| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.87 | 15.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.40 |
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Was planning a long run with a marathon tempo with Curtis, but he had to bail late Friday night, so I had nervous sleep and was on my own. The plan was 35-36k with 26k tempo toward the end. I wanted the first 5k of the tempo to be 4:20-4:25, then drop down below 4:00 pace for the remainder, getting faster as I went. This workout was truly a test of grit. I have never done a long tempo like this alone, and it was hard. I went out 9k warming up. At 7k or so I heard what sounded like a biker yelling at me but I ignored it. I don't really want to "hear" "get out of our bike lane" anyway. The bike lanes here are generally asphalt, and the sidewalks are cement when you are lucky, brick when you are not. So I generally run on the bike path. At around 8k, who comes up on me but Roberto on a bike. He hasn't run in about three months and it is has been sad losing him as a training buddy, but here he was. Though my running pace and his biking paces don't mesh well. He had already biked 60k so he biked along side me for 4.5k. Here's how my tempo went: | | Pace (k) | Pace (in miles) | | | 1st 5k | 4:16 | 6:53 | Roberto was with me for part of this, so far so good | | 2nd 5k | 4:04 | 6:35 | Wanted to be a bit faster, but was just easing toward 10k | | 3rd 5k | 4:00 | 6:28 | This had some hills, so happy to hit 4:00 | | 4th 5k | 3:58 | 6:25 | Wanted to quit by now, but tell myself to try to bring the pace down as I go and I can quit at 20k if needed | | 5th 5k | 3:56 | 6:20 | really wanted to quit in the first 2k of this 5k but told myself even if I just keep 4:05 the workout will improve my fitness. Was 4:01 ave pace at 2k, then picked it up for the last 3k |
So I allowed myself to stop at 25 instead of 26k, but had about 2k of cool down. Though my paces were not stellar, I have never done a tempo this long by myself, and I battled my demons and negative splitted, and if I can do this on my own without taper (and I had heavy shoes on) imagine light shoes, taper, race magic, and people with me. I think a great marathon is possible (please let there be good weather!).
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| 2012 MTR Miles: 10.80 | NB 890 Baby Blue Miles: 22.40 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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