| Location: Salt Lake City,Ut, Member Since: Jun 11, 2012 Gender: Female Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: Races and Progress
2006 Salt Lake Marathon-4:10:53
2007 Top of Utah Marathon-3:52:17
2009 Ogden Marathon-3:43:46
2012 Utah Valley Marathon-3:21:59 *PR*
2012 Provo Half-1:28:54 *PR* Short-Term Running Goals: Working my way to get faster.....
10K: 41:00 or better
Half Marathon: 1:27 or better
Marathon: 3:15 or better Long-Term Running Goals: Run into old age. Personal: Married with 2 lively boys. I love running and I love getting faster. Just trying to figure out how to balance life between being a mother, wife, part time nurse, and runner. :)
When I was in 6th grade I filled out a Getting to Know You sheet. Under nicknames I wrote, "My brothers call me Boo Legs, I think its because I run fast." (It really came from the movie, Strange Brew) And its been my family nickname ever since. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1467.35 | 270.10 | 1737.45 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 363.80 | Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 128.00 | Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 233.80 | Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 50.00 | Red Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 13.00 | Brooks Pureflow Miles: 12.00 | Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 240.50 | Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 153.75 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| That time I froze my face off running outside. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 1/2 mile repeats @3:30 for 4 miles. 2 mile cool down. I have lost speed. This was the first speed workout in a long time. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles along the porter rockwell trail. Average pace 8:40. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Outside with the dog. 30 degrees felt down right balmy conpared to last week! |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
| 1/2 mile repeats x6 with 3 min recovery between each set. Repeats were 3:27, 3:25, 3:22, 3:22, 3:20. I was sweaty. Gotta a lot of work to do. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 9.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| Tabata time on the treadmill. Sprints were in between 10.5 and 11 mph.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 outside miles with the dog before the rain. Weight lifting class at the gym after.
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Treadmill miles. Not my favorite but I had to get the miles in when and where I could. Average pace 8:35. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 10.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 jello miles after a spin class. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Out and back along 1300 east. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 10.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 3.50 | 7.50 |
| 1 mile warm up and then a ladder workout. 1 min fast, 1 min slow. 2 min fast, 2 slow and so on up to 5 then back down to 1. Fast paces were between 8.7-9.2 mph. Slow paces were slow 6.0-6.5. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy miles and a weight lifting class. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 2.50 | 7.50 |
| Warm up easy miles. Then tabata sprints x4 with fast paces between 10.6-11. Alternating 10 seconds on 10 seconds off at 12 mph for 5 minutes. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 and a spinning class. |
| Red Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 1.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Out and back along 1300 east. Average pace 8:45. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 4.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 10.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 1.50 | 4.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 1 min easy, 1 min fast. Alternating for 3 miles. Weight lifting class after. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Treadmill miles after a spinning class. Hard. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 and a weight lifting class. Gettin buff....er somethin like that. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Windy miles. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Miles on the home treadmill while watching the Biggest Loser finale. I heard the wind and couldn't get myself to run in it. Im a lightweight. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 8.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Outside miles with the dog and weight training after. Marathon training has officially begun.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 |
| Tempo run. 2 mile warm up. 5 tempo miles 7:25, 7:21, 7:22, 7:08, 7:14 (AP 7:19). 1 mile cool down. The goal was to be at or under 7:21 min/mile. I wasn't certain I could do this but happy to see that I pulled it off. It was challenging but doable. Tempo miles were out and back between 114th and 94th along 1300 east.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 and a weight lifting class. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| Long run. Average pace 8:36. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Awesome weather! Average pace 8:36. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 1.00 | 7.00 |
| Outside miles with a fast finish at the end.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 4x1 mile repeats with 1/2 mile recovery between each mile. Mile repeats were 6:43, 6:43, 6:41, 6:40. The goal was to be under 6:48 so i was surprised when I got home to see what the repeats were. I think it's cuz I did this in the dark and couldn't see my watch very well. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Easy peasy. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 treadmill miles and a weight lifting class. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| Average pace 8:36. Felt strong. Bring on the weekend. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 easy miles and some push ups, pull ups, sit ups, and lunges. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy miles and a weight lifting class.
