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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Apr 09, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR: Park City 5K 2009- 21:30 (2nd in AG)

10K PR: Freedom Run 1999 (1st race and only 10K)- 47:20

1/2 Marathon PR: Painters 2009- 1:38:37 (5th in AG)  Provo Halloween Half- 1:38:27  (4th in AG)

Marathon PR: Ogden 2009- 3:36 (12th in AG)

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goal is to run consistantly at least 5 days a week.  I would also like to bring my average pace back down into the 8's. 

 

2010 Races:

Painters Half (Jan): 1:45:25

Riverton Half (March): 1:46:29

Kamas 5K (July): 23:57

Hobblecreek Half (Aug): 1:43:33

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run as long as my bad knees will allow- hopefully forever.

Re-qualify for Boston.

Complete a marathon in less than 3:30 without having to walk at any point. 

Personal:

Single, working professional with 2 beautiful children.  

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13.557.5021.05
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.003.507.50

Life is crazy!  It is Wednesday night at 11:45 p.m. and I'm finally getting time to log my run for Tuesday.  My day tuesday consisted of getting up at 4:45, running 7 miles, going to school and teaching 150 students, driving to Provo for classes until 8:30, getting home at 9:20 to 2 children who still weren't in bed, putting them to bed, and finally falling asleep on the couch while studying at about 11:00.  

O.K.  So this is really suppose to be about my run and not my crazy life.  I got out of bed at 4:45 with plans to meet the BBK group but by the time I got out the door I knew I wouldn't make it for the early miles so I went to the gym and ran on the treadmill instead.  I ran 7 miles at an AP of 8:03.  The splits for the first 5 miles were: 9:00,  8:30, 8:00, 7:30, 6:58.  I then began to slow down and ran then next 2 miles decreasing my speed every half mile, so I did a half mile at 7:30 pace, 1/2 at 8:00 pace, 1/2 at 8:30 pace and 1/2 at a 9:00 pace.  I finished out my time on the treadmill by walking 1/2 a mile.  This was a good workout but wasn't nearly as fun as running with the group. 

Hopefully I'll make it to the group run on thursday. 

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.554.008.55

Met the BBK group at Parkway Pallisades this morning for a good tempo workout.  Got there for the early miles so my AP was only an 8:30 even though I ran 4 miles pretty hard. I've decided the way I've been doing splits isn't very accurate of effort because I have just let my watch calculate pace every mile rather than for each segment of a workout so my hard miles are mixed in with recovery.  I guess I'll have to figure out a better way.  My splits were: 9:24, 8:58, 9:00, 8:48, 7:53, 8:34 (this mile must have included recovery because I know I ran faster than this. My best for this mile was a 7:04.), 7:41, 7:15, 5:01 (.55)

Great Workout!  

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5.000.005.00

I didn't get to run today because I had a soccer game.  I'm afraid if I run before my games I will be tired and will get hurt- so until soccer season is over I'll have to do the long runs on my own after soccer (?) or another day.  

 I had a great game today.  It was the first time in a long time I got into a "zone".  I even got a hat trick :)  After my third goal my team "demoted me" and made me play sweeper.  I hate defense. I did manage to work my way back up to half back before the game was over.  I ran a lot but will only count 5 miles.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.557.5021.05
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