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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.570.000.000.005.1413.71
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.570.000.000.005.148.71

I don't know what has gotten into me, but I am really enjoying this run/bike thing.  Tonight I decided to bike first.  I took an out and back course that was slightly uphill the whole way back but still recorded negative splits.

When I started running, my legs felt like lead.  I have never done a triathlon, so this was almost an entirely new feeling.  Imagine my surprise when I looked down and saw I was running under 9:00 pace!  I ran the first mile in 9:09 and then slowed down a bit.  Total time was 33:38, average 9:25 pace.  This is even more surprising given my supreme laziness over the last month or so! 

I think it's safe to say I'm back to regular workouts (although I will not be able to work out every night this week).  My clothes are getting too tight, and I REALLY don't want to go up a size.  I've been at or below my current size for 4 years, and I'm NOT going back up.  I even signed up for St. George today!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

I experienced gadget revolt tonight.  My Garmin wouldn't even turn on, and the "battery charging" light didn't come on either, so I hope it's not broken.  I took my old heart rate monitor/stopwatch, but that kept turning off too.  I had wanted to track my pace to see where I am fitness-wise, but I guess it was not to be.

Five miles felt a little challenging, but I completed the whole run without incident.  I drank almost all of my water, though-it's getting warmer!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.570.000.000.005.1413.71
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