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Location:

Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong

Member Since:

Jul 02, 2007

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)

10K - 35:34 (road - Shek Mun 10k 12/12)

1/2 Marathon 1:19:44 (UNICEF HM 11/12)

Marathon 2:47:08 (ING Hartford Connecticut 10/10)

Aided:

St. George Marathon 2:50:40 (10/08)

1/2 marathon - Hobble Creek 1:17:14 (8/08)

10K - Deseret News 10K - 35:02 (7/08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

PR 1/2 marathon AGAIN

Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 2:46 in Boston!

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 12, 10, and 8.

After a great 2008 season, I was injured and eventually diagnosed and cross-diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, a type of arthritis disease, which precludes running for all but the most stubborn. So I am on medications, trying to stay healthy, and seeing my PT often. And running! Now beating the streets in Hong Kong.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
NB RC900 Black/yellow Lifetime Miles:						183.31
NB RC1300 Red/Black Lifetime Miles:						195.31
2012 MTR Lifetime Miles:						4035.70
890 Blue Lifetime Miles:						310.55
NB RC 1600 Lifetime Miles:						96.76
RC 1400 Lifetime Miles:						90.60
NB 890 Baby Blue Lifetime Miles:						233.26
NB 890 Electric Blue Lifetime Miles:						319.67
NB 890 Tokyo Turquoise Lifetime Miles:						163.54

Fri, Aug 17, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
8.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.03

This was an easy run, but I chose an especially hilly route without thinking about it. Started uphill and thus gave myself a big fat 10:28 first mile. Then I was running down Harry's Hill in Salem so pace picked up. There were dark clouds to the north around Springville/Mapleton/SF. By mile four I am down Zeffir hill and it is sprinkling. Mile 5 brings a huge downpour, and I was wondering if I was going to get shocked in the ears because I had my MP3 player on but thought that maybe the action of turning it off would be more dangerous than leaving it on. While it was raining hard a biker passed me from behind, and tried to say something to me. I didn't see him (or hear him) until he passed me and had his head turned toward me. I let out a huge scream, because it gave me quite a fright and I am a scaredy cat. The poor guy, he probably had something very witty to say about the downpour that got swallowed up in my scream. Well, that showed him! Did I mention yesterday that I flagged down a car down Payson Canyon because there were two dogs on the side of the road barking at me and I was afraid? My husband was not pleased I was more afraid of the dogs than a stranger.

My overall pace was 8:52, including the slow first mile.

Tomorrow is my first EVER 20 miler. Does that mean I get to eat whatever I want today or tomorrow? I am still trying to lose weight which means I probably shouldn't do either.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Tom on Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 10:41:14

I say a 20-miler entitles you to at least some type of indulgence, personally I'm big on red meat and/or chocolate later in the day after the big long run when the appetite kicks in.

Michelle you need to get some mace or something. Then you can use it on either the dog or the stranger, whichever is more appropriate.

From Tom on Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 10:42:06

Just please don't use the mace on any running buddies, however strange they may be.

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 15:14:32

Eating properly is actually more and more important the harder you train. If all you care about is lose weight, yes, most often it will go down no matter what you eat if you just train hard enough. But if your goal is to perform, things are much different. I've tried doing 100 miles weeks on a sloppy (although still much better than the average American) diet and the result was overtraining. I reached a point where I was tired at 60 miles a week. After cleaning up the diet, and properly refocusing it to meet the needs of the training, 100 miles a week is now a break.

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