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
Left around 5 this morning and ran/walked down to Provo. The heat took a
toll on me, nearly an hour longer than my first attempt in February
2009. I was pleased though that the legs felt fine (other than tired).
35.2 miles total. I need a nap.
Night Sleep Time: 0.00
Nap Time: 0.00
Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From steve ash on Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 15:01:43 from 98.202.75.78
Maurine, wow.. 35 miles?
How are you doing lately? Long time no see.
From steve ash on Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 15:02:26 from 98.202.75.78
Are you looking to do an ultra?
From Smooth on Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 16:00:39 from 174.23.218.43
WOW! You ran this same stint but in much hotter time of the year as in 2009. You are amazing! So brave, so tough! That's the quality of an ultra marathoner!
We barely missed you on the trail. We were done as the moon set around 5. Dang, had I known you were planning an ultra, we would have loved to have your company.
I still can't believe you run that many miles solo! Did your dad greet you with bounty of post-run foods and a nice ride home to your bed?
From Maurine/Miles on Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 18:19:44 from 97.117.65.30
Steve - this run was to see where my fitness was in my plans to run SGM and the Pony Express 50 miler in October. That will be my 'real' ultra.
Smooth - my dad wasn't there when I got to his house. He came home a few minutes later. He remembered I had requested a bag of ice for after my run. So, took an ice bath and shower and then he drove me home. We stopped for lunch in Draper. Had to be somewhere unobtrusive since all I had on was an old t-shirt and workout pants I borrowed from my dad and smelly running shoes.
Interesting thing on the shoes - this pair was getting pretty worn, but I found that all those miles on hot pavement yesterday had some of the remaining heel sections peeling off. They hit the garbage can today. :(
From allie on Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 18:39:59 from 174.23.226.74
great job. that is a very impressive run. especially doing it alone - you have an incredible amount of discipline and mental fortitude.
From Maurine/Miles on Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 20:14:40 from 97.117.65.30
Allie - thanks! That made my day. Especially considering the incredible run you did yesterday.
I will admit I partly did it because so many people will ask me on Monday if I ran a marathon this weekend, and I will be able to say "No, I did an ultra marathon on my own."
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