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
| A few miles warm up. Then half mile repeats with 3 minutes recovery jog between each one. Unfortunately this had to be done on the treadmill and I forgot my headphones! Talk about mental training! Here are the repeats: 3:20, 3:19, 3:18, 3:18, 3:17, 3:16. It was doable but I was certainly ready to be done at the end. A few miles cool down.
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Outside easy miles. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy miles and a weight lifting class. |
| Brooks Pureflow Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| Average pace 8:41. I am enjoying getting the long run done on Friday.
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 15.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 1 minute on (9.5 mph) 1 minute jogging. I alternated for 3 miles. Did some push ups, squats, and lunges after. |
| Brooks Pureflow Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Treadmill miles and a weight lifting class. |
| Red Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Outside cold easy miles. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Repeat of Tuesday. |
| Red Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy outside miles. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. Push ups, sit ups, and lunges. |
| Brooks Pureflow Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 9.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy miles and a weight lifting class.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 5 tempo mile at 7:07 average (7:13, 7:00, 7:05, 7:13, 7:00) Not very consistent but I'm gonna rationalize it by saying that I live in a hilly area. I was pleased with how this went and felt. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Saving my legs for a long run tomorrow. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| Average pace 8:26. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Easy miles and some plyometrics. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 1/2 mile repeats at 3:15, 3:16, 3:16, 3:15 with 3 min recovery between each repeat. Weight lifting class after. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles and lunges, squats, push ups, and pull ups. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.30 | 0.00 | 6.30 |
| Easy miles with the dog. I'm racing a 5k tomorrow and I am quite terrified about it. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 6.30 |
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| | Race: |
Riverton 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:22:15, Place overall: 2 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.65 | 3.35 | 8.00 |
| Pretty sure I missed a turn and added a quarter mile. 2nd place female. I averaged 6:39 min/miles. I wanted to get in under 21 but somehow managed to tack on 1/4 of a mile. Not really a 5K time I was hoping for. But I'm considering it a success due to windy conditions and my extra mileage. I WOULD have gotten in under 21 in a perfect world. :) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Easy outside miles before the rain. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 |
| 1 mile warm up 5 tempo miles at 7:05 average pace (7:11, 7:08, 7:05, 6:57, 6:54), 1 mile cool down. I felt really good and felt like I could have done more.
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 17.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| Wasnt planning on doing the long run this morning but found out about something on Saturday that would have made it hard to get 17 miles in. This felt hard today. Here's hoping that the little people will let me sit down and take it easy today. Its only 9 am and I'm ready for a nap. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 17.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 3 miles and the spin bike with my sister at the gym. Tired tired legs. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 easy miles and some plyometrics at the park. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy miles and a weight lifting class. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| As my four year old says, "easy, peasy, lemon, squeezy."
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Feeling tired this week. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Somewhere around 7. The garmin died around 2 miles in. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Outside with the dog. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 |
| 2 miles warm up. 6 tempo miles at 7:06 average pace. 2 miles cool down. Felt good.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy miles before the rain. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy miles and some plyometrics. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy miles and a weight lifting class.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| Long run. Average pace 8:39. This was difficult for me. I was good until about mile 13 and the wind picked up and seemed to get stronger against me as I stumbled home. Crying/sick kids were waiting for me at home. Awesome. :)
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 18.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| 11 easy miles 8:40 pace. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Treadmill miles and a weight lifting class. |
| Red Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. Mile repeats x4 with 1/2 mile recovery. I did this on a treadmill so each one was right at 6:40. This workout is so much harder on a treadmill! |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| I tweaked back doing squats. No bueno. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy run. As long as I'm upright, my back doesn't hurt. Its when I try to bend over that feel like an old lady. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 6.00 | 16.00 |
| Breaking up the run into segments made it go by so much faster. 6 miles easy. 3 miles at marathon pace (7:32, 7:31, 7:18) 2 easy miles. 3 marathon pace miles (7:25, 7:25, 7:23) 2 miles cool down. My goal marathon pace is 7:25-7:30. I felt good. Much better than last weeks long run. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 7 miles outside then lunges, push ups, core work while watching the Boston Marathon.
