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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, Feb 22, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
7.91	0.00	3.10	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.01

Workout this morning s/b 4-5 x 1000m cruise intervals, at 3:39-3:44, 200m rest. Met Mack at Loafer, then found Tyler, did warm up, then Mack peeled off. I switched into light shoes, then we started the workout on the track.

Track was clear of snow/ice. Temp about 23F, wind about 6-12 mph (12 per ksl.com microcast), and it was headwind on three straightaways. Not bad, you can just feel it when going fast.

1 - 3:39, started this one a tad fast, 1:16 rest

2 - 3:41, 1:33 rest

3 - 3:41, 2:04 rest (includes quick bathroom and then a jaunt across icy/wettish grass to the start line)

4 - 3:39, 1:36 rest

5 - 3:40 and done!

Tyler and I took turns on the inside curve. Neither of us felt like it was as easy of a workout as it was meant to be, but we were on the lower end of the range of target times, used 1:22 marathon time for establishing the target.

Cooled down a bit with Tyler then more on my own. Felt no vertigo issues during the workout, but did for much of the cool down. It is like feeling ocean waves, like I just got off of a boat. Weird man. Anyone else experienced this?

10 min ice bath in 43F temps! I am a popsicle!

Saucony A2 (blue) Miles: 4.00	2011 Mileage Miles: 9.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50	Weight: 127.40

Comments

From JulieC on Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 22:26:34 from 67.41.188.247

I have experienced the Vertigo you described. It ended up being BPPV. Benign Paroxymal Positional Vertigo. Treatment is UNbelievable but totally curable. If it keeps happening it could be very well what you have. It means the "balancing rocks" in your inner ears are out. The ENT Dr. places you in reverse trendenlenberg (head down laying down)position and maneuvers your head to the side affected (like trying to get a ball in the right hole in a maze game, only you can't see the hole or the ball). Then you can't move your head from upright 45 degrees for 72 hours and no sudden moves for that long as well. Then voila CURED. THE KEY WORD HERE IS "BENIGN" .

From JulieC on Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 22:31:30 from 67.41.188.247

BTW it started out with happening briefly to getting worse and worse, just like you are describing. I also noticed it more as I was getting up in the morning or bending down to get something. Look up BPPV as I wrote it hopefully that is all it is. It also could be an inner ear infection.

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