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Location:

Woodland Hills,UT,84653

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided:

5K - 17:11 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)

10K - 35:48 (track Pre-kids and at BYU) (1998)

Painters' 1/2 Marathon 1:22:42 (race time 1:21:39 adjusted to true up to 13.1) (1/08)

Aided:

St. George Marathon 3:00:41 (2007)

Ogden Marathon 3:02:18 (2nd place) (05/08)

1/2 marathon - Hobble Creek 1:17:14 (8/08)

10K - Deseret News 10K - 35:02 (7/08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

10K - sub 37:30 flat

5K - sub 18

Make the effort to find races to compete against more elite ladies.

Proposed racing schedule 2008 (feel free to provide feedback):

May 17 - Ogden 1/2 marathon

June 14 - Provo River 10 Miler

July 4th - Freedom Festival 10K

July 24th - Deseret News 10K

August 9th - Provo River 1/2 marathon

August 23 - Hobble Creek 1/2 marathon

Sept 6 - Spanish Fork 1/2 marathon

Oct 4 - St George marathon


Long-Term Running Goals:

Run St. George 2008 in 2:50 or less, gauge whether an OT time is in my future.

Personal:

I used to run for BYU, but only after trying out three times and finally walking on, so I was never a star. However, it was wonderful to run with great people and under Coach Shane. When you run with fast people, you can't help to improve! I graduated BYU in 1998, and didn't run a race until 2002, after having my second child. My hiatus and other crazy life commitments have made my competitive running suffer, but the last couple of years I have tried to get back into it the best I can. I have been married since 1996, to Paul Lowry, who is a runner himself. I have three boys (my three rascals), ages 8, 6, and 4.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesNight Sleep TimeNap TimeTotal Sleep TimeTotal Distance
11.080.000.000.000.000.000.007.000.007.0011.08

way easy slow run.  I gave myself the nickname road slug in honor of this run.  I ran 4 miles with MacK in the middle, our first run in 3 months together.  Those were some of my fastest miles. 

 

Shoe totals: Red sox: 50, Brooks Defyance (Blue): 426.82, Asics Stratus 2.1 (Purple) 67, Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) 21.34

Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesNight Sleep TimeNap TimeTotal Sleep TimeTotal Distance
12.390.002.002.000.000.000.007.000.757.7516.39

AM: 12.38 total. My legs felt pretty good yesterday after my run, and I was feeling edgy to get back out on the road for some speed, so I decided to meet Steve K, Darin C, and Carl. They were doing 6x2 min on/1.5 min off, then 2x1 mile. All my times/paces are off garmin so they are only approximate. Gives you an idea, though.

Warmed up 3.4

1 - 2:00 (no split for this one, I forgot to start garmin), stayed with Steve and Carl for the first one, they were chatting, but by the first half I was working

2 - 2:03 (.37, 5:36 pace), sticking with Darin, they're taking their rest at 8-9 min pace, fast for between intervals for me

3 - 2:02 (.35, 5:48 pace)

4 - 2:00 (.33, 6:09 pace)

5 - 2:01 (.36, 5:34 pace)

6 - 2:00 (.36, 5:30 pace)

rested 6:06, a little longer than planned because someone had to hit the bushes and it wasn't me!

1 - 5:55 mile, Darin pushed the beginning, I pushed the middle, then he pushed the end, Steve King and Carl were behind us to start and Steve caught us with about 5 sec to go

4 min rest

2 - 6:03, felt like a death march, on south part of SF main street, past the rodeo, trying to keep legs turning over (they feel like bricks at this point), I let Darin pull away at about .5, but then we turn toward Bishops Storehouse and the wind hits, us, I surge so that I can draft off him, I finish probably 2-3 sec behind him.

I felt like not doing the workout after the second 2 minute bit, but I held on pretty good. I ended up with pretty tired legs, probably because of Saturdays race.

ice bath

weight 121

PM: 4.01 miles while JJ was a preschool, 7:47 pace

evening: leg strengthing, abs, and stretching, a full day of training!

Shoe totals: Red sox: 50, Brooks Defyance (Blue): 426.82, Asics Stratus 2.1 (Purple) 93.02, Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) 10.26

Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesNight Sleep TimeNap TimeTotal Sleep TimeTotal Distance
10.260.000.000.000.000.000.006.750.006.7510.26

10.26 easy @ 8:07 ave pace.  I felt fairly sore at the start, but the run helped shake some of it out.  Now I just feel some faint residual soreness.  I want to go out and run hard tomorrow but I am guessing my body's not ready for it.  

weight 122

Shoe totals: Red sox: 50, Brooks Defyance (Blue): 426.82, Asics Stratus 2.1 (Purple) 67, Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) 10.26

Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesNight Sleep TimeNap TimeTotal Sleep TimeTotal Distance
33.730.002.002.000.000.000.0020.750.7521.5037.73


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