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Salt Lake Half Marathon

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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
43.840.0013.051.750.000.000.0058.64
Brooks Launch Miles: 6.85Brooks Launch B Miles: 8.50Brooks Ghost Miles: 4.062011 Mileage Miles: 130.00
Night Sleep Time: 13.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 13.75Weight: 126.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.000.000.000.007.20

Ran in my new orthotics for .35 but decided to switch to old shoes, then met up with MacK and Holly for 3 miles. 7.2 total.

Brooks Launch Miles: 6.85Brooks Launch B Miles: 0.35
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
10.460.000.001.750.000.000.0012.21

AM: 3.13 warm up, then 10 x 1 min on/off, 5:35 ave pace, first one was on the track pacing Holly through her 400m (last in a down ladder).  That one was fast, then one other flat one, then four uphill, then four downhill.  Liked the downhill ones better :)  2.3 mile cool down, doing less mileage this week.  PT exercises when got home (dynamic calves, quads, ITB, cross ball grab). 

PM: 4.06 @ 8:08 pace, core after dinner 

Brooks Ghost Miles: 4.06Brooks Launch B Miles: 8.152011 Mileage Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 126.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.560.000.000.000.000.000.008.56

8.56 miles in 7:47 ave pace

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
6.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.00

6 miles on TM, about 46:30

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
4.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.00

4 miles outside, 29:59, had to hold myself back.  I can tell the cutback weeks are helping.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Race: Salt Lake Half Marathon (13.05 Miles) 01:21:20, Place overall: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.620.0013.050.000.000.000.0020.67

Race start is 7am. Stayed at Fairfield Inn by the airport.  Got to the Gateway trax station at 5:33, saw the prior tram take off.  Waited about 19 minutes for the next one. That is a crazy wait for a race morning where thousands of people are relying on this transportation.  That's pretty much my only complaint (ok one more, the course was just a tad short).  Got to the race start at 6:22, after many stops where the tram was too crowded for waiting racers to get on.  It was so sad, and I was sitting next to the window, just seeing them.  Apparently there was a tram right behind us with more room.  I warmed up 2.7, and found my very own Narnia just .3 miles from the race start, by the field on the fort, with noone else using it.  The pots by the start were ridiculous, so this was quite a find.  At the start was Allie Scott, a woman named Katherine who got third last year to Lindsay and Nan at Hobblecreek, and Julie Thomas, so a good group of ladies.  Race started just about 5 minutes late.  The mile markers were all dead on (the ones I saw and checked, though I just let my GPS run) except the first one, which was about .06 off, so all were .06ish off from then on out.  Allie said they should have started the half a stretch back from where they did. Splits were by gps:

1 - 6:05, flat and downhill, about in fifth place, Allie and I are together

2 - 6:16, flat and downhill, I think Allie pulls a tad ahead by the end of this mile.  My legs are feeling much fresher than my last race, no achiness, I am feeling hopeful.

3 - 6:00, 4 - 6:02, 5 - 6:23, have a 180 turn here and can see the competition.  I am in third at this point, and Allie is in first, Rachel (found out who she was after the race) in second, just staying calm, 6 - 6:12, more downhill, pass #2 girl to get in second., 7 - 6:08 still gradual downhill, thinking not sure how they found so many nice downhill miles in SLC, 8 - 6:07, 9 - 6:14,  miles 7-9 I was hopeful of reeling Allie in, 10 - 6:27 , some uphill around Sugarhouse, wheels wobbly. 11- 6:28 some downhill, then start the long uphill climb, happy with pace but Allie isn't getting closer (will be interesting to read her splits!), 12 - 6:49, damage control zone, first .5 of this mile is gradual uphill, then gets steeper, then last .15-.2 starts the downhill, 13 - 6:08, nice downhill on this mile, so glad I could find the right gear again, kicked it in decently, scared of #3 girl, I liked turning into the gateway (other the cobblestones on my hot feet), which was cool to run through the tunnel of spectators.  .05? didn't stop watch properly.  I got 13.05, I am curious to see the distance other racers measured.  I would have loved to have been up there with Allie, but given my string of races recently it didn't make sense to go out with her, which would have been quite aggressive, I think I raced it just right, felt like a racer again.  Would like like to be a couple minutes faster?  Wouldn't we all, eh :D  But I am out of my slump and racing to ability so that's good news.  

For cool down, I ran 2.75 on the course, stopped at the water stop about 1.3 miles from the end and asked if I could volunteer.  I spent about 45 min handing out water to 2:00-3:00ish hm racers (also saw the fastest marathoners).  I haven't volunteered at a water stop ever.  It was so cool.  I felt so connected to these runners, as we are all struggling against our demons and against ourselves as we race, I felt a stronger connection to the running community after this short bit of work.  The runners were so gracious.  I am grateful I stopped, but had to move on after I got colder and colder (didn't help that it was raining on us).  Ended up running another 2.25 to get my award medal and back to my car.


2011 Mileage Miles: 120.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.25Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
43.840.0013.051.750.000.000.0058.64
Brooks Launch Miles: 6.85Brooks Launch B Miles: 8.50Brooks Ghost Miles: 4.062011 Mileage Miles: 130.00
Night Sleep Time: 13.75Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 13.75Weight: 126.00
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