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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
68.990.0013.350.300.000.000.0082.64
2012 MTR Miles: 32.40NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 38.92NB 880 V2 B Miles: 10.13890 Blue Miles: 28.71NB 880 V2 A Miles: 5.03
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 125.40
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
15.530.000.000.000.000.000.0015.53

4:39 ave pace/k

2012 MTR Miles: 10.80NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 15.54
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
12.890.006.900.000.000.000.0019.79

AM: 

Had a fartlek workout: 16 x 2 min on/ 1 min off, then 8 min at 10k-HM pace.  Only 40 min of hard running, but it seemed like quite a hard workout by the end. Part of the reason is it was hot by the end of the run, perhaps 22C.  Anyway, did 3:36 ave pace for hard bits (and did loop around Ma On Shan, did better up the big hill), abt 3 min rest before doing the 8 min push at 3:35 pace

PM: 8.2k at 4:50 pace 

2012 MTR Miles: 10.80NB 880 V2 B Miles: 5.10890 Blue Miles: 14.80
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
5.030.000.000.000.000.000.005.03

Did 60 minutes of elliptical then 8.1k at 5:15 ave pace, very slow.  Felt a bit under the weather (had horrible sleep, sore throat).

PM: core workout 

NB 880 V2 A Miles: 5.03
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
12.500.006.450.000.000.000.0018.95

Had a 40 minute tempo run scheduled, with 30 min easy running on either side.  I hate straight up tempos, was tight on time, so thought the TM would be the way to go.  I was hoping to start at 9.8 mph and increase eventually to 10.1 or 10.2 by the end.  Well, still had a sore throat and felt awful starting into the tempo.  45 seconds in at 6:07 pace I thought I might as well just give up, then told myself to hold on through three minutes, that perhaps it would get better, then I got myself to get to 10 minutes, eventually did a potty break after 20 minutes, then did the other 20 minutes, with 10 minutes to go I went to 6:03 pace, then with 5 to go I went to 6:00 pace but was feeling gross and dropped back to 6:07 pace after 1:30 minutes at 6:00 pace.  Barely held on to finish the tempo.  It was brutal and paces weren't brilliant, but on a day of feeling off, I will take it.

PM: 8.1k very easy, 5:11 ave pace 

NB 880 V2 B Miles: 5.03NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 7.50890 Blue Miles: 6.45
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
7.160.000.000.300.000.000.007.46

Ran 12k, including 6 x 80m

Massage 

890 Blue Miles: 7.46
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
15.880.000.000.000.000.000.0015.88

Ran just under two hours easy.  Watched for my husband who was finishing his first ever 20 miler.  I saw him at his 13.4 mile point and gave him a gu and some encouragement. 4:36 ave pace for me.

Core workout in the PM 

2012 MTR Miles: 10.80NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 15.88
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 125.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
68.990.0013.350.300.000.000.0082.64
2012 MTR Miles: 32.40NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 38.92NB 880 V2 B Miles: 10.13890 Blue Miles: 28.71NB 880 V2 A Miles: 5.03
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 125.40
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