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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

OK, bloggers, I need some advice (I am going to run this evening).  I have a half marathon coming up on Sunday in San Diego.  My mileage lately has been my highest ever before a half marathon.  I set my PR of 1:50:25 eight weeks after a marathon in 2006.  However, all of my runs lately have been at a very easy pace (avg. 10:00, but faster lately), with VERY few faster miles thrown in here and there.  So, I have two questions:

1) What kind of pace would be realistic at the race?  I am willing to push myself, but I am still training for a marathon, so I don't want to overdo it and get injured.  Is a sub-1:50 in the cards?

2) How should I train this week?  Do I need to taper, or do a tempo run or two?  I'd like to keep my mileage for the week at 40+, but not at the expense of injury.

I guess that's officially more than 2 questions...I am usually very precise with my goal race pace, but I have been training differently and don't quite know what my body is capable of right now.

PM-I did 7 miles in 1:08, 9:45 average pace.  At the beginning, it felt like I was walking, it was so easy.  I left work early, so it was light out for most of the run.  I had a piece of banana bread right before my run because I was hungry, and with 1.5 miles to go, I really thought I was going to throw up.  Not a good feeling, but I still finished strong.  My mile splits were: 9:34, 9:46, 9:48, 9:51, 9:52, 9:56, and 9:20.  Now that I see my splits, I realize how much I slowed down, until the last mile.  I need to work on more even pacing.

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Well, I hate it when this happens.  I promise, I had very good intentions.  When I didn't drag my butt out of bed this morning, I went back home in the middle of the workday to get my running clothes, planning to make an appearance at happy hour (with my running group, ironically), and then hit the treadmill.  Well, happy hour turned into dinner and dessert, and I finally got home at 9:30!  I know things come up periodically, but I'm still really disappointed that I didn't get in a run today.  Oh well-to quote my favorite movie, "[Dramatic music] Tomorrow...is another day!"

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.280.000.000.280.007.56

Tonight I did 7 miles in 1:07:41, a 9:40 average, and then 4 strides with 1-minute recovery after each.  I messed up with the Garmin, so I don't know my exact splits, but I do know that I ran mile 7 in 8:46.  The whole run felt easy, and the strides felt great.  It's been about 45 minutes since I finished the run, and I'm feeling some tightness in both Achilles tendons.  I hope it goes away!  I'm getting really excited about my race this weekend!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Tonight my legs felt a little tired, just slightly.  My body probably isn't used to strides, which I did last night.  Total time was 1:07:48, a 9:41 average.  My mile splits were 9:38, 9:48.5, 9:55, 9:46.5, 9:45.5, 9:40.5, and 9:20.  Miles 3 and 4 are usually the slowest for me.  During mile 4, I concentrated on keeping the pace up, and it looks like it worked.  I'm glad I kept increasing my speed during the second half.  I think I'll just do 5 miles tomorrow, so I'll feel fresh for my race Sunday.  I'm not running on Saturday, but it will be an active day at the expo and the beach!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.001.000.000.000.004.00

I'm logging this on Saturday.  I ran on the treadmill at the gym before I went to the airport because it was still almost 90 degrees outside.  I had salmon, rice, veggies, and a salad for lunch about two hours before, and my stomach reminded me of it immediately into the run.  I had planned to do as Sasha suggested (4 miles warmup, 3 miles at 8:20 pace), but I only had time for 6 miles, because of my flight.  So I warmed up for 3 miles, at 10:00 pace, which felt super-easy.  However, I had to stop after that to address the GI issues....I got back on the treadmill to start the hard miles.  Once I got into it, I realized my stomach was rebelling, and only one mile at that pace was in the cards.  So, I did one mile at 8:19 pace.  It was hard, but a lot of it was my stomach.  And, there was a girl on the treadmill next to me going 2.0 mph and talking on a cell phone!  What a workout!  Being able to finish the workout would have been quite the confidence booster, but I'm OK with not finishing it, especially with the GI issues.

Today (Saturday), my quads are pretty sore.  My body isn't used to going fast!  I'm hoping it goes away tomorrow.  I'm excited....Thanks for all the well wishes!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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