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Location:

Littleton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I've run off and on (more off than on) throughout my adult life. Most recently I started running in May of 2007.

5K PR: Colder Bolder in December 2009 in 22:50.

10k PR: Bolder Boulder in May 2009 in 48:06.13.

1/2 Marathon PR: Canyonlands Half-Marathon in March 2010 in 1:43:20.

Marathon PR: Newport (Oregon) Marathon in June 2010 in 3:42:17.

I have completed two full marathons.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to consistent running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3:30 marathon.

Personal:

I grew up in Utah, but live in Colorado now.

I am married and am a working mother of four children, ages 9-19.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Nike Lunarracer Lifetime Miles:						284.91
Brooks Adrenaline Trail Lifetime Miles:						574.62
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles:						681.13
Brooks Adrenaline 10 (2) Lifetime Miles:						424.52

Sat, Apr 25, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
22.00	1.00	23.00

Long run. Average pace: 9:28.

Weather: 40°F, 85% humidity, wind 7 E. With just overcast and colder than it should be this time of year the whole time.

Another Saturday morning spent slogging it out on the Highline Canal Trail. For the first time since I started running this trail last Fall, there was actually a significant amount of water in the canal.

The Ogden Marathon is supposed to have fruit at some of the aid stations and I've never eaten fruit on a run before, so I decided to try it today. When I run this trail I normally go south 2.5 miles, then back to the start, then north half of the remaining distance and back. Today I went south 2.5 miles and back to the start, then north 3.5 miles and then back to the start. At that point I went to my car and had a banana. Then I did south 2.5 miles and back and north 3 miles and back again. The banana didn't seem to cause me any trouble.

I ran a so-called "easy" pace, but running that distance is never easy. My splits were pretty consistent, ranging between 9:25 and 9:40 for the most part. I tried to pick it up for a fast finish on the last mile and ran that mile in 8:49.

I've got a MP 18 mile run next Saturday, and then its tapering time.

This is my new highest mileage week ever and will likely stand for quite some time. I'm not sure I want to subject myself to marathon training again for a while.

Brooks Adrenaline Miles: 23.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

Comments

From JD on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 16:03:09 from 64.65.159.206

Awesome job on the run and the week! Your training has been really impressive. You're going to have a very successful marathon, and a very well deserved break after...I'm psyched for you!

From snoqualmie on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 16:07:00 from 67.171.56.164

Great miles, Carolyn! I hope it has helped you feel like you've got the endurance for Ogden But even if it doesn't, the physiological response to this run is taking place at this very moment! More mitochondria, stronger cell walls, all that good stuff.

From Bonnie on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 16:28:39 from 71.210.125.219

Great training run!

Have a great day, I hope your sons talent show was a successful as your daughters.

From Tracy on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 20:18:41 from 71.201.129.114

Another great run! Good thinking to try to mimic race conditions--glad the banana didn't bother you. Next week you might try part of an orange. Sometimes oranges make an appearance and I liked them when I did Chicago (mostly just for their thirst quenching nature).

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 20:40:38 from 71.229.164.25

Thanks, everyone.

Thanks for the tip about oranges, Tracy. I will try that next week. Truth be told, I really wanted cookies.

From Tracy on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 20:42:11 from 71.201.129.114

I hope you ate a cookie when you were done.

I know a lot of people on this blog are purists about food, but I run so that I can eat cookies and ice cream.

From Metcalf Running on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 21:35:20 from 71.219.126.117

Great run Carolyn!! and awesome miles! I know that at Ogden there is usually oranges at some of the aid stations in the canyon.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 23:17:34 from 71.229.164.25

Yes, Tracy. I had three cookies on the drive home. ;) They were Kashi cookies.

From april27 on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:50:08 from 99.188.251.180

Carolyn--I thought you always ran like this! Guess i haven't picked up--is this your first marathon? any who I know ignore me--takes me a minute to pick up on things--Great miles! You are going to do great on your race!

Tracy-I run so I can eat too! tee hee!!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 10:29:37 from 71.229.164.25

Yes, April, this will be my first marathon.

From Nevels on Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 23:41:38 from 131.204.15.93

Solid run and solid week. Regarding subjecting yourself to marathon training, there is a great quote from Frank Shorter that sums up pretty well what I think about long, hard efforts:

"You have to forget your last marathon before you run another one. Your mind can't know what's coming."

In any case, from looking at your last few weeks, you're in great shape and should blow the marathon out of the water.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 00:38:55 from 71.229.164.25

Thanks, Nevels. When I ran my first half marathon not quite a year ago, I remember thinking that there was no way I would ever run a marathon, and yet here I am. Perhaps after I've run this one and some time has passed I'll want to do it again.

From Nevels on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 00:41:45 from 131.204.15.93

And I remember after running my first 50k thinking that there was no way I would ever even think about going any farther. We all know how that worked out, so you never know what you'll end up doing/running/experiencing in the distance runners' eternal quest to find our limits...

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