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
35.6012.000.000.0047.60
Montrail Streak Miles: 9.60Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 32.25Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 5.00Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 3.90
Night Sleep Time: 38.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 38.75Weight: 149.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

Ran 2.3 miles to work - which means I run 2.3 miles home from work.  I was hoping to be able to listen to scriptures and sunday music on my speakers, but the President and Exec VP are in the office today - so I am back on headphones.

Took a break while some database processes were running (and to avoid the President giving me more work) and ran around Wheeler Farm for an hour.

Montrail Streak Miles: 9.60
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Kara Goucher took 3rd in Boston! Ryan Hall also placed 3rd.

Smooth is running well.

Sasha requested that I focus on running miles below 11 mm pace. 

Did what should have been and out and back 6 miler.

Mile 1 (including warmup and downhill) 9:32/9:53/9:38

At my turnaround I was hoping I would break 1 hour for 6 miles for the first time, but the heat, lack of training, and eating improperly this afternoon started the bonk around 3.5 miles

Mile 4 - 10:00

Mile 5 - 10:21

At this point I had 3/4 of a mile of uphill to get back to 7th East and was not enjoying the run at all and was more stressed than when I started, so walked the remaining 1.25 miles home. Hydrated, then ran/walked the puppy for a mile to try and clear out the lactic acid in my legs.

I should have not pushed as much on the downhill, since I knew the entire route back was a net uphill, but it felt good (for a while) to move fast and the knee was feeling well. I need to go back to early morning runs - the heat of the day is taking a lot out of me until I get used to it.

Stretched, then 30 minutes yoga.

Now - back to work

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.604.000.000.004.60

4.6 miles running  in the afternoon heat. I forgot to set my alarm this morning and really regretted it. My body is not adapting to the heat rising this quickly at all.  I have to stop more often and was glad to carry water because I was seriously having dehydration issues.

10:31/10:06/10:11/10:49

Stopped at Wasatch Running and bought some new running socks and some gel/shot block combinations.  They let me fill up on water  and I think I drank about 6 cups of water while I was there.

Walkd 2.5 miles home - going the long way.

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 7.25
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 149.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.003.000.000.005.00

Couldn't fall asleep last night, so slept in again this morning. I hate those hours when you are trying to fall asleep and just lay there.

Went to the gym this afternoon to avoid the heat because it has killed me so much running the past two days.  

Three miles on the treadmill at 11:00 mm. Heart rate averaged between 158-162.  Still felt like the running dead.

My ex showed up then to drop off something and we visited for a while about our kids.

Two more miles on the tread mill - this time keeping my heart rate at about 140.

Eating dinner - then going to put in a 2-3 more hours work.

Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.400.000.000.003.40

3.4 miles on 7th East this morning at 75% effort. Slept a little better than the previous night.  RHR 56 - up almost 8 points from my average.   I'm looking forward to a rest day tomorrow.

Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 3.90
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
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Rest day. Easy walk in the park with Leslie and the mutts.  One mutt needed a taser - but we didn't have one handy.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
20.000.000.000.0020.00

18 miles on the Jordan River Parkway with Leslie and her friend Gary (we are hoping he will join the blog).  2 more miles on my own.  Last 2 miles the quads started getting tired.

RHR - 48

Avg HR during run - 128

Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 20.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.75Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.6012.000.000.0047.60
Montrail Streak Miles: 9.60Brooks - Water Resistant Miles: 32.25Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 5.00Vibram FiveFingers Miles: 3.90
Night Sleep Time: 38.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 38.75Weight: 149.00
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