| Location: Draper,UT, Member Since: Jun 11, 2009 Gender: Female Goal Type: Local Elite Running Accomplishments: 5K- 16:37
6K CC - 19:55
4 miles- 22:10
10K- 34:38
15K- 49:57
Half Marathon- 1:12:03
20K - 1:08:38
Marathon- 2:35:49 Short-Term Running Goals: Stay fit and have fun doing some local races.
Get my youth cross country team, www.racecats.org off the ground. Long-Term Running Goals: Feel energized. Stay healthy and balanced Personal: Four awesome kids ages 4, 8, 10, and 12 years old. Love to run, play, and write. Married to entrepreneurial Aaron. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 110.95 | 6.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 129.95 |
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| Book Dissolved Miles: 650.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Easy run
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.50 |
| Long run day. Aaron had an early meeting, so I got the kids off to school and then took Kelsie to the gym with me. Dropped her off in child care and I had 2 hours to get as many miles in as I could. Ran out around Boulder Res and back. The pace was a bit of a moderate effort to hold, especially the last few miles, which reminds me that I need to do more long runs. 7:29 AP
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| My legs were super tired this morning, so I didn't run early. I was going to try and run from the gym but I also had a free personal training session at 10 am and had to go to the orthodontist beforehand. I didn't end up getting to the gym until 9:50 a.m. and then Kelsie threw a fit for the first 20 minutes, pushing the training session overtime since we started late. Anyway, it was a good workout, with TRX and kettlebell work, I just didn't have time to run and shower before I had to get Kelsie out of child care. So no miles today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| Workout at Boulder Res
Warm up, strides
17 minutes at marathon pace, 2 min jog, 3X8 minutes at half marathon pace with 2 min jog between each.
My legs were flat. I started off pretty stiff and labored at 6:30ish pace on the first interval, and ended up sub 6:00 pace by the last.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Nice 'n easy recovery run in 8:18 AP. Went to Rally Sport and did a TRX class. My shoulders are toast.
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| Book Dissolved Miles: 650.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| Met Annie early for some extra miles before the workout
5 minutes, 5X2 minutes, 5 minutes
cool down
Felt pretty tired at the end. Trying out the long run in conjunction with the workout so that I can hopefully be more recovered for Saturday's workout.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| Met up with Sarah Vaughn and Cate Robbie and ran from Rally Sport. It was nice catching up with friends! 8:05 AP
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| Early run. Got back just in time to feed the kids breakfast and get them off to school. 7:42 AP
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| S. Boulder creek path loop. 7:59 AP
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| Workout from Boulder Res. My friend Danielle came today! It was nice to have her there.
Warm up, strides
19 minutes at 6:26 pace
3 min jog
10 minutes at 6:15 pace
2 minute jog
8 minutes at 5:55 pace
Cool down
Overall I felt pretty good. Much more energized than I was last week at the Saturday workout. I ran a little faster too. My left hip and left achilles are a little bit whiney, but I am trying to manage with lots of active stretching and a core/hip/glut routine I do about three times per week. I am probably due for a massage but will have to settle for at least a nice long foam rolling session tonight.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Easy run with strides.
Hip is feeling weak.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
| Ran from home to meet my group at East Boulder Rec for a workout.
It was a tough one today. I was limping by the end.
My left hip was pretty sore on the warm up. The thought crossed my mind "maybe, I should just run easy today and do my workout later in the week." I didn't listen. Ugh. I'm kinda hating myself right now.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| My whole left leg has been throbbing since workout yesterday. Couldn't sleep much last night because I kept waking up with pain. Spent a lot of time on the foam roller working out my glutes, quads, and hip flexor. Even my left calf is angry.
Bummer.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I must have been over-compensating for my left hip during the entire run on Tuesday, especially near the end because my achilles, calf, and glutes have been super angry all week too.
I've been limping around all week and attempting to find a cross training exercise that doesn't hurt. I've been on the foam roller multiple times per day and Aaron has been massaging the trigger points throughout my left leg/lower back every day. I will see Richey next week too.
The good news is that I didn't have much time to feel sorry for mysef yesterday or today because I filled up my schedule with serving and helping others. There has strangely been A LOT of need for help among my friends this week so at least I have had something good to do that takes my mind off myself. I'm trying to count my blessings and look at what I do have rather than just see what is being taken away from me.
I haven't pulled the plug on Indianapolis yet, but I have to admit I have my hand on the chord. ;(
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Road biking with Aaron. Beautiful Fall day!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Test run. Hip not happy.
Went to Richey today and he did some deep (painful) and hopefully effective treatment.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 90 minutes of yoga at Rally. My left hip/hamstring are SO much weaker than my right. That is a problem I need to fix.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| I'm sad to report that I am officially "injured" and will be unable to run in the Indianapolis half marathon on Nov. 1st as previously planned. I've been cross training and getting therapy on my hip ever since last Tuesday when it majorly flared up. I did a test run last Friday, two days ago, and again today. While it is improving gradually and I was able to get through the first 30 minutes of today's run without pain, the pain spoke up after 30 minutes and started causing a noticeable limp again.
Based on a thorough evaluation, my ART/Chiro, Richey believes its a soft tissue injury and NOT a re-tear in my hip labrum or a femoral stress fracture, which is good. Unfortunately its just not responding to treatment quickly enough to rationalize racing in a week. I'm feeling its the right time to take a little break and let it heal completely before I start a new training cycle.
I'm SO sad it didn't work out. I was REALLY looking forward to going to Indianapolis and chasing after a fast half time. It's frustrating that my running was seemingly going so well and now I've fallen flat on my face again. The let down and disappointment in times like this are my least favorite aspects of running.
I'm especially bummed because I thought I was doing my best to hold a tight grip on the reigns. I was doing the ancillary work, eating well, and trying to allow my body proper recovery time and slow enough easy run pace. Apparently something wasn't just right because my body is rebelling.
I suspect the injury has something to do with simply having a lot of life stress in general. Mothering four kids, leading my Ward Primary (youth Sunday school), the stress and financial roller coaster of my husband's entrepreneurial endeavors...its a lot to juggle!
Here's hoping I can heal up fast and get back out there again soon.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.70 |
| 7:37 AP
Mood boost! Hip still not too happy though.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| 7:40 AP
Hot afternoon run. After Yoga yesterday, it felt good to flush out the legs a little. I am still in negotiations with the hip.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 110.95 | 6.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 129.95 |
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| Book Dissolved Miles: 650.00 |
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