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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

Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
2.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.50

No pain yesterday while just walking around.

Since had some pain yesterday, decided to not run again until tomorrow.

Started my walk with some pain on the lower outside of hamstring, which persisted but didn't get worse (1-2).

I saw Pat (stopped and chatted) and TylerS in my first mile. After a mile walking warm up, I did some hill intervals, race walking style. There's a .25 hill stretch, where I pushed for three portions of that .25, then easy on the way down, but I kept my overall pace under 13mm the whole time. Did this up and down 6 times, for three miles there, then one mile back to the car (also sub 13). This was my first walk with back to back sub 13, and it was for four miles. Ave pace 12:49 I can almost walk as fast as I can run :D

I wonder how much more life people could get out of their legs if they never did St. G? 5 years maybe? Pat and I discussed this.

Afternoon: 31 min elliptical, 6 min easy (level 1 then 2, then three), then 1 minute @ level 5, 1 min @ level 3, twelve times, then two min cool down

Evening: walked 1 mile then stretching and planks, outside bottom hamstring still bugging me. I have an appt with Orrock Fri afternoon.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 140.60

Comments

From josse on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:29:17 from 70.193.162.134

I wonder how much more you could get out of your legs if you just did half? Probably 20 years?

From MichelleL on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:35:43 from 71.219.40.89

I remember hearing once and using this as a weapon against anyone who asked me if I ran marathons "Statistically people who do one marathon are healthier than the average citizen, but people who do multiple marathons are less healthy (presumably from injury)." Now I don't believe it fully, but we do get quite a few injuries, don't we? Is that going to keep me from running another one? Let's hope not!

From Eric Day on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:51:41 from 200.77.36.43

Maybe Michelle, but I can say that since I started running I get sick much less. My health is no much stronger than average. So, are we not healthier than the average citizen? Does not the average citizen get injured when doing recreational sports more often than runners?

Lets keep running.

Glad to hear things are turning positive on your side.

Cheers !

From Maurine/Tarzan on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:01:45 from 63.255.172.2

I don't know - most of my family have never done a single marathon and are in pretty lousy shape. I've avoided the family history of high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol through working out.

Good job on the training.

From MichelleL on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:18:17 from 71.219.40.89

Yeah, that's why I say I don't quite believe that any more. Not now that I am a marathoning convert :)

From josse on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:59:31 from 70.192.114.28

Oh I am in no means saying we should give it up, it was just a question. I love the sport:) I do think you will need a knee replacement sooner but won't die of a heart attack quite so soon.

From marion on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:19:03 from 71.213.121.129

I read a study last month- cant remember where.. but they took about 400 healthy non runners over 50, and an equal amount of runners over 50. It took the runners 16 years longer to acquire physical disabilities. Also- after 16 years, 34% of the healthy non runners were dead and only 15% of the runners were dead :) The study was done by Stanford and a school back east. I need to find it again.

Only non runners say that running is bad for you. My dad is always trying to tell me that I am "wreaking" myself. BULL! I am not going to have a quadruple bypass EVER (like dear ol' dad)!! After my dad's bypass, the cardio-rehab dude told us that if my dad will do intense activity, 60 min, MOST days of the week, NEVER skipping 2 days, he has a 75% chance of NO recurrence EVER! There are chemicals produced by the body that protect the heart if we work HARD and often. Even two days skipped reduce the effect of these chemicals.

Sorry for the soap box. Maybe multiple marathons a year isn't the greatest idea, but it sure beats having a stroke, heart attack or diabetes.

From marion on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:25:16 from 71.213.121.129

Oh Michelle- Good idea to not run :) Wanna "run" with me on Firday?? I am only doing 3 miles :) I am a slow poke :)

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 21:29:19 from 71.32.235.5

VERY NICE hill speedwalk intervals!

Marion, why isn't multiple marathons a year not a good idea? Tell that to John Bozung who has run hundreds of marathons. That guy was doing 2nd of the 3 marathons in a row at Utah Valley Marathon when I was chatting with him at mile 2. Saw him a month later running with his wife (who also ran UVM) at DNews. He's the RD of Squaw Peak 50. Last year at TOU, he took a face plant around mile 10. He finished the race with head and face wrapped up in bandages like a mummy...several lacerations requiring stitches at the hospital and a broken nose. Nutz!!!

From marion on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 22:08:46 from 71.213.121.129

Hey Smoothie-Q, Please note I said "maybe" :D, and especially "maybe" in Michelle's case. I have seen that a well trained runner can handle more than one marathon a year, very well, if they are smart about how they run and train for them :)

From MichelleL on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 22:19:35 from 71.219.40.89

I was just talking to a neighbor about the grand slam, and I do think that 4 marathons in 6 months is too much for most person's bodies. Of course, there are always exceptions, but I think the grand slam is not a good idea for 90% of the people who do it. If you go in knowing it will tear up your body and just want to face the challenge, that is one thing, but if you think your body will handle it fine, that you will be able to recover from one while training for the other, I think that's generally a recipe for injury and/or underperformace.

From Steve Piccolo on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:35:58 from 66.60.123.63

Interesting thought about St. George. I've been worrying lately about all the pounding from the downhill. If I'm running ahead of schedule for my BQ, think I should back off to limit the pounding?

From MichelleL on Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:39:20 from 71.219.40.89

Steve - you mean if you are ahead of your pace in the race? No, I personally don't think you should back off because you are ahead of any pace in once you are in a race, you should back off if you are feeling an injury or know you can't keep pace, since the race is so long, but heck it's a race, so if you are feeling good, then keep with your faster pace. I just mean that I think many people should opt out of signing up for the race. If you are going to run it, then race it :)

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