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Location:

Cottonwood Heights,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 18, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

Aided

5k-17:01 (Halloween Half 2011)

10K-36:06 (Halloween Half 2011)

Half- 1:22 (Halloween Half/Des News/HC 2011/2013)

30k- 2:06:49 (SGM 2013)

Marathon- 3:07:18 (TOU 2011)

Unaided and (some) outdated!

400M- 1:03 (HS 2000)

800M-2:23 (HS 2000)

1500M- 4:45 (USU 2001)

3000M- 10:33 (USU 2001)

3200M- 11:24 (HS 2000)

5k- 18:10 (USU 2001)

10k-39:36 (Classic 2013)

30k- 2:09:16 (WRC 2012)

50 miler- 9:46:43 (TNF 2015)

Short-Term Running Goals:

2019 Tenitive Race Schedule

4/15 Boston Marathon

7/24 Deseret News 10k

Long-Term Running Goals:

I love training with others both on road and trail. I also find benefits of running solo when I need to focus and regroup.

Fun fact: Although I prefer to run outside, I don't mind the treadmill for pace accountability and for the blind assumption that I can run really fast. I have a lot of secret treadmill PR's at 0% incline:)

Personal:

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I am a Mormon

I am married to a supportive and driven husband. Together we enjoy geocaching, hiking, camping, reading and playing games with our three rambunctious children.

Aside from running, I am a homemaker and a Mental Health Therapist. Running has given me the ability to better concert my energies between my family, faith and friends.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Mon, Feb 18, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.25	0.00	3.75	0.00	7.00

6AM: 4x5 mins @ 6:07 with 3 min jog rest. 1x60 seconds at 5:00. 1 mile wu and cd.

I was excited to do this speed session early this morning. I love having a plan to follow! Continuing to follow McMillan's speed plan with pace calculator for the next 3 weeks. On paper the workout looked as though it wouldn't be challenging enough, but that is something I am working on. I'm not at any given moment able to break out race pace for any given distance if I'm not trained for it. My race pace will vary depending on my current fitness, of course. Sub 6 miles felt fine during my 5k years, but not in this moment. Again, I have to remind myself. The goal wasn't to kill myself either. Honestly, I was surprised how much harder my effort was compared to what I thought I could do. My PE was around a 8.5-9/10. I should keep track of that more often to compare workouts. I knew the hardest part of the workout for me was running this pace for longer times than I have previously (usually ending at 800m) and with shorter rests than I've done. So I would say that is improvement for me. I ran a last sprint in an effort to check my pulse. Yep, at 95% of max. I could tell when my threshold was being passed near 40 seconds. That was an interesting feeling to notice so abruptly. I was tired.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00

Comments

From Burt on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 13:39:15 from 72.223.80.89

You're blog is too complicated for me.

From Tara on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 17:55:03 from 75.169.142.118

Yeah, I reread it and didn't understand it either. Babbling rubbish!

From Rye on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 19:07:06 from 65.129.121.4

Blah.......though I understand the Mcmillan calculator..

From Kam on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 09:24:00 from 68.66.163.179

I like all the abbreviations and acronyms. Very technical.

From Summertime on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 09:47:20 from 70.196.196.62

Nice run early in the morning.

From JulieC on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 21:10:20 from 63.224.119.68

What is all this? Talk to me..i m clueless. Tell me about the phases u talked about becore. Pm me with your number so we can have a little text chat. I reAlly have no clue how to train. I need help soonsince i m getting old quickly.

From JulieC on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 21:11:50 from 63.224.119.68

What pace dos u put in for calculator? They r quick. What r his thoughts on vo2/

From Tara on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 21:37:32 from 75.169.137.94

Sorry, Look more confusing than what they really are. I'm sure I made up some of them.

I thought Burt was kidding when he said it looked confusing but after I reread it, I realized I just sound like a maniac. Sorry:)

PE - Perceived exertion, On a scale of 1 to 10, It felt like and 8.5 to 9, So it was really hard for me...thus PE was 8.5-9/10. when it's put that way, it looks like a mathematical formula:)

The last part I was just calculating my heart rate compared to my max heart rate. For most people it is 220 - your age and that is your max. For me, I run a little differently. My max heart rate is 211. Stuff you already know I'm sure.

Okay, I'm convinced none of you really care about any of this but just giving me a hard time... except Julie, I know she cares :-)

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