| 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 | | 65.56 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.70 | 80.31 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 38.25 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 38.25 | Weight: 0.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.09 |
| I'll be trying to hit 80 miles again this week, but shorter miles on recovery days and two a days on Tuesday and Thursday. We'll see how that goes. 9.09 at 7:56 ave pace, I felt mediumish, much better than last Monday. Paul is out of town so I slept in. It was overcast and already mid 70's.
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 | 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 | | 11.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 16.31 |
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Bad stressy sleep. Paul is out of town. AM: Met Ali in SF riverbottoms for 6x1000 and then 4x400. I borrowed a measuring wheel from Jamie, but it was early morning and I couldn't see the thing so I couldn't figure out how to lengthen the handle, so I walked with a crooked back trying to measure the road. The measurements didn't make sense to me at all, but I figured it out later that it was measuring feet, so kind of hard to translate to meters. I picked landmarks in the end, then measured them again after the run after I was awake enough to calculate 440yds=1320 ft, 880yds=2640, 1000m approx = 880 + 220 =1100yds, 3300 ft. These measurements on the road were shorter than what we ran, but close, so we actually ran a bit longer. 1 - 3:27, slight uphill (Ali 3:45), rest 3:25 2 - 3:26, slight downhill (Ali 3:45), rest 3:24 3 - 3:27, kept switching directions so up again, (Ali 3:53), rest 3:30 4 - 3:24, rest 3:34 5 - 3:28, rest 3:24 6 - 3:29, rest 4:35 then started 400's 1 - 76, slight uphill (Ali 85), .25 rest
2 - 75, slight downhill (Ali 85) .25 rest 3 - 77, slight uphill (Ali 85) .25 rest 4 - 73, Ali hung tighter on this one and got a 77 I am generally happy with the workout. I did start to fade on the 1000's a bit, but not too bad. It's so much harder to do a workout without Sasha or Jeff pacing, but this is exactly what I need, to learn to be tough all by my lonesome. I ran over 3 miles after cool down. Thanks Ali for coming out and doing speed with me! PM: I went to Josse's and she worked out my right hamstring. It's been bugging me for about a week now. There was a big hard knot she worked on. It hurt so bad! I ran 4.25 miles on the treadmill at an easy pace (between 8:40 and 8:00). I will do abs later tonight.
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| 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 | | 9.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.33 |
| Recovery run in Salem. I saw Beth at about 2 miles and ran with her for just under two miles, then went out on my own. In the evening after my treadmill run both of my achilles were tender. I iced both, did some stretching, was very concerned about running on them, but they did just fine. Perhaps some weakness but no pain. My feet are in a ice trash can right now just to be safe. My hamstring is still tight, but not too bothersome. Ave pace 8:08 weight 121 for the first time since January, and before January 2008, I haven't been this weight since about 10th grade. Still need to tone my upper thighs, where I pack my trash. My goal is to have Sasha tell me I look like an out of shape elite runner (anyone remember where that comes from?). |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 15.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.05 |
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AM: Achy. Tender achilles tendons last night. Decided against the Hobble Creek 6 mile tempo I had planned. Ran easy around Springville with Josse. Right hamstring is still tight. When we turned around when going up a hill at mile 6 my left hamstring (or one or all of my tendons behind my knee to be more accurate) started hurting sharply. I stopped, poked at it and stretched, then started up again. The pain gradually subsided over the next 4 miles. I am falling apart! I took an ice bath and stretched when I got home and my legs feel just fine now. When I am so achy the first thing to go has got to be the speed, but the next thing to go will be the mileage. Without speed or mileage I am not good for anything :( weight 123 PM: Ran from Josse's house for a 3.02 mile run, ave 7:38 pace. It was 92F when I started--way hot. Then Josse gave me a massage and worked over my legs really good. I have knots and tight muscles everywhere but she showed them who's boss. I just laid there passively moaning and crying. Ab workout in evening.
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 | 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 | | 11.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.83 |
| Ran 6.83 @ 8:08 ave pace then hit the pool for pool running with MacK. My legs felt tight to start, then warmed and loosened up, I stretched at mile 1. They continued to feel pretty good, though my pain in the back of my right knee returned. It didn't hurt as bad as yesterday but was present. For part of the pool running I could feel some joint popping I think from my right leg as I rotated my legs. Not sure if that's bad or ok. weight 123 I need a nap! Its my youngest son's 4th birthday today. I made sausage, bacon and pancakes for breakfast. I only ate the pancakes with light syrup, strawberries, and bananas sliced on top. Who says I've got no discipline???? |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.70 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.70 | 18.70 |
| Went to SF meeting place early because I have a church breakfast this morning. Started at 4:30ish alone, ran 3.5, then stretched while the SF group formed. We ran around the golf course. I was supposed to gradually drop my pace until I hit marathon pace then do a marathon pace tempo which was supposed to quicken as it went. I tried to pull the group of men faster, but it ended up being me and a 13 year old kid named Carter. I warned him I was going to start doing marathon paced miles soon, and he didn't seem phased (he's doing St G this year-too young to start if you ask me!). I started my tempo where we turn down Powerhouse, after 6.63 in 53:12. 1 - 6:38, uphill, Carter stuck with me for the first mile
2 - 6:31, gradual downhill, stopped for some gatorade quickly then turned around to go up Powerhouse so I would pass the pack of men behind me and hit the bushes in peace 3 - 6:30, gradual uphill up Powerhouse, stop in the bushes after this mile 4 - 6:26, same mile as mile #2, Carter had turned around with me so I had to explain to him to turn around (he was new to the SF group and I didn't want him to get lost) 5 - 6:30, gradual downhill and flat 6 - 6:53, uphill, up Zephyr, still was kind of weak in this mile (should have been 6:40-6:45) 7 - 6:39, up pretty little road then downhill, probably net elevation gain of ZERO, want to quit by this time but tell myself to hang in until mile 8 8 - 6:27, Zephyr downhill, another pitstop in this mile 9 - 6:32, gradual uphill 10 - 6:27, gradual uphill so average pace was 6:33 for the tempo, I wasn't able to increase the pace to 1/2 marathon pace like I wanted to, but I guess I should have anticipated this workout wouldn't be stellar since I haven't done more than a 6 mile tempo in recent history. I am happy with the workout in general. 18.7 overall distance, 7:25 ave pace
weight 122 ice bath after Off to the ward breakfast now. Please don't let me eat sausage (I love sausage).
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 65.56 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.70 | 80.31 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 38.25 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 38.25 | Weight: 0.00 | |
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