| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 12.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.95 |
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| NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 8.95 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.95 |
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Plan was 20-25k easy, started feeling pain behind right knee at around 6k. Initially radiated into lower calf but then lower hamstring got more and more hurty. Turned around at 10k, but threw in the towel at 14k as the pain got form-changing. 60 min elliptical. Got emergency foot massage and sports massage. Rolling, stretching, hot salt baths, etc. Being injured sucks alot of time. Core workout
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 3.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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Skipped morning run. Did 30 min elliptical, then rolling, stretching midday. In the PM went to aberdeen for 12 x 800m workout. They chose the workout to fit my schedule, so I hoped the pain yesterday was a one-off. During the warm up I could feel some stiffness but not form changing, but I knew the workout would be one rep at a time, and the victory would be just getting through the workout. Can I just say it really sucks to shift from seeing workouts as an opportunity to push yourself and improve, to praying to make it through the workout, and trying not to lose fitness? I did plenty of stretching. After 200m of the first rep I knew the workout was not happening. Did just the first lap, and bailed. Went behind the bleachers and just screamed. Hong Kong is not a very good place to get aggression out. There are people everywhere. If I scream and cry at home I worry my family and my neighbors. And there are people everywhere in public. Anyway, I timed the guy group that I would have been with and tried to hold it together. Went home and did 60 minutes easy on the elliptical.
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| Hurty massage. Adductor also very hurty top and bottom. 45 min pool run. Will do core now. No plans to run this week. My coach has dropped off the face of the earth and is no help. But what is there to say? Have an ortho appt on Saturday, after begging and pleading to not be shelved til next Tuesday. |
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| AM: 30 - 40 on the elliptical, I don't remember PM: Had a chinese lunch and hit the pool way too soon after gorging. So spent a full 30 minutes warming up, burping quite a bit, really feeling on the edge of an up chuck. Then did 20 x 2 min on/ 1 min off. Took so long. Only did 5 min cool down. So 1:35 total in the pool. Evening: core workout , doing one every day, switching out the hardest new exercise with dropped old exercises (also hard) every other day |
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| 55 min pool running. Did I do other cross training? I don't remember. PM: core workout |
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| 40 min of elliptical, then very thorough stretching, then 5 minutes of easy running, pain in lower hamstring appears after 2-3 minutes, not bad but there (pain 1-2). Ramped up speed to see if it increases, and it does, perhaps to a pain level of 4 by the time I hit one minute fast. Turn off the tm. Well, that was fun. Testing it because had an orthopaedic specialist appt and felt lame saying, "well on monday got pain in my hamstring from out of nowhere, then also felt it during the 6k I ran tuesday night, but I haven't run on it since so not sure if still there. . . " Another 50 min on elliptical after running test. Ortho appt, 12noon: very nice man, ordered an MRI which is very rare in HK for an injury that is less than a week old and doesn't inhibit general mobility. I called the MRI clinic, full today, I told them I might die if they make me wait until Monday, but their first appt is Monday at 5pm. I tell them that I can come if they get a cancellation. They said I need to have fasted for 2 hours in case they needed to do a contrast. So I go home and don't eat. I am cleaning, and I think a couple of times, I should get on my knees and pray, pray that if someone will cancel, that they will call and let the clinic know. I ignore this prompting for a couple of minutes, but then get on my knees. I ask Heavenly Father, that if He wills, if someone is not going to go to their appointment, that they call and cancel so that I can take their slot. Five minutes later, I get a call, there was a cancellation and could I get there in 25 minutes. How far away to I live from Jordon? 25 minutes! So I throw on my shoes, hop in a cab and get there in exactly 25 minutes. This may seem like a small thing, but getting the MRI on Saturday saved a couple of days on the diagnosis, and I am very grateful for this gift. PM: core workout. I did 6 core workouts this week! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 12.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.95 |
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| NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 8.95 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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