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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Unaided and (some) outdated!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:)

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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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Mon, Dec 03, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

I'm back in town! I'm so glad to be back. Disneyland is fun, but it is a lot of work to do with kids. I brought a ton of running clothes with me but never used any of it. it seems despite my well intentions, something always came up in the mornings and never allowed adequate time. so instead I got a week full of walking:)

I just received a Nike top layer that I'm testing. I was excited to use it this morning, but got very poor sleep last night so I opted out of the ladies running group this morning. I'll have to give it a try tomorrow morning instead. I love the directions Nike sent with it, " If able, use under safe but harsher conditions, preferrably snow, rain, wind. Use under 50 degrees." Bring on the storms! I have to send back the sample when I'm finished, but it would be a great addition to my running closet.

I couldn't force myself on the treadmill today so I went to the gym instead. 60 minutes on the elliptical and 15 minutes on bike.

Lazy days are in the forecast for December it seems. Since I'm running Ogden I'm trying to figure out a good time to start serious training again. I usually give myself at least 3 months of training before a marathon, assuming I already have a base. How many months do you train before a marathon?

Comments

From Lily on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 18:15:49 from 67.199.178.95

I always try to keep a good aerobic base when not training for anything. Where a lot of elliptical comes in for me. Then right before the official mileage training starts, I start busting out bouts of low mileage speed work. After a few weeks of that. I start a 9-12 week build up of mileage in prep for a longer distance. Any longer and my hips start screaming.

From Tara on Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 18:24:58 from 69.171.178.84

I like that! Us decrepit old women need to take it all in stride! :-) No hip replacement for us anytime soon.

From Kam on Wed, Dec 05, 2012 at 10:39:50 from 68.66.163.179

You should be base building right now. 25-30 easy mpw. Don't bother with speed or intervals at all. 12-16 weeks out from the marathon, start doing 1/2 marathon pace tempo runs, increasing duration each week. Do these on weeks you aren't racing. Rather than doing speed, I recommend hill workouts. You get the intensity without the pounding.

From Kam on Wed, Dec 05, 2012 at 10:40:00 from 68.66.163.179

Welcome home.

From AngieB on Wed, Dec 05, 2012 at 10:42:39 from 159.212.71.200

You have been the vacationer lately. Jeoulous! We need to get a group together and run a long good run one of these coming saturdays.

From allie on Wed, Dec 05, 2012 at 11:14:34 from 161.38.221.168

i usually do 6-8 weeks of marathon specific training. the rest of the time i loaf around in the dark.

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