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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.

 


 

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My day started really very early I didnt sleep much last night so it started at 12.00am !

I stayed up watching films as I couldnt sleep well its was the sublime Jean-Claude Van Damme my fav actor even now hes allot older I still think highly of him, although his actual acting is somewhat to be desired in some of his films....and he can act but some of the films are so cheap and crap but I still watch them LOL.

Ha ha I also like Ross Kemp but not as much, and who doesnt like brad pitt ha ha not me LOL, I have a friend who is a damn good lookalike of brad pitt he gets paid a hell of alot of money for it too, hence the reason that would be weird me liking that actor, although I wouldnt deny he is good looking. ;-O

 

okay enough I think I am typing on zero energy so I am blah blah blah'ing.

I think this  morning was my worst morning of waking up, I still went out on the motorbike as it was dry, I wanted to go the gym do some core work and a little xtrainer but I forgot my trainers LOL sleep I need sleep so this put me in a worse mood, I just did a hell of alot of core work and stretching. Off out on the motorbike again, my running Club Southport Waterloo ac had a 4 mile race in Southport, so I went to watch the end of that.

 

I saw my coach running now hes in his late 60's and he hasnt raced for 3 years due to all sorts of problems I think on the personal side. Anyway it was good to see him and my neighbour Karen she looks like shes in her late 40's but shes in her late 50's or older ha ha I hope I look that good at her age.

Then it was home and a nap.... as I have been shockingly snappy even to the gym staff I think I was a bit off oooops.... I also saw my original physio and I was off with her too ouchie eh!  I am a nightmare to live with or be around at the moment I know that .....

I will do some pilates later and powerplate.

Just having a very large coffee.... as Chris M, I really cant be bothered going to Nero's I know me but thats the way I feel, and I am having two boiled but runny eggs I am trying to eat more protein good protein to mend my muscles :(

I so need to run it keeps me sane.... when I cant run I'm not the same person Honest I really dont cope well with everyday stuff even.

Okay with this weather I will see no bunny rabbits in the woods on my walk later please stop raining I need to see bunny rabbits at easter :-) 

 

 

 

 

Night Sleep Time: 2.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 2.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 12:34:21 from 67.177.0.102

sam - so sorry you are down and out right now. i know how frustrating it is. i think i am right on the line of injury right now with my hip and i'm just trying not to go overboard. running can be so rewarding, while at the same time it comes with so many frustrations. hang in there. i am thinking of you and i really hope things start looking up.

happy bunny :)

From ChrisM on Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 14:22:26 from 217.42.248.214

That's odd Sam, I thought you would be more of a fan of Peter Jennings (LOL!)

If you are bored sometime and can motorbike to Manchester I could meet you in Nerros for coffee one afternoon

When I was out for a couple of weeks I found once I accepted that I wasn't going to run for a while it was easier to focus on the cross training and doing the exercises. The problem is it can take a while to get to that stage

(I hope you are doing your exercises(!))

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 17:51:27 from 90.195.99.146

LOL Chris I had to google him, I dont watch the news as its bad news all the time ! so negative and I have enough of that with work...... thats sounds good too, I will be motorbiking it though not cycling ha ha.... yeah I realise I wont run for at least a few days more maybe a test run next week, actually I did run up a sanddune tonight on my walk in the woods oops naughty :O

yes doing the exercises ritually :)

Allie thanks so much for your support, I think this is the worst day for me so far.... rock bottom not good :(

From Nan on Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 19:10:51 from 174.51.250.151

Seriously, why does running have to have such a GRIP on us?!! Its just so addictive and fun, but with all the same physiological negative side-effects when we have to stop doing it. Withdrawal..ugh. Hang in there. And get some sleep! You'll feel better soon.

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Sat, Apr 03, 2010 at 05:28:17 from 90.195.99.225

Nan thanks I took some strong sleeping tablets as the herbal ones didnt work yesterday.... Dr prescribed them last week.... so I got to go to sleep last night woohooo.... I feel a touch better energy wise today :)

From Kelli on Sat, Apr 03, 2010 at 16:56:21 from 71.219.92.128

So what Jean Claude Van Damm film was it??? He does look good!

Sorry you are on unhappy bunny. what a bummer this week has been, BUT things will look up. You have trained hard and you will be back at it soon, I know it. Just take care.

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Sun, Apr 04, 2010 at 12:20:16 from 90.195.99.227

Thanks Kelli, it was a fav of mine Double impact he looks darn good in it too :-O

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