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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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Session day today..... but gonna go shopping 1st yes me shopping ha ha probably end up at the sports shop again!

 

I Always wear nike trainers not because theyre Nike but because they dont cause me any problems with my feet so I stick to whats good for me.  I always treat myself to some Nike Id trainers for my marathon....

1st pair left shoe Dylan and right shoe Dylan    

2nd marathon   Sam on the right shoe and Sub 3 on the left well I missed it by 1 min so not doing that again!

 3rd Marathon I have upto 8 letters on each trainer so any Ideas ????? please 

 

Okay what a bum deal I had another session end prematurely I am not sure why these sessions are not going right but I have one or two guesses.....

1 mile warm up

2.5 mile tempo run 6.30 pace stopped at 2.5 should have at least completed 3 miles at the least but I felt so sick I wanted to throw up, so I stopped and couldnt even get going again so just jogged in 1.5 miles.  I either have to eat more as I do eat more for my long runs and I seem to be ok on my long runs.... or Im just getting too stressed out I have had stomach ulcers in the past and my stomach is all over the place at the moment so Im just trying to cope with eating the right foods for this and not go on more medication but if needs must I will take the meds !

 

Not a happy bunny, also fed up I dont take to not being in my routines I like routines and love to keep busy.... I do need to rest up this week but my mind is not letting me.  

 

but these cheered me up

 

 

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Comments
From Burt on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 16:20:28 from 68.76.197.194

Oh no about ulcers. Take a deep breath and relax. Think happy thoughts.

From sam Dean-Howard on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 16:32:19 from 90.201.147.206

Burt Im just a stress head sometimes and hold it all in and bang the belly is off but Im sure I will be okay just not helping the training at the moment!

From ChrisM on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 04:43:01 from 130.88.123.4

Sorry to hear about that, do you have a virus/bug? Have you started eating something different? Maybe you are allergic/intolerant to something?

From sam Dean-Howard on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 07:24:50 from 90.201.147.206

Thanks Chris, but I am pretty sure its stomach ulcers, Ive actually started on homeopathic stuff this morning and it feels loads better, I just have to try keep taking those actimel drinks to keep the stomach acid lower and lined !

Previously Ive been allergic to wheat and cut it out for 6 months and then slowly introduced it back I hope its not that because its hard getting enough carbs down you when your cutting out wheat :-)

From ChrisM on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 08:14:52 from 130.88.123.4

The important question is did you get some new shoes?

Drinking even normal milk should lower acidity I would think as milk is neutral.

From ChrisM on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:22:29 from 130.88.123.4

This wasn't you after all! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8329590.stm

From sam Dean-Howard on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:33:43 from 90.201.147.172

Thankgod I havent yet been caught, my bike does 165 topspeed not reached that yet! and yes speed does seduce you, the thing is trying to hang on at those speeds and paying attention and steering as the slightest movement and you move quite some way and no im probably not going to attempt it or admit it publicly

great name though or did they make this up LOL

Neil Purves, 27, of Cockburnspath come on is there such a place cock burns path by doing 166mph ha ha

From sam Dean-Howard on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 16:35:26 from 90.201.147.172

oh and in reply to the milk yeah I tend to have a latte for breakfast lol milk helps allot !

Also the trainers not yet ordered cant decide slow arse ha ha

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