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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, Oct 23, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.50	2.50	7.00

Project break the treadmill rut. 10 x 400 with equal recovery. Kind of a weak workout but hey it's my first real attempt at speed (besides my pathetic 5ks) since TOU. I warmed up 1 mi and then got going. The first 2 were @ 6:27 pace, then 2 @ 6:10, next 2 @ 6:00-6:04, and the last 4 @ sub-6 pace and 0% incline. I thought I might die but I didn't so I'm calling it a success. It actually felt really good to run fast! My leg did not bother me at all until halfway through the cooldown mile. 7 mi in 53 min.

ITBS rehab and stretching

Injury Update: It has now been 5 weeks since TOU and I am finally feeling like my muscles are healing. My right IT band is still an issue and I just can't maintain any type of distance. Since speed does not seem to irritate it (whether I go fast or slow it starts to bother me after 40-45 min of running) I might as well use this downtime to focus on 1-2 speed workouts a week. I just need to be smart and avoid hills, cross train, and continue with the ITBS and stretching plan.

Kinvara 2 Purple Miles: 7.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 111.80	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:26:41 from 155.100.226.191

Good workout!

If it starts to hurt after 40-45 minutes, maybe don't run more than 40 mins? That way you don't aggravate it every single day, even if you are only running an extra 5-10 minutes once it start to hurt. It will heal and get better a lot quicker if you don't take it past the pain threshold.

But if you can run faster w/out any problems, by all means do it! Use this time as an excuse to get some shorter, more quality workouts.

From Toby on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:30:27 from 199.101.229.6

Nicely done Rachelle!! Did you do those 400's on the track or on the TM? Also, what are you doing for your ITB?

I hope your injury starts to get out of the way so real training can commence :)

From Andrea on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:33:05 from 72.37.244.100

Nice workout!! Definitely run faster if it doesn't hurt :)

I agree with Jake - the minute the IT band starts to hurt, stop running. The longer you run with the IT band pain, the longer it's going to take to heal and the longer you'll be stuck at only being able to run 40 minutes without pain. And I know you'll be itching to run further soon!

From Rob on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:40:13 from 206.71.84.68

Treadmill runners unite!! Winter is the season for speed!

From Rachelle on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:44:03 from 159.212.71.173

Jake & Andrea - Yes you are both right. I was thinking that today when it started bothering me at 6.5 mi but then my dumb runner brain was like oh well you can push through to get 7. duh who cares. Thanks for the logic. :)

Toby - Yes on the TM. As much as I despise the TM it is really good for me right now because it is flat and I have the ability to stop it when I start feeling pain. As far as the IT band goes I have been doing tons of hip strengthening exercises and foam rolling twice a day. It really is helping a lot! Here are some of the things I've been doing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydcy3dPf__M

Rob - yes I am starting to think so.

From Jake K on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 09:46:27 from 155.100.226.191

I would guess that if you're able to do the type of run you did today, you're probably 90% healed. But if the ITB keeps getting stressed everyday, you'll only be 90% healed for a long time. A week or two of no discomfort and I'd bet you can be back to feeling 100%.

From JulieC on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 15:43:17 from 207.108.176.233

way to go RAchelle!! you will do well with whatever you decide to do next year!! :D what do you run your recovery "laps" at ? I love TM SW because if feels so much easier than the track!!!

From Rachelle on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 15:54:46 from 76.8.202.193

Julie - Recovery was at 8:27 and boy did I enjoy those 2 minutes. :D

Thanks so much for helping out my sister and hopefully you don't mind that I gave her your e-mail. That poor girl!

From Hamdog Alum on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 17:26:48 from 71.87.124.223

Nice workout back from your down time.

From Brooke on Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:56:33 from 71.219.8.38

Yay! Glad to hear your ITB is starting to feel better!

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