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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
29.382.005.250.250.000.000.0036.88
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.181.000.000.000.000.000.005.18

Woke up at 2:30 am and couldn't fall back asleep!  That is so annoying and better not happen before St. George.  So I finally got on my running clothes around 4am and figured I might as well get in the measly miles I am supposed to do for taper and then try to take a nap afterward. 

This was my first tights day, and I had a windbreaker on and a hat because it looked like the rain may come back but it didn't and I felt like I had a wind parachute on.  I also chose a rather hilly loop which stunk going up but finally got a marathon pace mile toward the end on the downhill.

Overall pace 8:29.

Mizuno (65)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.200.002.250.250.000.000.006.70

Tried to post this twice already so will keep brief.

Did a taper level speed workout, down a ladder.  Wanted to hold back to prevent freaky injuries/reduce risk this close to marathon.

Temperatures 20 degrees lower than a week ago.  Legs never warmed up.

Arms like frozen chicken wings, legs like frozen pork chops. (Temp 35 and I made the mistake of wearing shorts).

1 mile - 6:30

.5 rest

1200 - 4:45

.25 rest

800 - 3:07 by Toms watch, mine when cuckoo

.25 rest

400 - 81 sec

 

Asics (51)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.510.000.000.000.000.000.005.51

8:14 ave pace, had to hold back to keep that pace.

Feeling good! 

Bottom of hamstrings just a little bit twingy.

Mizuno (70)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.000.003.000.000.000.000.007.00

Tom is a punk because he hasn't posted his workout this morning!!!!

I know he is waiting for me to post, just as I have been waiting for him to post.

Here's the deal, we planned on a 3 mile tempo run at 6:55-7:05 pace.  This is the pace/effort for a 3 hour marathon.  He will be pacing a blind participant at that speed.  I wanted the tempo to feel easy and give me confidence and to just see what the 3 hour pace felt like.  Well, my Garmin was 20-25 seconds per mile slower than his, with my mile laps beeping way down the road after his did.  From the SF 1/2 marathon I know that my Garmin sometimes measures miles long and thus gives me slower than reality splits.  Tom's miles for the tempo were about 6:36-6:42 if remember correctly, while my miles were 7:05, 7:02, and 7 flat.  It felt more like Tom's pace, it did not feel relaxing.  So I wasn't able to accomplish my goal for the workout, though it seems it went well.

I want to throw my Garmin down and jump on it a couple of times.  I would understand a couple of seconds variation, but how am I supposed to gauge my pace by that thing?  I think it is often right on with pace, but how could I know for sure?  I guess I will just have to watch the total time elapsed and calculate my mile splits in my head--the old fashioned way in St. George.  This help eleviate my fears of getting bored on the road.  I often get quite stupid and it can take me a couple of minutes to do the calculations if I am feeling extra loopy.

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.491.000.000.000.000.000.0012.49

Had a nice short "long" run this morning.  Tried out new flavors of Shot Blocks, with 1/2 and full caffiene to see how they felt.

Pushed the pace below 8 minute for several miles, two in the 7:30's. 

Felt good, enjoyed the conversation, still feel twingy behind one knee.  Will continue to ice and ibu.

Any advice on what days, how much running to do next week?

Asics (63)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
29.382.005.250.250.000.000.0036.88
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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