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Location:

Federal Way,WA,USA

Member Since:

Jan 08, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

7 5Ks : PR 23:21 (2011)

5 10Ks: PR 47:17 (2011)

9 Half Marathons: PR 1:44:19 (2010)

2 Marathons: PR 3:55:08 (2010)

Short-Term Running Goals:

STAY HEALTHY, CROSS TRAIN, STRENGTH TRAIN!  Operation no more ITB pain, ankle tendonitis, or stress fractures. 

2012 Racing Calendar:

March - Lincoln City Half Marathon 

May - Portland Rock n Roll Half Marathon

June - Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5k in less than 23 minutes 

Run a 10k in less than 47 minutes

Run a half marathon in less than 1:44

FINISH another marathon (without wanting to die this time); beat 3:55:08, and someday BQ!

Personal:

Happily married for 5 years with an adorable chocolate lab, Cooper.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Free's 3.0 Lifetime Miles: 186.08
2012 Swimming Lifetime Miles: 6.25
2011 Cooper Lifetime Miles: 91.27
Bikila Vibram FF Lifetime Miles: 373.87
Merrell Pace Glove Lifetime Miles: 316.70
Saucony Mirage Lifetime Miles: 325.76
2012 Cycling Lifetime Miles: 39.00
2012 Crosstraining Lifetime Miles: 11.20
Sun, Mar 08, 2009
Total Distance
12.00

A million laps around the dog park, probably 6 laps? Pretty repetitive. Took a gu around 7 which seemed to help a lot. Also had a water/gatorade mix I took with me and planted, wearing that hydration belt when the bottle is full just feels SO uncomfortable.

Splits: 9:41, 9:26, 9:16, 9:10, 9:11, 9:20, 9:12, 9:13, 9:17, 9:09, 9:20, 9:11

Total Time: 1:51:32, Average: 9:17

To run the half marathon in less than 2 hours I need to run splits less than 9:10.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Snoqualmie on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:41:32 from 67.171.56.164

I'm going to run the Seattle RnR too. Good luck with your training!

From Cameron on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 00:21:11 from 128.187.0.178

Don't worry, you will almost definitely run faster in a race than in just regular training. There will be other people around and your mind will be set on hitting that goal.

From nicole on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 00:30:14 from 24.17.114.112

Thanks!

I wonder what is the average decrease you can run in races versus your training pace (that doesn't almost kill you). :30-1:00 min/mile lower?

From Cameron on Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:09:59 from 128.187.0.178

I'm no expert, but I'm sure that you can get the times you want with the current training you are doing. My average training pace before SGM was 8:15-8:30 and I averaged about 7:10 for the first 17-18 miles.

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