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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
49.540.0010.101.500.000.000.0061.14
Brooks Defyance (Blue) Miles: 25.552010 Mileage Miles: 58.00Mizuno Precision (periwinkle) Miles: 9.44
Night Sleep Time: 36.75Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 37.25Weight: 126.12
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.660.000.000.000.000.000.008.66

Met Melody and Julie in Orem.  It was so wet, slushy snowness.  I think I weighed 10 lbs heavier at the end of the run from the wetness.  Melody was so nice and let me shower at her home, then I went to my work, which is just a couple of minutes from her home.  Good pace -7:37 ave pace.

evening - resisted the temptation of all you can eat cheap hot dogs, doritos and sugar water at the elem school hot dog dinner (my kids ate plenty though).  30 min elliptical, bridge exercises. 

Brooks Defyance (Blue) Miles: 8.66
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.300.000.001.500.000.000.0010.80

Walked .5, stretched, then went outside for run.  30 min warm up (3.76 miles), then 20x 25 sec strides, 60 sec rest in between, paces were really erratic.  I don't think my gps deals well with such small segments, the pace for the 25 sec ranged between 3:27 pace and 8:25 pace (both laughable and not correct). Overall the paces averaged 5:29, which is reasonable and better than last week's average for the strides, which was I think about 5:40.  I wasn't happy with that average so I don't think I posted it.  

2010 Mileage Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 124.60
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.080.000.000.000.000.000.009.08

 Ran 9.08 easy but at a decent enough clip to get in 9 and get home in time, 7:21 ave pace.

20 min bike at PT

3.5 miles walking in evening

Good food at Marions :D 

Brooks Defyance (Blue) Miles: 9.08
Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 126.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.540.003.900.000.000.000.009.44

Warmed up 30 min (stopping to stretch) and then did a 25 min steady state run (6:21-6:32 pace).  Same as last Thursday, except adding 5 min.  Also same as last week, my first mile of the steady state run was the hardest.  Didn't help that the first mile started uphill.  Splits were 6:39, 6:20, 6:23, 6:22 (for .9 miles), 3.9 miles in 25:05, or 6:25.8 ave pace.  

Will do core this evening, but no other cross training, so that I am not too tired for my 10k on Saturday.

Mizuno Precision (periwinkle) Miles: 9.442010 Mileage Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 126.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.810.000.000.000.000.000.007.81

Easy miles, not sure average pace, around 7:50

Brooks Defyance (Blue) Miles: 7.81
Night Sleep Time: 8.25Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.25Weight: 127.20
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Race: Smile Center 10K (6.2 Miles) 00:37:32, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.150.006.200.000.000.000.0015.35

Smile Center 10k on the docket today.  I am in base-building mode, so a little early to be racing, but I registered for this race a long time ago, so here I am.

Goal was to run 6:00 pace the whole time, regardless of competition.

I wanted to break 60 miles this week, so had to fit in quite of bit of miles before/after.

Ran 3 miles warm up, then another mile between strides and additional jogging.  Lots of prerace jitter bathroom breaks, which is good.  

I knew Maryann was running the race, so it would be between me and her.

Mile 1 - 5:50, Maryann led, then I led, then she led, I tried to draft off people, slight uphill this mile, I think the mile was short

Mile 2 - 6:09, MaryAnn and I are still trading of leads, I draft when I can, still slight uphill, I think this mile was long, 12:00 for two miles

Mile 3 - 5:39, slight downhill, still trading leads, I think this mile was short

Mile 4 - 6:04, slight downhill, I took the lead right before the three mile mark and held it, though I could hear MaryAnn right behind, I started focusing on catching the guy ahead of me, who was slowing, but he missed a turn.  I yelled at him with no response, then I heard MaryAnn yelling, but I am not sure if he heard either of us, only when us RACERS started yelling at him did the volunteers/police start calling for him to turn around.  This mile was likely dead on

Mile 5 - 5:58, trying to stay strong and get another sub 6:00, this mile was likely a bit short, given how the next mile goes, MaryAnn still right behind

Mile 6 - gradual uphill, I didn't see the mile marker, but it was a 6:27 mile according to my garmin.  I tried to stay strong, but obviously didn't.  I knew MaryAnn was right behind

.24 by my watch to the end (another indicator mile 5 was short), 5:42 pace.  MaryAnn stayed right behind, I held her off by 2 seconds, from what I hear.  We had a turn with perhaps 30m to the finish line, I wish it had been a longer straight away.  I saw the clock turn 37, came in at 37:02 by that clock and was ecstatic, since I didn't get the sixth mile split I was in ignorant-laden bliss.  Turns out their clock wasn't synced right, so my real time was 37:32, which means I really slowed down the last mile or they didn't have the miles accurately marked, I am not sure which.  Too bad, I like 37:02 alot better.

I never ran a sub-38:00 flat 10k in Utah in 2008, mostly because I trained through the races, and I only ran two flat 10ks.  I trained through today's race too, though.  The NCAA altitude adjustment for the 10k is about a minute, and I ran 36:38 at my height of fitness in December 2008, in Paris, France, so near sea level.  Today I was 54 sec off that time, so I think I am fairly close to where I was in December 2008, which is awesome, since my mileage was much higher when I did the 36:38.  I would have liked to hit my 6:00 pace, but I guess I'll have to leave that for another time, and overall I am happy.

2010 Mileage Miles: 40.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 126.40
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
49.540.0010.101.500.000.000.0061.14
Brooks Defyance (Blue) Miles: 25.552010 Mileage Miles: 58.00Mizuno Precision (periwinkle) Miles: 9.44
Night Sleep Time: 36.75Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 37.25Weight: 126.12
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