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Location:

Phoenix,AZ,

Member Since:

Jul 23, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 22:15 (January 2005);
10K-48:40 (November 2005)
Half-marathon: 1:50:25 (, March 2006);
Marathon: 3:54:16 (January 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

BQ

Finish half marathon in January 2010

Run consistently

Lose pregnancy weight + 10 pounds 

 


 





Long-Term Running Goals:

Complete an Ironman triathlon; run the Comrades Marathon in South Africa (55 miles)
Marathon: sub 3:30
Half marathon: sub 1:40
10K: sub 42 minutes
5K: sub 21 minutes

Find out what my potential is and reach it.


Personal:

I've been running since high school (mid-1990s) and do pretty well when I'm focused on a goal. My main problem  is running consistently when I'm NOT training for something specific. I'm an attorney, and I've been married to my husband, also a runner, for 5 1/2 years. We live in Phoenix, Arizona.  We had a beautiful baby girl, Caroline, in August 2009.
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Wed, Jan 23, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.560.000.000.000.005.56

I am SO not recovered yet!!!  I always forget how long it takes to recover from a marathon: at least I hope that's the explanation for my SLOW pace.

It was a beautiful evening for a run: high 50s, and still light outside when I started!  I felt very fresh for the first two miles, then just normal, then pretty tired toward the end.  I also started getting random aches and pains.

Total time was 57:30, a 10:20 average-yikes! 

The plan is 20 miles this week, 30 next week, and hopefully after that I'll be back up to 40+.  I thought I'd be able to recover more quickly, but it doesn't seem to be happening.  Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.

Comments
From MichelleL on Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 21:54:49

It took me four weeks to recover. I guess you are an addict - at least it's to running, eh?

From Michelle on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 10:24:58

Thanks Shauna, it's great to be home!!! Sorry about the slow recovery, some day I hope to be able to say that I have some knowledge on the subject, but for now I'm just here to sympathize! I'm sure that in another week or so you'll be feeling a lot better! Hang in there!!!

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