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Location:

LIVERPOOL,UK

Member Since:

Sep 27, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Triathlons are my New sport and I LOVE IT  

 

Recent last few years  as I havent done much since I was 16/17yrs, on and off injuries, going out with Friends started. Operations on injuries- compartment syndrome front of the shin had small operation to release the pressure on the fascia.

Oct 2007.  Did the great north run.  ( I was in the elite ladies race, against Kara Goucher and Paula Radcliffe, Im sure u Americans will recall that race).

 I was just in on my previous times from the Bath Half Marathon. I ran it as best as I could off my training & circumstances...

 

Decided to do my 1st Marathon with London looming in the following April I was in the ladies Elite race again.  So the training was on.  I realise now I didnt give my body enough time to recover as it did break down in the last 5 weeks of my training. Injury bound, with calf and hamstring problems I raced! 

London Marathon, April 08 (Injury calf issues) 1st marathon  3hrs.12mins .30 secs

Dublin Marathon  Oct 08  3hrs.01mins.13  undulating and 1 toilet stuck/stop (LOL)

Bath Half 2007    1.26.35 hrs

Wilmslow half marathon english champs    1.25.39

18th lady  (With piriformis injury ).

Liverpool 10k 2008 Oct 37.42mins midst marathon training 

Wirral 5k 2009 17.41mins off the back off marathon week 

Track 3000ms 10.45mins  hmmm I ran this to get points for my club so I just did tactical and ran on 1st lady shoulder and sprinted at the end !

 

 

As a youngster

County Champion for Xcountry and

High Jump

and 1500ms track.

pbs aged 13 yrs old

800ms 2mins 16secs

1500ms 4mins 48 secs

high jump 1metre 53  (cant do this now) and I never trained for it as a kid, just competed alot for points for my club, usually spend 2 hours highjumping, and skip off to do an 800 or 1500ms race then go back to high jump, Wish I took the running more seriously!

 

Run on more than several occasions for my County against Ireland county of Dublin.

Top 50 finnisher at 14yrs of age in english nationals Xcountry.


Short-Term Running Goals:

Complete my 1st Triathlon    1st lady   Brinscall  ok this was a triathlon with no timed transition i treated it as a training race to see if I like triathlons and I love them.

Complete off road triathlon  2nd lady.. 12 secs behind my age group world champion.  Tameside triathlon

Complete outdoor water race 1 mile   Salford Great north swim . 29 mins yay

Complete Olympic distance triathlon

Races for 2010  Future races.

Winter Duathlon Series Race 1 - December 12th 2010  Won  overall time 1hr 8 mins 43 secs

winter duathlon series race 2

2011  1st Lady overall time  1hr 09mins 04 secs.

Windy very windy

3rd race Duathlon winter series Feb 20th 2011

 Races for 2011

ITU Duathlon 2011 qualifier                                                               Dambuster Duathlon, East Midlands – 19th March 2011  

Qualifiers ITU Sprint Triathlon 2011 & ETU Sprint Triathlon 2012       Speedy Beaver, East midlands – 29th May 2011

Itu Standard triathlon 2011 qualifier                      Shropshire Triathlon   West Midlands 5th June 2011

ITU Standard Triathlon 2011 & ETU Standard Triathlon 2012             Dambuster Triathlon, East Midlands – 18th June 2011

London Triathlon Hyde Park ITU World Championship series race       6th AUGUST 2011  (practice format hopefully for Beijing)

 

Need to Qualify for GB Team  Beijing World Championships which is on

September 10/11th 2011



 

new pb for 5k 17.41 minsnext running goal for 5k is sub 17.30 mins Summer Track season and road 10k's & 5k's  

Lots of goals, lots of hard work and no play! ;-)

Long-Term Running Goals:


