| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 51.26 | 5.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 57.11 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 8.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.39 |
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My legs are back! 8:13 ave pace, though the first half was faster than the second. I think I just wanted to prove to myself that I still could run a decent pace. So I think I'll be able to do a tempo run this week.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 7.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.23 |
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8:14 ave pace. At times under 8 felt good, at others it felt hard and I had to back off, but there were three miles below 8 minute pace.
Tempo tomorrow! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 4.15 | 4.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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This was my first speed work of any kind since the marathon. The plan was to go on a 5 mile tempo run, starting at about 7:10 and trying to go down from there. I ran it with Tom (Tom, I assume its ok to say who I am running with if its you, is that ok? You have my permission to do likewise). Anyway,
The first two miles were led by Tom and I was ok the first mile (7:04) but was just kind of hanging on for the second mile (7:07). I had to make a VPB during mile 3, but Tom went ahead then came back for me. The break must have done me good because I felt strong in mile three (6:46), then felt good for the first 1/2 of mile 4, but then I gradually just started to feel weaker. Mile four ended up being 6:55 and 6:56 pace for the last .85 (came up short because of VPB). I was going until Tom's watch beeped 5 miles, and I actually picked it up with about 1/3 mile to go just to make sure the mile was under 7 minute pace, and I thought we were done, and asked Tom, "Are we done?" He said no, and I suffered through the last .10 mile. This type of workout would be impossible for me to do alone and am grateful Tom pulled me through the workout and didn't leave me in the dark but circled back for me after my VPB :)
I could definitely tell that I am not fully recovered from the marathon, because when the tempo run was done I almost felt like I had finished a race and my legs felt sore. However, I think it was good to get out there and help my legs remember that they aren't meant for a 9 minute pace. But something tells me I might be close to that for recovery tomorrow. . . |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 6.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.39 |
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I had the brilliant idea of doing a hilly loop that takes me up into Elk Ridge. The long hills turned out to a little too much for me. Ave pace 8:21, but here's the crazy splits:
1 - 7:45 downhill
2 - 7:55 slight downhill
3 - 9:23 uphill
4 - 9:34 uphill
5 - 7:15 downhill
6 - 8:02 downhill then more uphill than downhill
7 - .39 - 8:54 pace, uphill
So this was not terribly fun, but it worked me over pretty well. Hopefully in another week or two I can do this again with better uphill times. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 9.20 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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Had a great experience running with a new running mate (no offense to my standby running mates, of course). We ran 10 miles in the riverbottoms, at times jumping and screaming because of meowing cats, sometimes, running off the road while being blinded the brights of some cars, but a great run overall. We gradually racketed up the pace to below 8, with even a 7:14 thrown in there. It felt harder than a standard easy pace, but its the pace I would like to run for an easy pace. We were able to stay conversational, though at about 7:30 pace I couldn't form a full sentence between breaths.
7:50 pace overall, I think my best non-tempo 10 miler pace since college! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 15.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.90 |
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Nice Saturday run. There was a good group of faster runners, including some new recruits to the SF group. It was nice to meet and run with Josse from the blog. The pace was faster like yesterday, generally under 8 minute pace, which felt fine until the last mile or two and then I started to feel tired.
7:58 ave pace.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Trainer 1 Miles | Trainer 2 Miles | Racer Miles | Total Distance | | 51.26 | 5.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 57.11 |
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