Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 07, 2009

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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

Sat, Jun 21, 2008

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

16.98 0.00 1.82 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 18.80

Met the SF group for an 18 mile run. Ran with Josse to start, then a mile or so with Kim and Josse, then just Josse and I again. I think Kim could have hung with us longer if she wanted to. She is running so strong. I pushed Harry's Hill, about a 5% grade for .82 miles, at 7:42 pace. I tried to push this hill hard several times last year, but it is so killer. I didn't do a stellar pace today, but I didn't give up, so I'll see if I can improve on it each time. I think I'll crest the hill a little better next time. Then Josse and I did a hard mile downhill, my time was 5:48. It felt like 15k pace, or right around lactate threshold.

The run felt like a long run, my body felt kind of rickety by the end, but no specific pains.

I messed up my watch a couple of times, but I think my overall average pace was about 8 min pace.

I did an ice bath after, but I let the water run too long (I was doing stretches) so the water was not as cold as I like it, probably mid 40's instead of low 40's or 30's.

weight 122 (water loss from run, but perhaps a sign of future weigh ins).

I took one imodium tablet 35 minutes before starting running, both to test proximity to run and one tablet vs two. Didn't work. Will keep experimenting.

This is pretty close to my highest mileage week ever. I do have 4 pool running miles in here, but I also counted my son's runs at only 1/2 mileage.

Evening - ran 1 mile with Ben in 10:45. I think he's going to be running solidly in the 10's from now on. (I count as half).

Night Sleep Time: 5.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.50

Comments

From Kim on Jun 21, 2008 at 12:03:43

Thanks for letting me hang with you for a bit. They say that running with faster people makes you faster...so I'm looking forward to being faster now!

From MichelleL on Jun 21, 2008 at 12:28:11

You're exactly right! When I joined a running club at 14 years old the other girls laughed at me because I breathed hard, had to work hard to stay with them. But having people to push you definitely will bring its rewards. You seemed to be breathing quite easy at 8:20 pace, which just highlights your great improvement from your diligent training. You must have a good coach :)

From marion on Jun 21, 2008 at 12:49:04

73 MILES!!! oh my goodness! That is unreal! You are Smokin'! (my adjective for the day)

From Maria on Jun 22, 2008 at 08:49:34

Great job, Michelle! You've had 4 weeks in a row with mileage 65 and higher. If you can keep it up for 2-3 weeks longer, you should see sizable improvement in race times (at least it has been my experience). The main thing now is to stay injury-free, work on your recovery and all those little things that can sneak up on you when you're running high mileage. But you're doing great!!

From Clay on Jun 22, 2008 at 13:06:58

Nice miles this past week Michelle, keep up the good training!

From Les on Jun 22, 2008 at 14:02:01

Oh my!! This was my first time to read your blog! I can't believe your speed and distance and all the fun details you put into your blog. I won't miss a day from now on, I have SO much to learn!! Way to go!!!

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