Denouement

December 26, 2024

15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong

Member Since:

Jul 02, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided:

5K - 17:11 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)

10K - 35:48 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)

10K - 35:34 (road - Shek Mun 10k 12/12)

1/2 Marathon 1:19:44 (UNICEF HM 11/12)

Marathon 2:47:08 (ING Hartford Connecticut 10/10)

Aided:

St. George Marathon 2:50:40 (10/08)

1/2 marathon - Hobble Creek 1:17:14 (8/08)

10K - Deseret News 10K - 35:02 (7/08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

PR 1/2 marathon AGAIN

Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 2:46 in Boston!

Personal:

I used to run for BYU, but only after trying out three times and finally walking on, so I was never a star. However, it was wonderful to run with great people and under Coach Shane. When you run with fast people, you can't help to improve! I graduated BYU in 1998, and didn't run a race until 2002, after having my second child. My hiatus and other crazy life commitments have made my competitive running suffer, but the last couple of years I have tried to get back into it the best I can. I have been married since 1996, to Paul Lowry, who is a runner himself. I have three boys (my three rascals), ages 12, 10, and 8.

After a great 2008 season, I was injured and eventually diagnosed and cross-diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, a type of arthritis disease, which precludes running for all but the most stubborn. So I am on medications, trying to stay healthy, and seeing my PT often. And running! Now beating the streets in Hong Kong.

Click to donate

to Ukraine's Armed Forces

Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
NB RC900 Black/yellow Lifetime Miles:						183.31
NB RC1300 Red/Black Lifetime Miles:						195.31
2012 MTR Lifetime Miles:						4035.70
890 Blue Lifetime Miles:						310.55
NB RC 1600 Lifetime Miles:						96.76
RC 1400 Lifetime Miles:						90.60
NB 890 Baby Blue Lifetime Miles:						233.26
NB 890 Electric Blue Lifetime Miles:						319.67
NB 890 Tokyo Turquoise Lifetime Miles:						163.54

Mon, Jul 29, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
6.21	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.21

8:30 pace. Legs feel sore. Ran uphill then downhill in Corona CA. Also feel fat :( Too much rich American food. Too little self control.

NB 890 Electric Blue Miles: 6.21

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

Comments

From Andrea on Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 20:34:32 from 67.177.11.154

Is it a completely different food culture in Hong Kong? Healthier? Less?

From MichelleL on Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 21:03:21 from 42.3.85.107

Hi Andrea. That is such a difficult question. Overall, I think the food culture is healthier only because of portion control. I think overall americans eat more. They also focus less on sweets and dessert in HK. However, they do not eat much raw veggies and they don't tend to slightly cook their veggies, they slay them with heat and oil. I don't eat much of the local cuisine, though. I prefer Shanghainese, Indian, Thai, Japanese, Italian, etc to Cantonese food (which is bland and oily). I can eat as healthy here as I put my mind to it. The issue with my eating in the US is that I feel like I am making up for lost time, and I am vacationing and when I am cooking it is in someone else's home, so it's not a good situation for keeping/getting in racing weight. I pretty much let go after the marathon, have gained, and am now back in HK and battoning down the hatches. I am not sure I will ever be as skinny as last winter, but it would be nice to drop half of the 10 pounds I have gained since February (half pre-US, half in the US).

From Andrea on Fri, Aug 09, 2013 at 21:21:51 from 67.177.11.154

It's so interesting to me how the diets differ in other cultures. I do think that portion control is the biggest factor in the US, although there are lots and lots of other factors that make the US so fat.

I always find myself a little out-of-control with eating when I go home (my family in TN makes really good fried, buttery foods). It's as if I'm making up for all the lost time, as you said, and I usually refuse to weight myself for a few weeks afterwards :)

The weight may take a little time to come back off, but it will! I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Add Your Comment.

Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.

Debt Reduction Calculator

Featured Announcements

Most Recent Entries:

New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):

Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):

Recent Comments:

Rob Murphy by Vis