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Location:

LIVERPOOL,UK

Member Since:

Sep 27, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Olympic Trials Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Triathlons are my New sport and I LOVE IT  

 

Recent last few years  as I havent done much since I was 16/17yrs, on and off injuries, going out with Friends started. Operations on injuries- compartment syndrome front of the shin had small operation to release the pressure on the fascia.

Oct 2007.  Did the great north run.  ( I was in the elite ladies race, against Kara Goucher and Paula Radcliffe, Im sure u Americans will recall that race).

 I was just in on my previous times from the Bath Half Marathon. I ran it as best as I could off my training & circumstances...

 

Decided to do my 1st Marathon with London looming in the following April I was in the ladies Elite race again.  So the training was on.  I realise now I didnt give my body enough time to recover as it did break down in the last 5 weeks of my training. Injury bound, with calf and hamstring problems I raced! 

London Marathon, April 08 (Injury calf issues) 1st marathon  3hrs.12mins .30 secs

Dublin Marathon  Oct 08  3hrs.01mins.13  undulating and 1 toilet stuck/stop (LOL)

Bath Half 2007    1.26.35 hrs

Wilmslow half marathon english champs    1.25.39

18th lady  (With piriformis injury ).

Liverpool 10k 2008 Oct 37.42mins midst marathon training 

Wirral 5k 2009 17.41mins off the back off marathon week 

Track 3000ms 10.45mins  hmmm I ran this to get points for my club so I just did tactical and ran on 1st lady shoulder and sprinted at the end !

 

 

As a youngster

County Champion for Xcountry and

High Jump

and 1500ms track.

pbs aged 13 yrs old

800ms 2mins 16secs

1500ms 4mins 48 secs

high jump 1metre 53  (cant do this now) and I never trained for it as a kid, just competed alot for points for my club, usually spend 2 hours highjumping, and skip off to do an 800 or 1500ms race then go back to high jump, Wish I took the running more seriously!

 

Run on more than several occasions for my County against Ireland county of Dublin.

Top 50 finnisher at 14yrs of age in english nationals Xcountry.


Short-Term Running Goals:

Complete my 1st Triathlon    1st lady   Brinscall  ok this was a triathlon with no timed transition i treated it as a training race to see if I like triathlons and I love them.

Complete off road triathlon  2nd lady.. 12 secs behind my age group world champion.  Tameside triathlon

Complete outdoor water race 1 mile   Salford Great north swim . 29 mins yay

Complete Olympic distance triathlon

Races for 2010  Future races.

Winter Duathlon Series Race 1 - December 12th 2010  Won  overall time 1hr 8 mins 43 secs

winter duathlon series race 2

2011  1st Lady overall time  1hr 09mins 04 secs.

Windy very windy

3rd race Duathlon winter series Feb 20th 2011

 Races for 2011

ITU Duathlon 2011 qualifier                                                               Dambuster Duathlon, East Midlands – 19th March 2011  

Qualifiers ITU Sprint Triathlon 2011 & ETU Sprint Triathlon 2012       Speedy Beaver, East midlands – 29th May 2011

Itu Standard triathlon 2011 qualifier                      Shropshire Triathlon   West Midlands 5th June 2011

ITU Standard Triathlon 2011 & ETU Standard Triathlon 2012             Dambuster Triathlon, East Midlands – 18th June 2011

London Triathlon Hyde Park ITU World Championship series race       6th AUGUST 2011  (practice format hopefully for Beijing)

 

Need to Qualify for GB Team  Beijing World Championships which is on

September 10/11th 2011



 

new pb for 5k 17.41 minsnext running goal for 5k is sub 17.30 mins Summer Track season and road 10k's & 5k's  

Lots of goals, lots of hard work and no play! ;-)

Long-Term Running Goals:


   

training pbs



swim

3750 1hr6mins 

2500 41.37 mins 29th May 2011 

1600ms 27.45

1500ms 24.00  8th April 2011 NEW PB 

500ms 7mins 38 

Cycle

42 miles 2hr 15

25 miles 1hr 15min 00s 

25miles 1hr 9mins 5secs with a decent wind! 11.6.12 

26.25 miles 1hr 12mins boooom :) 

20miles 59.30 mins 

12miles 36 mins 

10 miles 27:44mins new pb after a pb swim 8/4/11

10 miles straight out 26mins 35secs new pb 27/9/11

10 miles on turbo 25mins 35secs 

 Run 9 mile route h/town 1hr 2mins 43secs

5.23 mile route home fishermans coast bypass 

37.04 mins.