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| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 6 mile tempo at 7:05 AP. 1 mile cool down. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy slow miles with the dog. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
| Did some 1/4 mile fast laps around the park by my house with about 1.5 min recovery. Fastest pace I saw on those was 5:45. Don't know what that translates to in seconds and I'm too lazy to figure it out. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Easy miles and a weight lifting class. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Definitely ready to be done at the end of this run. Average pace 8:30. Now I'm trying to sit on my butt as much as my children will let me. (Which is not much.) |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy outside miles with the dog. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Treadmill miles and a weight lifting class. |
| Red Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Outside miles followed by some plyometrics at the park. About halfway through my box jumps I had the thought, "man, I'm getting tired." Then BAM! I didn't quite make it and landed on my shin. 2 swollen goose eggs and a few swearwords later I hobbled home. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 3 miles before work and 3 miles after. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Outside easy miles. Average pace 8:36. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Easy miles with the dog. Lunges, pushups, and pull ups. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. Awesome weather. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 |
| What a bust. This was supposed to be a 6 mile tempo run at 7:05 min/miles but I got crazy side cramps. I couldn't pull it together. I had to stop twice during the tempo miles to deep breathe and get the side stitch under control. What the? I've never had side cramps so bad. It was a mental struggle and kind of a bust. I averaged 7:07 for the tempo miles but I stopped my watch during the breaks. 2 miles warm up, 2 miles cool down.
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| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 10.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy outside miles.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy miles and some weight lifting.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 22.00 | 0.00 | 22.00 |
| Average pace 8:44. Let the taper begin. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 22.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles on tired legs. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 4.00 | 7.50 |
| Warm up. 4x1 miles repeats with 1/2 mile recovery. Repeat miles were 6:36, 6:29, 6:38 (windy!), 6:33. Hard but doable on a windy morning. The wind helped and hurt. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. Lunges and push ups. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Easy, windy, rainy miles. Delightful. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| Average pace 8:17. Felt good. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 7 miles at marathon pace (7:25-30). Felt good. I'm ready to do this thing already.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy miles and pull ups, pushups, tricep dips.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Easy miles and some lunges, squats, shuffles, jump squats. I'm officially going a bit stir crazy because of the smaller mileage.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 3 miles at MP 7:25. 3 min easy. 3 miles at MP. Cool down run home. I felt sluggish and found myself doubting whether I can do 26.2 miles at 7:25-7:30 pace. Ready or not, here it comes. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy. 5 miles for my now 5 year old. The little dude made me a mother today. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Sluggish. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| Warm up. 2x1 mile repeats (6:30, 6:27) with .5 mile recovery jog in between. Cool down. Got the cobwebs out I hope. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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| | Race: |
Jordan River Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:34:52, Place overall: 1 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 26.20 | 26.20 |
| I signed up for this marathon because it was in my area and it was cheap. :) The race was supposed to be from Salt Lake to Draper along the Jordan River Marathon but something happened with their permit. A couple weeks before the race, the course changed to an out and back course starting in Draper. I didn't really mind. I live in Sandy and it seems that the wind is always blowing from south to north here so I'd rather run only half the race against the wind, than the whole race.
My goal for this race was a 3:15-3:20. I was well trained for it. I hit all, if not most, of my speed workouts. I felt well rested and strong. I knew I'd have to work for it on marathon day, but I also knew it was within my capabilities.
The gun went off and I took off. As far as I could see, I was the first girl. It was a lonely race. I questioned at times whether or not I had taken a wrong turn. At about mile 6 or 7, a guy came up behind me. We got to talking and found we were both going for the same time. We decided to help each other. He made the next few miles fly by. The wind was blowing slightly at our backs. Quite pleasant.
Approaching the halfway point, it wasn't exactly clear where to turn around. There were racers and random people running on the trail that morning. Some people were turning at one spot and others were turning at another. We chose to go further down and turn. Who knows if we were right? (My garmin did read 1/2 mile longer but who knows, maybe I'm a drunk runner?)
At the turn around, I felt the south wind. It wasn't too bad at first but then as the miles ticked on, it felt harder and harder to keep my pace. At the half, I was right on for a 3:15. I watched as my average pace slipped from a 7:25 to 7:40, to 7:55, etc. I felt the like the wind was getting stronger but then again, I may have just been getting more tired. At mile 15, I couldn't keep the pace and I told my friend to go on. I told myself to just keep him in my sight. At mile 18, I lost him. At this point, I was passing half marathoners and playing mind games to keep myself from stopping. My hamstrings cramped. I got nauseated. The wind seemed to pick up. My legs got heavier. It was painful. I stopped looking at my watch at mile 22. Grin and bear it. If I couldn't endure it well, I'd endure it painfully. :) In the end, I made it. It wasn't pretty as I hobbled off the parkway and made the final loop around the Ebay campus. (I tell you what, THAT is painful, passing right by the finish line and having to make another mile loop.) My cute support crew were there to cheer me on. My 5 year old grabbed my hand and ran me in the last 100 meters. Sad thing is, he could totally outrun me at this point. :) I was happy to have his help!
