Training for a Belt Buckle

Week starting Apr 26, 2009

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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.

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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

Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
39.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	39.50

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 31.50	Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 3.50	Montrail Streak Miles: 4.50

Night Sleep Time: 39.50	Nap Time: 7.00	Total Sleep Time: 46.50	Weight: 0.00

Sun, Apr 26, 2009

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

RHR - 52

Rest Day - not even walking the puppy

Took an ice bath this morning - felt pretty good since I was drinking peppermint hot chocolate to keep warm :-)

Not too stiff. I felt it most when I would get up off the floor after playing with my nursery kiddies.

Working from home this afternoon so it doesn't feel as bad as working in my cubicle.

Night Sleep Time: 9.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 9.00	Weight: 0.00

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Mon, Apr 27, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.50

3.5 miles this morning followed by 20 minutes of 'Yoga for Posture'.

Oh yeah - called Italy at 5:00 a.m. to check up on my daughter. She had her wisdom teeth removed this morning and I was concerned. She is home and in pain and has chipmunk cheeks - but all went well.

It looks like Jenn and Jeremy will be moving from Italy to Ft. Stewart, Georgia in the middle of August. They won't be able to come visit like I had hoped and planned on in October because my son-in-law will be at school/training for several months when they move. Good he is in training. Sad they won't be coming to visit. Good that I can see them at least once a year (if I save up $$$) for a few years until they get stationed in Europe again.

PM - worked my way through several Pilates exercises (PilatesOnFifth podcast). After dinner I will do an arm workout.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 3.50

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

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Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.50

Working on steady state running is a pain with headwinds. It was a lot warmer this morning but the wind chill cooled things down a little bit. Why is it headwinds seem to make you notice the uphills more?

3.5 miles.

PM - Did an upper body workout tonight while watching Biggest Loser. (grrrr - I can't believe Ron the master manipulator made it to the final four).

Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 3.50

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 7.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 0.00

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Wed, Apr 29, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.50

Woke up nice and refreshed this morning. Took the puppy for a two mile walk.

Took a break at lunch and ran the trails at Wheeler Farm. It is so beautiful over there and the baby animals are so cute to watch.

13:14/12:17/11:56/12:05

I think I am going to run the Little Cottonwood Trail after work - up to where the snow is.

For Biggest Loser fans - they will be doing a marathon on the show next week. Should be emotional to watch (I'm not planning on Ron being a competitor).

Montrail Streak Miles: 4.50

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00	Weight: 0.00

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Thu, Apr 30, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.50

I drove downtown early this morning and met Marion at the Armstrong Mansion. We did five easy miles in the Avenues and up City Creek Canyon. Didn't wear my IT compression strap and not a twinge from my IT band. I think "I'm Back". :) (happy dance).

Marion - did we decide a time on Saturday for the 18 miles? 6 a.m.?

PM - Ran 2.5 miles uphill to Gold's Gym. One hour leg workout. Ran 2.5 miles downhill home.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 9.50

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Weight: 0.00

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Fri, May 01, 2009

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

I took most of the afternoon off and ran some errands up to Layton and bought some garden plants. I was able to get most of them in before it rained.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments(1)

Sat, May 02, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
18.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	18.50

Last long run before Ogden Marathon. My goal was to get Marion through her first 18 miler. 13:20 ave. 11:43, 11:31, 11:19, 11:25, 11:33, 12:24, 12:10, 12:35, 12:50, 11:31, 12:37, 13:15, 12:03, 13:36, 13:33, 17:44, 14:11, 15:18, 17:45

Luz's hubby dropped us at Vivian Park and Luz ran the first 13 miles with us - which kept our pace up a little more. After that Marion and I cheered in runner's on one of Mary Anne's races and we also gathered up markers and cones for her and left them in 3 different road accesses (hopefully she finds them).

Great job, Marion! Thanks for running with us Luz!

I was soaked and freezing, so dropped by my Dad's for a minute and stole some pajamas to change into so that I wouldn't shake the whole way home.

A wet, but pretty day!

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 18.50

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

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Totals

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
39.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	39.50

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 31.50	Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 Miles: 3.50	Montrail Streak Miles: 4.50

Night Sleep Time: 39.50	Nap Time: 7.00	Total Sleep Time: 46.50	Weight: 0.00

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