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

Thu, Oct 06, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	8.00

worked legs and core

ran 8 miles in 65 minutes, 1% incline on the treadmill.

I had my body fat tested at the marathon expo and it was 19.6%. Not terrible and I'm not really sure how accurate it was but it was definitely an eye openner that I am carrying around 23lbs of pure fat. gross!

I would like to work on getting that number down closer to 17% before Boston. We shall see about that as the Holidays (food everywhere!) are approaching.

PM: 15 minutes ellpitical.

New Balance 950 Miles: 8.00

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

Comments

From Andrea on Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 11:57:37 from 72.37.244.100

How did they do the body fat testing? Keep in mind they are not even 90% accurate most of the time. Honestly, I would guess you are actually below that. Still great number - athlete level for sure!

Holidays are TOUGH. I think my goal is only to eat 10 pieces of candy at Halloween! Haha!

From fiddy on Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 12:42:08 from 174.23.129.93

It all depends on the method used. Bio impedance will generally overestimate body fat in younger, fitter people. That said, 19.6% is pretty much ideal. 22-25% would be considered "healthy". Under 22% is the athlete range. Some women start to run into trouble at around 14-15% body fat. 19.6% is a good number for a female runner. Keep in mind that all of your cells membranes are made of a lipid bilayer. It's not like all of that fat is pure adipose tissue.

From Lily on Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 14:45:46 from 67.199.178.210

I see Rachelle everyday and she looks great. Really. Rachelle no worries. Listen to fiddy, he is right.

I had mine down to 18% last summer. Oh boy I was cold a lot! haha I really don't see how some gals can go much lower than that. It's very hard for most. Unless they are genetically prone, I just don't see how it happens.

From Rachelle on Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 15:39:03 from 199.190.170.21

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I was a little embarassed to post this as I truly had no idea exactly what it meant and was feeling pretty good about it until she said "that means you have 23lbs of fat". But that is partly why I posted it too so someone could explain to me what it all means. It was a bioelectrical hand held machine so I'm sure it wasn't entirely accuracte.

Thanks James for the analysis. I really appreciate that.

From Kira Bell on Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 18:56:29 from 160.7.243.169

Never had mine tested, but someone told me mine is about 21-23 . At first I was little bummed because I wanted to be a 19.. though It wasn't an actual test so who knows! but then the guy that guessed told me guys have less fat then girls and most guys are not below 10%. Which made me double thing how low I wanted to go. He also explained that if girls get below 18 % they stop menstruating and even though sometime that would be AWESOME, your body actually needs fat. I, myself have been super super skinny and it wasn't worth all the loss of energy. You look great as you are, but that doesn't mean we all can't improve. :)

From Scott Wesemann on Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 19:00:33 from 205.158.160.209

Hey I recognize you from St. George. You are the one I was almost laying on while I was rolling around in pain. :)

From Kelli on Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 21:33:26 from 71.219.83.151

Scott, she was the one I was talking to! Funny!

I am glad everyone already set you right on the body fat! Your body fat is LOW already, all is well there. You are tiny!

Nice running this week. It sure is making me feel wimpy. ;o)

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