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Location:

Layton,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 24, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Races

3-12 Rex Lee 5k 22:39

3-19 Tour del Sol Stage Race 3:30:45

4-16 East Canyon RR 

5-7 Provo City Half(SU)

5-21 HITS 70.3 Tri

6-18 Utah State TT Championship

7-9 Echo Tri

8-13 Jordanelle Tri

8-16 Hotter Than Heck?

9-10 LOTOJA

10-8 Layton Half

Personal:

I can't decide what sport I want to be good at so I do them all sorta good.

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59:27/8:32(7miles)

1 mile warm up, Hiit, 7 miles in just under 60 minutes.  Took the run pretty easy.  Hiit was pretty intense. 

 

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1:04:10/8:01 

Went to the park and was planning on doing laps w/ 3x8:00, 2x7:30, 1x7:15 mile repeats.  Bathrooms were closed so decided to run towards the running store so I could use theirs. 1 mile warm up, 7:53, 7:29, 7:34, half mile rest, 7:41, half mile rest, 7:29, cool down.  Didn't stick to the plan and I couldn't hold the 2nd effort.  Might have helped to rest a mile between that effort.  Oh well, it was all flat and felt good to get some faster miles in.  Forgot all about the bathroom I was running toward. 

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Made my way through Hiit then made it 2 miles up the hill and 2 miles back.  That's about it.  I just made it.

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Evening ride part way up LCC from home. Wanted to go to the top but the wind started bothering me & didn't want to overdue it for this weekend.  Reached 46.5 mph on the way down.  Pretty sure that was due to the tail wind.  Glad the rain held off.

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Race: Striders Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:39:34, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 8
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Josse, my Mom, Mac, and Jenn came to stay over. Good times and we couldn't seem to make it to bed. Mac and Jenn were pacing the 1:35:00 and convinced me to try and run with them. Last fall my best time was 1:44:ish and that was very aided. 1:35:00, totally doable, right? So I went to bed breathing to the sound of 1:35:00.  

Morning and we were off. We had our detour directions written on a sticky note from a lady at packet pick up. FYI never trust directions from a lady written on a sticky note(especially when driving in the dark). Stopped at a gas station and found a very helpful attendant. 

The race. We waited in the potty lines so we only had about .75 mile warm up. I went with the revised plan and started out with Mac & Jenn. I don't know if it was nerves or altitude but my breathing was very labored and felt like I was sucking for air. My legs felt fantastic but I couldn't get my breathing. All I could think about was how fatigued they would be if I couldn't calm down. I stayed with them until the first water stop then decided to drop back a little bit. I could hear them calling my name every once in awhile and it was kinda sad :0( 

At around mile 6 or so my breathing finally seemed to level out. Maybe I just wasn't use to the effort I was trying to pull off. This middle section was a test for me mentally. The rollers were a battle. I kept people in view and people behind me in check which helped me keep my pace up. Considering I wanted to be done by mile 4 I was telling myself good job and just keep going. The last three were a struggle. I haven't been so done with a race in a long time and my hip started bothering me. At the last water station there was plenty of water in the table but no one handing it to you so I literally stooped for a good 15 sec. I guess it had its good points though. I got in behind 2 guys that were cheering each other on. "2 miles, we got this" They were talking to me too, right? At about a mile I pulled ahead of them and tried my hardest to speed it up. Saw my trusty pull girl & Kassi who told me to push hard until I wanted to cry. She always knows how to push me in. Mac and the pacers joined in and a  others my foggy brain can't remember started helping me. It must have been quite a sight. I'm a lucky girl :0) and I made it to the end. 

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7:00, 7:11, 7:11, 7:19, 7:23, 7:29, 7:42, 7:43, 8:09, 7:58, 8:27, 8:03, 7:46, :12(5:42) 

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Evening. Easy. Hiit core.

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Out and back from home on the easier route.  Easy. Threw in 2 mile MP temp 7:45, 8:11(up hill). Tired but felt good.

