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January 2012

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Aug 18, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2007 Chicago Marathon 3:49:15

2006 Chicago Marathon 3:47:42

2005 Chicago Marathon 4:19:39

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 00:23 5k 

Sub 3:30 marathon48

Long-Term Running Goals:

sub 3:00:00 marathon

Personal:

I have loved to run since I was a little girl when I won my first race against a neighbor boy in his backyard. I have run recreationally ever since, but never really setting any goals other than distance or to participate in a race for the fun of it. So this is all new territory for me and I'm feeling very out of my league. At the suggestion of a friend, here I am... trying to get to the next step in my running. Besides being a runner, I own an IT Staffing company, am a yoga instructor and snowboarder. I have a wonderful husband and beautiful baby girl.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
115.4325.0011.000.00151.43
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 120.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

easy 9:30 ave pace, just building mileage... been running 20 mi/wk. bumping up to 25 this week. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 120.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.002.000.006.00

2 mi warmup - 9:30 pace

400m easy lap

800m - 3:59

400m - recovery

800m -  3:59

400m - recovery

800m - 3:46

400m - recovery

800m - 3:39

1 mi - cool down 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 120.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.020.000.000.003.02

9:23 pace pushing Vivi in the chariot

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.100.000.000.002.10

9:25 pace - pushing Vivi in the chariot

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.004.000.004.00

8:48 average pace (on grass), ran negative splits. Hamstrings in left leg were feeling a little nudgey... I think I just need to get on the roller & release my quad attachments, IT-band & hip flexors.

1 - 9:04 

2 - 8:49

3 - 8:47

4 - 8:30 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 120.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

3 mi - 25:09 Felt pretty good, pushed myself, but not too hard... it was comfortably hard; just slower than a threshold pace.

1 -  8:33

2 - 8:25

3 - 8:08 

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 120.00
Comments
From Ken Bess on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 16:42:03 from 174.52.148.34

Nice work with the progressive run.

From GingerGirlie on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 14:36:08 from 67.182.226.80

Thanks Ken.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.060.000.000.007.06

city route on road - felt really good, but getting impatient with the progress of my speed on these longer runs. I've been off the wagon for too long and am unhappy that I'm suffering the consequences... ;)

ave pace 9:22 / mi 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.002.000.006.00

2 mi warmup

Fartlek speed work on grass @ Sugarhouse

3 min - 7:22 pace

2 min recovery

3 min -  8:26 pace

2 min recovery

3 min - 8:10 pace

2 min recovery

3 min - 7:37 pace 

2 mi recovery 

Felt great overall 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 14:12:59 from 97.117.94.98

great workout! speed work on the grass at SHP is legit. tough stuff. nice job.

From GingerGirlie on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 14:43:04 from 67.182.226.80

Thanks Allie... really appreciate the encouragement. :) It's a long road back after not racing for 5 yrs and not running consistently for the past 2. I want to snap my fingers and melt a minute off my pace!

From allie on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 15:08:29 from 97.117.94.98

you'll get there...and it will likely come together faster than you think. you've set some great goals and it looks like you are doing the things necessary to make them happen.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

out & back on road

8:57 ave pace 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Slight hangover from Halloween... decided to be lazy :)

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 14:13:55 from 97.117.94.98

who schedules halloween on a wednesday anyway?

i think thursday was rough for everyone :)

From GingerGirlie on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 14:54:29 from 67.182.226.80

glad to know i'm not the only one ;)

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

out & back on road, pushing Vivi in the Chariot

ave pace - 9:18 / mi 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.070.000.000.004.07

grass @ Sugarhouse - felt slow & heavy legs. I normally run this faster. At least my splits were consistent. I realized I haven't been good about my vitamins & iron... hoping that's the cause.

1 - 8:58

2 - 8:58

3 - 8:57

4 - 8:52 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

city route, gentle-moderate up & downhill course - felt great the first 5 mi, then fatigued & floppy legs the last 2 mi. I had wanted to go for 8 mi, but decided against it. I'm hoping to get in 30 mi this week.

*Also - I made the lottery for the Ogden Marathon... so excited! 

ave pace - 9:30

1 - 9:42

2 - 9:54

3 - 9:39

4 - 8:37

5 - 9:11

6 - 9:39

7 - 9:44 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.220.000.000.002.22

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.020.000.000.005.02

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.009.000.000.009.00

1:23

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.070.000.000.002.07

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.600.000.000.005.60

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.008.000.000.008.00

1:09:36

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.008.000.000.008.00

1:09:13

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.270.000.000.004.27

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.003.000.006.00

Sugarhouse Park (inside loop)

1.5 mi warmup

10 x 1 min intervals

10 x 1 recovery

1.5 cool down

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
115.4325.0011.000.00151.43
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 120.00
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