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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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
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Hoka Mafate Lifetime Miles: 36.95
Hoka Stinson Evo 2012 Lifetime Miles: 53.50
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00
Brooks Advantage (Blue) Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Wed, Sep 09, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

I just got back into town about an hour ago.  I've done some walking on this vacation and maybe two small running sections of less than a half mile each.  Nothing very intense.  Just walking up my brother's driveway (granted its the steepest and longest driveway I have ever seen) left me hobbling and in a knee brace.  

Today is the first day in almost two weeks that I have not been in pain and tonight is the first time I have been able to take off my right running shoe by hooking the other shoe behind the heel without that turning motion of the knee causing shooting pains.

I made the decision to stop running marathons for the rest of the year, which means missing Top Of Utah, St. George and the Pony Express 50 miler.  Too many injuries and illnesses.  I am in a rest phase now and considering how my training will be adapted.  I still plan to do the I Can Tri on Saturday, but will stop if anything causes pain. 

Steve Ashbaker - I definitely want to talk to you about training ideas.  I have some thoughts and they involve dropping my mileage down and building up again using the heart rate monitor over the winter and focusing on half marathons and shorter until St. George next fall (guaranteed entry).

More later..... Missed you guys and girls!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Sep 11, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Speed walked 2 miles with the dog this morning.

Yesterday was frustrating - sat down at my desk for the first time in a week and a few minutes later started having a muscle in my back spasm.  I had to be very careful how I moved in order to not have serious problems.  Spent the night on a heating pad and it seems to be better today, but I can still feel that muscle.

Knee was hurting again this morning - not painful, but I could feel it.  Tomorrow is the I Can Tri in Sandy - my first triathlon.  I have not really trained for it, so don't expect anything great.  It will just be good to be moving again.

Oh - and on another positive note - I haven't had a coughing spell in 2 days (knock on wood). Maybe the virus/allergy is over again for the year!

PM Update - going to take a rush trip to San Diego this weekend with my sister, so will not be doing the I Can Tri tomorrow.

Brooks Advantage (Blue) Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00
Brooks Advantage (Blue) Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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