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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.007.000.000.0013.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Oh gosh, I'm way behind.  Life's SUPER busy right now, so I haven't been taking time to blog at all.  Also, I'm taking it easy on the hip flexor, so I've only been doing easy miles on the forgiving track surface.  I hope to step things up later this week, ever hopeful that the weird pain will dissipate, which is surely will very soon.  I'm sure.  It will.

 

Today I taught a resistance training class and then ran for 1/2 hr on the track at an easy pace.  This was supposed to be my chest day, but I had too much to do.  In the class I taught, we did just 10 pushups in the midst of everything else, so I might do 9 more sets of 10 (flat, incline, and decline) and call it "chest day," and then I could just grab my light dumbbells and do 9 sets of 10 in all positions too.  It's just that I find it difficult to work out at home.  Guess if I don't do it tonight, I will spend extra time in the gym tomorrow.

 

Oh well, now I must throw some dinner together before all the people start complaining.

 


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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Slow, at the track.  Kinda boring.  Did biceps and back exercises.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Taught 2 bootcamps, did an hour of shoulders and triceps, and ran for 2 slow track miles.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.007.000.000.007.00

Today I met Coach Bob at the track.  He encouraged me to take it easy, so I did, but I did get in several 7:40 miles, which felt great.  The hip flexor hurts when I push off, but if I keep the speed down, it's not too bad.

 

 

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Today I rested from running, but did enjoy the bootcamp that I led.  I wanted to do more, but thought it better to take it easy till tomorrow.  My hip flexor feels pretty good today!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.007.000.000.0013.00
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