make a running documentary, "Maurine and her Canine adventures!"

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