   

training pbs



swim

3750 1hr6mins 

2500 41.37 mins 29th May 2011 

1600ms 27.45

1500ms 24.00  8th April 2011 NEW PB 

500ms 7mins 38 

Cycle

42 miles 2hr 15

25 miles 1hr 15min 00s 

25miles 1hr 9mins 5secs with a decent wind! 11.6.12 

26.25 miles 1hr 12mins boooom :) 

20miles 59.30 mins 

12miles 36 mins 

10 miles 27:44mins new pb after a pb swim 8/4/11

10 miles straight out 26mins 35secs new pb 27/9/11

10 miles on turbo 25mins 35secs 

 Run 9 mile route h/town 1hr 2mins 43secs

5.23 mile route home fishermans coast bypass 

37.04 mins.

 


 

Personal:

 

 


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10 mins xtrainer level 3 warm up 

2 miles warm up running to start point for my tempo run 8 min pace.

Aiming at 3 maybe 4 miles at sub 6.30 pace.  Now I get excited when I am going to do a session lol don't ask why I just do, and as I hadn't done any sessions for 3 weeks I was raring to go and set off much too fast 6.05 pace so I settled down the pace after the first half mile.

1. 6.18

2. 6.24

3. 6.27

I was lung bursting at this point I think the 1st half mile took it out of me so I took 3 mins recovery jog.  Although I had not gone over 3 miles tempo run before I had my niggle, so I think I am slightly fitter than I was 3 weeks ago without sessions :-)

4. 6.02  nice I was flying at this stage 

6 miles warm down average 8 min pace 

 10 mins xtrainer level 4 warm down

5 mins step ups

stretch and foam rollered. 

Cross wind and sometimes a wind behind on the tempo run, but all in all I was very happy bunny today a start to my trek to the marathon. 

 

Just to add this session was not fuelled I am still doing my crazy no fuel runs and I only realised as I was doing those last 5 miles of jogging; "Ha I thought I haven't fuelled".

 

 

Nike Vomeros 4 White Blue Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From missy on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:41:12 from 75.162.121.126

Sam...*sigh* I am still in my PJ's at 10:30am! Your run sounds fun..How is your Piri doing?

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:43:36 from 90.195.99.245

My Bum is coping I just keep sitting on that ball and stretching loads, no screaming from my piri! YAY.

Thanks Missy, I know why is the time so different LOL

hope you have a great training session today Missy :)

From vinh on Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 20:34:51 from 71.68.254.197

Nice speed session Sam! You make it look too easy =P I wanna do the London marathon one day!

From Lyman on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:11:52 from 170.135.241.46

Well done Sam! It is sooo nice to have a workout that shows clear improvement. Very satisfying;o)

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:15:02 from 68.103.250.39

Nice tempo session Sam! I look forward to them and dread them at the same time--feels so good when they are done though--very satisfying. I don't fuel either until runs get over about 13 miles-maybe I would run faster if I did.

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:05:11 from 90.195.99.162

Vinh - thankyou it isnt easy though and I would think you would love LONDON :)

Lyman, it's satisfying for sure :)

April- yeah I sort of get butterfly's and I get a funny rash on my neck when I get excited for sessions LOL.....oh it's not that I am not fueling I am just having a milk drink for breakfast then nothing till tea crazy I know, but I was going to have alittle something mid morning in preperation for the sessions on Tuesday's and Thursday's but I compleltly forgot LOL and yes they make a difference I think Iwould have been able to at least 3.5-4 miles of the tempo then maybe that extra 1 mile as well! :-)

From missy on Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 22:08:10 from 71.35.245.110

Sam!!! Hi. :) I went and picked up some Tennis Balls...and tried to sit on one..Where exactly do you put that thing...Like on the bony part of your butt..or like...at the top of your leg...lol?

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 13:35:30 from 90.195.99.12

oh HIya MIssy in the middle of the bum cheek it will hurt honestly be a little gentle at first see how it works!

From missy on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 21:25:48 from 75.162.123.103

KK I try the Bum Cheek out..I'm scared tho...lol

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