My race friend was waiting for me at the end and he informed me that I was the first girl. I was pleasantly surprised to get the win. I wasn't expecting to win the dang thing! The perk of smaller races, I guess. It may not have been a pretty win but it was still fun to be the first girl.
I'm still going for that dang 3:15. I tried last fall and didn't do it. Tried again this Spring. Here's hoping 3rd times the charm this fall.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 26.20 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Very slow wobbly miles.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 miles on the treadmill. 15 mins on the elliptical. 20 mins on the stepper. The legs are feeling better and better each day.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy outside miles.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| My body is tired.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Off to girls camp now. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Weight lifting. Looking back on this week, looks like I'm up for a 3 mile run tomorrow. ...didn't even realize that i did that. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Lunges, pushups, tricep dips, squats. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 4.50 | 9.00 |
| 4.5 miles up Snow Canyon in St. George. 4.5 fast miles down. My legs felt good on the downhill. Met up with a few girls to do this run. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Hot hot hot! |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 3.00 | Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 |
| Back to marathon training. 1st tempo run. Aaaand it was kinda painful. I 've had an emotionally and mentally exhausting week with no air conditioning since Monday morning. Lets blame it on that. Average pace for the tempo portion was 7:19.
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| And an upper body workout. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Average pace 8:30. Along the Porter Rockwell trail. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.30 | 0.00 | 5.30 |
| Early miles before work. Pushups, pull ups, tricep dips.
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.30 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 2.50 | 7.00 |
| Ran down to the track at Alta High. 5x800 meter repeats with 400 meter recovery between each.
3:15, 3:14, 3:17, 3:16, 3:15
Pleasantly surprised with how this turned out. I feel like I have gotten slow and sluggish since my marathon last month. I thought this workout would kill me but turns out, it didn't. I feel good about that.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 6.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy miles. Lunges, squats, wall sits.
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 4 miles at goal marathon pace 7:25. 2 miles easy home. I felt good.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| Along the Porter Rockwell trail in Draper. Tired. Windy. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 12.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. Pushups, pull ups, and tricep dips. |
| Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 5.00 | Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.75 | 1.25 | 7.00 |
| Warm up. .25 mile repeats up a hill. Run hard up jog easy down. Repeats were 1:38, 1:40, 1:40, 1:37, 1:35. This was hard but doable. Easy run home. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 5.25 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| Easy. Lunges and squats. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 6 miles at marathon pace 7:25. 1 mile cool down. This felt a little too hard today. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| Slow miles along wasatch blvd. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 6 tempo miles. 7:18 average pace. 1 mile cool down.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 4.00 | 16.00 |
| I had to front load my miles this week due to a family reunion. Every 4th mile I did a marathon paced mile (7:25). I liked this. It was a good way to mentally break up the run. Now its party time. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 4.25 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.25 | 0.00 | 5.25 |
| Huffing and puffing in the mountains in Breckinridge. The altitude is killing me. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| This altitude is giving me a run for my money. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy run. Upper body weights. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| Mile repeats. Goal was 6:44 or better with 1/2 mile recovery in between each repeat. Fast miles were 6:40, 6:39, 6:42, 6:32.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Stopped a bajillion times for the dog to relieve herself and sniff other dogs pee. Dogs are weird. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.20 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
| Easy miles.
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| | Race: |
Timp Half (13.1 Miles) 01:32:21 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.30 | 13.30 |
| My goal for this race was between a 1:32-33. #nailedit.
I felt good. I love this course and this race. Beautiful weather, the sun isn't beating down yet because of an early start, and the course is great. I was pleased with how this turned out. I felt like I maintained a hard effort the whole time without getting out of control. I stayed in the mile I was in and took it a little bit at a time. I do better at holding it together in halfs than I do marathons.
