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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Unaided and (some) outdated!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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sun, Apr 08, 2012

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

Results are out for the Strider's Winter Series so far:

1. Malaika Homo 3:36:58

2. Rachel Bennion 3:38:42

3. Taralyn Summers 3:38:45

Last race is a 30k on April 28th. I have three weeks to have optimal training to see if I can take that 1st spot. This series has been interesting. All three of us have traded off winning each of the races.

I've been playing this out in my mind of how it has gone to try and predict how we will do in the end, not so sure anyway. Any thing can happen in an 18 mile race.

5k 10k 10mile Half

1. Tara(20:56.1) 1. Tara(41:37) 1. Rachel(1:07:28) 1. Malaika(1:26:07)

2. Malaika(20:56.7) 2. Rachel(41:41) 2. Malaika(1:07:28) 2. Tara(1:26:30)

3. Rachel( 21:06) 3. Malaika(42:38) 3. Tara(1:09:41) 3. Rachel(1:28:26)

I need to have almost a 2 minute lead and I need to count on it, so I think I need to go out early and keep that spot. Maybe I should use the course tool, I've never used something like that for pacing, Have you had luck with the course tool? Any suggestions or tips are appreciated. I love that is is so close! It makes it fun and obsessive for me:)

Comments

From Andy on Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 10:53:52 from 159.212.71.200

The course tool is good when preparing for a race to give an idea of where the hills are and the best way to attack the course. You are an experienced enough racer that you can run by feel and accomplish the same results. Here is what the course tool gives for a 6:36 pace (your 1/2 marathon pace):

Mile Elev Grade Split

0 4,975 N/A N/A

1 4,952 -0.43% 6:31

2 4,936 -0.31% 6:32

3 4,931 -0.08% 6:35

4 4,922 -0.18% 6:34

5 4,909 -0.24% 6:33

6 4,924 0.27% 6:43

7 4,948 0.47% 6:45

8 4,989 0.78% 6:53

9 5,029 0.75% 6:51

10 5,040 0.21% 6:44

11 4,987 -1.01% 6:24

12 4,938 -0.92% 6:25

13 4,937 -0.02% 6:40

14 4,928 -0.17% 6:37

15 4,929 0.00% 6:39

16 4,931 0.04% 6:37

17 4,943 0.24% 6:38

18 4,967 0.44% 6:43

18.7 4,968 0.02% 4:31

From Andrea on Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 18:41:20 from 67.177.21.60

Those are very close standings! You can get 2 min on those girls with a smart pacing strategy. I know a lot of people that use the course tool - it's great for understanding how fast/slow you can go based on hills. That way you don't waste energy on an uphill, knowing you can gain back the time with another mile.

Glad you are enjoying the competition!

From Tara on Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 18:52:12 from 75.169.147.99

Andy- Thank you!! BTW, let me see if I understand the percentages. At mile 1 it is about .5% downhill. I think I am reading it right. That is super helpful!

Andrea- Yeah, I'm actually pretty excited to see you peak this year. Take care of that foot, and back, and iron thing!

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