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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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xtrainer level 6 20 mins  looked out the window howling winds and rain urgghh 

did some core work, then looked again still Pants weather........Walked over to the treadmill and the heating was on omg was not in the mood for sweatmill rather get soaked in the rain..... so 

6 miles mostly off road absolutely drowned I was.

Physio my hips are real tight and stiff, probably from all the off road running, but she sorted it with some ouchie noises from me !

 

Okay long story, I sort of done the deal with the devil today well not really but If Its raining tomorrow Im on a cycle machine raising money for Cancer urghhhh........

As you read above I was mopping about the gym trying to decide whether to run on the S/mill of run outside in really bad weather!

Instructor John " You okay dont see you with a long face often?" 

Me " CBA"  John "OMG your really in a mood, come on I will tell you some jokes"

Me " no really cba but gonna run it outta me,   my arse that is LOL "

John is on a cycle machine by the way,  the instructors are  taking it in turns on the machine an hour at a time, hes done 3 lots of 1 hrs today apparently! 

 John    " well see you in a about 2 secs then"

 

Me "oh very funny, more like 10 hours the way I feel"

6 mile run I return looking like a drowned rat very muddy, John is still on the cycle machine.

John "Oh well that was quick"   me "very funny"      No really you look more cheerfull

Me "yes very drowl!"   John " Okay Okay, Hun do you feel better?"  

me " Actually yes, but if it rains tomorrow I will cycle for you all, 1 hour only though"

John "OMG omg, will you really, but and but you better look happy you will scare people away"  

Me   " oh okay I will be happy tomorrow dont worry as its tomorrow LOL"

John " Its a deal then?  if so I will go do a rain dance"   Me "ha ha you dont need to the weather forcast is crap again LOL yeah deal"

 

So as you see Ive been stupid when Im tired and moody I agree to stupid things, IM too nice to too many things and fed up of tip toeing around people, so new order of the day, I will enjoy cycling to raise money, but anything else people are going to be told !

 

 



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Comments
From ChrisM on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 13:15:25 from 86.162.199.190

The weather is indeed a big pile of smelling pants!

I was on the treadmill today too but no heating I'm afraid.

It was a bit of a choice though, wet through rain or wet through sweat!

From Kory on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 13:20:39 from 134.50.89.33

I love it! What a warrior! Way to hit the soaky weather rather than the treadmill that's great. Tough runs like that make you succeed far and beyond. I hope the hips are good.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:12:45 from 90.195.99.13

Chris Wet through rain any day, I hate it on the sweatmill LOL !

Kory Yeah it was refreshing in the end, although I think I hit a few wobbly moments of just wanting to sit under a tree and wait see if the rains stops, but then again I was in a bad mood, but all run out now!

Hips are acheing but they will be ok im sure thanks :-)

From Kory on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:45:00 from 134.50.89.55

I was thinking also that the cold rain/weather would cause the hips to ache. I've found every year running in cold weather that you have aches all over more so than in the summer.

I think the muscles have a hard time getting warmed up. Plus a hard contact with the froze street or trails. Your feet have a harder impact on the ground in the winter time. But I'll take it over a treadmill. I'm sure I'll still have to run a few runs on the treadmill.

I think the key is stretching more in the winter which I hardly do... I'm sorry your in a bad mood. Running at times can relieve the pressures of life.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 16:55:39 from 90.195.99.13

Kory, thanks yes it does releave the pressure of life allot, I feel much better, and even got a nap in today.

I agree I need to stretch more, my physio showed me some more stretches for the hip to try which Im doing tonight watching the tv, and on the computer, multi-tasking :-)

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