| Location: Idaho Falls,ID,Us Member Since: Aug 26, 2014 Gender: Female Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: 2014 Idaho Falls Half- 1:27:18
2014 Xmas Gift Run 5k (19:38)
2015 Behind the Rocks Ultra 50k: 5:24:02
Short-Term Running Goals: 1:26 half
sub 40 10k
3:05 marathong (unaided)
20+mph bike Long-Term Running Goals: Run until I can't walk anymore. Personal: Full time engineer, mom and wife. Can't get enough of the outdoors with my family- hiking, hunting, fishing, biking, running, skiing, snowshoeing- anything outside! |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 131.40 | 39.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 170.70 |
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 88.40 | Altra White Miles: 13.00 | New Balance Race Miles: 60.30 | Runs With Luca Miles: 13.00 | New Balance Trail Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 2.5 mile wu. 1-2-3-3-2-1 at 3k-5k-10k-10k-5k-3k pace. full recovery between.
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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Firecracker 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:19:55, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 5k race this morning. Wanted to be faster, but I just don't do 5k training... Ran home from the race at MP (7:05) for my workout. |
| New Balance Race Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 mile super easy while the girls scootered. Bike ride for 15 with a new friend.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| Easy. My knee has been achy after I run for the past couple of weeks so I am headed to my fantastic PT to get it fixed tomorrow. Need to be in tip-top condition for Sundays race!!!!
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| 2 mile wu. 3 x 1 mile at just under MP.
Then to the PT to work on my knees. Just tight quads that are pulling some tendons so we did the works on them- massage, ultra sound, laser. Should be ready for Sundays race!
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Easy 2 loops around the river. Abs after and some good stretching and rolling.
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 really easy with Luca. Hard to do such short runs... Luca was looking at me like I was crazy when we turned around. Added some short fartleks to keep me a little more sane.
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| Runs With Luca Miles: 4.00 | Altra White Miles: 4.00 |
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Missoula Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:09:42, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 26.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.20 |
| Missoula Marathon.
Awesome race- organizers did a fabulous job.
I started out right on pace 7:00-7:05. Ran with 2 girls until about mile 13. I took some Gu and water and/or gatorade at mile 13 and ended up with another side ache. I could feel it coming on so I did everything I could to stop it, but the tricks didn't work. Luckily we hit the hill at the same time so I slowed down my pace and fought it off with another round of tricks. This time worked. Couple girls passed me, but stayed patient.
My watch died at mile 14 so I just had to run on feel, which in the later miles I have found is harder than it seems. I stayed patient and passed a few girls around mile 18. The 3:10 pace pacers (no people in the group) caught up to me so I ran with them the rest of the way- just ahead. Looking at the race results, my last 15k spilts were around 7:20.
I didn't place top 3, which was my original goal or at my goal pace (7:05), but for my first marathon with training (I ran 2 about 5 years ago with no idea what I was doing) I was pleased. It hurt more than I thought it would when I finished- my legs were trashed.
Today my muscles are just a little sore, but my joints- specifically my hips- are on fire. Never hurt there before...
Our hotel had a pool outside, so when I got back the hubby and girls were swimming (girls are little fish) so I took off my shoes and jumped in. Cold water felt really good and they had a hot tub so I was alternating between the cold water and jets.
Now a few days of resting/cycling and then half this weekend and next. Half is so much easier than a full!!!
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| New Balance Race Miles: 26.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 11 miles biking. Nice and easy recovery.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18.5 miles biking. Legs feeling better. Should be ready for race this weekend.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18 miles on my bike
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 very easy mile on the cc course. Identified my sore spots! Sat in the river after. Hit the foam roller tonight. 2 days to recover as much as possible.
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Heise Half (13.1 Miles) 01:31:22, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.10 |
| Heise Half.
Tried my best to rest my legs as much as possible this week after the Missoula race.
My quads were still pretty tight so I wasn't expecting to run this race very well. The other 2 top runners in the area were singed up so I figured I was going to get 2nd or 3rd. (one has a marathon this weekend so I knew she was going to hold back a little).
First couple of miles are gradual downhill so I took it very easy. A few girls took off. Legs were sore right off the bat. When the course flattened out I caught two and then took the last one at mile 4 on the uphill. Hill actually felt good on my legs.
I kept thinking my rivals were right on my tail so that kept me focused. I stayed relaxed and ran better than I thought I would. 2 minutes slower than last year, but 5 days after a marathon, I'll take it!
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| New Balance Race Miles: 13.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Another half this weekend and I want to run strong so I stretched, played baseball with my 6-yr-old and went to a baseball game...
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 25 miles on my bike.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.20 |
| Slow, easy around the river. Felt better to run on the grass than the pavement. Felt good to run and sweat. Quads are sore- roll and stretch tonight.
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 7.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Easy run on the cc course. Legs felt really good- about 90% recovered. Hopefully they will be ready for Saturday...
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 20 miles on my bike.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rest Day
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Idhao Falls Half (12.9 Miles) 01:27:10, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| IF Half.
Legs were tired from the get-go (surprise, surprise...). First mile is down hill, followed by just under a mile of flat and uphill then another 2 downhill. I took it really easy on the downhills. Let a few girls fly by me. As soon as we hit the flats I passed them and started chipping away at the 1st palce girl. I ran really strong and even though my legs were pretty beat up from the past month and a half of racing I managed to chip 1 minute from last years time. Course was a little short so doesn't count as a PR, but I still managed 6:47s. 1st place was only 1:30 ahead of me and she flew down the hill so I think my flats were faster than hers. And given that my legs were toast I was happy overall. 3rd place was almost 10 min. behind me.
Legs are spent now. I was thinkning about a tri this weekend, but I think my legs need rest. So no race this weekend and kids are doing a tri the next weekend so I have 2 weeks to recover and get some slow easy miles in. Hard to drop to such low mileage mentally.
Then a 5 mile race, hilly half and 10k then a flat half I would like to have a nice time at. I have been running really stong on fatigued legs so I should be able to PR.
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| New Balance Race Miles: 13.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 3 mile hike with the family.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.20 |
| Longest 7 miles!! Pouring rain so I headed to the gym and ran on the mill. I hate running inside on a TM- miserable!!!
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 7.20 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Easy 10. Haven't run my 10 route in a few weeks and I really missed it :)
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| River Loop and 2 cc loops. Felt nice to run on the grass.
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Around the river and through the park. Not use to this warm weather...feels nice!!
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 9 through the foothills.
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| Runs With Luca Miles: 9.00 | New Balance Trail Miles: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 131.40 | 39.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 170.70 |
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| Saucony Triumph Blue Miles: 88.40 | Altra White Miles: 13.00 | New Balance Race Miles: 60.30 | Runs With Luca Miles: 13.00 | New Balance Trail Miles: 9.00 |
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