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

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

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

9.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.03

I felt horrible yesterday after my race (I felt fine for a couple of hours after, then it set in). I have never felt so yucky. I had constricted breathing, a headache and the runs and I didn't even notice the sore muscles.

I woke up feeling better. I ran nice and slow with Ali. My stomach still felt sensitive the first couple of miles with the inherent jostling that happens when running. My breathing still didn't feel 100% and my legs are sore. We stopped and stretched after a mile and that helped quite a bit.

Ave pace 8:21

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

Comments

From Maria on Jul 25, 2008 at 11:58:43

Michelle, just read your report of the race yesterday - super impressive! Congratulations on a big PR!! You are an inspiration. I am concerned about your breathing problems though. Do you have asthma or anything related? Has it ever happened before after hard races? Stomach can get wrecked from hard downhill running, I often have issues with it from all the jostling, even without downhill.

From MarcieJ on Jul 25, 2008 at 12:28:37

I have had lots of races where I have gotten super sick about an hour after running. I would have the stomach cramping/naseau, the runs and throwing up. All I could do is curl up in a ball and moan and groan. 2 years ago coming home from Bryce they had to keep pulling over so I could puke on the side of the road. It always would last til about 8 or 9 at night.I think I figured it out for me and my salt/electrolytes were getting too low ( I was overhydrating). Its called hyponeutremia. I would look it up. I havent had a problem since SC half last november. But I am still always scared its going to happen after a race. Its such a fine balance!

From Bonnie on Jul 25, 2008 at 13:50:26

Hi Michelle, I am sorry you did not feel well last night. I felt similar, with the headache and fatigue part. I have decided not to do any more races that start before 7AM ;-) (except maybe marathons).

Titus misses you, I think he did not get the message that you were not coming back because he brought you a celebratory mouse and deposited it on the front doorstep - I am sure it was meant as a prize for your awsome race. I did not know if you wanted me to save it for you, I assumed not and threw it out.

From MichelleL on Jul 25, 2008 at 14:10:12

Maria - I don't have any diagnosed breathing problems. This is the first time I had some constriction after a race. I had some breathing constriction issues during tax season (perhaps on 3-5 runs during a 2 month period) but I think that was stress/sleep deprivation related. I feel normal today as the day progresses thankfully.

Marcie - I called Josse when I was feeling miserable yesterday and she suggested that issue, so I put about 1/4-1/2 tsp of sea salt on my tongue, eventually swallowing after it mostly dissolved, then eating 4 big pretzels as part of lunch. I'll have to read up on that condition.

Bonnie-Good call :) Give him a kiss for me!

From marion on Jul 25, 2008 at 15:18:35

Poor air quality could be the culprit :( I can see why the the air quality in China is such a big deal for the olympics.

I am so amazed at what you can do even when you aren't feeling well! You ROCK!!!

From The Howling Commando on Jul 26, 2008 at 06:32:49

So super to see you get a PR! You realize you beat your "short term 10k goal" by THREE MINUTES?!?! You're bionical or something! haha! Hope you got a lot of sleep last night and wake up better rested today, Michelle!

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