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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
40.020.003.754.380.000.000.0048.15
NewB 890 Green Miles: 21.94NB RC900 Black/yellow Miles: 5.002012 MTR Miles: 50.40NewB 890 Orange Miles: 19.09
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.800.000.000.380.000.000.006.18

Ran in the evening.  Did 7.5k to the local track, then 6x100m and some drills, then ran home 1.8k

NewB 890 Green Miles: 6.17
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.004.000.000.000.0012.00

AM: 30 or 40 min on elliptical, knee lift weights 

PM: went to Aberdeen for workout.  Warmed up 6.1k, stretching.  Then did 4 x 1600m with 3 min rest between.  Had no pacers, but some fast men.  The fastest men, Colin and Brendan, were way ahead. But Chris and another guy were always just ahead of me on these so we'd start together, but they'd finish 5-15 sec ahead.  I wanted to start at 5:50-5:52 and go down from there.  Supposed to be 10k pace.  Splits were 5:45, 5:44, 5:41, 5:37. The times were good, but I felt a bit out of sorts in the workout, the same I felt in the race on Sunday the 15th, like not 100% in it but not sure how to do it at 95%.  I think I still feel the OTQ let down, like running is a lover that has betrayed me so we are uncomfortable bedfellows.  Nice analogy, eh?

5.5k cool down 

NewB 890 Green Miles: 7.00NB RC900 Black/yellow Miles: 5.002012 MTR Miles: 30.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.000.000.000.007.50

Ran up over to to Lai Chi Kok along a highway.  The air had some exhaust in it, but was able to keep an ok pace until I dropped down into urban blocks to try to find a bathroom.  It was crazy down there with the masses.  Then came back up to the highway and home.

NewB 890 Orange Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.350.003.750.000.000.000.007.10

AM: Michael had a track day for his school so wanted me to come, and it's not feasible to run before the kids get off to school, so I ran to the track event was going to be.  My workout was 3x 2k at HM pace, 2 min rest between, so not a hard workout.  3.53k warm up.  I didn't have much time til the event started so I didn't dare warm up more and only stretched a little.  I knew the track was just shy of 300m, so 7x around would be close to 2k, turns out the track is 286m, so 2002m if you go round 7 times, so just about perfect. First set was 7:43, second was 7:36, I was doing good on the third but kids were arriving and I didn't want to embarrass Mickie so after two laps I went outside the track and the turns, people dodging and extreme hills slowed down my last one, 7:58.  1.13k cool down, then I needed to watch Mickie.  So I stretched through the events as I got gradually colder and colder (I brought a track suit with Mickie's backpack, but it didn't quite do enough).  

PM: 40 min tm run, 8.01k 

NewB 890 Green Miles: 4.98
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.590.000.000.000.000.000.0011.59

Ran for 90 min, 18.65k at 4:50/k pace.  

NewB 890 Orange Miles: 11.592012 MTR Miles: 10.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
3.780.000.000.000.000.000.003.78

Ran 6.09k in 30 min, stretching

NewB 890 Green Miles: 3.782012 MTR Miles: 10.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
40.020.003.754.380.000.000.0048.15
NewB 890 Green Miles: 21.94NB RC900 Black/yellow Miles: 5.002012 MTR Miles: 50.40NewB 890 Orange Miles: 19.09
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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