Evening Hiit legs.  I thought my legs would be dead but they felt fantastic.  Goes to show you don't know how you will feel until you start :0) 

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Evening spin. Tough class. I need a fan right in front of me.

Hiit arms while I waited for class to start.  Looked at my biceps in the mirror as I curled weight. I felt vain. 

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Easy miles. Same way as Wednesday.  Core workout with ab ripper x.  Concentrated on keeping my core tight the entire time.  Good workout.

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Stayed at Josse's last night to run Provo Canyon.  We started at the base of Wallsburg and went up that road for about a half mile and turned back to head down the canyon.  It's been a long time since I've started a run in the dark and I forget how amazing it is to see the sun come up.  The purple/orange light against the snow capped mountain was quite a sight.  Loved it. 

15 miles at MP 7:36-8:09 

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Cold and snowy so the TM it is.  Easy miles.

Hiit arms 

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Morning spin followed by some TM miles.  I've been to this teacher once before and she LOVES the hills.  I like her.

PM- Hiit legs/core 

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TM. 1 mile warm up, 7x1 mile w/ 2 min jog between, cool down. 7:47-7:41, last fast mile was 7:35. Used candies from the front desk to count down my miles.  Worked well. That was tough.

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AM- Hiit. Legs toast from last night. Planning on spin later.

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2:57:32/8:27 

Went and stayed with Jos again. Met Mac and Aubrey at the Hobble Creek Half finish and drove up to the golf course. We ran through light drizzly rain, sleet, down pour rain and light drizzle again, but it really was beautiful up Hobble Creek with the dust of snow and the how green it is looking up there.  I'm glad I saw it :0) And the down pour was somehow very calming.  It was really quiet.  All I could hear was the rain and my footsteps.  Ran up Hobble Creek 7 miles then turned around and did 5 MP, 5 min jog, 4 MP, 4 min jog, 3 MP and then just ran.  The plan was to do 2 and 1 the same but it was pretty miserable by the end of this run and I don't know that I could have. 12 at MP, I'll take it. Changed to dry clothes in a hidden corner.  Good times.

7 miles up 8:52-9:17 pace

5 mile tempo: 7:45, 7:48, 7:48, 7:46, 7:43.  5 min jog back up

4 mile tempo: 7:53, 7:50, 7:58, 7:55.  4 min jog

3 mile tempo:  7:56, 8:03, 8:10.  Cool down

Kinvara Miles: 21.00
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Evening run.  Did the Runners for Boston Run at Salt Lake Running Company. Ran 5 miles before to Liberty Park and back, then met Jos, Mom, Rachelle and their friends. They had a little ceremony before.  It was a 2 loop course.  There were people cheering from the balconies.  I think some of them were drunk but they had spirit. Had a good time. 

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I went out thinking I would do a harder workout but I could tell it wasn't going to happen and I wasn't on the right kind of route to make it happen so I scratched the plan and just ran.  I will do the workout on Thursday.

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Evening ride up Emigration.  It was so nice to get outside on the bike.  I was frozen when I got home but it was worth it.

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1 mile wu, 5@ 8:00, 5 min jog plus a little rest on top of that, 5@ 8:00 but I had to take a short break in the middle.  Hiit after.  I was really tired for the second MP miles, but also enjoyed the feeling of pushing through it.

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3:16:50/8:57 

up and down emigration then the down to east high and around the neighborhood and back to the zoo.  not happy with it. the end.  Should have pushed harder on the down at least. I doubt I'll ever run all the way up this canyon again, but here are the splits just in case I want to refer to it:

7 miles up canyon @ 9:40-10:38

(down)8:20, 8:15, 8:01, 8:01, 8:24, 8:03, 8:14, 8:19, 7:54, 7:49

(back up) 9:45, 9:03, 9:08, 8:32, 8:44 

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Easy miles from home.  Didn't necessarily feel easy.

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Little Cottonwood Canyon. Haven't done this whole thing since last year.  Had to push but it felt good. Very windy on the way down.  I was frozen when I got home.

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