| 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 | | 57.18 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 63.18 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 11.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.16 |
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Good morning! So since Paul is gone on a business trip I have babysitters lined up. Today my babysitter lives up a long driveway which had lots of snow on it, with a thin little walking trail stamped down leading to, not the front door, but the garage. So I go to the garage, which is open, knock on the door opening to their home. No answer. So I open the door and call for the babysitter. No answer. I go inside the home, and go up a couple half flights of stairs, wake up a teenage brother on the couch and he hunts down my babysitter. So that adventure got me to my rendevous with Jamie a couple of minutes late, which turned out ok because she was a couple late herself. We ran the same west SF/Leland route as last Monday. It wasn't so windy and bitter cold. The first mile my left hamstring was twingy again. I was thinking to do some strides in the run but skipped them to be conservative. I guess I will ice today, but it is so hard to ice when it is a cold day. I guess I could just turn up the thermostat in my house, that would help (we keep it at 64-66 and with wet hair after showering I feel quite uninspired to ice my leg). I tacked on another mile after dropping Jamie off because my babysitter for tomorrow bailed and I am not sure if I can find another. I can't wait until my oldest son can be my babysitter! ave pace 8:15 Mizuno evening ab 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 | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 1:17, parked treadmill at 7:47 pace after warming up for a mile. Felt slight something in hamstring first mile then it was fine. It wasn't great to be on the treadmill, but wasn't as horrible as it could have been. Listened to some great songs, but also listened to some songs I DON'T like, I guess that is what you get when you listen to the radio. Asics |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 5.90 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.90 |
| I planned to do a long tempo run with Jamie this morning. It was so cold (about 16F at the start) that I brought and wore my ski gloves, so doing a tempo was the only feasible workout since I couldn't really push the buttons without taking a glove off. I had on two long sleeve shirts, a jacket, tights, snow gloves, and a head wrap ear muff thing. I ran 1 mile alone before meeting up with Jamie at a nice slow pace (9:30) which actually helped my hamstring warm up. I figure I better quit doing an 8 minute first mile while my hamstring is tender because it seems to exacerbate it. We warmed up another 2.8 together, so 3.8 warm up for me, and then did the 3 mile tempo route Jamie used to run with Sarah, then loop around and do it again. Jamie's cold was resurfacing so she was just going to to what she could. It is a very flat SF route. I didn't think of if at the time, but I was very lucky to not need a bathroom because there were no fields at my disposal. I wanted to start the tempo conservatively (6:50-7:00) then drop the pace as I could. I thought the cold temps would prevent anything amazing from happening.
1 - 6:46 2 - 6:42 (Jamie stopped at the 2 mile mark) 3 - 6:35 4 - 6:33 5 - 6:24 at the four mile mark Jamie jumped in again and did another .5 or so 6 - 6:09 sweet! total time 39:12, 6:32 ave pace I wanted to go negative splits and was able to quite well. I also was happy to be able to drop the pace so well in the last two miles. Mile 5 was much harder than mile 4, probably both because of cumulative fatigue and the faster pace. Felt dead by mile 6 but also was happy to be able to do a mile long kick. I am really pleased with this workout. I feel like I am in uncharted territory. Mizuno |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 11.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.09 |
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I took advantage of all kids being in school (while my youngest is at preschool) to run later, and to run in the sun! The Salem Far West Bank said 25F toward the start of my run and 30F toward the end. That is way warm compared to my recent runs, and it felt wonderful. I actually took off my gloves for the last 1.5 miles. Because of the late run start (9:15am) I was running on my own. Paul took my mp3 player to Montreal, so I sang myself some songs, had some verbal and internal conversations with myself. It was great. Paul comes home tonight! I am so excited to have him home and to talk to him.
Well, so much for my, "every first mile will now be a nine minute pace" philosophy. Today my easy pace wasn't quite working out. I tried to start with an easy mile, and with me putting on the brakes a couple of times I got a 7:52. Next mile (had biggest downhill) 7:16, then evened out more to 7:30-7:50 pace for the rest of the run. I think this is my first run over 10 miles where every mile has been faster than 8 minute pace. 7:43 ave pace. Mizuno After several days without it, evening Ab workout and it hurt!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.03 |
| I didn't hear my alarm and missed my running buddies!!!!! I am so sorry, this hardly ever happens, but it stinks to be stood up when it does. I woke up when we were supposed to meet, rushed down the mountain as much as I could, though there was a nice new layer of snow on the roads so it was kind of treacherous. Neither MacK nor Jamie's car was there, so I am not sure if they showed up and then left because noone else showed, or if they didn't make it out either. I ran on my own to Payson and back, really slowly because of the snow and ice. I watched one car do a fun little slide in the middle of my run. I was going as fast as the car, and figured if he got stuck I would catch up and be able to help push him out. But he made it ok. I have lots of stuff going on today. Wish me luck because I'll need it. ave pace 8:35 Asics
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| I slept in since the kids were being watched by a friend. Ran at 1pm, much too late and it just felt miserable since I am not used to it. I prefer to wake up and just get it done. I ran on the provo river train from DI to the mouth of the canyon and back. The wind got bad for the last 1/2 mile going toward the canyon. There was occasional ice on the trail that messed with the pace.
My mp3 player was my company. Ave pace 7:46 Mizuno |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 57.18 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 63.18 |
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