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Resolution Series #3 15k

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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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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
Total Distance
30.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 139.50
Total Distance
10.00

Running around LO, 5 laps around the dog park (about 1.6 miles each lap) plus a mile+ there and back.  

Total time: 1:33:40, getting a little nervous about being able to run less than 2 hours in the half in 5 weeks or so.  

Average time of 9:21 min/miles.  Total Ascent: 1286 feet.  I wonder what an average total ascent is in a half marathon?  That would be useful information to post on those elevation maps, they never put that information. 

Splits: 9:36, 9:08, 9:28, 9:17, 9:32, 9:22, 9:06, 9:12, 9:24, 9:24

Was feeling kind of sluggish today, plus felt like I was constantly running into the wind, which was rough.  My shins were killing me for the first 3 miles or so, but then that let up. Shin splints?  How do I remedy that? 

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Total Distance
6.00

5 miles running on TM @ 6.7, last .25 @ 7.0, 1 mile walking cool-down while watching Biggest Loser, my fave motivational TV. :-)

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Total Distance
3.00

Walking on the treadmill.  Only had 45 minutes or so before I had to run to class and intended to run, but started running and intense pain started in my ankles.  Made me a little nervous, but I think its just because I had been sitting in the car all morning and I tried to rush into it since I was worried about lack of time, so ended up just walking 3 miles, lammmmee.  I am doing a bad job of working out this week. 

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Race: Resolution Series #3 15k (9.3 Miles) 01:15:13
Total Distance
11.00

Did the Resolutions Series 15k this morning.  Woke up in the middle of the night with the worst calf cramp EVER, this is the 3rd time recently I've gotten this, it feels like the muscle is snapping in half or something and I want to pass out from the pain.  Granted, I don't have too high of a tolerance for pain, but still.  Why does this happen?  It was terrible and my calf is SO sore today because of it and I never want that to happen again.

Back to the race, very small, well-run, I was surprised that they had 3 water stations, which made me happy.  Point and back, it was a 15k or a 15 mile, and I guess most of the people were doing the 15 miler.  Ran a 1.5 mile warm-up or so, mostly just because I wanted to get 11 in today and I knew I wouldn't do any more after the race, so I was able to start pretty fast.  But after mile 2 or so I found 3 other people that I ran with for a couple miles, the pace felt pushed but good, so I was SHOCKED when I looked at the Garmin and saw we were running about 7:45 miles.  Who knew?  I was expecting about 9 min mile averages for the race, so I was very happily surprised/impressed that I managed 8:04s.  Actually, I think because I started a little ways back, my Garmin said 9.42 at the end, and this ended up actually being averages of 7:59 miles, which I love just because its under 8, even if just by 1 second!

Anyway, unfortunatley, at the KM turnaround all of my group I had been sticking with kept going, and I was pretty much alone for the rest of the race, which was the worst part.  I passed one girl going up this steep hill (which I felt like I never recovered from, this was right at mile 6 when I started really wishing it was a 10k and felt like I would never make it to the end), and I really wanted to stay with her just to be with someone but I also wanted to keep trying to push it.  There was another group of 3 (2 girls and a guy) waaaay ahead of me, probably 1/3 of a mile or something and going the same speed as me, so I knew it was practically hopeless of catching them, but I made the effort.  So no one else passed me the rest of the time, and coming on to the track for the last quarter mile I passed the guy, but knew I could never get to the girls, but then I was SO dead from pushing that whole last mile to try and catch the guy that he then passed me in the last sprint to the end, so that was a waste of effort! :-)

Splits: 8:24, 8:05, 8:09, 7:42, 7:47, 8:13, 8:04, 7:42, 7:52, last .42, 7:32 pace. 

Total Ascent: 776 feet.

Overall, I'm glad I did it, it was a great tune-up and gives me lots to think about before the Half Marathon (in which I would LOVE to break 2 hours) on April 3.  First of all, I cannot run that fast.  I was dead at Mile 6 and there's no way I could have run 4 more miles at the end of this race.  With the warm-up I guess I only would have had 2.5 more to go, but still.  I need to take the beginning slower or not get sucked in to running under 8 min/miles so early.  Though I am very very proud, because I didn't even think I could run miles under 8 in any sort of long run like this!  Second, of course I felt nauteous again after this race, why is that?  The lactic acid or something?  I don't know how to avoid this.  They did have some good baked potatos to take advantage of! 

Anyway, I think I'm on the right track!  Just need to keep working hard and getting faster!

Golfed 9 holes later which probably adds another 2 walking miles on, though didn't add those in.


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Total Distance
30.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 139.50
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