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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

Tue, Aug 18, 2009

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

Walked about 5 miles (1:11). I made biscuits and gravy over an open fire, then we broke camp.

We spent our last beach time on a trampoline over the water, and the kids collecting shells and making sand castles. Benji challenged me to swim to the white buoys and back (that's where the lake is 8 ft deep. It looked like a couple lengths of pool, so I agreed. Well it took me 9 minutes of sometimes frightened swimming to make it out and back. I didn't actually touch a buoy since I ended up between two, so I didn't get to have a break. I haven't done this since I was a kid, but at least this wasn't the ocean. I did get a little paniced at one point thinking, "If I have trouble noone will be able to get to me before I drown," but then I told myself that if I had a panic attack I would drown, so stay calm, and I had done backstroke for over 50 minutes in the Lehi pool, so I should be fine, and I was. I think given the time the distance out and back was about 250m or so. It was tiring, but more from the swimming scared, than from the distance or effort.

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

Comments

From marion on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 18:18:56 from 71.213.121.129

CHAMPION!!! You lived and made it out and back!!! You are BRAVE!!! Your trip sounded GREAT!!! I think I could muscle through a bad brownie shake ;)

Mac wanted to know where his "friends" were at the reservoir last night (he meant your boys). David said the water was super clear and pretty, but COLD! Ashley finally was better this morning. When she was first diagnosed with the allergy, I knew that YW's would be a problem for her. I had just forgotten all about it!

Are we still on for 0'dark hundred aka- the BUTT crack of dawn??? :)

From MichelleL on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 21:00:38 from 71.219.40.89

Thanks marion! I suffered through the disappointing shake :)

Yes, o dark hundred, no harm trying it in an attempt to save a few bucks, and hang with the coolest chicka in Payson.

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