Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

Asics Gel-2130 Women

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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

Sun, Sep 28, 2008

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

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Getting excited about the race! My legs feel so fresh and ready to go, and still have 5 days of taper ahead of me. It will be so nice to sleep in and get my runs in "whenever" this week, since they'll all be 3-7 miles long and NO RUN on Thursday.

I picked up three books last week at the library. I am currently reading Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence, which explores sons relationships with their mother and how their love and closeness to her influences their relationships with other women in their lives. It's really good so far. I think I read this when I was 17 but I don't really remember the book.

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.50	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

Comments

From marion on Sep 28, 2008 at 20:45:40

Happy reading! I love a good book! I have not read that one. I guess with 3 little boys, I had probably better ;)

Enjoy your taper. All of the sleep and rest must be GREAT!! :D

From luzylew on Sep 30, 2008 at 19:07:58

I know this is marathon week and everything, but I have to comment on your choice of D.H. Lawrence. I try to talk people into reading "The Rainbow" all the time. But second on the DH Lawrence reading list is Sons and Lovers. It pretty much explains anglo-male everything :) I think both Lawrence and Thomas Hardy really hit the nail on the head where relationships, particularly men's relationships to women are concered. The Rainbow is a little broader, spanning both men and women's relationships, and it's very good. Just in case you get on a late-victorian kick post marathon, and really liked the Sons and Lovers vein. P.S. good luck Saturday!

From MichelleL on Sep 30, 2008 at 20:49:15

thanks for the reference. I'll definitely have to read it. I really am digging Sons and Lovers. Its teaching me all the things I can do wrong as a mother to three sons.

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