Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

Asics Gel-2130 Men

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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

Thu, Jun 19, 2008

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

7.42 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.42 12.42

I met Josse at mile 10 of Hobble Creek and did an up and down tempo, this time 2.5 up and 2.5 down.

Mile 1 - 6:45, faster than last week, Josse started faster today too

Mile 2 - 7:16, slower, I am not sure what happened because it definitely felt like a faster effort than marathon pace. GPS may have gotten off.

.5 - 3:29, 17:30 at turn around

Mile 1 down - 5:57

Mile 2 down - 6:06

.5 3:05, this last half may be net downhill but has two uphill portions in it. It's a hard piece.

15:08 down, 32:38 total time

So my overall pace this week basically matched last week overall, with a little less consistent splits, but I added a mile too. I felt trashed at the end. My legs were fresh to start the workout but now feel sore so I'm going to do an ice bath. I guess I am pleased I kept the same pace as last week even with adding a mile, but I wanted to keep 6 minute pace going down and couldn't quite do that.

Ave pace 7:50 for whole run 11.42 miles

Evening - Ran with Benji for his first 2 miler. He got a 22:15, with 11:26 and 10:49, an impressive negative split. He must be a long distance runner like his mommy!

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50

Comments

From marion on Jun 19, 2008 at 10:46:22

So cool- there are not words! I love reading your running reports. A glimps into greatness :)

From Cheryl on Jun 19, 2008 at 12:16:18

I like reading them too to see how a really fast runner trains! Good job!

From Maria on Jun 19, 2008 at 14:49:15

Marion and Cheryl - there is no reason you (and I) cannot train the same way as Michelle. The paces may be slower and the mileage may be less, but principles of a good training program are the same for everyone. Once you establish a good mileage base, you can add the same workouts Michelle is doing and benefit from them just as much!

From ben on Jun 19, 2008 at 22:25:49

we did good together.

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