Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

Vibram FIVEFINGERS M102 CLASSIC

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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, Aug 02, 2008

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

15.82 2.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.82

I met with Adam RW, Josse, MattK, James, Merri and her friend Tammy at the mouth of Provo Canyon for up and down, a 20 miler. I wanted to do some fast miles and have this be one of two hard workouts for this week. I felt good as we ran up, but when we turned around and started the fast miles it seems like I had to fight to stay in the right pace. My legs are sore, and I'm not sure if it is residual from the race last week or just from high mileage this week.

After just over 3.5 hard we took a break at Vivian park so I could hit the bathroom and get a drink. We were rerouted to the road because of the canyon fire, and as I picked up the pace to resume the tempo I got a side cramp that I couldn't shake so I flaked out on the tempo at about 1.5 miles. So the workout portion of the run bordered on ignominious. I was embarrassed to have a fast guy come down from SLC and for me to not be able to do a good workout that would count for something in his book. I get kind of stupid when I run, the brain shuts down, and I forgot that you breathe deeply to get rid of side stitches. Oh well. I guess not all workouts turn out.

On the bright side, it was really nice to run with bloggers I don't normally run with, the scenery was awesome, Adam picked up 17 cents or some outrageous sum of change off the road, and we had what amounted to a post race ice bath party in the river afterward. (PS real runners sit down in the river, if you're going to get in, get in all the way baby!) I bought a pool thermometer yesterday and brought it in. It registered 57 degrees, not really cold enough but it seemed plenty cold to my toes.

weight 121

I now have to pack and prep the house. We are going to California for a short vacation.

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

Comments

From Jon on Aug 02, 2008 at 12:47:54

Who was the baby that didn't get in the river?

From Adam RW on Aug 02, 2008 at 12:48:40

Don't worry about the stitch. I had a good time and we were hitting a good pace even on the uphill portions. With a high mileage week and a fast downhill 10K recently under your belt I'm not surprised that after 10 miles of mostly uphill running you weren't completely feeling it. In any case enjoy your trip and see you next weekend.

From MichelleL on Aug 02, 2008 at 13:02:50

I shouldn't say their names but their bloggers who have J's at the beginning of their names :)

From James on Aug 02, 2008 at 13:06:56

Michelle- I was disappointed that all you got was an extra half mile in from all of those circles that you ran around the parking lots!

From marion on Aug 02, 2008 at 13:51:00

Pool parties are the best ;)

It is hard to remember to breath deeply into the lungs when your brain is screaming, "I don't care how you get the air in, just get more NOW!!!" :D

From Shauna on Aug 02, 2008 at 14:21:26

Sorry your workout didn't go as planned. On the bright side, you still ran over 20 miles! The river party sounds like a lot more fun than ice in the bathtub. :-)

Enjoy your trip to CA!

From MarcieJ on Aug 02, 2008 at 17:42:30

Sometimes deep breathing does get rid of the deep ones. At least not for me. My one last week would not budge, and I remembered to breath DEEP! Have fun on your vacation!

From Christi on Aug 02, 2008 at 20:28:09

Have fun in CA! Looks like you're on fire w/ your training and your scale keeps on sliding down! Great job!

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