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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

NCAA Champ

Running Accomplishments:

2008 XC WAC Champs

1600m STATE CHAMP '08
2006 & 07 XC Region Champ

PRs:

    1/2--1:20:21(Bryce'09)
    10k--36:53.7(USG'07)
    XC 6k--21:38.8(PreNat '10)
    XC 5k--17:17.1 (USU '09) 
    XC 3mi--17:38.0 (MSU'08)

Outdoor Track:

5000m - 17:10.71 (April '09)

3k steeple - 10:43 (April '09)

1500m - 4:48 (April '09)

3200m - 11:15.34 (May '08)
1600m - 5:08.37 (May '08)
800m - 2:22.62 (May '08)
400m - 1:03.13 (May '08)

Indoor Track

3000m - 9:59.48 (Feb. '09)       5000m - 17:36.72 (Feb. '09)

Short-Term Running Goals:

*Stay healthy and positive

*Top 3 Individual in WAC XC 

*3k - 9:45, 5k - 16:45, steeple - 10:15

*WAC Champ Steeplechase

*TEAM WAC CHAMPS!

Long-Term Running Goals:

*Qualify for NCAA Nationals (XC and Track)
*Marathons after college - FAST!
*Keep working hard & improving

Personal:

In my fifth semester at Utah State University. A sophomore Cross Country and a junior in Track and Field. Majoring in Math Education, planning to graduate in 2013.

Joy = {roller-blading, running, fancy cheese, friends, ultimate frisbee, Jones Cream Soda, Star Wars and turtles} 

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Track again! Was still pretty lame-feeling for the most part, left ankle still not liking me for almost the entire run. Took it easy to the cemetery with Holt, then ran the cemetery loop for one 2-in-a-row tempo, then one easy, then one tempo again (GP 6:20). Wasn't expecting much goodness out of these, but they were all right.

The in-a-row miles were 6:14 and 6:14 (though my watch said .98 miles for 6:20/mi avg. exactly for both). Then I ran the slow easy one, but on the downhill bit, I rolled my right ankle on the edge of a large-ish rock - ow - and came perilously close to faceplanting it, and just jogged it off, though it still smarts a bit. When I finished the lap, I noticed my watch had run out of batteries, so I jogged around a while until Austin and Kimz finished up theirs and swapped watches with them for the last one. It felt pretty icky, with ankles quite ouchy, but 6:12, so not bad. Paused to stretch before jogging slowly back. 7:13/mi total avg. Iced at home. (DS2  278.2)

Comments
From Hayden on Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 22:57:40

Hey ruth how is is going you are doing awesome and running fast. Man that sucks you rolled your ankle you need to stay away from those injuries girl. Keep up the good work. Hey weights are not that bad though I would much rather run though.

From MarcieJ on Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 22:59:11

Those are some fast miles! I cant wait to watch some of your meets!

From Dave Holt on Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 11:52:59

Don't worry about the mileage off the Garmin. From the crack to the hydrant is 1 mile. Is the pacing okay for you? I know its not too fast, but does it need to be just a hair quicker? Generally it should be about 5-10 seconds slower than your 5K pace. But you seem to be handling it okay. The big thing is to make sure that you aren't pushing up to you AT and draining yourself for the mileage later in the week. (In a couple of weeks we will start to do that!)

From Dustin on Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 18:21:04

Where is the cemetery at that you guys run to?

From MarcieJ on Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 18:38:25

So I am not quite sure about running tomorrow. I am feeling pretty lousy at the moment. I think I will play it by ear and see how I feel. I will call you later tonight and let you know if thats ok.

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