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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:

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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Sat, Sep 29, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

Today is a beautiful day! And I'm stuck in the office...Oh well, I had a great run this morning! I finished 10 miles in 1:39:53, just under a 10-minute mile. It's funny-ever since I started running long distances, I would run the first half MUCH slower than my goal pace but would always make up for it in the second half. I thought I would be able to keep up a constant pace now, because I'm running at an easier pace, but I still run the same way! Here are my splits:

10:06; 10:15; 10:20; 10:20; 10:18; 10:05; 9:47; 9:50; 9:28; 9:24.

It's a confidence booster for me to pick it up at the end. My heart rate averaged around 160, which was a little high, but OK. My goal for next week is to be more consistent. Either next weekend or the weekend after, we are going up to Flagstaff (7600 feet), one of my favorite places. OK, I grew up there, so I am partial. but it's also a great place for altitude training! I'll be interested to see how my long run goes up there!

Comments

From Lybi on Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 15:05:41

Great run, Shauna! Those splits are very nice!

From crumpyb1 on Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 17:16:22

Don't you love getting faster and faster during your runs. I love it. I feel like I am "ending on a good note."

When I would run with Sarah and we would use the garmin, my heart rate would always be around 170. And that was on slow six mile runs. Maybe your heart rate is a little like mine--just a touch higher than normal.

Which reminds me, did you ever find out what your max heart rate was? And how did you find out?

From Shauna on Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 17:34:42

I did find out my max heart rate (I think)-it was 191. I had read that an effective way to find out was to just check heartrate at the end of a 5K, so that's what I did. However, I was not feeling my best at that race and slowed down a bit while going up a hill at the end. But I would guess that it's no higher than 195. I do think it's a little higher than normal for my age (30). I also have very low blood pressure (90/60), but I don't know if that has anything to do with it. Anyway, I've read that the best way to find out max HR is to try it out a few times (not too many, though-can be dangerous!) and the average will be your max. You can also run about 3 intervals on the track as fast as you can, after a proper warmup, and your max HR will be after the last one. Much easier than an entire 5K!

From Shauna on Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 17:46:14

Are you talking about Sarah from the blog? Did you used to live in Utah? Or is there some virtual running together going on here? :-)

From Amanda on Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 20:05:22

I am finally on here! I think I need to start using my heart rate monitor soon! One thing at a time, I guess. This site is really cool and has already motivated me to get up tomorrow!

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