Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

Asics Gel-2130 Men

15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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

Mon, Sep 29, 2008

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

6.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.91

I was supposed to run five miles but my gps wasn't working so I accidentally ran 6.91 per the course tool. I ran a couple of the miles with Clay. It was nice for both of us to work out some pre marathon nerves by discussing the race. 5 strides.

weight 124 (phew! I thought it'd be higher with the taper and the work retreat).

Shoe totals: Red sox: 57.25, Brooks Defyance (Blue): 475.75, Asics Stratus 2.1 (Purple) 114.35, Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) 119.98

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

Comments

From Clay on Sep 29, 2008 at 09:47:07

Good job today, you are going to do great this weekend!

From jtshad on Sep 29, 2008 at 11:12:33

Good luck at SGM, you are going to smoke the course!

From TylerS on Sep 29, 2008 at 12:45:21

I am sure the additional miles will help you come Saturday! I am so sick of going over splits and times in my head. It is starting to drive me crazy. I plan on going 6 tonight, I have not ran for a week. I did hike about 20 miles last week, and I had a lot of mountian naps. I feel really rested. I actually lose weight when I taper? Is that a bad thing? Great job today, I am excited to see your time..

From kellies on Sep 29, 2008 at 13:20:24

Great job today Michelle. I was with Heidi and Heidi this morning when I saw ya and said Hey, but it was dark so I am not sure if you could see me. You looked strong though, like you were trucking along. Glad you got some of your nerves out. I need a lot of help in that department. Good job today! Hope you have a good day!!

From Annie on Sep 29, 2008 at 17:46:23

Good Luck at St. George! Don't worry so much about the numbers. Just run!

From MichelleL on Sep 29, 2008 at 22:56:54

Hey all, I couldn't respond back at work. So here I am.

Clay - Thanks! I am sure you'll do well too, the question is how well? Smashing PR well, or even BQ well?

Thanks Jeff and Annie - nothing like a good luck from the speedsters of the blog.

Tyler - exactly where would you lose weight? Hope you had fun on your hunting trip, what with the trouble that must cause Kellie, and I hope you didn't kill anything :)

Kellie - I thought that might be you, but I'd feel really stupid if it wasn't. I'll have to get up more nerve in the future. I'd like to meet Heidi Cloward.

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