Closing the Gap

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Location:

tigard,or,usa

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

  • Boston '08,
  • #3 woman in '09 Columbia River Gorge 1/2 marathon (1:33),
  • #1 woman in'09 Death Valley Marathon (3:24)
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Short-Term Running Goals:

Carve 10 minutes off my PR for the next 4 marathons, qualify for the Trials.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Always be a winner in my age division; help hundreds of other runners accomplish their goals through my coaching.

Personal:

Married, 4 kids.  I'm an RN who now works as a personal trainer (NASM) and running coach (RRCA).

Trainer Cara Esau

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Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.800.000.000.003.80

Another easy run day, which is good because my legs were feeling quite sluggish, probably from track and from the gym leg workout.  I ran for just 35 minutes, around a 8:50-9:00 pace, trying to keep my hr around 145.  Unfortunately, I can't find my hr monitor strap, so I had to judge my hr based on my breathing.  Oh well, I've done if enough times to know pretty accurately where my heart is.  

 

Comments
From Burt on Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 01:05:12 from 98.177.220.145

Is your heart in San Francisco?

From Coach Cara on Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 17:38:39 from 74.107.148.31

Yes, Burt, that's exactly right! That must be why I love to run up steep hills. :-)

From baldnspicy on Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 09:17:16 from 72.95.170.250

Nice! My HR is usually around 153-155 at that pace, so I can tell you have a very big heart!

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