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

Thu, Jul 24, 2008

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

I have decided to take today off. Work is really stressing me out, and I feel some sickness coming on. I also don't think I can mentally handle a third day in a row of crappy runs. Today I will live vicariously through all of the exciting race reports!

Comments

From Jody on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:00:05

Mental rest days are very important. Take care of yourself and have a great day off.

From paula on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 17:28:07

Enjoy the day of rest. we all need them sometimes.

From Bonnie on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 13:38:06

Hey Shauna, you are wise. It is better to give yourself a break rather than push through too hard and end up taking time off because you are sick. I would actually suggest a week of pure "running as you feel" - just run slow and do whatever you feel like, don't worry about how many miles, pace, etc. I promise if you do that you will come back feeling stronger and train better if you do. I did this for two weeks while I was in Spain and felt much better and my workouts were better as well. I don't feel that my two weeks of 40 miles hurt me at all.

I think that career/life-stress needs to be factored into our training. The risk of injury or illness is a real one, and much more debilitating than a down week or two.

I hope you eat well (note: I did not say "less", just well) and get some rest this weekend.

From Tom on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 19:18:11

Ditto what the others said. Take it easy and rest up, stress can certainly do a number on running performance.

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