| 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 | | 42.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 31.95 | 4.00 | 11.05 | 47.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 46.75 | Nap Time: 2.25 | Total Sleep Time: 49.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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| Dang it I still feel sick! Sore throat, weak, congestion. No stomach problems yet today. I have got to get better because my workload is picking up and I am planning on racing April 5. |
| Night Sleep Time: 9.75 | Nap Time: 1.75 | Total Sleep Time: 11.50 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| "Slept in" until 4:30am, and then went straight into work, other than stopping by three convenience stores looking for Emergen"C" like Marcie suggested once, but I never found it and settled for some vitamin C's. I had a hollow head, congestion most of the day with some GI issues and heartburn in the evening. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.25 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.25 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.95 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.95 |
| Ran with MacK. I had heart burn going to bed last night and then I woke up at 2:30am (after only four hours of sleep!) with more heart burn. I took a Zantac when I went to bed and at 2:30am. This heartburn started a day or two after I started my antibiotic, so I think that is what is causing it. I feel like crum still. I feel decent while running when we ran slow. I am counting a faster mile as a marathon pace mile even though we only ran about 7:30 pace, it felt so much faster. I sat in the shower after the run - not a good sign. I think I will let myself nap today even though I really should be putting in more hours at work. I really need to kick this illness. Ave pace 8:29 weight 125 (I am happy with this number, it would have been higher, but I think I have no food in my body from the GI issues). |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| I woke at 3:30 and did a short run before going to work. It is taking me longer to drop to 7:30 pace, but I got there after 1.05 miles and stuck there. I am still congested, but I am feeling much better. I think I need to get sick occasionally to remind me what a blessing good health is. I am not sure that I will have true good health for the next several weeks, but I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks friends for all of your support! |
| Night Sleep Time: 5.75 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.75 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.05 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
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I met with Josse in SF and we did a smallish speed workout. We have talked about doing this workout for several weeks, and we finally did it today.
I had a sour stomach again last night and this morning, but it didn't seem to affect the run. Josse is still experiencing a cold so she was a good sport to do a workout while not feeling hot. So the workout is basically tempo intervals, a mile on, 1-2 minutes off, then a mile on, etc. We did four miles. I really didn't know how fast I could go. I wanted to be 6:50-7:00 for the first one and then see how that felt to determine how to do the rest. Of course negative splits are a goal. 1 - 6:51, felt quite easy, 1:34 rest 2 - 6:41, started off a little too fast, but then settled into a good tempo pace, it was a gradual uphill, ended the mile going up an overpass, ended the rest right at the top (2:08 rest) 3 - 6:31, some downhill, feeling good to be in the 6:30's (first time in at least a month) (2:21 rest, including an attempt at a quick portapotty stop, I need to get faster for marathon practice) 4 - 6:29, felt harder, some downhill but mostly flat. This one felt harder than tempo so I got a little off track from the purpose of the workout (find my threshold and run at it is the purpose), just wanted to break 6:30 Josse did great given her sickness, and I am happy with how I did. It gives me a better idea of what I can do on the 1/2 marathon on April 5th. I definitely won't be doing a Painter's 1/2 performance, but I think I will start around 6:40ish and I'll adjust according to how I feel. At least the race is helping keep me motivated and will help me know where I am as I start to rebuild in a couple of weeks. Ave pace 8:13
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.50 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tried to wake up early enough to run but reset my alarm and slept in until 4:40. |
| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| I was having a dream about that Dr. McDreamy (is that his nickname), the guy on Grey's Anatomy. I was telling him I liked him from the very beginning and then I woke up. Dang it! I missed my alarm! I guess its easy to miss your alarm when you are having such a Dreamy Dream! I met up with MacK, Josse, and the SF group (Hal and Dr. Ludlow at that point) about a mile from Bishop's. We went around pretty little road then dropped Josse off at her car. I won't tell what Josse and MacK did going up heartbreak hill but it was very naughty and it started with a W and ended with a K. We don't w**k we are runners ladies! Ok, enough harrassing Josse (Josse I know you are reading this!) and MacK (are you reading this--hey all, just so you know MacK is a blog lurker, someday she'll join ;) ). I had to run the last four on my own and they were slow and painful miles back to my car. And the worst part was when I got to my car I only had 19 miles so I had to go beyond my car (so hard when you are tired and alone) for .5 then back. But I did it even though I missed my alarm and got a late start. Most nontriumphant 20 miler. Oh yeah, and my gps had no juice from the start so I don't have an ave pace. I'd say slow (8:30 or so). |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 | Weight: 0.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 42.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 31.95 | 4.00 | 11.05 | 47.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 46.75 | Nap Time: 2.25 | Total Sleep Time: 49.00 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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