Rain or Shine the Road is Mine

January 08, 2009

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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

Fri, May 16, 2008

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

3.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.37 0.00 3.37

I slept until I couldn't sleep no more, unfortunately, that was 6am today. Then I put on another new running skirt and drove to Salem for a short run. Tapers are sweet! I only saw two men in the first .5 mile of my run so I asked the older gentleman to assess my skirt, which is navy blue with light blue shorts underneath. He said he could see just the bottom of the shorts. He said, "Don't worry, you are decent." So the champion skirt I bought for $20 at Target is a keeper, while the skirt I bought for $60 is going back. Go figure.

I met up with Clay at about .75 and ran a couple of miles with him. It was so nice to be able to chat with him. I actually sped up accidentally while running with him (sorry Clay!).

I feel good but not as fresh as a real taper would have made me, but I don't have the months of high mileage behind this marathon that would make a taper worthwhile.

I see the marathon as being a very long tempo workout that starts easy and gets progressively harder. That's how I plan to race it. I hope to meet all my blogging buddies. Don't be shy introducing yourself if you see me and I don't initially recognize you. This is going to be so fun!

Ave pace 8:10

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

Comments

From Ian on May 16, 2008 at 11:34:54

Best of luck for the Ogden marathon, have a great time!

From MarcieJ on May 16, 2008 at 12:07:45

GOOD LUCK Michelle! You are going to do so awesome. I bet you suprise yourself with how well you do!

From josse on May 16, 2008 at 15:26:04

eeeeeeeaaaaaaaooooooooo grunt, grunt, just practicing for tomorrow.

From Lybi on May 16, 2008 at 15:38:29

Go Michelle! Have a great race and the very best of tailwinds to you!

From MichelleL on May 16, 2008 at 16:09:52

Thanks, all.

Lybi-If I can't get a tail wind, tucking behind Josse will have to do :)

From Bonnie on May 16, 2008 at 21:33:48

Good Luck Michelle!!!

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