Denouement

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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.

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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, Dec 10, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
11.16	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.16

Good morning! So since Paul is gone on a business trip I have babysitters lined up. Today my babysitter lives up a long driveway which had lots of snow on it, with a thin little walking trail stamped down leading to, not the front door, but the garage. So I go to the garage, which is open, knock on the door opening to their home. No answer. So I open the door and call for the babysitter. No answer. I go inside the home, and go up a couple half flights of stairs, wake up a teenage brother on the couch and he hunts down my babysitter. So that adventure got me to my rendevous with Jamie a couple of minutes late, which turned out ok because she was a couple late herself.

We ran the same west SF/Leland route as last Monday. It wasn't so windy and bitter cold. The first mile my left hamstring was twingy again. I was thinking to do some strides in the run but skipped them to be conservative. I guess I will ice today, but it is so hard to ice when it is a cold day. I guess I could just turn up the thermostat in my house, that would help (we keep it at 64-66 and with wet hair after showering I feel quite uninspired to ice my leg).

I tacked on another mile after dropping Jamie off because my babysitter for tomorrow bailed and I am not sure if I can find another. I can't wait until my oldest son can be my babysitter!

ave pace 8:15

Mizuno

evening ab workout

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

Comments

From wheakory on Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 12:11:46

Nice workout way to put in the mileage. Being conservative is a good thing when you know you feel a little discomfort.

My wife keeps the temperature down in our house because our house is basically a daycare setup, and when you get 12 bodies in a room it stays pretty warm. When I come home on my lunch hour I feel like I'm freezing, but of course I'm not there all day. Good luck on the rest of the week.

From Benn on Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 17:07:23

Hey Michelle, I want to take a day off.. I'm really sore because I don't think I did adequate stretching afterwards, plus I pushed pretty hard the last 5k. I am still going to hop on the treadmill and try to work out the soreness.. probably shoot for 8:30s to 9 pace for like 4 or 5 miles maybe if I can.

As for the marathon, I'm probably going to do the same one in October that I did in 2006 for my first marathon (Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon here in Albany, NY). It's a small marathon, limited to 500 people so it's pretty fast. Plus overall net elevation loss and only one hill. I was wondering about maybe doing a spring marathon one too? Would that hurt my body too much? Should I just wait, and continue to up my mileage and go for a BQ in October? What do you think?

AND NICE MILEAGE!!!!!!

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