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Arizona Road Racers Summers Series #1

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Location:

Phoenix,AZ,

Member Since:

Jul 23, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 22:15 (January 2005);
10K-48:40 (November 2005)
Half-marathon: 1:50:25 (, March 2006);
Marathon: 3:54:16 (January 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

BQ

Finish half marathon in January 2010

Run consistently

Lose pregnancy weight + 10 pounds 

 


 





Long-Term Running Goals:

Complete an Ironman triathlon; run the Comrades Marathon in South Africa (55 miles)
Marathon: sub 3:30
Half marathon: sub 1:40
10K: sub 42 minutes
5K: sub 21 minutes

Find out what my potential is and reach it.


Personal:

I've been running since high school (mid-1990s) and do pretty well when I'm focused on a goal. My main problem  is running consistently when I'm NOT training for something specific. I'm an attorney, and I've been married to my husband, also a runner, for 5 1/2 years. We live in Phoenix, Arizona.  We had a beautiful baby girl, Caroline, in August 2009.

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Race: Arizona Road Racers Summers Series #1 (3.1 Miles) 00:25:02, Place overall: 79, Place in age division: 10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.800.000.003.130.006.93

This was a fun race.  I hung out with Lybi and James and enjoyed the view of the backs of their heads during the race!  It was around 60 degrees, extremely rare for Phoenix at this time of the year.  It was an out and back course on the canal, so it was pretty narrow.  The race featured a staggered start that got pretty mixed up.  My handicap was supposed to be 12:15, and it ended up being more like 15:00.  I started with the fast, young guys.  Oops!  It was a little uphill for the first quarter or so, and then obviously downhill at the end, which helped.  With such a narrow course, there were people all over the place who didn't have a clue about running etiquette, and it was frustrating having to weave in and out of people for the ENTIRE race.  But, I couldn't have asked for better weather.  The t-shirt was cool too, and the entry fee was cheap.

My only goal in this race was to break 26:00.  I really just wanted to gauge my fitness.  I was VERY sore until last night and was still pretty sore this morning, so I was concerned that I wouldn't do as well as I wanted to.  I did a 1.8 mile warmup (my longest warmup ever) and dynamic stretches, and I think they helped.  I started the race feeling nice and loose.

The first mile was 8:14, slower than I had wanted to run.  Part of it was probably the crowds, and the other part was just the way I race.  I saw Lybi near the turn-around part, and she was in the zone!  There was a water stop (with ice water!) at the turnaround point, so I lost a few seconds there.  Second mile was 7:59, and that's when I really started passing people, which I LOVED!  Mile 3 was 7:56, and the last .1 was 6:51.  I almost ran several people over, which I kind of feel bad about, but come on people!  Take off your iPods and run on the right side of the path!  I almost mowed a lady down near the very end-oops!

My performance today was about 90 seconds better than my 5K time at the beginning of my last marathon training cycle.  This time puts me on track for a sub-4 hour marathon, which I am confident will improve as my training continues.  Woo-hoo!

I did a 2-mile cooldown when I got home.

Comments
From MichelleL on Sat, May 24, 2008 at 14:54:45

Great job Shauna! The first mile was also a net uphill from your description, so that would be part of the slower split. I think a longer warm up is a great idea for a 5k because the race is just too dang short for warming up inside the race. The best thing about this race is it did give a good gauge of where you are. Keep up the great training!

From Lybi on Sat, May 24, 2008 at 14:59:26

Woooo-hoooo, Shauna! I can't believe you did this race when you were already so sore. You are awesome! It was so fun to see you there and hang out pre and post race. I had visualized us working together, but there were just so many dang bodies to weave around. We would never have been able to stay close. Plus, I have my "start fast and die as I go" tendency, and you have that "I cam amazingly speed up the whole way" thing going on. I am very impressed that you can do that. Keep up the great training. St. George is looking good for you!

From Christi on Sat, May 24, 2008 at 16:28:51

Yay Shauna! Glad to see you did this race and ROCKED it! What a fabulous time! I'd say you're fitness is wonderful. Congrats!

From Mark on Sat, May 24, 2008 at 18:57:32

Awesome 5K Shauna! Sounds like it all worked out really well. I think this is a sign of good things to come.

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