Emily's training blog

March 19, 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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AM: 5 easy grass loop miles. My first mile was 8:50. Still feeling fairly shot. I planned a fartlek workout for today, but I think I will take one more day to recover a bit. My body is telling me that last week was brutal!  8:04 average.

 

PM:  9 miles down to the river.  My soleus kept tightening up, so I tried to keep under control.  I felt pretty good otherwise, but now I'm nervous about straining or tearing a muscle.  I will have to see if I can get it loosened uo tonight.  It did seem to feel better after about 4-5 miles.  I'm nervous about getting up on my toes for speedwork, so I may have to modify this week's plan a bit.  Please hold together, body, for six more weeks!  I have worked way too hard to get injured.  I had better get that qualifier!

 

Highlight of the run.  Two neighborhood girls cheered for me every time I ran past them. It actually made me run faster!  7:15 average.

 

Comments
From Jake K on Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 17:35:16 from 98.202.128.218

Lay off the faster stuff if there's a chance it will put you on the shelf. You don't have to run FASTER than marathon pace at CIM :-)

From james (runmehappy) on Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 08:43:29 from 50.203.76.218

Hope the soleus gets feeling better. I have been fighting soleus pain on and off forever. Massage really makes a difference for me.

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