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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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Ran this morning, and, once again, it did not go well.  I was supposed to go 45 minutes and could barely eke out 38, with lots of breaks!  When I got back home, crying, my husband suggested that maybe I put too much pressure on myself regarding my running performance to the point that I don't enjoy running.  I think he definitely has a point.  When a run goes badly, it affects my whole day, especially when I run in the morning.  If an evening run goes badly, I'm annoyed only until I go to bed!

I realized this morning that running in the morning makes me dread running.  I don't like feeling that way, so I'm going back to nights (except for long runs)!  I really think that my body just doesn't function as well in the mornings!

Comments
From crumpyb1 on Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 22:01:35

Sorry to hear about bad run. I hope your evening runs go better.

How do you like your Garmin 305? How does the heartrate feature help you in your workouts? Just curious. I'd like to get one for Christmas.

From Shauna on Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 12:50:22

I LOVE the Garmin 305. The training plan that I'm currently following calls for running at certain intensities for a certain amount of time, rather than by mileage (except the long runs). I find the heartrate feature to be most helpful during lower intensity runs. In theory, making sure I keep my heartrate low ensures that I don't overdo it on a recovery run. BUT, I still need to figure out my max heart rate for this method of training to be effective. 220 minus your age is not accurate for me, so I'm going to have to figure it out some other way.

The other thing I really like about the Garmin is the fact that it's much smaller than the 201 version. I still need to play with it some more to get familiar with the other features.

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