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HKAAA Xtep Round 3 10,000m

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
34.670.000.006.710.000.000.0041.38
890 Blue Miles: 8.00NB 890 Electric Blue Miles: 2.12RC 1400 Miles: 7.00NB 890 Baby Blue Miles: 17.35NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 6.902012 MTR Miles: 9.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.500.000.000.008.00

Ran 8 miles on the TM, most at 7.5 pace.  Read an academic article slowly for the first three, then turned on music.  In the last couple of miles I did 6 strides but I hate doing strides on the TM because the ramp up/ramp down is so much slower than on a track or on the road.  I ramped up to 10.0, held it for 20-30s then ramped down.  Though I haven't been training much in the past few weeks, and not running every day, I have a 10,000 track race tomorrow.  It will be a test of where I am after some downtime.  It will be brutal.  Hot temps, a bit heavy physique, a bit out of shape.  Last year I did this race May 30th, 38:49 I think.  We'll see if I can do that well this year.

890 Blue Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.120.000.000.000.000.000.002.12

Went out to a village in Tung Chung, far away from home to look at a used bed (did not buy).  Ran from the village into Tung Chung.  I was so sweaty just from those two measley miles.  Then ran around like a chicken with my head cut off for the rest of the day.  Thought I would be buying a different bed I saw midday, but it's mattress was too soft.  I am getting horrible sleep, which is partially me not handling stress well, and is partially our bad bed.  But trying to buy a bed is stressing me out.  We might end up just buying new from IKEA but their queens here are short, so we would need to buy a king and I don't really like their selection and I don't like their quality either. Bleh.

NB 890 Electric Blue Miles: 2.12
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Race: HKAAA Xtep Round 3 10,000m (6.21 Miles) 00:39:48, Place overall: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.300.000.006.210.000.000.0010.51

27C, 90% humidity, it was hotter in the day but started to cool down.

Knew it was going to be brutal conditions, 6 ladies total in the race and I am half out of shape, so had low expectations going into this.  Wanted to just make it possible to do the finals in the fall.  In order to make finals, I have to be ranked top 8 and run 2 of the 4 races in the series.  Haven't done one yet and this is #3 in the series so I had to show up. 

Roberto advised 4:00/k pace, and a girl Sarah in the race wanted to break 40min so I told her to go out with me, I would be doing 95-96s laps.

Ran a bit fast for the first two laps (3:07 for first 800m), felt ridiculously easy (it was my marathon pace 6 weeks ago). Here's my 2k splits: 7:54, 7:58, 7:58, 8:02, 7:54.  The race got harder and harder, I got my first water after 7 laps I think, and I was dying by then.  Got water perhaps 6-10 times, mostly throwing it on myself.  But the water was in lane 3 so watch showed 10.62.  I lapped everyone, some three times.  When I lapped Sarah, the closest girl a bit over half way, she dropped out of the race.  It was hard conditions so I don't blame her.

So sorry, Luz, no PR.   

RC 1400 Miles: 7.00NB 890 Baby Blue Miles: 3.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
2.610.000.000.000.000.000.002.61

In the morning I did 30 min elliptical. Then sweat it out on the streets running errands midday. At night I ran with Mickie for 4.2k. we went about 6:50 pace. Very slow :D

NB 890 Baby Blue Miles: 2.61
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.900.000.000.000.000.000.006.90

Ran around Kowloon Tsai. 5:04 ave pace.

NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 6.90
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.240.000.000.000.000.000.0011.24

4:52 ave pace.  So hot, so hot. abt 30C

2012 MTR Miles: 9.80NB 890 Baby Blue Miles: 11.24
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
34.670.000.006.710.000.000.0041.38
890 Blue Miles: 8.00NB 890 Electric Blue Miles: 2.12RC 1400 Miles: 7.00NB 890 Baby Blue Miles: 17.35NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 6.902012 MTR Miles: 9.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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