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Park City Marathon

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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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Rest Day Reflections:

- Why is it on Rest Days I want to go running, but on Running Days I sometimes don't?

I'll admit it - I like tight bodies.  I've lost 30 pounds in the last year and I love looking in the mirror at the gym and watching my leg muscles show in definition during a workout.  I also like  as I walk up stairs to put my hands on my upper leg muscles and feel them flex.  I've worked hard to get in shape (and still have a ways to go) and am proud of it.

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The night before last I couldn't fall asleep until after 4 in the morning and felt like crap all of yesterday - so decided it would be wise to avoid working out.

Today - my workout was fantabulous!  I walked 1 mile/ran .3 mile to Gold's Gym.  My plan was to start back on intervals.  Last time I did them earlier this year, it kicked my butt to do 6.0 mph on the intervals and I walked in between.  I decided today to do a ladder workout.  Five minute running warmup followed by 2 min at 6.2 mph, slow jog in between for 2 minutes, 4 min at 6.2, slow jog again, 6 min at 6.2.  At that time I decided I have gotten fitter this year than I thought and my heart rate was only in the high 140's during the intervals, so for the top and reverse I kicked it up to 8 min x 6.5, 6 min x 6.5, 4 min x 6.5, 2 min x 6.5 and then an 10 minute cooldown.  I think I can push even harder because my bpm was only in the high 150's - but will adjust to this for 2 weeks before pushing up.  Makes me wonder what I am capable of (in the turtle range).

Then, I did an hour of chest, shoulders, back with weights. I don't know if it was because I was feeling good about the workout - but looking in the mirror I kept thinking, "Wow, girl, you are skinny and fit!".  Most days I feel fit since I lost the 12% body fat, but not often skinny - so it was a great feeling.

Walked the 1.3 miles home and stretched.  Now off for some chow.

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Nice easy run today.  13:43, 11:58, 12:01

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Race: Park City Marathon (26.2 Miles) 05:24:06, Place overall: 160, Place in age division: 22
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26.200.000.000.0026.20

Park City Marathon today.  The morning started out a little stressful when I got on the freeway and found out I-215 NB was closed near I-80, so they backtrack us and wind us around and finally let us get on I-80 - but westbound.  I finally got off at 1300 S and swung around and floored it up to Park City.

Talked to Ben VanB before the race and wished him well on his attempts to take 3rd place (he eventually did!).  Congratulations Ben!

The start of the race was a little warmer than last year when there was frost on the ground.  I decided to not wear a throwaway shirt or gloves and my hands were the only real cold items until about mile 6 when the sun was fully up.  For those who have not run Park City - it is a loop course, so you start and finish at the same location, there are some trails, and the roads are not closed to vehicles.  The real challenge is running at elevation and the fact that there are a lot of little, steady uphills on the course (more than I remembered).  I talked to a few 50 staters in the starting chute - including one named Marcia from Texas who I passed at about mile 22 and then talked to again after the finish.

The race started on time.  There were plenty of port-a-potties, but it would have been nice if a bunch of them were designated for marathoners only until after our race started because we were fighting for spots in line with half marathoners who started 15 minutes after us.

Again - I love the course, running surrounded by mountains and with lots of trails.  This course is typically run slower than St. George or Ogden because of the trails and elevations.  I found that the course was a little short, but didn't really mind (my garmin listed it as 25.88).

I was predicting an under 6 hour finish (last year was over 6:18). I knew I was not really as well trained as I wanted to be for a marathon, but also knew I needed to get some long training runs in before I head to Italy so I will be ready for St. George and the OV 50 miler. Leslie predicted an under 5:30 finish - which I didn't think was possible. My goal was to attempt to run 8 minutes, walk 2 minutes for as long as I could in the race.

Just so Leslie can say "I told you so"....

 

PR time....... 5:24:06

Now - back to my regularly scheduled report....

I haven't looked at any of my mile splits until now - that wasn't the point of my run - it was to see how long I could maintain a good running pace.

Mile 1 - 11:59      Mile 2 - 12:28    Mile 3 - 12:29    Mile 4 - 12:48     Mile 5 - 12:01     Mile 6 - 12:32    Mile 7 - 14:37    Mile 8 - 12:42    Mile 9 - 12:40    Mile 10 - 12:44     Mile 11 - 13:25    Mile 12 - 12:53    Mile 13 - 13:48  Half - (2:47:04)   Mile 14 - 13:42      Mile 15 - 13:44    Mile 16 - 12:11    Mile 17 - 11:48     Mile 18 - 12:18     Mile 19 - 11:34     Mile 20 - 13:03    Mile 21 - 11:22     Mile 22 - 13:10     Mile 23 - 11:32     Mile 24 - 11:17   Mile 25 - 11:44    Mile 26 - 10:58

LOL - I can tell the miles when I took portapotty breaks.

Highlights of the race course (too many hills are not highlights):

Watching the sun come up, 5 hot air balloons taking off between miles 5 and 8, a cow blocking the path at mile 9 (a guy wanted me to scare it off and I told him I had faced down buffalo so a cow was nothing and I just started running at it and it moved off), the long uphill slog through downtown Park City up to Deer Valley parking lot.  I had wanted to negative split if I felt good and it looks like I did.  My hip hurt a little around miles 16-18, but quit hurting so was probably just running a lot affecting it.  Two quick knee twinges around 18, but I didn't even tape my knees today and they really never hurt at all.

I started feeling tired around mile 19, but I also started feeling stronger (the same thing happened last year).  From mile 19 on, I passed 1-8 people per mile and was only passed once by an older runner, but I passed him at the next aid station and never saw him again.  My running was feeling really strong, even though I was hot and tired.  About mile 21 I passed a couple of guys and heard them comment that "I bet that lady wins a medal in her age group" (I wish) so I must have been running as good as I felt.  Approaching mile 25, the walking segment was actually more tiring than running, so I ran the last mile without a break.  Two guys tried to pass me, but I held them off and they gave up and walked.

A great race for me.  I can now say I ran more than 80% of a marathon and think if I put in some interval and tempo time while I am in Italy that I might meet my goals of breaking 5:15 at St. George and breaking 5:00 if it is a perfect day.  I was pleased with my legs and think I am finally starting to accomplish the progress I want to do.


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