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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

Mon, Apr 13, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Trainer 1 Miles	Trainer 2 Miles	Racer Miles	Total Distance
3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00

Did a killer workout at the PTs and suffered the consequences.

5 minutes spin no resistance.

5 minutes no resistance, alternate 30 sec easy, 30 sec crazy fast

5 minutes of some other drill I don't remember

5 minutes of mild uphill resistance, alternating 30 sec easay, 30 sec out of saddle (PT says don't go crazy on this set because the next is tough)

5 minutes of mild uphill resistance: 15 sec moderate pace, 15 sec fast, 15 sec really fast, 15 sec crazy fast. Well, I guess he shouldn't use the word crazy fast with me, this was so tough, my legs were buckling after 2 minutes, he had me stop and recover after three sets, then do two more. I think this is where i got my really colorful bruises (hitting my knees on the bike on the crazy fast part, nice big purple bruises, almost breaking the skin with the blunt force trauma).

5 minutes of gradual incline, starting with mild uphill and slowly cranking resistance every 15 sec, this one wasn't bad until the last 1.5 minutes.

3 minutes easy spin

square tramp: 6 minutes of running in place on a trap, 30 sec easy, 30 sec "sprint" I was dead already but I gave it an effort

total gym squats, even, then each leg 30

stretching in some machine

all the pt stuff (estem, ultrasound, massage, help stretching)

My body felt fine until 3pm, pain started slowly on sitting bone, moved to my SI area, magnified until by evening I just wanted to sit/lay, PT exercise on the ground (rocking knee killed). I was so upset with myself for not explaining better to the PT my desire to build slowly and conservatively. We've since had a couple of chats and hopefully we'll be smarter in the future.

I do have to say, it felt so exhillerating to push my body, though. I miss working out, esp hard workouts.

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

Comments

From Teena on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:32:18 from 67.177.20.13

Oh Michelle,

That looks like a workout made for the diehardest of the diehards.

Has your PT done any sacrum releases on you? My PT did one yesterday and though it was embarrassing, it felt great and seemed to alleviate some of the achiness and pain in that area.

(I'm not actually sure if this was actually considered a release. It's kind of hard to explain, but basically he was at my feet, he had one hand under my sacrum and then another had on top of my belly somewhere, could have been the psoas major - don't exactly remember, and then pushed up with the hand on top and down with the sacrum for several minutes.)

From MichelleL on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:37:19 from 71.35.250.102

Yeah Teena, that doesn't sound like anything I have experienced yet. That seems to release stuff in the front (since you are on your back and he's pushing on your abs?), but mine is in the back. Sounds like good fun :)

From Teena on Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 10:54:54 from 67.177.20.13

Yeah, I was on my back, but he did it for the back pain I was complaining about. Although I was shocked at how tight my psoas muscles was. Had no idea.

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