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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

RHR 46

Woke up refreshed with a low heart rate, but the joints were all very stiff when I got up, so decided to take today as a low impact day.  Walked the dog for 2 miles this morning before work.

Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 (2009) Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From AmberG on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:12:33 from 64.255.88.143

Hi there! Thanks for your comment, It was so great to meet you at Brick Oven and Congrats on your race! I love your "tribute" to MichelleL, I agree with you, she is amazing to cheer us all on when she could be angry that she's not running herself. She's awesome. Good luck w/ your continued training - - - you seem like such an amazing runner and person :)

From Maurine/Tarzan on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:38:06 from 63.255.172.2

Thank you, Amber. You did great in the race. Congratulations.

MichelleL is awesome. So are so many people on this blog. I really think that 95% of the active members are so supportive of each other and that support helps us to grow and develop according to our desires. It has been great to get to know so many wonderful athletes through the FRB.

From Smooth on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 15:01:46 from 71.36.79.7

That low HR is indicative that you're recovering well, right? Good walking to keep the joints from rusting. I second your sentiments about the great people we "meet" thru FRB. I've said this before: there's so much more to running than running, especially the running fast part.

From Ashbaker on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 17:29:46 from 98.98.27.230

Your training plan sounds pretty good but remember endurance is king in the marathon and speed is mainly hereditary when it applies to the event. Go for it.. Sub 5 hrs is well within you I'm sure if you can stay healthy and focus on that endurance factor. Have you ever read Arthur Lydiard?

From RAD on Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 18:00:05 from 67.166.99.8

Good to see you getting out and about! You are an amazing woman, so glad I got to know you!!! Oh, and check out that HR! Holy cow...are you alive??

From Maurine/Tarzan on Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 09:01:12 from 63.255.172.2

Picked up a WiiFit off KSL.com last night. Now I just have to use it.

Steve - I have heard of Lydiard and his long run training - I'll have to order one of his books and check it out. Thanks for the advice.

RAD - no - I am not alive. But I keep up the facade so they keep giving me paychecks at work.

From leslie peterson on Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:27:55 from 76.23.61.78

Take it easy sis!

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