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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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Well, what goes up must come down, in terms of workouts.  My legs felt like lead today, and I didn't run a single mile faster than 10:04.  Average pace was 10:18.  My cardio capacity was OK-it was just my legs!  They didn't really feel that sore, just heavy, until after I had been finished for a few minutes.  Now I realize that my quads and hamstrings are actually pretty sore.  I'm REALLY looking forward to my chiro adjustment and massage today.

No more Garmins on recovery runs-it's too discouraging!  I'm glad I got the miles in, though.

I felt really good yesterday, but do today's difficulties mean I overdid it yesterday??

Mid-day: chiropractic adjustment and MASSAGE.  The chiropractor told me the tenderness in my spine was a result from jarring it during lots of running and that it should go away on its own.  The massage was WONDERFUL but went on too long, and now I have zero motivation at work!

PM: anti-sitting stretches

Comments
From josse on Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:47:38

It is very normal to be tired and dead legged after a good speed workout. You just do the run the next day for a recovery and work out the soreness form the previous day. Great job on your workout yesterday. And thanks for the warning on Monday.

From linda10k on Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 17:37:02

That is the reason I got a stationary bike. I like riding my bike the day after a hard workout because you can still work on your legs and cardio but biking uses different muscles.

Great job on getting out there.

From Metcalf Running on Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 20:48:34

Good job on getting in the miles even when they are hard ones. When I have runs like that I try to think that it will make me stronger to run when it feels good.

Lori

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