Running to stay sane

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Location:

Murray,UT,USA

Member Since:

Aug 13, 2013

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

University of Utah Alumni (2001-2003)

Running Accomplishments

Marathon PR- 2:51:54 (St. George 2015)
Half Marathon PR- 1:19:52 (TOU Half 2014)
10K- 39:58 (Swiss Days 2010-The only 10K I've raced)
5K- 17:50 (Murray Fun Days 2014)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Look up more and appreicate Mother Nature.

Long-Term Running Goals:

~~I hope to really race the last 10K of a marathon and not just "survive" it!~~

~~Sub 3:00!!!~~

~~Sub 19:00 5K~~

~~Sub 1:20 half marathon~~

Sub 2:50 marathon

MOVE SOMEWHERE REALLY WARM!

Personal:

I run to stay sane because without a little "me" time each day, I might just go nuts!

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Spin Bike (Minutes) Lifetime Miles:						770.00
Barbie's Jealousy Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						161.05
Sea Foam Green DS Trainer Lifetime Miles:						183.95
Nimbus 17 Bowie's Morning Look Lifetime Miles:						330.90
Nimbus 17 Black Goo Lifetime Miles:						385.00
Punky Brewster's Green Goblin DS Racers Lifetime Miles:						89.20
B-right Yellowish DS Trainer 20 Lifetime Miles:						48.50
Blinding Orange Creamsicles Lifetime Miles:						413.40
NB Testers 490V4 Lifetime Miles:						15.40
Blue Nike Tempo's Lifetime Miles:						63.40

Wed, Jul 09, 2014

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	10.00

I "attempted" a tempo this morning. I don't know what I was thinking...Over the past 8 days, I've done 4 speed sessions. I usually only do 1, maybe 2, a week. So 4 is too many for me. Plus, it was over 80 degrees and windy. Heat and wind make for a very hard run!

I warmed up 3 miles and my legs felt like cement blocks. I thought about scrapping the whole thing but I decided to give it a go. The plan was 5 miles @ 6:05-6:15 pace.

Mile 1- 6:30 (Shoot! Maybe I just need to work into a good pace. Plus, I was running into the wind)
Mile 2- 6:29 (Shoot! That was hard! My legs feel like crap)
Mile 3- 6:28 (SHOOT! Ok, I'm done)
Mile 4- 7:03 (I decided to just take this mile easy and regroup)
Mile 5- 2x800's (3:08, 3:07...I knew I was toast so I decided to break it up into two half miles)

My cool down felt like miles 22 and 23 of a marathon. Super slow and very hard! Ugh..I should have stayed in bed this morning.

Sea Foam Green DS Trainer Miles: 10.00

Comments

From james (runmehappy) on Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 08:47:01 from 50.203.76.218

Still a solid run. I think it was better than the alternative of staying in bed. What is your next race?

From Jenruns on Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 09:07:39 from 98.202.193.89

My next race is Draper Days 5K next Saturday, then TOU Half August 23.

From emruns on Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 09:27:29 from 65.130.145.153

Ugh. I hate days like this. Brush it off. You still got a great effort in. You know you're fast. You have the 5k time to prove it!

From AngieB on Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 12:22:10 from 65.130.73.145

I agree w everyone brush it off don't let it play in your head. You just need to recover and take it easy for a bit. It's your bodies way of telling you you need a rest. My friend Alyssa said she met you Saturday and you were very nice:)

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