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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
51.810.0012.000.600.000.000.0064.41
2012 MTR Miles: 54.80NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 29.10890 Blue Miles: 3.11NB RC 1600 Miles: 18.35NB 880 V2 B Miles: 13.90
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 124.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.600.000.000.0011.60

16k sans watch then 8 x strides.  Core workout.

2012 MTR Miles: 10.80NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 11.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 124.20
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.460.008.000.000.000.000.0017.46

Happy new year everybody!  

AM: 5k easy run.  Didn't want to run longer since workout was starting at 2:30pm. 

PM: Had a really hard workout scheduled for today.  It was 3-4 x 2 mile reps, 5 min rest between.  That is hard enough but its the pace that was freaking me out: 11:20 target, so 5:40.  That is really tough, esp since if coach says 3-4 that means "4 unless you are partially injured or a sissy".  Not either.  So, I recruited Curtis who very generously met me in the middle of the day (worked before and after--that's right on New Year's Day).  Warmed up 2.25 miles (switched to miles for this workout--novel and a bit foreign) then first 2 mile segment was into the wind (Fo Tan to University bathrooms). There were about 30 bikes parked around the twin bridges intersection and we lost a couple of seconds there, but made them up. 11:21.  Sweet.  I would have been happy with 11:30 with headwind and it being the first one.  We turned around for #2 but went over the twin bridges to ma on shan side toward tai wai (to avoid bad intersection): 11:09.  During this rest we ran to a vending machine and bought water and I had a gu.  Already tired.  Did 11:26 on #3, not sure why since there was tailwind, but we did lose a couple of seconds when I didn't communicate the direction I wanted to go and Curtis went a different way than me.  Curtis had to get back to work so I was on my own for #4, and I turned around.  Headwind and tired, but got 11:20 exactly.  Some tears at the end, because effort was so hard and so happy to have completed the workout and to have evidence that I am in great shape.  A confidence booster going into the half marathon this Sunday.

This Sunday's half marathon is the Hong Kong marathon championships.  I know Yiu Kit Ching is going to try to unseat me (I won last year and beat her for the first time in a 10k the last time we raced).  The course is HILLY and the course record is 1:19:30, so will be tough but possible.

Stretching when get home :D

Day 1 of no sweets. Will be sweet - free through Standard Chartered on February 24th. 

2012 MTR Miles: 10.80890 Blue Miles: 3.11NB RC 1600 Miles: 14.35
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
7.460.000.000.000.000.000.007.46

4.57 ave pace

2012 MTR Miles: 10.80NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 7.50
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
11.200.004.000.000.000.000.0015.20

AM: assumed 5 mile tm run, don't remember 

 

PM: Did a 400m workout, goal was 84-85, launching on the 2:30.

4.65k warm up

400's were: 80, 84, 82, 85, 83, 82, 83, 83, 81, 83, 83, 83, 84, 83, 85, 82

5.35k cool down  

2012 MTR Miles: 11.60NB 880 V2 B Miles: 6.20NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 5.00NB RC 1600 Miles: 4.00
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
7.700.000.000.000.000.000.007.70

12.4k, 4:44/k ave pace 

2012 MTR Miles: 10.80NB 880 V2 B Miles: 7.70
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
4.990.000.000.000.000.000.004.99

8:03k at 4:50 ave pace

NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 5.00
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
51.810.0012.000.600.000.000.0064.41
2012 MTR Miles: 54.80NB Charcoal 780 Miles: 29.10890 Blue Miles: 3.11NB RC 1600 Miles: 18.35NB 880 V2 B Miles: 13.90
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 124.20
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