Emily's training blog

Taylorsville Dayzz 5k

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Location:

Taylorsville,UT,

Member Since:

Sep 17, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2 x Deseret News 10k winner

3 x All-American at BYU (back in the day)

10 x state champion in high school (way back in the day!)

3 x USA team member

Short-Term Running Goals:

I would like to run an Olympic Trials Qualifier in the marathon.

I would also like to run on one more international team before I pack it in!

 Stay healthy!  (My biggest challenge!)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run my whole life, and then live vicariously through my children. (just kidding) , but I do want to pass on a healthy lifestyle to them.

Help coach East High to a state championship. (hope it doesn't take a lifetime!)

Personal:

I've been running since I was nine.  I'm married to a fellow runner who inspires and supports me.  We have two children:  Cole (4) and Lily (18 mos.)  I help Bill Cobler coach cross country at East High School.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 11.60 Year: 109.80
NB 580 Lifetime Miles: 49.79
Race: Taylorsville Dayzz 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:18:52, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
20.230.000.000.000.0020.23

I ran this race as part of my long run, at the end of a long week, at the end of 3 long weeks.  Needless to say, my legs are pretty shot.  So, today was a confidence booster.

I ran 14 miles in 7;22 average, stopping after ten to pick up my racing flats and singlet before heading to the park.  I ran the course to make sure I knew where all the turns were.  I really just wanted to run fast enough to win, but kept 6:13's in my head as a goal.  That's 2:43 marathon pace.  

I started conservatively, and spent the first mile picking off all the guys who sprinted the first mile.  I took an elbow in the chest from some neanderthal.  I hit the mile in 6:00, so I decided to stay as consistent as possible.  6:00 at mile 2 and 6:03 at mile 3.  At this point I had worked my way up into 3rd place behind Teren (who was three minutes ahead)  and a high school boy.  I thought I could sneak by the high school boy, but he saw me in the last 100 meters, so he sprinted in.  Oh well, I was happy to break 19.  I had 6:00 average for 3.15 miles, but garmins don't always measure right.  I was happy to stay under my goal pace, and happy to run a completely even race.  

I cooled down three more miles to finish 20 for the day.  I would like to run a minute faster next week at Murray.  I should have good competition, and I plan on backing off, and not running 14 before the race.  Who knows, though?  Maybe I'm so marathon trained only 6:00 pace will come out regardless!  

I learned that sometimes it's good to race tired, and incorporate races into training.  I usually don't like to race without being pretty fresh.  But,  I need to race more frequently.  So, today was good.  

We went to the Taylorsville Dayzz Parade, and now I'm beat.  It was so hot this morning.

I recommend Taylorsville Dayzz 5k.  They pulled in a bunch of sponsors and put on a great race.  They even had money this year.  150 for the win.  (Maybe I should keep my small town race secrets!)

 

 

Comments
From RileyCook on Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 10:55:44 from 73.52.134.194

Nice work Emily! Looks like we had very similar mornings: long warmup, 5k, cooldown.

I agree it's good to teach the legs to hit race pace even when they're really tired and want to be done.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 15:29:28 from 24.10.247.181

So $300 for you guys? Not a bad Saturday morning.

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