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Location:

West Valley City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 05, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k-29:50

Half-Marathon:

6 completed and aPR of 2:17 in 2005

Full Marathon:

10 marathons, 5:36 my first and fastest, almost beat it this year in Portland but my training slacked the last 6 weeks and it hurt me. Someday I will beat it!

50k 6:39 Goblin Valley 2010

 Disney World Goofy Challenge Finisher!

Short-Term Running Goals:

To train consistently.

Races:

5k PR

Marathon PR (hopefully at the Arizona Marathon in Feb '11)

Possibly a 50k in April.

Bear Lake Marathon June

Fresno Eye-Q Marathon Nov '11

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Hmm, I got my first PR in 5 years but I want to get some more.  I want to be a consistent middle of the packer not just "not last place"

Personal:

Married to Chris, "krashman" Pope, Have Natalie 6, and Loren Paul 4.


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Fri, Jul 04, 2008
Race: Centerville 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:32:40, Place overall: 230
Total Distance
4.50

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness..............(channeling Shirley Temple)  This was over 3 minutes faster than my last 5k Race for the Cure.  

Mile times 10:56, 10:30, 10:28, .1 in 48 seconds.  I do believe this is my second fastest 5k ever, and I can't believe how much I have improved in just a couple months.  Mile one have .5 miles of an incline and then there were two small rolling hills but a decent amount of down with some flat as we headed north on the course.  

Wow, only 3 more minutes off and I will have an all time PR and that was done before the birth of my second baby.  Sasha told me to go out at a 10min pace and see what happens.  I thought he was crazy, because my training miles rarely go under 12 min pace.  But I took off and kept the pace(slowed down for the hill) but I wasn't so far off from a 10 min pace.  WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW -----sorry I am just tickled pink and couldn't be happier.

I think the warmup mile helped, I used to think the people who ran before the race were nuts but it really helps to loosen up and get the slowness out.  Then I ran a little afterwards and along side my kids for their race.

Happy 4th of July everyone!!! 

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Comments
From marion on Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 12:03:14

That is AWESOME! You did GREAT! What a great way to start out a super holiday! Enjoy yourself!

From Jody on Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 12:29:29

CONGRATS!!! Way to rock!! I have just started adding a warm up and have seen huge improvements because of it.

From Tracy1 on Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 12:59:18

Yes, congrats again! I totally believe in the warmup especially for a 5-k!

From Christina on Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 16:15:33

AWESOME JOB! I'm so glad you had such a great time. Hildisvini has some training to do to catch you! ;-)

From Kim on Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 21:17:27

Holy Cow! Way to go girl! Tickled pink is always so much fun! Keep the smile going! What a fun feeling!

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 23:07:35

Good progress. Based on your splits looks like you might have had about another 40 seconds in you. Warm-up before a race is a must unless the race is a marathon. Even then a short warm-up is a good idea just to shake up your bowels to avoid potty breaks during the race.

You should be able to run around 31 minutes in Draper Days and maybe a bit under 30 in Minuteman 5 K if you continue to train consistently and eat right. I suggest you sign up for both.

From Laurie on Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 12:44:29

Thank you all for your wonderful support. I really appreciate it.

And my thought that runners were crazy to warm-up was how I thought before I started running. Funny how different things are from behind the starting line instead of watching it...........

From tarzan on Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 19:57:39

Congratulations. I am hoping to get my 5K PR down below 30 in the next few months. I actually have a 10K in Italy in September and would be thrilled to get under an hour.

I will be moving your way in a week or so. Let me know if you ever want a crazy running partner.

WAIT A MINUTE - I just looked at your race times. I think we started Des News together earlier last year.

From Laurie on Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 21:44:06

Tarzan, I did start desnews early last year. So you may be right. But yeah, I would love a running partner:) The crazier the better. To quote everyone else on the blog "RUNNING PARTNERS ROCK!"

From leslie peterson on Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 23:01:25

Yeah Lauri!!!!! Super time!!! I am going to try a warm up on my next 5k, I do very few of them though, it sounds like that is helpful!!! Great job!!!!

From Hildisvini on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 13:15:48

Great Race! It's so cool to see you get rewarded for your hard work. It was fun talking to you and the other bloggers at the race.

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