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HKAAA Track Finals 10,000m

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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
Race: HKAAA Track Finals 10,000m (6.21 Miles) 00:37:07, Place overall: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
13.160.000.006.210.000.000.0019.37

I jogged perhaps 3k before the race, and perhaps 2k after.  It's hard to say when you have let your GPS watch die on you.  So I was running watchless, and it was hot!  It got up to 29.3C, but was down to 28.8C by the time we lined up to start at 3:50pm.  It was sunny too, no cloud cover, but only 60% humidity so not as bad as it could have been.  I didn't think keeping 90 sec/lap was possible in the heat, but I didn't want to start slower, so Coach and I agreed I should just try to keep 90's as long as possible.  Yiu Kit Ching doesn't do track 10k's (she steeples) so it was Ali and I, and I knew I could beat her so long I didn't blow up.  Which as fast start could do, esp if I got a cramp.

I convinced my family to come and they cheered me in the stands.  Coach is a Mormon, so his kids and wife came and cheered me: Go Sister Lowry. I have never been called Sister Lowry while showing my bare midriff and sweating like a pig competing on a Sunday.  It made me smile until the pain made smiling a luxury.  I took drinks of water 4 times in the race, I think. 

I don't have splits from my watch but I think I did 89 for the first three, then settled into the 90's for the most part.  At halfway I was still under 6:00 pace overall by 5 seconds, which I could watch on a screen with a timer as I crossed, plus Coach was yelling splits to me.  I was thinking, wow, I could break 38 maybe, even if I dropped to 92's.  As the race went on, it was a bit of tailwind on the hot side of the track, but a shadow crept into lane 1 2/3 through the race, if not sooner, to make the headwind side also a cooler side.  It was kind of fun to wonder what my next split would be (since I didn't have 200m feedback) and to see how long I could hold on.  Turns on I held on pretty much the whole way.  I did three 91's and one 92 (lap 5, I thought I had four laps to go and to find out I had five took a bit of wind out of my sails).  As the race wound down I could see Ali and I was getting closer to lapping her, and I was in striking distance with 200m to go, so I apologized to her in my head and kicked it in, passing her with 150m to go.  She did well, considering her times from the past, with a 38:4something.  I got 37:07, my best 10k time since last fall, and under pretty hot conditions.  I was so happy with my performance.  

Monday:

AM 16.18k (10.05 miles) at 4:56 pace.  Started slower and felt dead for 4k then perked up. My weigh in is my lowest in 11 months.  I was dehydrated, but I will take it. My month of no sugar treats is paying off.

2012 MTR Miles: 203.40NB 880 V2 A Miles: 2.50NB Ionix 3090 Miles: 7.00NB 880 V2 B Miles: 10.05
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 124.80
Comments
From Jake K on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 09:11:09 from 67.177.11.154

Wow, that's a FANTASTIC double Michelle. You really just locked into a great pace in the 10K coming back off the 5K. Two really good races... congrats!

I think all this track racing is going to pay some nice dividends in the longer stuff for you.

On that note, are you planning a spring marathon?

From Clay on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 10:39:35 from 166.137.156.46

Nice job kiddo!!! I'm very proud of you! Keep working hard!

From allie on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 10:44:40 from 97.117.83.179

so impressive! great day of racing -- congrats.

From Andrea on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 10:47:35 from 67.177.11.154

Wow very impressive performances this weekend! Congrats!

From AmberG on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 22:45:36 from 209.33.238.101

Michelle (Sister Lowry)= this makes me smile, I just picture you out there giving it all you've got.

Congrats on 2 sweet race times in one day!... in the heat. Wow! You are really in great shape and racing so well! EXCITING!!!!! I'm so happy for you!

From josse on Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 23:01:51 from 70.196.196.89

Wowzas is all I'm going to say!

From Benn Griffin on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 10:24:33 from 72.43.210.34

Proud of you!

Woah... 10.05 miles at 4:56 pace? Is that per kilometer? Or a typo? In either event you were flying during the race!

From MichelleL on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 17:21:42 from 168.70.21.27

Thanks everyone :D Jake, I am doing Standard Chartered HK, the big HK marathon at the end of Feb, then Boston. My first Boston ever. It should be great. I got a second-tier elite status so that is cool. Ben - that is per k! For sure. I am a k convert. When in HK, do as Hkers do. . .

From Burt on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 17:35:02 from 71.216.109.214

Wait a minute, you're Mormon??? I NEVER would have guessed!!

You would have lapped me like 20 times.

From MichelleL on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 17:50:57 from 168.70.21.27

That's pretty much what the 9 year old girl said. She said, "It is hard to imagine you right now in a dress at church" (I am her primary teacher so I was just at church with a skirt on).

From Adam RW on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 08:44:09 from 155.101.152.123

Congratulations on two days of great racing!

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