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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
31.951.001.000.200.000.000.0034.15
Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Miles: 29.50Brooks Defyance (blue) Miles: 6.00Asics Stratus 2.1 (purple) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 43.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 43.75Weight: 132.96
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

Met MacK, walked, stretched ran 5 (8:15 ave pace, felt winded and yucky), then walked some more, 7.68 total

PM: 31 minutes on elliptical, mediumish workout:  (while talking to Marion 2,2,3,3,5,5 uh oh have to hang up because level 7 is coming), 7,7,4,4,6,6,8,8,3,3,5,5,7,7,4,4,6,6,8,8,4,4,4,3,3 

Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.75Weight: 134.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.400.000.000.000.000.000.004.40

Bad night of sleep!  Planned on waking up early for H1N1 shots for me and two kids, and had dreams about it.  I dreamt that I asked for the shot, they gave me grief about it, and I told them that I have an autoimmune disease (AS), and the nurse huffed off to tell the doctor, and the doctor marched right up to my face and gave me a shot right on the lip in a defiant manner.  The real reason I got one is because my husband Paul hasn't been doing so well since his pulmonary embolisms, so I don't want to bring any illness into the home.  His liver isn't functioning, and that makes his coumadin not work so they've upped that prescription twice, and he's on lovenox and has been for 19 days, which is a dangerous drug.  He's not feeling so hot and is nervous so I got the shot for him :)

Anyway, woke up at 4:30 am, packed up my two younger kids, not sure of the weather so packed a tent, three sleeping bags, a chair, food, coats, gloves, hats, food, and a change of clothes (I went in running clothes/tights, like a big moron).  We arrived at 5:15am.  I checked the three doors I knew of into the building and they said as of Monday night they had unexpectedly run out, but both the county website and telephone line had said there was a clinic that opened at 8am, so I didn't know what to do.  I couldn't see anyone waiting in a line so that made me more nervous.  I said a prayer, asking if I should stay until 8am to see what happened, and decided to motor over to McD's and get the kids breakfast and come back.  I parked and the kids started eating then I decided to walk around the building, and I found the line!  So we got in line by 5:45, about 30 people back (ballooned to about 100 ahead of us as the spouses and children arrived) but the line ended up extending around a couple of corners, so much larger behind us than ahead of us.  I snuggled the kids in their clothes and sleeping bags and started walking.  I walked up and down the block a gazillion times and logged 3 miles of walking, then they moved us inside and we waited in a hallway, and there I stretched, ate some breakfast, practiced spelling words with Mickie.  Then the shot was funny because they told me to prepare my left arm and I realized I had a skin tight undershirt that wouldn't move, so I took off my shirt in front of the crowd, so not only am I the lady who is wearing spandex in public, and who walks back and forth, and stretches in public, but I am also the lady who will disrobe to the sports bra in public as well.  I later realized my pepper spray was also showing at that moment, but at the time I was just glad I have been doing my ab workouts.

Later walked 1.6, then ran 4.4, then walked 3 more on the treadmill with Marion on the elliptical. 

Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.001.001.000.000.000.000.006.00

Treadmill run.  Planned a 2 mile progressive tempo.  Wanted the first mile to be 7:15-7:20 and second mile to be 7:00.  

Walked 1 mile. Stretched.

Ran 2 @ 8:27

Mile 1 7:16

Mile 2 6:56

I dislike running on treadmills, but I am grateful to have it as an option since it enabled me to sleep in and not deal with my icy drive.  My PT also said to do any faster miles I feel compelled to do on the treadmill.

I DO like working out inside because it's like a pressure cooker, even though I am in the basement and Marion can attest to the low temperature I keep my home at, so I tend to get a good weigh in.  I have to be 134 or less next Friday for the party to earn my "let-loose" card, so I am on track, but I always have the last minute inside workout card I can play :) 

PM: Ab workout 

Brooks Defyance (blue) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 131.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.050.000.000.000.000.000.005.05

Met MacK.  Walked, stretched, ran 5 (8:15 pace) then walked some more.  Not too bad temp-wise, but the slight wind was no fun when walking.  8.14 miles total

PM: walked 3 miles when Marion came over.

Asics Stratus 2.1 (purple) Miles: 6.00Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Miles: 6.50
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 134.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.200.000.000.005.70

AM:  Slept in!  Then met Marion for walking/running while she biked (w/o her geeky helmet, shame on her).  I have been having some, how shall I say, pipe blockage, and the run didn't make anything happen, so Marion suggested a "sprint" to the stop sign, so that portion of the run was .2 miles at 6:26 pace average (not a sprint), but that didn't help.  So I've gone with the alchemy. Total running 5.7, 8:37 ave pace.

PM: ab workout, so hard to do today, but I did it! 

Lots of house work.  Treating wood cabinets and wood stairs.  It is amazing all the nooks and crannies I don't clean and usually ignore.  Housework is fun, every once and awhile.   

Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 132.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.00

Met MacK and did a walking warm up, stretching, then 8 miles into Payson and back to Salem, stopping at Smith's, then to Marion's house, where we peeked into her front window (there should be a forehead smudge to prove it), no one was there, so we moved along.  I meant to run 7 miles, but again ran an extra mile in error.  Sounds disingenuous but it is totally true!  I guess I'll have to pay attention to the watch a little better.  Ran 8 (8:11 pace) and total distance was 13.1.  So Luz, I got in my Halloween half, but not with the fanfare or fun of yours, I am sure.  But MacK was good company.

Anyone have any good ideas for Utah county Halloween activities for midday? 

Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 132.80
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
31.951.001.000.200.000.000.0034.15
Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Miles: 29.50Brooks Defyance (blue) Miles: 6.00Asics Stratus 2.1 (purple) Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 43.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 43.75Weight: 132.96
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