Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

Vibram FIVEFINGERS M102 CLASSIC

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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.

Miles:	This week:	28.54	Month:	63.98	Year:	63.98
Asics Stratus 2.1 (purple) Lifetime Miles:						276.92
Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) Lifetime Miles:						404.19
Brooks Defyance (blue) Lifetime Miles:						203.46
Mizuno Precision (yellow) Lifetime Miles:						399.44
Saucony Type A2 Racers (red Baby) Lifetime Miles:						81.29
Brooks Defyance #2 (blue) Lifetime Miles:						181.46
Mizuno WaveRider #2 (aqua) Lifetime Miles:						41.20
2009 Driving Miles Lifetime Miles:						55.00

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Trainer 1 Miles Trainer 2 Miles Racer Miles Total Distance

3.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.25

Had a work retreat at Zermatt Resort in Midway, so didn't run in the morning. I planned a run with my coworker after our meetings and activities. In the afternoon I went to a shooting range and took a shotgun class and shot at clay pigeons. It wasn't skeet shooting because there was only one clay pigeon that went straight up in the air then back down, but I don't remember what it's called. I shot with a 12 gauge semi-automatic. It sounds fancy. It had holes in the side which helped the gun have less kick to it. I shot about 20 bullets as part of my lessons, but after about an hour in the exposed heat, without a water bottle, I felt tired and was ready to go back in the first car. I broke two in the 20 shots I made, so not too bad, but not a demonstration of natural ability. The instructor told me to put a face to the clay pigeon, not understanding there's not a person in the world I'd want killed, except perhaps if McCain were to pass in the night painlessly and put himself and all of us out of our misery. I guess I am a dove at heart :)

Our keynote speaker was Mark Fuller, a four time wrestling Olympian. It was really cool to hear his message.

Afterward went running with my friend, nice and way slow. We had to turn around early because Paul was headed up the mountain faster than I thought he would. So I planned on 4-5 and got 3.25.

Paul and I went out for a nice dinner, then back to the hotel room and watched the debate. It was interesting but somewhat repetitive. I wanted to see McCain get really pissed off and drop the f-bomb or something else inappropriate like he's done in the past but no such luck.

A bruised feeling under my right ball of my foot, below the big toe.

Shoe totals: Red sox: 57.25, Brooks Defyance (Blue): 475.75, Asics Stratus 2.1 (Purple) 114.35, Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) 112.07

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00

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