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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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Okay my legs were still sore from my naughty sneaky run yesterday bad girl...

I did a 2 hr spin class today it was a sponsored thing it was ok I dont really like classes and having to do a class for 2 hrs was a bit ya know not my thing .......

 

We watched Garfield Movie again its so funny.  My new name for Paul is Pookey it annoyed him allot so funny lol.

 

 

 

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Strength training Chest and Back     1 hour 

I like butterflys but thats just taking the michael isnt it? ha ha 

As you prob all know i dislike tattoos I have said this about 100 times but big butt id prob have a small iron man one if only IF I went the distance oh and if only IF I went the olympics Id have the rings deffo and date  

olympic tattoos  

Olympic Tattoos  


How many people would have an Ironman tattoo if you also had to tattoo your finnish time ?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

My legs are trashed so I need a punishing sports massage arghhhhhhhhh

 

 

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3750metres = 2.33014197088875 miles 

375 000 centimeters

 12 303.149 606 feet

 147 637.795 28 inchs

4 101.049 868 8 yards

 

 

Sam H.   I feel like a fish !

 

Im going to America Orlando for Xmas, and is most things are cheaper over in the US of A well I have a shopping list lol

 

I would like a new tri suit but cannot decide here are 2 I am considering

 rss elite racesuitRocket Science Sports 20 BPM Rocket Racer 

 

 

I am also considering a bag.... transition bags are expensive is it worth just going one up and gettint the zoot travel bag ?? then I can use it for both but IM not sure that the travel bag can be taken on the flight in cabin is it too big urghhhhh!!!!

Zoot Travel Bag 

 

pm workout - upper body cardio machine 20 mins of pain urghhh circuit training upper body nAsTy..........  approx 1hr 

 

i did learn something today on the internet

DONT Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language IN A WETSUIT LMAO  

Don 

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Like I said Y'day we are holidaying in Orlando for christmas... NOw as I love you Americans I would love to do a running race over there whilst away if anyone knows of a race anywhere between 23rd Dec and 31st Id be made up in the Orlando area as we do have a car for hire but I dont want to overtake the holiday lol 

 

 

We arrive on the 22nd but now way Im racing that day ha ha  

15 mins elliptic trainer as my legs are still sore ha ha...

25 mins on the bike

 

 

streettttttchhhhhhh!!!

 

hard swim test in the morning 1500ms  

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1500ms Swim test early in the morning is not my idea of fun......I hate mornings but I was up bright and early well it was dark at 6.30!

 

Ok 2 lengths warm up.

Stretch arms and off I went

Alongside a friend swimmer he's good, we raced I held on for like 35/40 lengths.... some woman got in my way then some man did ???? grrrrrrr then I lost count I thought Id done 32 thought best check  I had done 38  glad I checked ......... lost count again at 56 lengths so I wasted more time again...... 

new pr in training 25.04 so wanted to get under 25 mins but it gives me a chance to do it next time.... my arms were heavy from 40 lengths onwards really hard going struggled to keep my stroke smooth for the last half it was all a bit of a mess lol.

 

Swimmer Soup

 

 

 

pm WORKOUT   is a BRICK WORKOUT PAIN IS THE AIM  

bike spin bike so no wattage or distance just feel for the horrid dead legs ha ha ha

ok 30 mins of short intervals of sprinting and hills

then hop on the good ol trusty mill eh in anticipation the gym is getting busier and im thinking the last time I did this the gym was empty and swore very loud the reception heard me lol..... today was different I was in race mode for the swim this morning and seemed to still be in the same frame of mind bring it on I thought oh yeah I died slowly but hung on for dear life and held it for the full 30 mins by hook or crook I did actually hold on the treadmill as long as my legs did the distance/time !!

here goes

it was 10 mins of increasing speed upto 17kmh! thats 5.46 pace the last one min then 2 mins recovery running 
10 mins of increasing incline upto Im not 100% sure but think it was 7% incline 

then 1 min recovery then starting at 2% incline 12kmh for 2 mins then every 1min an increase in speed then the next min increase in incline last minute 16kmh at 5%  thats 5.10 pace for the last minute .......... 

 

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went the gym to do my leg strength workout ended up missing that and doing a run outside and i felt great hit half way of a 9 mile route ive done for about 3 years, and felt great realizing it was a fast pace for this route and pb'd big time knocked 1 min 15 secs off!!    on this route 

 

its not a quick time for 9 miles but its the quickest ive done on this route !

 

 

woohoooo happy dayz... sorry Burt no bunnies running too fast.  

 

 

 

 

I did see a bunny rabbit today in my stew I slow cooked over 9 hours a buffalo, and beef, and wild bunny stew it was divine but I feel cruel now maybe that is why I never sore bunny rabbits today ! 

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