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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

Fri, Jul 27, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
7.37	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.37

Took an easy run. I have been running my slower runs at a slower pace than I would like, so I tried to push just enough on the first mile to get me around a 9 minute pace. I think that worked like a charm because it helped se the tone for the run and I was able to stay under 9 minute pace without too much effort for the rest of the run.

8:42 ave pace.

My legs are still tired but not "dead". I should be able to run a long run tomorrow without trouble but want to keeep the pace mellow (around 9 minute pace) for the first half so that I can do it. I have never run more than 18 miles in one day. I plan on going 18-19 tomorrow.

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

Comments

From Maria on Fri, Jul 27, 2007 at 16:46:10

I noticed that your easy run pace is similar to mine, but you are much faster than me in races (just ran 22:13 5K). I usually average 8:45-9:00 on easy runs, so that's puzzling to me. I know there is a wide variation in easy pace between runners, but with your fitness, I would think you should easily do 8:30 or faster for easy runs. Do you have a lot of hills on your route (because that would obviously explain slower pace)? Anyway, that is not to say that you should push the pace. I believe that easy pace should happen naturally, and if you're forcing it, it's not an easy run anymore! Good luck on your long run tomorrow - definitely take it easy.

From Michelle on Fri, Jul 27, 2007 at 17:44:02

Hi Maria,

Yeah, I am not sure why my easy pace isn't faster. Perhaps part of it is the altitude at which I run (4500-6000 ft, depending where I run). Part of it is I tend to run alone on my easy days, and it is always easier for me to keep up the pace when I am with friends. We do have hills around (you can tell by the elevation variation), but I try to keep them to a minimum unless I am doing a hill workout.

I definitely slow down in the winter, partially because of the weather. Also, I get out of shape each early spring because of my seasonal work. I just had a talk with my seven year old this morning about having runs during tax season next year so that we can have time to talk and I can work out (poorly, but poorly is better than nothing) at the same time.

I may just be more tired and needing rest due to increasing my miles over time. I hope to have my easy pace get faster by fall. We'll see!

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 15:05:17

Do not worry about easy pace. It should be whatever lets your muscles and your nervous system relax while building aerobic fitness. For me, this is sometimes as slow as 8:00, sometimes as fast as 6:40, and it does not correlate very much with fitness. One day I am warming up at 6:40 all excited to run hard, then cannot hold 5:40 pace in the tempo. Another day, I warm up at 8:00 pace and do not feel like going any faster, then run 5:25 pace in the tempo without problems.

So the concern should be your tempo run pace more than the easy pace.

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