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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, Nov 23, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
11.92	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.92

AM - easy run, by myself, 5.08 miles ave pace 8:45. Freezing cold with lots of wind. Felt like my face was getting freeze blasted off as I got closer to the mouth of Sardine Canyon. Will run later with Paul.

ab workout.

AM (three hours later) Ran BY MYSELF. Paul's family decided they were all going shopping, which sounds like a foolish endeavor on Black Friday, and we couldn't join because Paul hadn't run yet and I hadn't run enough, so our would-be babysitters were gone, so I set out again on my own. I ran on highway 89 toward Willard. It was much warmer (20's feels good after teens in the morning). There was a bad headwind on the way back but not as cold. 6.84 miles, ave 8:00 pace.

I can tell I am in higher mileage territory because my quad which never warmed up yesterday still feels tight and I was feeling a small amount of soreness in one hip. I seem to fall apart at around 70 mpw, but I am hoping staying in the 60's in the winter will make 70's feel easier in the summer and will enable me to make a stint into the 80's this summer. We'll see.

Asics.

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

Comments

From Ian on Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 06:08:27

Excuse my ignorance but what is Black Friday?

From MichelleL on Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 07:34:00

The day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday because it is often the single-most profitable/high volume retail sales day and gets the retailers "in the black," or profitable.

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 09:12:18

Michelle - no need to go over 70 for another 6 months at least. High mileage is beneficial when you are really ready for it, and it takes months, even years of medium mileage to get there.

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