Emily's training blog

March 28, 2024

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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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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I've been lazy this week.  After about four days of no sleep and 16 hours in a car, and a wedding that went into the wee small hours of the morning, it has taken me a couple of days to get my focus and motivation back.  I'm a little disappointed in myself.  I can't let life derail me so much.  I still need to work on consistency in training.

Today I ran up to Valley Park and ran a fartlek ladder of 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 minutes with a 1-1-2-2-3-2-2-1-1 minutes recovery.  I usually run this workout with one to one recovery, so this is the first time I've reduced the times.  I felt pretty good, so maybe I wasn't running so fast on the quick parts.  I probably need to do some measured intervals as a check point.  I've just been focusing on longer runs and more strength oriented workouts in preparation for longer races.  Plus, I'm trying to not get injured.  I ran a two mile cool down for ten miles total.

My brother who just got married is coming with his new wife today to spend the weekend.  I'm excited, but more family commitments are going to make training tough. 

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