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:

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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, May 07, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Felt like a superhero at work solving crimes and issues all day.

PM - walked the dog

Ran down to the Trax Trail and along it for 3 miles. Then I headed off on the Dimple Dell Parkway (this is the start of it) and ran it up to 7th East. Did some bushwacking to get up the hillside, then ran 7th East to the gym (4.7 miles total).

Did an chest and back workout.

Ran 1.3 miles home for a total of 6 miles in 1:12:00.

After I eat my bizarre dinner of tuna fish on cinnamon burst bread - I will let it digest, then do some yoga and pilates and stretching.

Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 6.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50	Weight: 147.00

Comments

From Kelli on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:12:18 from 71.219.98.88

Okay, that is a BIZARRE dinner. I hope it DOES digest!

Great day, you have done it all, including solving crimes!!!

From leslie on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:47:20 from 76.23.61.78

Man alive, you sound like Kelli, working out like a dog. Except Kelli would never eat tuna.

Hey, isn't 12 miles too much a week from the marathon? Enlighten me, I was thinking 5 or 6. Am I being a wimp?

From maurine on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:47:28 from 97.117.66.96

I ate it the other day and survived it both times (its the only unthawed bread in my house and with only me here I don't want to open a new loaf until it is gone).

What is really funny - my dog refuses tuna fish but has been begging (and getting) her own piece of cinnamon burst bread. She is very possessive of it until it is gone.

From Kelli on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:48:44 from 71.219.98.88

I actually love tuna fish from a can. When I lost my 20+ pounds on WW, I ate a tuna fish sandwich every day for 3 months!!!

From maurine on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:49:05 from 97.117.66.96

Les - if I was racing the marathon 10 to 12 would be too much. I am just approaching it as a long training run, so not tapering too much. I figure if I just mosey along that I will be fine.

I will probably run 5 miles M,T,W of next week and then take Th and F off.

From maurine on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:50:25 from 97.117.66.96

Me too - especially with pickle relish. It's a cheap, healthy source of protein and perfect when you live alone.

From maurine on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:51:49 from 97.117.66.96

Man - the final relaxing pose in my yoga video almost put my back into spasms (it probably didn't help that Twilight was alternating using me as a diving board and pool). I'm going to take a hot bath and then use the foam roller to get it relaxed.

From Kelli on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:52:46 from 71.219.98.88

I just chop up dill pickles, put in a little FF miracle whip and a tablespoon or so of grated cheese. I also toast the bread.

Man, that sounds good. I know what is for lunch tomorrow. I am out of ham anyway and I have no more money to buy cookies!

From leslie on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:54:50 from 76.23.61.78

okay Kelli, it is just shrimp you hate, I thought it was all seafood.

Maurine, I don't know what the crap to do Sat. I want to do a trail, but I need to go and be done early, I am not sure on the miles, I am sooooo confused. Maybe it will hit me while I am sleeping.

From Kelli on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:57:03 from 71.219.98.88

Just sleep in Leslie!

I hate all seafood, but for some reason I like tuna from a can (I hate the real stuff, not that canned is not REAL).

From leslie on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:57:11 from 76.23.61.78

Enough cookie talk, I am feeling like a hefer and I want sugar right now, I guess I will go watch TV with my hubby. Toodles.

From leslie on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 22:59:46 from 76.23.61.78

sleep in.... that might work.

Kelli, how many miles are you doing? Not that I want to join you, I love you, but am going to go pokey slow, just curious on your taper plan

From Kelli on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 23:13:17 from 71.219.98.88

I think 10 is my plan, I think. It will require me to get up very early since we have games starting at 8 am, so we will see!

From Smooth on Thu, May 07, 2009 at 23:33:17 from 71.36.74.243

Maurine,

Wow, you did a ton of stuff today!!! I ate so much tuna casserole when I was a student that I can't stand that stuff any more. It's good protein though. I know some guy mixes it with macaroni and divide it in small portions (fist size) and eat one every 2-3 hr for his carb-load.

Leslie, since you ran a 16 miler yesterday. I'd say an 8 will be plenty. I'm doing 10-12 on Sat. putting this week total to around 30.

Next week will taper down alot more.

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