Here are my splits- 6:54, 7:04, 6:56, 6:43, 6:41, 6:37, 6:47, 6:48, 7:24, 7:17, 7:12, 7:09, 7:01, 1:00. I managed to run an extra amount again. Apparently I'm a drunk runner. My watch has an average time of 6:57 but since I'm swervy McGee in races, my recorded race average time is 7:03 min/mi.
I really like this race. Here's hoping I'm on track for a 3:15 in St. George....
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 13.30 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. Upper body weights.
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| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 1.50 | 7.00 |
| 2 mile warm up. .25 mile hill repeats x6. Repeats were 1:40, 1:38, 1:38, 1:39, 1:38, 1:35. 2 mile cool down. I was pleased with how this workout turned out. I did this same hill repeat workout (except x5) about a month ago and I was about a second faster per repeat this time around. My legs are still tired from the half on Tuesday.
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy miles.
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Tired miles.
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| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 |
| Holy wind Batman! The goal was 7 marathon pace miles (7:25). The wind tossed me like a ping pong ball and made for 7 miles at 7:30 average. I had to skip the cool down to get to work on time. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| Felt pretty good. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 18.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 7.00 | 8.50 |
| Warm up. 7 mile tempo run. Average 7:15. Cool down. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.00 | 4.25 |
| Easy miles and some weights. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy does it. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 8 marathon pace miles. Goal was 7:25. Reality with 4 shifts this week, warmer temps, and some wind came to 7:28. Eh, you win some you lose some. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 19.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 |
| I really tried to get in 20 miles but my dang body is tired and I had time constraints. I wish the little people would let me sit on my duff all weekend.... |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 19.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles and some upper body weights. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 3.50 | 8.00 |
| 1.5 mile warm up to Alta High. 800x7 around the track with 400 recovery jogs. 1.5 mile run home. 800s were 3:10, 3:11, 3:12, 3:12, 3:14, 3:11, 3:09. I was pleased with how this went. I felt good amd I feel like my speed workouts are getting "easier". Just wish I was a little more consistent with my paces. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 6 miles at marathon pace 7:24, 1 mile cool down. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| Nice and easy. One last camping trip before school starts. .... |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles for my 5 year old starting kindergarten today. That's just plain weird. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 1.75 | 8.00 |
| 2 mile warm up. 0.25 hill repeats x7. Hard up, jog down. 2.5 mile cool down. Repeats were 1:38, 1:36, 1:40, 1:38, 1:40, 1:39, 1:36. And I was ready to be done. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. Lead legs. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 8 miles at marathon pace. Nailed it right at 7:25 min/mile average. Im not saying it was pretty or easy but I did it. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| Well that was pretty rough. I think life and marathon training has caught up to me. For some reason I think I can be a single/working mom during the week (my husband is working and going to school at night.) and not have it affect my training. Needless to say, my body is physically and mentally tired. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 6 miles before work, 4 miles after. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Slooooow. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 6.00 | 8.50 |
| I was supposed to do this workout yesterday but the wind scared me off so I pushed it off to today and its still windy. .... awesome. I sucked it up and decided to git er done. 6 tempo miles at 7:14 average pace. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Stupid wind |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| This wind WILL kill me. Im sure of it. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 13.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| This cooler weather has my legs feeling springy! |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. Mile repeats x4 with 1/2 mile recovery in between. The goal for the repeats was 6:37. Actual repeats were 6:39, 6:31, 6:36, 6:32. That's what I for doing this in the dark. I have a hard time with pacing when I can't see my watch. I rely on the garmin too much. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Ive got some tight hammys. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 9 miles at goal marathon pace (7:25). Actual time was 7:23. A bug flew in my ear with half a mile left! #weirdestthingever I stopped and tried to dig it out but ended up pushing it in. I could hear it fluttering in my ear. Here's to hoping it comes out soon....So gross. Aside from the bug thing, I'm pleased with how this felt. The last couple of times I've done a marathon paced workout, it has felt way too hard. Today I actually felt strong. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Nice and easy. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| My right hamstring is angry. Last long run. Taper time. It is very apparent that I need to stretch better. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
| A few miles before work and a few miles after.
