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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

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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sat, Sep 08, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
9.02	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.02

I did my group long run this morning at 5:30. It's funny that I can't seem to drag myself out of bed on weekday mornings, but I'm fine with it on Saturdays. It helps that I can take a nap today and that my husband is on the way to get breakfast burritos as we speak!

I felt pretty good today. Total time was 1:24, a 9:19 pace. My goal is to increase my long run pace to 9:00, except when I'm running at goal race pace (8:24). I probably went too fast today-I was trying to keep up with the group. My heart rate was way up at the end, but I attribute some of that to cardiac creep. Miles 4-7 were done much faster, for some reason. I took a Gu at mile 5, which helped, and helped myself to some Gatorade at a random cooler later on. It was a good run, overall-I feel like I am improving.

For all of you Valley of the Sun people, I have helped organize a race that is next Sunday, September 16 at 7:00 am in Tempe. It's called Race Judicata, and we have a 5K, 1 mile, and kid's dash. The proceeds go to the various community projects that the Maricopa County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division participates in. You can register on active.com. By the way, the t-shirts are awesome!

Comments

From crumpyb1 on Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 21:10:45

Thanks for the information about the 305. I hope you are able to pinpoint your exact Maximum Heartrate.

I do have another question. How did you pick your training program? I'd love to hear more about your workouts. I am not as close to a 3:40 marathon as you are, but it's one of my goals.

Good luck with your race. I was thinking on my run today, how Arizona's weather is about to become perfect for runners again. I am a little wary of Iowa's winter winds. I hear they aren't pleasant.

From Shauna on Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 23:01:03

I got my training program from Active Trainer through active.com. I plugged in some basic info, such as current mileage, current race times, goal times, etc., and it spit out a program for me. It's going to be pretty challenging, with two 20-mile runs and one 22-mile run. I've never gone over 20 miles in training. Weekly mileage starts at about 25-30 and goes up to over 40, I think. There is some speed and tempo in there, which I did in my last marathon training, and took 17 minutes off my previous time. I definitely think it helps. Sasha has given me some good advice as well regarding volume of training, based on my current fitness level and goals.

It looks like our PRs are about the same, so you are probably closer to a 3:40 marathon than you think! Frankly, it is going to take A LOT of work for me, but I'm up to the challenge.

Yes, it is about to become beautiful weather for running here in Phoenix. The major downside to living here is that, to do any of the big fall marathons (Chicago, New York, Marine Corps, etc., all of which I want to do), we have to train in the dead heat of summer! Good luck with the cold-weather running!

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