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
24.507.004.500.0036.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Oh dear, I'm late again!  I think this was 4 easy miles, and I do recall, from my conversation with Wes, that my legs felt heavy.  Even though it was an easy run, it was one of those times that I just wasn't feeling it!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.004.500.008.50

2 warm up miles.  Then 2x400 at 1:55, then 2x1600 at 14:40.  Then 2 cool down miles.  Felt easy, but later in the day, I did feel the right hip muscles tighten up again.  They responded well to e-stim.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.500.000.000.004.50

Felt better today during my easy run.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.007.000.000.007.00

I'm not sure I went 7 because my Garmin failed me, but I ran for 27 minutes at about 8:15, then 27 at about 7:48, so it was about that distance.  I enjoyed the run.  The cold rain felt great after the first mile.  I love Oregon.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

I enjoyed a wonderful short Long Run!  Perfect conditions, although it was VERY windy, but that was just refreshing.  I basically kept my heart rate around 165 and just enjoyed the run.

 Splits:  9:58, 8:30, 8:29, 8:26,8:20, 8:22, 8:31, 8:39, 8:52, 8:41, 8:06.  It was hilly, which is why there was such a variance in paces!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
24.507.004.500.0036.00
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