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| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 1.50 | 7.00 |
| 2 mile warm up. 0.25 mile hill repeats x6. Repeats were 1:37, 1:34, 1:36, 1:37, 1:37, 1:36. 2 mile jog home. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 |
| 1 mile warm up. 5 miles at marathon pace. 7:24. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 3.00 | 12.00 |
| 12 miles with the last three faster. The goal was marathon pace. Oddly enough the first marathon paced mile was harder than the last. My body didn't want to go faster at first. The last three were 7:33, 7:25, 7:22. |
| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Easy miles.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| 2 mile warm up. 4 tempo miles (6:52, 6:57, 6:53, 7:01). 2 mile cool down. The goal was to be at 7:00 min/mile or under. I felt good. 10 more days.....
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| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Easy. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Easy.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Sluggish. |
| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Easy. Gonna try my hardest to keep from going crazy this week. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| 1.5 mile warm up. 1/2 mile repeats x2 at marathon pace. Cool down. This week is the longest ever.
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Let's do this thing already. |
| | Race: |
St. George Marathon 2015 (26.2 Miles) 03:25:15 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 26.25 | 26.25 |
| This was supposed to be my race. This was my 3:15. It was a great course. We had great weather. I hit all my paces during training. I tapered like a champ....
I'm not so much disappointed as I am confused. I don't know what I'm doing or not doing. This is my third attempt at a 3:15 and the conditions were the most favorable for me at this race. I printed out my race pace band. I followed it religiously (I did cut myself some slack on Veyo). At the half, I was right on for a 3:15.
I felt good until about mile 18/19. At mile 19, I had to get realistic with myself. I knew that I couldn't ignore my body. I walked through the aid station and dumped a cup of water on my head, gave myself a pep talk and promised myself that if I would hold it together, I could still PR. (Under 3:21:5X)
I can't say I didn't try. I was holding steady until about mile 22. My body started to break down. Heavy legs, crampy stomach, dizziness, crazy nausea....My pace dropped into the 8 min/mile range and continued to fall with each mile. I swear I don't remember much about the last 2 miles. It seemed I was running in a tunnel. I remember thinking that I needed to see where the medic tents were at the finish line cuz I felt so dizzy. I'm scared to see the photos of the finish. I'm pretty sure I look like death warmed over. I certainly felt it.....
3:25 plus change is still a respectable race. I don't want to downplay that. I just don't know where I'm lacking. Do I need more mileage? More marathon paced workouts? I can always work on my nutrition. (I love sugar....a lot) My husband has been gone for the last 2 months and single motherhood is hard. Maybe that has taken its toll? I just want someone smarter than me to tell me what to do to get that dang 3:15.
I did really enjoy this course. (Until miles 18/19) I hope to someday hold it together during that last 10K. That is where I've struggled in all my marathons....Any of you out there reading this....advice is welcome.
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| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 26.25 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Gettin all the kinks out. |
| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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| Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| The outside of my kneecap is aching. Pretty sure its cuz of my rock hard IT bands. I will be a foam rolling champ this week. |
| Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 6.50 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 6.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 4 miles continuously, 3 with some breaks. I am thankful that I can run more than 5 minutes today. I have been dealing with IT band issues for the last month. Turns out that I have weak hips. Took some time off and have been slowly increasing my running. I started with running 2 minutes, walking 3 for 20 minutes. It was hard to go from marathon training to that. I'm just grateful that it happened AFTER St. George and not before. (Cuz that sucker stopped me dead in my tracks with knee pain) I'm trying not to go crazy adding mileage back in. I know it will come but at the same time, I am trying to keep my sanity. I'm a much more patient person and mother when I get my run in..... So today I am grateful for many things. Being able to run 4 miles continuously without pain is one of them. | |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.20 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
| 2.5 miles with breaks and 2 miles continuously. By the end of it, I was feeling the outside of my knee. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 3 on the treadmill-broken up. 2.5 outside with the dog. (Also broken up cuz she has a bladder the size of a pea.) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles broken up in between hip and glute strengthening exercises. I wish my IT band would heal already. |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1467.35 | 270.10 | 1737.45 |
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| Brooks Pureflow 2 X2 Miles: 363.80 | Superfeet Orthotics 2 Miles: 128.00 | Mizuno Wave Rider 17 Miles: 233.80 | Brooks Pureflow 2 Miles: 50.00 | Red Saucony Fastwitch Miles: 13.00 | Brooks Pureflow Miles: 12.00 | Mizuno 17 Orange Miles: 240.50 | Altra Torin 2.0 Miles: 153.75 |
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