Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

Asics Gel-2130 Women

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, Aug 04, 2008

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

12.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.40 12.58

They paved paradise, and put in a parking lot. . .

AM: 8.18 miles of cement. A very non glorious pavement pounding run back and forth on Harbor, the road with a gazillion hotels/motels by disneyland. I went around the block and the other road was more seedy. There are so many stop lights I did the geeky run around waiting for it to turn green action. Slow pace while waiting for lights, definitely faster pace when actually running. I want to do some speed tomorrow, but it looks like it will have to be of the fartlek variety. We are going to Irvine and the beach, so I'll do a second run there.

Weight: O dear me, I didn't bring my scale, but I better start eating healthier, that's for sure. We went to Medevial Times last night, which was so fun for all of us, but the food was one size fits all: tomato soup, garlic bread, garlic potato, 1/2 chicken, a rib and a pastry. I skipped on the pastry but ate the rest plus two servings of sprite (I was thirsty!). I now close my confessional.

PM: We went to the beach just north of Crystal Cove with Paul's brother and sister-in-law and their two little kids. Then we went to their home in Irvine and they treated us to a yummy lasagna dinner. I still hadn't gotten in my PM run so I ate a small portion, waited 1/2 hour, then ran through UC Irvine and the faculty housing, uphill the first part of the run, downhill the second. 4.4 miles, 7:45 ave pace

Night Sleep Time: 9.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 9.00

Comments

From TylerS on Aug 04, 2008 at 13:47:19

My HECK you are on vacation!!! There is plenty of speed on the roller coasters! I put on 6lbs when I went to Cancun for 6 days and lost it on my first run when I got back. Enjoy your vacation.

From marion on Aug 04, 2008 at 15:36:48

Medevial night sounds VERY interresting. Be sure to go to in and out and get the fries "animal style" I have heard they are UNBELIEVABLE! Let me know :D

HAVE FUN!!! You'll be home soon enough :)

From Sasha Pachev on Aug 04, 2008 at 16:24:12

Vacation for a non-runner is a precarious journey for a runner. When traveling you are in a war zone, on vacation or not. Speed work and high mileage not recommended. Just run easy and survive it. Last week you already had symptoms of overtraining anyway, so take it easy. Just get out and run 8-10 miles in survival mode and call it a day. Wash your hands, be careful with what you eat, maintain other good sanitary practices - germs are around the corner.

From marion on Aug 04, 2008 at 17:20:08

Hey- my sister in law lives down there, Mission Viejo and runs a ton. They run trails and stuff if you want me to try to hook you up with a running group? Just FYI.

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