 


 

Personal:

 

 


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Oh dear my burn baby burn cycle legs kicked in on this fell trail race.

 


I strapped my calf up and my foot (planter fascia) all strapped up I had to moto bike it to the race a 45 -50 mins bike ride so that was tiring and I had been out on the bike this afternoon too.

 

I went off at a comfortable pace... up a huge hill lol my calf was ok I worked my way through some people..... then down a nice big field over i go on my ankle twice LOL I didnt know I was winning the womens race at this point but I was...... some cows scared the eck out of me they stampeded me and some other runners I was not impressed at all I switched sides of some man I dont think he was impressed I was using him as a shield lol...

 

Felt great over a stile then we came to a very small section of road my calf cramped up urghhhhh I stopped to stretch still in 1st.... made my way up a hill and nearly died lol my calf was hurting so I slowed down but my thighs were burning that bike ride yesterday was a bad idea I was cursing myself lol.... got chicked into 2nd place.... I thought oh well I didnt come to race I came for hill training and to see friends from my running club.

 

upsome more hills down some over too many stiles and my calf was really hurting my left foot I hit some tree roots ouch I swore too ooops my foot hurt urghhhh

anyways I ended up trundling in ....in 6th place I think it was 6th and I think it was 40mins 30secs but not sure to be honest...

 

so Burt  ....... 50 cows   no rabbits and a hell of allot of other runners lol

I had to get on the bike all sweaty and bike home but the roads were clear so I was home in no time happy bunny me well yeah I did a race and got round wooohoooo  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 17:06:24 from 206.19.214.144

So many cows coming to see your injured calf. Makes sense.

Great job toughing it out. Superstar!

From RICKS RUNNING on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 21:19:34 from 88.104.39.242

EPIC RACE,

AND GOOD TIME, EVEN WITH YOUR STOP!

From allie on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 22:14:27 from 174.23.194.233

go sam! nice job.

burt - i just can't handle your wit.

From ChrisM on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 03:54:59 from 130.88.123.4

Nice one!

Racing in stile!

This might need checking but I think only guys can get chicked! LOL

I am glad the calf held up otherwise you might have been waiting until the cows come home for someone to come pick you up....

From allie on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 08:52:49 from 174.23.194.233

milk it for all it's worth, chris

From ChrisM on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:58:42 from 86.178.235.157

this blog is udderly hilarious at times

From Burt on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:38:13 from 206.19.214.144

Chris has this discussion mooving in the right direction.

From RICKS RUNNING on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 13:09:28 from 88.104.39.242

The stampeding cows were in a bad 'mood'

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 13:41:51 from 84.45.216.160

You guys just crack me up im moooing my head off LOL

update with results thanks to Rick and his excellent blog for the info.....

by the way Rick I cant find my fastest time on this course its just evading me lol if you can help ta !

From RICKS RUNNING on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 16:15:53 from 88.104.39.242

Sam your fastest time 38.16.

check all time results here

http://southportwaterlooac.co.uk/News/Results/roadrunning/HarrockHillRankings.pdf

From RICKS RUNNING on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 16:18:46 from 88.104.39.242

p.s. you were part of the women's winning team, Tracey or Jo might have drunk your bottle of wine prize!

From ChrisM on Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 16:51:00 from 86.178.235.157

You butter believe it Burt

Sam doesn't mind about the wine, she is teetotal during marathon training

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 08:34:45 from 86.183.253.245

Thanks Rick your always there with stats.... I thought it was a 38 mins summit so I am quite pleased with my time last Wed now the fitness is there but the legs are still lacking !

Rick that was fine I said they could have any prize as I had to get home....I dont like driving in the dark never mind riding my motorbike in it that would be awful

and really I couldnt drink could I so thats okay with me.......

OOPS Chris I fell of the band wagon last night I had some no actually allot of vino...pernod and wkd ouch ! :-O

From missy on Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 21:43:24 from 71.32.194.105

I hate calf cramps. I battled those on my May 15th tri this year, kept the barely at bay. Also my race last Sat my calf and hammy wanted to cramp. The thing is once they start cramping..they don't stop! So I feel for you. One marathon I did, I was having a great race, on pace for a 3:10, felt too easy...then that lucky mile 18 or so I get a calf cramp and had like 2 dozen calf cramps from then to the finish line. I was about 400meters from the finish and stopped near the spectators stretching my leg and crying...they were like..."You can do it!" That one I rolled in at 3:35 I think. Anyhow...Sorry to go long here...Just wanted to say I know your pain sortof. :D How is your calf now?? Still problematic?

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