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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

Sat, May 23, 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

Woke up with pain at a 3, then walking around its a 0-1, with pain of 2-3 if I bend, twist, or other such movements. I am trying to keep my chin up and be grateful this trial is of a temporary and temporal nature.

I am reading Uncle Tom's Cabin. For how much I love to read, there's so many influential books I haven't read.

Pain just a tad better than yesterday.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 8.50	Total Sleep Time: 8.50	Weight: 134.00

Comments

From kelsey on Sat, May 23, 2009 at 13:37:26 from 75.65.235.114

I have been a bad FRBer lately due to traveling, so I was checking up on everyone and reallllllly hoping to not see you rating your pain anymore :( Sorry that it isn't better yet, but it will be in due time. You still have some good times in you.

Have you read Into the Wild? Great, great book. And I think I read it in a day and a half, really easy read. And after you read the book, I recommend the movie. And the soundtrack :)

From MichelleL on Sat, May 23, 2009 at 14:14:31 from 71.219.40.17

Thanks Kelsey. I was hoping the same. Too bad I can't take a vacation from me :) Yeah, I have read Into the Wild. A good suggestion though.

From Adam RW on Sat, May 23, 2009 at 15:35:33 from 155.101.241.248

Sorry about the pain. Do you think it is related to the appointment yesterday?

From maurine on Sat, May 23, 2009 at 20:53:45 from 97.117.70.124

Sorry - this all just stinks. I was reading a couple of articles in Marathon and Beyond last night and was surprised how many people have had pelvic stress fractures - but they were all able to make a comeback after healing properly.

From crockett on Sat, May 23, 2009 at 22:23:01 from 71.36.72.76

I need to follow your example better. My trail running addiction got the better of me today and I ran 23 trail miles today running a race backwards to greet all my friends. My sore foot isn't happy. Back to the pool next week.

From MichelleL on Sun, May 24, 2009 at 00:12:54 from 71.219.40.17

Adam - I sure hope not. I don't think so either, since I was feeling odd in that area since Wed. I didn't know if it would turn achy or just feel like an atrophied part of my body being called back from the dead, it turned achy Fri after my second pool walk episode. I'll ask my sports physician on tuesday if light massage is ok. The other Adam on the blog says its ok.

Maurine - thanks for the shot of hope. I need an iv of it. It feels like the never ending story.

Davy - that is definitely not behaving yourself :) I was SO tempted to go up to Ogden to cheer on everyone there. Even the drive and exertion wouldn't have been good for me. I was lucky a friend wanted to do breakfast instead. I heard sausage and french toast heals all types of running induced maladies, by the way :D

From Bonnie on Sun, May 24, 2009 at 13:24:40 from 75.164.106.34

Michelle, two books that I read every two years or so are:

To Kill a Mockingbird and The Milagro Beanfield Wars (after living in Arizona for a while you will appreciate this one if you haven't read it). An awesome book, that I need to read again now is One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Marquez) - interesting mix of mysticism and culture. For fun, you might enjoy Straight Man by Richard Russo (watch out, I laughed outloud with this one ... but it is about academics so it will hit you guys pretty close to home). The more I think about it, you need to read Straight Man, you need a little funny right now.

Keep up the spirit Michelle.

From Teena on Sun, May 24, 2009 at 19:13:05 from 67.177.20.13

Just wanted to say hello and check in on you.

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