Running For Trevor

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Member Since:

Jul 14, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

26.2----------2:58:45 09/15/2012 Top of Utah Marathon

13.1--------1:17:55 11/02/2013 Snow Canyon
10k---------38:10 03/2013 Hale Freezes Over 10k
5k----------18:48 09/2012 Spanish Fork 5k

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goal is to continue to enjoy running and maybe get faster a long the way! :)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I am 100 years old!

Personal:

I decided to join to hold myself accountable for my training and because I love learning from others running experiences. I just started running a little over a year ago and have a lot to learn. I work fulltime as a Manager of Telecommunications for Intermountain Healthcare and go to school online through Weber State University. If you want to know more check out my blog: www.runningfortrevor.blogspot.com

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics 2160 Lifetime Miles:						362.50
Asics Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						60.20
New Balance Nimbus Lifetime Miles:						443.00
Mizuno Waves Yellow Lifetime Miles:						419.75
Mizuno Waves Pink Lifetime Miles:						493.83
New Balance 950 Lifetime Miles:						406.55
Pearl Izumi's Iso Shift Lifetime Miles:						394.10
Asics Yellow Lifetime Miles:						490.25
Saucony Blue Lifetime Miles:						429.00
Saucony Mirage Pink Lifetime Miles:						574.90
Saucony Mirage Green Lifetime Miles:						461.45
Kinvara 2 Purple Lifetime Miles:						440.25
Saucony Mirage Blue Lifetime Miles:						443.60
Orange Mizuno Waves Lifetime Miles:						510.25
Kinvara Pink Lifetime Miles:						475.54
Altra Olympus Purple Lifetime Miles:						22.70
Virrata Pink Lifetime Miles:						11.30

Tue, Aug 21, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.50	0.00	9.50

AM #1: Slept in as long as possible without going crazy as advised by everyone and then just set out for an easy 4 miles. 4 turned into 5 and 5 turned into 6. I felt 100% better and definitely was not pushing myself. Achilles is still sore but not painful. I have been icing on and off throughout the day.

AM #2: Babysitting day and nephew wanted to go to the park. Put him in the stroller and started walking to the park. He is used to me running and just kept begging "Aunt Shell go fast" "Aunt Shell go fast". Okay fine! So we jogged a mile in 10+ minutes.

And so my originally planned 14 miles with 11 @ tempo pace turned into 7 miles at 8:30 pace. And I will live to run again and hopefully at 100%! The achilles thing is just weird....I will keep icing it and play it by ear for tomorrow. Definitely will not be doing a long tempo but maybe a shorter tempo if all systems are a go.

PM: 2.5 miles easy jogging with Izzy.

Saucony Mirage Blue Miles: 9.50

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 113.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 14:36:37 from 97.126.131.66

Hey just hang in there and focus on feeling better... Don't worry about the workouts... You've put enough of them in the bank... Just get your energy back up and hopefully the little nagging pains will go away. It's been a huge year for you... Big jumps in training and racing... The body needs a little down week now and then... Sounds like you know what to do, though.

From allie on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 15:00:08 from 161.38.218.168

14 miles with 11 @ tempo is pretty huge...although it's a great workout, keep in mind we are 3.5 weeks out from the race. as jake said, you've banked the workouts and the fitness. you don't want to dip too much into it at this point. unleash that fitness at the race.

workouts are great, but big ones like that can take a lot out of you and you can actually end up giving your best race effort in a workout (i've been there a few times).

good job taking it easy today. it's good for you. it's good for you. :)

From Andrea on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 15:13:05 from 72.37.171.52

Down weeks are good!!! The biggest mistake that we all make as serious runners is getting obsessed with the mileage and the workouts, especially when the body is giving warning signs of breakdown. Read this -

http://runningtimes.com/Print.aspx?articleID=23014

From Rachelle on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 16:31:53 from 159.212.71.77

Thanks so much for the feedback you guys! Excellent article Andrea. I think that was really beneficial for me to read. It is so hard to cut back when you are running so well but that article definitely helped make sense of it all.

From Carina on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 16:48:48 from 204.15.86.83

Rachelle, you are smart to listen and not push through a hard workout when your body is begging you not to. Not listening to my body was my downfall last year. I guess looking back it all turned our ok, but I was devistated when I got injured and couldn't run St. George.

From JulieC on Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 19:56:11 from 71.35.251.181

ocd is a big problem with us-- train by listening to the body would get us faster (no pun intended) to where we want to go with our running goals-- so rest this week-- your bank is filled!! do NOT run your tempo in any way shape or form!!

From Jake K on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 09:12:53 from 155.100.226.191

Paragraph #2 on this recent post is relevant...

http://www.coachjayjohnson.com/2012/08/consistency-and-patience-in-marathon-training/

From Rachelle on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 09:49:41 from 159.212.71.77

Great article all around Jake. Why are we runners too overly ambitious for our own good sometimes!

From Jake K on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 09:52:17 from 155.100.226.191

because its fun to run fast and its hard to slow down or back off even a bit when you are running really, really well... even if you KNOW its the right/smart thing to do. you just want to keep riding the wave forever... we all do it. what makes a lot of us good at the sport - the commitment, the drive to push through fatigue, etc., also can be what brings us down at times.

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