Denouement

Provo River 1/2 Marathon

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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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NB RC 1600 Lifetime Miles: 96.76
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
54.211.0013.100.000.000.0011.3068.31
Night Sleep Time: 41.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 41.50Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
12.580.000.000.000.000.004.4012.58

They paved paradise, and put in a parking lot. . .

AM:  8.18 miles of cement.  A very non glorious pavement pounding run back and forth on Harbor, the road with a gazillion hotels/motels by disneyland.  I went around the block and the other road was more seedy.  There are so many stop lights I did the geeky run around waiting for it to turn green action.  Slow pace while waiting for lights, definitely faster pace when actually running.  I want to do some speed tomorrow, but it looks like it will have to be of the fartlek variety.  We are going to Irvine and the beach, so I'll do a second run there.

Weight:  O dear me, I didn't bring my scale, but I better start eating healthier, that's for sure.  We went to Medevial Times last night, which was so fun for all of us, but the food was one size fits all: tomato soup, garlic bread, garlic potato, 1/2 chicken, a rib and a pastry.  I skipped on the pastry but ate the rest plus two servings of sprite (I was thirsty!).  I now close my confessional.

PM:  We went to the beach just north of Crystal Cove with Paul's brother and sister-in-law and their two little kids.  Then we went to their home in Irvine and they treated us to a yummy lasagna dinner.  I still hadn't gotten in my PM run so I ate a small portion, waited 1/2 hour, then ran through UC Irvine and the faculty housing, uphill the first part of the run, downhill the second.  4.4 miles, 7:45 ave pace

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.031.000.000.000.000.000.0010.03

Ran up and down a safe street by Disneyland three times to make 10 miles.  I started really slow and gradually picked it up to marathon pace, then slowed down after holding the pace for a while.  ave pace 7:48

We are going to Knotts Berry Farm today so I will have a ton of time on my feet today.  Wish my legs good luck!

Night Sleep Time: 7.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.25Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.660.000.000.000.000.000.008.66

I'm getting sick of cement and this Disneyland route!

We were at Knott's all day yesterday, and my feet and legs were tired from that.  My right achilles felt really tight so I stretched before the run, then about one mile after starting, and again at the end.

Ave pace 7:52 pace

Night Sleep Time: 7.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.25Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.030.000.000.000.000.000.005.03

4am is way too early to wake up.  This mornings run felt just like a tax season run - I felt like death to start but then started feeling better with each mile, and each mile got quicker.  Only had time for 5 miles before leaving Cal to make the long drive back to Utah.  We made it.  Trips are not good for training.  I am glad to be back and to be able to sleep in my own bed tonight.

Ave pace 8:33 

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
12.010.000.000.000.000.000.0012.01

I did pool running for 60 minutes (count as 5 miles) then ran 7 miles easy.  It was nice to sleep in another hour and run after the pool running.  One good part about my low mileage for the week is that my legs feel fresh for tomorrow and less aches and pains than prior weeks.  

ave pace for the 7 7:57

victory over the family vacation:  weight 122 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00
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Race: Provo River 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:18:40, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.900.0013.100.000.000.006.9020.00

Bad sleep. I dreamt I got to meet Green Day then went to one of their homes (they lived with their mom) and I proceeded to lecture the poor fellow on how he wasn't living his life well.

 

For the race I was hoping to break 1:20 but the gold goal was to hit 6:00/mile ave pace (1:18:41 or so).  I did it and got first place too! 

Woke up at 4:10am, ate two pieces of whole wheat bread, picked up the babysitter, and took off with Paul to Provo. There were a ton of buses at the Riverwoods. We got in a line and got on the first bus that filled up, but it turns out we cheated because there was a long line of people in the other direction trying to get on. Sorry.

At the top James was doing his best to get the buses to turn around in an orderly manner. Our bus hit a sign on a tight curve at the turn around point. I left my bag at the start and helped James with the buses for a few minutes, then ran downhill to the park with restrooms. It was about 1.5 miles before I got there, so I took it nice and easy back up the mountain to the start. Stretched and chatted with bloggers. I didn't recognize Dave Holt with his buzz, nor Steve C, who I mistook for Adam, who I haven't seen in forever. I am full of faux pas. I met Kristen (used to be Barnes) from my BYU college days and we chatted for a while. I also met a couple of Sojourners. I had enough time for all the prerace business so it was perfect from that stance.

On to the race: My GPS watch misbehaved the whole time so I had to make complicated calculations in my head and I don't remember all of my splits. I'll break it down the best I can for posterity:

Miles 1-4, steepest downhill, 5:40's or so, the male bloggers dominate the front packs and I wish I could stay with them, they had such a nice pack, but I knew I should be 10-20 secs behind them so I keep my distance, Craig blows by me at mile 1 or 2 and I let him go because I don't want to blow out my legs on the downhill. I hope to get him later but he was always just ahead.

Mile 5 6:01 (per mile marker)- starts downhill then a gradual uphill as we hit the highway. I just try to reel in Red shirt while on the highway

Mile 6 6:06 - more uphill on highway then start to hit some more downhill, I get right up on red shirt but he doesn't like it so won't let me pass

Mile 7 5:45 or so - we have a water stop so I take a gu, red shirt puts some distance on me, I nearly choke on my water, and my shoe lace unties, I try to run with it untied and ended up never stopping to tie it (but I have a blister as thanks for that).

Mile 8 5:50 something like that, trying to get into a manageable rhythm for the rest of the race

Mile 9 6:26 perhaps the mile marker was off for the 9th mile, or I slowed down. I tried not to panic with such a slow time for this mile, I gave up alot of the cushion I wanted for the last three miles, I tell myself to run the next mile faster

Mile 10 6:00 (all miles are per mile markers) a much stronger mile, I switch my watch to total race time and tell myself to push hard to see if I can be under 66 minutes at mile 11.

Mile 11 65:38, this is a flat mile, feeling in the groove, I know I can hit six minute average pace for the race if I stay strong for the last two miles, trying for a 6:10 for mile 12

Mile 12-13 have no idea on splits for these, I tried to stay tough but there was no mile 12 marker and I was in no mans land, red shirt was way ahead, noone behind, I try to pick it up in mile 13 but feel the need to go to the bathroom so I back off.

Last .1, lots of cheering for #1 lady and I give a little kick and I try to smile, and I raise my hands for the finish, but there's no ribbon so its pretty dorky to do that really. The clock at the end was a minute off and I stop my watch a little late (too busy raising my hands) at 1:18:42, so my time was likely 1:18:40 or so.

Yeah! I won and I got the time predicted from the Deseret News 10K! I think this course was faster than last years because of the course change, so it is likely only 2 minutes slower than Hobble Creek instead of the 4 minutes the race predictor "predicts". 

I met several people after the race.  Hopefully they'll join the blog (if you are reading this, join the blog already!).

FRB/St. GRC had an awesome showing today.  I hope it caught the attention of some media and we'll get a newspaper article out of this race. 

On an embarrassing note, I took an "ice bath" with my new thermometer and it only registered 61 degrees, way too tepid to be much of use.  I have been putting in more ice, and I accidentally put too much water in, but I will continue to monitor my ice bath temperature, and try to drop it down to an acceptable range (I also need to research ideal range for it, though I am sure its not in the 60's). 

weight 122 - I thought I would be below 120 by this time of year, but I am meeting my racing targets without a lower weight, so perhaps this is my ideal running weight?  I still have some junk in my trunk but perhaps I always will.

 


Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
54.211.0013.100.000.000.0011.3068.31
Night Sleep Time: 41.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 41.50Weight: 0.00
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