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Location:

Corona,CA,

Member Since:

Sep 08, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2012 Irvine Half Marathon 1:38:20

2012 Fontana Half Marathon 1:32:17

St. George Marathon 2007-4:13:00

2008-3:45:07

2011-3:35:05

2012-3:26:14

8 Total Marathons

Short-Term Running Goals:

Perfect my diet to run better, stonger and faster!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run 3:15 marathon.

Personal:

I have 4 kids, 2 boys and 2 girls. 11, 9, 6 and 2. I have been married to my guy for 13 years. He is great and so supportive of my running life. He is also very active, mostly weight training and he has run 2 half marathons as well. He is very fast without training too hard. 1:28 Half Marathon!!! I am working on being able to keep up with him. Someday when are kids are older we look forward to training together.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Mon, Nov 17, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7.00

I am liking the 7 mile distance. I have run somewhere between 1:00:05 and 1:01:45 the last few times I have run. It never feels like I am pushing it just always feels really comfortable. My goal is to be running 8 miles comfortably in that amount of time by this time next year. I want to know what everyone thinks on that time frame. Too much time or too little?

I ran with Alisa, love her!!!! We had lots of fun this morning and my day is starting out great.

Oh yeah!! I am eating good today I mean great!!! I got to get this body back on track!

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Pace 8:47

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From tarzan on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 20:21:02

I think you can manage your goal if you really want to. It will take some work - but you are speedy enough to accomplish it.

From Kelli on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 21:46:13

I have no clue, but I am SURE you can do it with work.

Great run and glad you are LOVING it.

From Teena on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 22:32:37

Hey Britta,

Nice run!

So what would that make your goal? 8 miles at a 7:42 pace? I'm sure you can do whatever you set your mind to, just be careful!! That's a 12% increase in speed, it's a lot, but you are a tough cookie. I think I have read somewhere that a 5% improvement a year is great. So I guess that means 12% is Great Great and almost half of another Great!! Just be careful and enjoy yourself. (In otherwords, DON'T GET INJURED!!) :)

From Kelli on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 22:37:13

I knew someone out there would do all of the math!!!

From britta on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 23:05:54

Only 5% increase!!! That totally bums me out! Now I feel like it is too lofty of a goal. I will take any improvement though.

From Teena on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 23:14:47

Britta,

I just looked at my running journal, and I took off about 45 seconds per mile during my tempo runs this year compared to last year. So don't be bummed, you can do it ... just be CAREFUL ... I think I would not have got injured if I would have taken some time off after SGM and then again after Snow Canyon. Just a thought!! You can do it!! I really think you can.

From MichelleL on Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 20:48:50

Ok so here's my two cents. I don't think the pace on your easy days matter nearly as much as your hard days. So long your easy days are easy, you get the mileage you are wanting, and you are recovered for your next hard day, you have accomplished what you need to for that day. So, the real question is whether you can drop about a minute in your tempos. Well, its feasible, but it is a lofty goal.

Lofty goals rock, so long we chase them step by step and logically. There's no limit to your improvement if you gradually increase mileage, intensity, and listen to your body really well. Injury is always a concern. Barring injury, you'll likely improve in direct correlation to the consistent effort you put into your running. Are you coming down for the Saturday run after Thanksgiving? It'd be great to meet you! I hope your hip is feeling better. Is it really your hip or groin? Ok, I think my comment's long enough, I am signing out :)

From britta on Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 21:47:13

Michelle,

Thank your for your 2 cents. It really means a lot coming from a rockstar runner like yourself.

I ran 3:45 at SGM 08. I am thinking of making 3:30 my goal for Ogden 09 and 3:20-3:15 my goal for SGM 09.

Yes, No? Does this sound do-able. I want to improve as much as I can before we add to our family.

I am not coming to the run the Sat. after Thanksgiving. I wish I could but my brother is going through the temple that morning. I would love to meet you too. It will have to be another time though.

The pain is my hip. It has happened to me before. I think actually what happend is my knee was bothering me a bit so that affected my form and now my hip feels a little out of wack. Anyway, when it happened before I just took a few days off and then I was fine. So I am not too worried.

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