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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
Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
28.300.000.000.0028.30
Brooks Advantage (Blue) Miles: 20.00Montrail Streak Miles: 6.00Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 (2009) Miles: 2.30
Night Sleep Time: 47.00Nap Time: 0.75Total Sleep Time: 47.75Weight: 0.00
Sun, Nov 29, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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RHR 49

Had a hard time falling asleep last night because of the late run and woke up several times. Don't feel too rested this morning.

Took the dog for a one mile walk and the hamstrings are a little tired.

PM - took a nap to make up for last night's crappy sleep.  Walked the dog another 2.5 miles this afternoon. Hamstrings feel fine now - the quads and left calf were a bit tired.

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.75Total Sleep Time: 7.25Weight: 0.00
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Mon, Nov 30, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

RHR 47

Another restless night with lots of bizarre dreams.

Wanted to do hills this afternoon.  Lot harder to do and stay in heart range of 75-80%. Ran down to 8600 S, then up to 13th East, and up again to the top of the Quarry, then down to 7th East again.  I tried to keep my heart rate down on the biggest hill, but it went up to about 143-145 no matter how slow I plodded. Took short strides on the downhills to keep stress off the tendon in the right knee.

12:16/13:43/11:36/11:15/11:26/12:16 (legs a bit heavy on the last mile)

1 mile cooldown walk with the dog.

Brooks Advantage (Blue) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00
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Tue, Dec 01, 2009
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RHR 43.  What's with that?  Couldn't believe it, so tried again and got the same thing.  Maybe I was in the process of dying.

The right achilles and left IT band were sore last night, so did a lot of massage and rolling.  I went to the gym this morning and did 30 minutes on the stationary bike and then 5 minutes in the hot tub with the jets on the achilles.

Going to do another 30-60 minutes on the bike this afternoon and then sit in the hot tub for a while hitting all the joints and aches.  I think I will also set up appointments with the chiropractor and my massage therapist this week to try and get healing going.

Tomorrow is a recovery day - I think I will swim and do water running to have another non-impact day.

PM - 50 minutes again on the stationary bike.  Then I went to Leslie Peterson's and she gave me an awesome & wicked massage focusing on the legs.  Lots of pain when she hit the IT Band and Piriformis in the left leg and the Achilles Tendon and Hamstring insertion in the right leg.  Thanks, Les!

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Wed, Dec 02, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Easy 2 miles with the dog around Wheeler Farm.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

RHR 49

Wanted to do trails. Wish it wasn't so cold out.  Heart Rate Monitor went crazy at first so shut it down until .7 miles.  6 miles with hr in the 75-80% range.

12:51/13:35/13:57/14:27/14:21/14:10  - slower pace because I was running around Wheeler Farm.

Montrail Streak Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00
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Fri, Dec 04, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.300.000.000.002.30

RHR 49

Easy 2.3 mile run at Wheeler Farm with Twilight.

Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 (2009) Miles: 2.30
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00
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Sat, Dec 05, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 miles running around the track at the Olympic Speed Skating Oval.  First 11 miles kept heart range below 75%.  1 mile walking as a cooldown.

Brooks Advantage (Blue) Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00
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Totals
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
28.300.000.000.0028.30
Brooks Advantage (Blue) Miles: 20.00Montrail Streak Miles: 6.00Mizuno Wave Ascend 3 (2009) Miles: 2.30
Night Sleep Time: 47.00Nap Time: 0.75Total Sleep Time: 47.75Weight: 0.00
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