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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.586.000.000.000.000.000.0010.58

I am dietarily integritous!  (ok so I had one bite from my son's birthday cake he brought home from a bday party, but good diet integrity is intact with 98% compliance in my world).  I am not going low carb like my husband Paul.  On his diet, you have to watch your fruits, any grains at all, his dairy (yes dairy has carbs) etc.  It is way too restrictive.  I am on the eat right so I can run well diet, and I will eat low carb for dinner to support him.  His diagnosis of hoshi moto's thyroid disorder has been revoked for now anyway, so who knows if he should even be on a low carb diet.  They've suspended his thyroid meds due to excessive hyperthyroid, and they'll check his blood in a couple of weeks.  He's like mystery man.  Wow, rambling.  Focus, M.

I slept in, then did a .5 walk and stretching for a warm up, since today is a hard workout.  I met up with Josse at Will's Pit Stop, and we started warming up toward the canyon.  25F.  2 mile warm up (8:43, 8:33).  Plan was 3x2 mile tinman tempo (7:13 prescribed pace for perfect conditions), with 2 min rest in between.  We ran up one mile, 180 turn, then down one mile for each set.  So we went up the canyon for the first mile and down for the second.  There was a headwind going into the canyon, so presumably a tailwind going down, though the tailwind isn't so obvious, of course.  1 - 7:23 up, 6:57 down, 14:20 total, 2:02 rest, 2 - 7:15 up, 6:53 down, 14:08 total (holding back on pace on #2 esp), 2:03 rest, 3 -7:20 up, 6:49 down (14:09 total) Josse tried to make me go fast on the last mile!!!!  We were going way to fast half way through this mile, but managed to slow it down a bit.  Cool down 2.25 (8:27, 7:58, 8:00 for last 1/4).

Total run 10.58 in 7:48 ave pace  feeling good.  Going to do abs tonight. 

Mizuno WaveRider (blue) Miles: 10.58
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 129.00
Comments
From Smooth on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 18:57:57 from 174.23.217.47

AWESOME tinman tempo run!!! You're running SO STRONG!!! Best part is you're feeling GOOD! Keep it up! :) :) :)

From Clay on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 21:28:21 from 98.202.186.79

Great workout Kiddo! Keep up the good work your doing great!

From Metcalf Running on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 10:58:51 from 207.225.192.66

I have Hoshimoto's... maybe I should be on the kind of diet your husband is on. But I really don't think I could be that restrictive. I need some flexability to my diet or I get cranky. The best thing I did for my thyroid condition was to get on armore thyroid instread of the synthetic meds.

Great run! it's so good to see you back running so strong!

From Maurine/Miles on Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 10:38:47 from 63.255.172.2

Great job on the training. It sounds like you are making good progress.

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