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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
13.130.000.005.000.000.000.0018.13

 AM:  Slept in. Started this workout at around 9am, 46F, sunshine, perfect.  3.28 warm up (8:15 ave pace).  Stretched hams and calves, two strides, then Yasso workout.  I was originally thinking 2:46-2:50 pace, my coach said to do 8-10, but Bonnie convinced me to shoot for 10, so I was hoping for 2:50 x 10.  What is strange about this workout is it is a much faster pace than I run in ANY workout, even my 1 min on/off, which is 10k pace.   1- 2:49 (2:50 rest), 2-2:51 (2:50 rest), 3-2:50 (2:51 rest), 4-2:52 - already getting hard (2:52 rest), 5- 2:50 (approx 3:15 rest including potty break), 6 - 2:55 ok, need to regroup, decide to try to hit 2:52 from here on out (2:57 rest), 7- 2:51 (3:03 rest), 8 - 2:55, cmon! regroup again (2:55 rest), 2:52 (2:53 rest), 2:51 and done!  2:51.6 ave pace, not what I wanted, but it was what I could do, so I am proud of myself for pushing through.  Finished run with When the Mountains Fall by Michael W Smith, a great song. 2.4 miles cool down

PM: 4.86 in 40 min (8:15 pace) including a mile with my husband, who I happened upon on my jog, core workout 

Waverider Orange Miles: 4.86Saucony A2 (blue) Miles: 7.50Brooks Ghost Miles: 5.782011 Mileage Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From josse on Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 01:17:42 from 75.220.133.113

Good girl:)

From Bonnie on Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 11:14:33 from 64.119.33.134

Great job Michelle! The fact that you were able to regroup and run the last two as fast as you did implies (to me) that you are just not used to running these ... they will get easier and I would bet that 2:50 average is actually closer to what you could do.

From flatlander on Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 13:08:10 from 198.207.244.102

Good job, very interesting to read about your focused workouts.

From LuzyLew on Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 19:24:07 from 208.187.197.42

After just reading the work out, I was relieved by the cool down. That is tough, focused work you're doing. I wish I was more like you, in fact, I'm going to listen to When the Mountains Fall right now :P

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