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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
30.450.000.000.000.0030.45
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Tonight I ran an entire run with my husband!  We haven't done that in quite a while.  He had the watch but accidentally reset it during the run, so we don't know our time.  That's fine with me, though-it's nice to do a run without worrying about time every once in a while.  Today was kind of cloudy and yucky, but once it got dark, it was beautiful!  It felt very much like October!

I'm getting up early tomorrow morning!!!!!  I'm announcing this publicly, so I HAVE to do it!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.850.000.000.000.003.85

Yeah, I did it!  I got up at 4:45 am and met two girlfriends at the canal in the DARK!  We ran very slowly, kept stopping to stretch, etc., so I didn't have time to go any further.  That is fine, because I did 5 miles last night, and I knew 10 miles in less than 12 hours with minimal sleep would be rough. 

The timing was perfect.  My friend sent me a text message right after I logged off the blog last night asking if I wanted to meet them, so I jumped at the opportunity, knowing that it would ensure that I would get out of bed!  I also knew I would have to get to bed soon, so I did not even start watching the Bachelor (a guilty pleasure), because I knew if I started it I would watch the whole thing and not even start to get ready for bed until 10:00!  Killer self-discipline, except for the half-bag of chips I ate right  before my run last night.  I was so full I didn't eat dinner-oops!  Maybe next week I'll give up sugar and white flour!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

I met my two friends on the track again today.  They did speed work and ran stairs while I ran 5 miles around the track.  It's actually not boring with my iPod.  I was trying to run a 10:00 mile but got to 2 miles in 20:40, so I had to pick it up at that point.  I finished in 49:24, 9:53 pace.  However, that includes a last mile in about 9:00, 7:00 pace for the last curve around  the track, and a full-on sprint at the end (which felt awesome, by the way!).

I'm finding that I have to concentrate more to hold the 10:00 pace, and that's not as automatic as it was last week.  I'm not sure why that is.  It still feels good, but it's a change that I have noticed.

For all of you traveling to St. George today (if anybody), have a safe trip!  GOOD LUCK in the marathon, although I'm sure everyone will be blogging before then!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.600.000.000.000.005.60

First of all, I have to tell you all how much of a miracle that there is an entry for me today.  I love running-it's on my top 5 list of my favorite things in the world.  However, early mornings are in the bottom 5.  So, it's VERY hard to drag my butt out of bed early in the morning, unless I'm meeting someone.  So, this morning, the plan was for my husband and I to run together.  The alarm went off at 5:30, and my husband rolled over and said, "I think I'm going to skip the run today.  My legs are sore."  But guess what-I got up and ran-BY MYSELF at 5:30 am!!!!!   And I enjoyed it!  I always do once I'm out there, anyway.

The plan was to do 5 miles, but I felt good, so I kept going.  I finished in 55:23, a 9:53 pace.  My splits always seem to be either 10:10 or 9:50.  I can never seem to run straight 10:00 miles.  I picked it up at the end until I got below 8:00 pace, according to Garmin.

I'm so proud of myself for getting up!!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Today I ran with my group along the canal.  It was actually chilly when we started at 7:30!  The run went really well, and I finished in 1:49:05, a 9:55 average.  My splits were:

9:47, 10:01, 10:00, 10:14, 10:04, 10:03, 10:01, 9:59, 9:46, 9:46, 9:26.

And, I ran 30 miles this week.  My goal for October will be to average 30 miles per week.  I'm on my way!

GOOD LUCK to everyone running St. George tomorrow!  I'm looking forward to reading your race reports!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
30.450.000.000.000.0030.45
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