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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Brooks Advantage (Blue) Lifetime Miles: 271.42
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Hoka Mafate Lifetime Miles: 36.95
Hoka Stinson Evo 2012 Lifetime Miles: 53.50
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Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 9.00
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Rest Day.

I head off to Michigan early tomorrow morning.

Gave a talk today on agency based upon how agency can relate to being a marathoner (now I have a few more people wanting to know about marathons :) )

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I ran a hilly route this morning since I don't think there are a lot of hills  near the hotel we will be staying at in Michigan.

Legs felt good. I was overdressed for the weather since I had tights on (my running capris are packed because they are expecting snow in Detroit). I missed my usual light setup since it is also packed - but had a backup headlamp I could use.

12:24   11:59    10:53     11:25

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

Ran 5.25 miles this morning. 13:05   11:08   10:59    11:42    12:08

It was cold and dark out this morning. I ran at 6:30.   It was easier to run because of altitude (lack of), but not easy to see where I was going - so I was slow. I found a trail along the freeway and ran on it - but had to try and watch for potholes and broken branches and my headlamp wasn't too bright in the darkness (plus I was a bit worried about boogey men). I was glad to find the bike trail because there are no sidewalks or shoulders on the road and I was having to hop off of the curbs onto grass as each car came.

The run out was pretty nice, when I headed back - I ran into a nasty headwind (kind of like St. George).  It was 33 degrees out - but about 24 with windchill.  (My boss thinks I am nuts).

The puppies were just born!  Yorkies.  1 boy and 3 girls.


Puppies at birth

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Didn't want to - but dragged myself out of bed and ran this morning.  The wind wasn't quite as bad today.  On my return  my shoulders were stiffening up from cold. But I saw a runny babbit hippity hopping down the bunny trail.

I went the other way on the freeway path today and my turnaround point was behind a Little Caesar's factory.  I about lost the breakfast I hadn't eaten from the smell.  It's a good thing I don't eat Little Caesar's anymore.

 

Later - when we got finished working today it was nice and sunny (but cold) out.  My boss decided to take a nap and I ran another 4.2 miles.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 9.00
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Marion organized a run in Lehi today on the Jordan River Parkway Trail.  It was nice to meet a few somewhat familiar names and start putting faces and personalities with them.  Leslie, Marion and I (with Harold on a bike as our bodyguard) were the official run sweepers.

Miles:  12:06/12:46/12:10/13:58 (uphill fun)/14:28 (more uphill fun)/13:18/12:34/13:12/11:53/11:15 (Thanks to Scott talking with me and pushing me on).

Hopefully I don't miss names. We had JonA, John, Wendy, Marion, Leslie, Harold, Kelli, Scott, Teena, Britta, Smooth, and Tarzan.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
28.450.000.000.0028.45
Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8 Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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