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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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Wed, Jul 25, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

It poured outside today, so the temp was down to the mid-80s, but it actually felt a little cooler, so I was able to run outside!  I did 5 miles in 45:20, a 9:04 pace.  I'm finally getting back down to my "in-shape training pace."  I always try to run the second half faster than the first half.  Tonight I ran my first half in 22:18 (first mile in 8:30) and the second half in 23:02.  The first half felt really easy, even though I seem to be running faster now, which is good, I guess.  I need to work on staying strong for the second half.  My heart rate came down fairly quickly.  I was down to 120 bpm after about 6 minutes.  I'm always going for 5 minutes.  Overall, I'm very happy with my progress lately.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 09:13:35

Welcome to the blog!

From michelle on Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 11:51:58

Hey welcome! So fun to have all these girls on board!

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 13:44:43

Any training since then?

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