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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
42.280.0011.370.900.000.000.0054.55
2012 MTR Miles: 40.80NB 890 Turquoise Miles: 10.98
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 128.60
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.700.000.000.000.000.000.007.70

Easy run 4:48/k ave pace

Core workout in the PM 

2012 MTR Miles: 9.80
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
11.360.006.000.000.000.000.0017.36

AM: 8.08k at 4:56 ave pace

Got a massage from Anthony.  Last thursday my left hip was tight before the track workout, then my left foot hurt during the middle (from the arch up on the inside), then on Fri/Sat my left calf ached.  I got a foot massage from chinese ladies on Friday and Saturday, and it felt much better on Sunday.  Still had Anthony work that whole area over.  He said my ITB was very tight.

PM:  5.12k warm up, stretching, Coach Paul is back from the Olympics with a nasty workout, 6-8x 1600m on the 8 min, 5:50 goal (so 2:10 rest).  28.5C and 80% humidity.  There was also 15km/hr wind.  So our splits were supposed to be 87.5 per lap.  When I did hit 87 laps it was typically with a 42 on one side and a 45 on the other.  My times were 5:50, 5:48, 5:59  By the third one the lack of rest was really getting to me.  You would think humidity wouldn't affect your breathing but it did for me. I felt so demoralized from #3 I took one off, ate a gu, then jumped back in.  Coach was monitoring the workout and told me he wanted me to lead #4 from start to finish and I did 5:49 (Ali was by then in the mid 5:50's because she did not take a break and was thus getting progressively fatigued, while I was fresh off a long break), 5:47, then on #3 again I was tired from lack of rest and was 4:32 at three laps but then did an 82 for a 5:54.  So I did 6, Ali did 7. 4.77k cool down.

So this wasn't the best workout, but the weather was gross, and this is a hard workout for these conditions.  I felt proud of myself by the end despite skipping the middle one.  Ali is training for the half marathon championships in Bulgaria, while I am just training so I don't get out of shape, so my motivation is a bit wavery.  In fact, most of the time when I get on the track I am wondering why I am still doing this, why am I not at home with my family.  I am hoping to training myself into fully caring.  I look forward to the cooler weather and my marathon training cycle.  

2012 MTR Miles: 10.60
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
7.700.000.000.500.000.000.008.20

11.2k @ 4:41ish pace, then 8 x 100m strides, with 100m walking rest, then jog a bit more.

Started sprinkling right after I stopped :( 

2012 MTR Miles: 9.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 128.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.940.005.370.000.000.000.0010.31

Met Roberto and Ali at 5:45am, and did 20 min warm up, then 16 x 2 min on/ 1 min off.  It felt hard from the get go, perhaps due to only getting 6 hours of sleep.  I just held onto Ali and dogged the 1 min rests.  3:41 ave pace for the fast parts.  Roberto said it was cooler this morning.  As I went to the MTR I thought I might have felt a nip in the air, but I thought I was imagining things by the time we were running.  He was right: it was 24C with 95% humidity starting the run.  

PM: core workout.  Went well.  I was going to do a run with the kiddies but they bailed. 

2012 MTR Miles: 10.60
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
6.150.000.000.400.000.000.006.55

Ran to Kowloon Tsai park and did 6 strides.  Some people at the track were cheering me on, and seemed concerned when I would stop after 100m, one lady chatted with me in broken English and asked if I was ok, then she asked if it was my first time to this park (it is probably my 20th time).  It was fun to get some kindly interaction with some HKers.

NB 890 Turquoise Miles: 6.55
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
4.430.000.000.000.000.000.004.43

7.15k easy.  

Also sea kayaking.  I was in a double with JJ which meant that I mostly had dead weight.  Then we went to lunch, and then went to Stanley Beach.  Ben and I swam out to the rafts which were further out than some beaches, probably 150m out.  Not ideal to be out in the sun the day before a race, but the sun is not so strong here and there were some clouds. 

NB 890 Turquoise Miles: 4.43
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
42.280.0011.370.900.000.000.0054.55
2012 MTR Miles: 40.80NB 890 Turquoise Miles: 10.98
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 128.60
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