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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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I was not sore at all today after my attempted tempo run last night, which I thought was a great sign.  The last time I attempted a similar workout, I was pretty sore the next day.  Seven miles has started to feel pretty easy, so I thought I'd try 8.  I got out of the residential area and was running among skyscrapers.  I thought I would hate running down there, but it was really cool!  Guess I'm a truly an urban girl at heart.  :-)

Total time was 1:17:10, 9:39 average.  I was happy that I was able to keep up the same pace with an added mile, even though my splits were kind of all over the place!  My mile splits were 9:35, 9:48, 9:40, 9:38, 9:41.5, 9:47, 9:40, and 9:13.  My heart rate was low-to-normal at the end and was under 90 within 5 minutes.

1:50, BRING IT ON!!!!

Comments
From Mik'L on Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 22:27:06

Good job Shauna! You are training really well. I think you are ready to take on 1:50 this weekend for sure! Good luck, we'll be waiting for the report as always!

From crumpyb1 on Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 08:35:00

1:50, you can do it! I hope you are able to get some good sleep and work will calm down a bit for your race. Good luck!

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