| 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
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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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 31.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.14 | 36.34 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| I made it out for a run-what a miracle! It went fine-the weather was beautiful. I had some random aches and pains, probably from weeks of sitting on the couch. I am still not very motivated, though, even though my clothes are fitting a little tighter. I've been so busy with work (which is going great) that it has become a bigger priority than running. I know this needs to change, and I'll figure it out. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
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Whew! My friend was in town from San Diego and is training for her first marathon. She needed to do a long run, so I volunteered to come along. We ran 6 together, stopped back at my house, and then I went along for the next 10 miles...on my bike. It was a fun way to catch up with her and get in a great workout.
Tomorrow is the Ironman! I'll probably go watch for a few hours. I have a friend trying to qualify for Hawaii. Watching should be enough to guilt-trip me into getting off my ever-expanding bootie! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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No running today, but my husband and I went down to the Ironman and watched a couple hours of it. A friend of ours was participating, trying to qualify for Hawaii, and we just got word that he finished in 10:05-amazing!
It was so inspiring to watch. It's not often that marathoners can observe an even longer race. We saw the second and third place females finish-very cool!
Maybe someday, after I run Boston, and learn how to bike and swim! | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.60 |
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3.6 miles with no watch. It was a beautiful night for a run. Afterwards, I rode the bike around the neighborhood for 1.25 miles, which was fun. I'm thinking about doing a 4.2 mile race on Saturday morning. It's a huge race that we did last year, and the shirts are great. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.14 | 8.71 |
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I don't know what has gotten into me, but I am really enjoying this run/bike thing. Tonight I decided to bike first. I took an out and back course that was slightly uphill the whole way back but still recorded negative splits.
When I started running, my legs felt like lead. I have never done a triathlon, so this was almost an entirely new feeling. Imagine my surprise when I looked down and saw I was running under 9:00 pace! I ran the first mile in 9:09 and then slowed down a bit. Total time was 33:38, average 9:25 pace. This is even more surprising given my supreme laziness over the last month or so!
I think it's safe to say I'm back to regular workouts (although I will not be able to work out every night this week). My clothes are getting too tight, and I REALLY don't want to go up a size. I've been at or below my current size for 4 years, and I'm NOT going back up. I even signed up for St. George today! | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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I experienced gadget revolt tonight. My Garmin wouldn't even turn on, and the "battery charging" light didn't come on either, so I hope it's not broken. I took my old heart rate monitor/stopwatch, but that kept turning off too. I had wanted to track my pace to see where I am fitness-wise, but I guess it was not to be.
Five miles felt a little challenging, but I completed the whole run without incident. I drank almost all of my water, though-it's getting warmer! | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.03 |
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It's getting hot! It's 7:00 pm, and it's in the low 80s right now, so it was probably in the high 80s when I started my run. Total time was 49:49, average pace 9:55. I'm glad the Garmin worked this time: now I know how fit (or unfit) I am after several weeks of laziness.
Normally I would not run on a Sunday, but I went to the mall this afternoon to look for some casual summer weekend pants. In four separate stores, not a single thing in my size fit! I refuse to succumb to the bigger size, so I didn't buy anything (except shoes and shirts, which still fit OK). So, until I lose weight, I will either be (1) very hot, or (2) not able to breathe, and I will definitely be a slow runner.
Goal for the week: run 20+ miles, lose 1-2 pounds. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Well, that was rough. It was 96 degrees when I started and 90 degrees when I finished. I realized on the run that I have hardly eaten any carbs today, except for fruit, so that was another reason that I was feeling so sluggish. I actually had to alternate running and walking on the way back. I would walk one song, run one song ,etc. Not fun...
Average pace was 10:10 for the first 2.5 miles and 12:51 for the last 2.5 miles. Yikes!
The good news: I am already down 2.5 pounds from yesterday. That probably just means I was retaining water or something from the weekend, but I'll take it! | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 31.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.14 | 36.34 |
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