Denouement

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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

Fri, Apr 24, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00

Went to PT, Steve wasn't there so I wasn't able to discuss with him overall strategy.

Pain before visit, about a 2, sometimes spiking to 4, after 1, by evening back to 4ish.

Visit: e-stim, ultrasound, massage, stretching, total gym, 5 min walking, hamstring lunges, 6:30 on tramp, 30 sec hard/easy, though I didn't take my hard that hard, then massage, icing

iced throughout the afternoon/evening.

I tested our sprinkler system, only 5 minisprayer broken from the extreme snow, and one traditional sprayer needs to be fixed. I am amazed that something I built that involves wires is still working two springs later. I dug one hole for a tree. Will shop for non-blue spruce pine trees on Sat. We need to move some big landscaping rocks before expanding our sprinkler system, which needs to happen within the next couple of days, but I don't think my injury will like that.

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

Comments

From Adam RW on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:07:29 from 98.202.223.65

Keep up the hard work. I sometimes think injury recovery is actually harder than running a 20-miler.

From flabbyineveryway on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:10:41 from 67.41.191.143

I agree Adam. Thanks for the comment.

From Adam RW on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:19:02 from 98.202.223.65

I like the new sign in :) "Flabb..."

Don't be too hard on yourself.

You are making progress and as distance runners our middle names have to be patience, patience and more patience.

From Kelli on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 17:19:42 from 71.219.83.91

I wondered who this NEW flabbyineveryway person was, and this is where it brought me?!? Michelle, you so are not flabby!

From desi on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 19:02:44 from 160.7.242.143

flabbyineveryway whatever. you don't know what flab is! You have to look at things in the perspective of recovery from a serious injury. You will overcome and be blazing the trail again soon. Keep movin.

Chocolate Turtle

From Teena on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 20:58:12 from 67.177.20.13

You put in your own sprinkler system????

Seriously Michelle ... is there anything that you are not good at??

DON'T BE MOVING THOSE ROCKS!!! (Get somebody else to do it for you ...)

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