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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Zoom Pegasus Lifetime Miles: 450.31
Nike Vomeros 3 Pink Swoosh Lifetime Miles: 411.30
Nike Vomeros 3 Green/Yellow Swoosh Lifetime Miles: 396.57
Nike Vomeros 4 White Blue Lifetime Miles: 513.06
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Weather warnings great, doing at least 15 miles today at least, Im trying to work out a small route I can do in the pinewoods so I avoid the wind too much lol and just do it 3-4 times update later ;-)

 

He he, 9.5 hours of sleep and I needed it after the weekend I had :-)

 I ran from the gym warmed up with 10 mins xtrainer level 6.

Rucksack ready with fuel and 2.5lts of water and it was heavy urghhh ! 

16 miles of sand dunes, sand trails, hills, hills, some tracks and 1 or two miles on good old tarmac.. Ouch this was a hard run it was windy still in the forest and cold today with some splatters of nasty cold rain.  

 2hours 13 mins 

 

  • 8 mins 8.07 
  • 8.07          8.18 windy
  • 9.15 hit the hills 8.11 windy
  • 8.12 8.49  v sandy
  • 8.37 wind n sand 8.46
  • mile 11  8.49 sandy
  • 9.29 sand dunes wind rain
  • 8.20 sandy
  • 7.50  mile 14
  • 7.09  tarmac mile 15
  • 7.03 tarmac mile 16
  • gym and xtrainer level 4 10 mins, stretched yes stretched and foam rollered OUCHIE to the foam rollering.


 

Just to give an idea of how sandy it was LOL  

 

Nike Vomeros 3 Green/Yellow Swoosh Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 6.50Calories: 0.00
Comments
From ChrisM on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 06:20:47 from 130.88.123.4

Don't trip over any pine cones!

From sam Dean-Howard on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 06:51:43 from 78.32.130.9

or fall down any rabbit holes !

From ChrisM on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:02:44 from 86.162.199.190

Nice work, sounds like an eventful run with a range of weather conditions and surfaces!

From Lyman on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:10:14 from 170.135.241.45

It sounds more like a training run at a french legion boot camp to weed out the week. Nice job.

From Burt on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:12:09 from 68.76.197.194

You better not let Montelpsy know how heavy your rucksack was.

From allie on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:12:25 from 67.177.43.41

wow. nice running! i think i want to get a rucksack now, i like that word :)

From Burt on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:14:06 from 68.76.197.194

There goes allie, commenting 16 seconds after me again.

From allie on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:17:30 from 67.177.43.41

i just wait until you comment and then i try and one-up you. works every time.

From sam Dean-Howard on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:20:27 from 90.201.147.128

Ha ha Piccies up now to show you the sandyness new word sandyness ha ha ha Sams Language lol

thanks yeah rucksack is a camelback but a larger one with pockets etc when Pauls been cycling with me I have him carry it he he but thankfully he does work ha ha so I had to carry my own rucksack I didnt drink that much so it was swishing about which is great when you come to people as they hear me he he

A few rabbit holes found, 999 rabbits seen and 1 runner man who waved like mad when I ran past him v funny he had what you americans call a fanny pack on LOL so yeah Monte I can run in sand too with a rucksack on he he oh dear Im giggling again :-)

From Burt on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:21:39 from 68.76.197.194

That's a good strategy. Woah! Where did these pics come from?

From sam Dean-Howard on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:22:09 from 90.201.147.128

oh and Lyman yeah Id do good in that I hope and thanks for the idea, I wouldn mind do the sahara marathon when Im passed my prime which is prob in 6 months lol any up for it in a few years ??? let me know

From sam Dean-Howard on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:22:49 from 90.201.147.128

Burt yes I can put piccies on now so commmence the picture war ;-)

From ChrisM on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:29:34 from 86.162.199.190

Nice pictures!

LOL at the guy with the BUM BAG!

From Jon on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 14:50:54 from 128.217.211.62

Looks like quite the adventure run.

From sam Dean-Howard on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 04:10:06 from 78.32.130.9

Chris, it was funny I giggled to myself ha ha

Jon it was an adventure run for sure, my legs are somewhat tired today so just an easy short one I think

:-)

From Adam RW on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 18:28:55 from 155.101.152.103

So so jealous. Looks like a lot of fun!

From Mark on Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 10:20:11 from 24.129.132.74

Sam's Extreme Endurance Survival Run!!

Not your typical Monday morning run by someone who is not your typical runner :)

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