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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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Long run, went out easy, picked the pace up without realising it, felt really good.

 

1hr 49 mins, which is fantastic for 14.5 miles. so made up with this, although a little quick for the type of session it should have been slower, I may pay for this in the coming sessions this week.

 

Sleeping ok, and resting

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Am. I am off work this week, so I am going to pick the mileage up, alot!

 

9 Miles easy.  1hr 15 mins, so took it really easy after yesterdays long run.

 

25 mins on xtrainer, and session with physio.

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am. 25 mins on xtrainer, 5 mins step ups.

4 miles really easy, 8 min pace. 32mins 32 secs.

 Had a 45 min nap. or more like eyes closed resting but not sleeping, kept thinking of the hard session this afternoon.

PM>

Session, 4 x 1mile with 3 mins recovery. 

2mile warm up.

1. 5 mins 45 secs. head breaze!

2. 5 mins 38 secs, felt good.

3. 5 mins 45 secs this was hard, didnt realise how fast I was going.

4. 5 mins 33 secs, again hard felt this one.

 

2 mile warm down.  Vibrogym for massage! really very tired now,


Made up this is done with now, but it will soon be thursday for my next session, I am tired and its only day2 of my week. gotta keep my spirits up as I was really looking forward to a solid training week.

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Horrible weather this morning, cold, and wet!

 

1hour on xtrainer, last 20 mins hard.

out for a longish easy run, but the wind was cold, and along the sea for approx 4 miles, there was a sea mist and spray, so I got soaked, then the wind on the way back was chilly, so not an enjoyable run. but I enjoyed it a bit.

1hr 31 mins, home for a hot bath, cos I was so cold.

 

Nap 1 hour, after I ate, and going to run tonight with hubby on bike, so got the afternoon, for stretching and some vibrogym work.

hoping to do at least 4 maybe 5 miles tonight easy. 

well did 6 miles tonight, was hard at first, as a bit stiff, but once warmed up I was fine, going along at 7.15/7.30 pace, then got the dreaded tummy rumbles, dont think I have had this before on such a short run, usually just for long 18 plus mile runs.  Maybe I am pushing my luck on the mileage.  any ways, took it really easy on the last mile.

time for sleep monte I am knackered! LOL  

 

 

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okay, another good nights sleep.

 

45 mins on xtrainer.

10 mins step ups.

1hr 32 mins running covered 10 miles easy run, all off road, pine woods, hilly and lots of sanddunes.  Really enjoyed this off road run, although I was so tired my legs nothing else, they just felt empty.

 

Physio for 1 hour, feel better now, thank god.  As I forgot Pancake day last Tuesday, I took my son for a special treat, and even treated myself, to a choc nutella Crepe, at the local creperie! bit naughty but very nice!

;-) 

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Well, no gym today, session day!

 

3 mile warm up through sand dunes and trails, to man made lake.

0.5 mile reps off road, part sand, mud, wood chippings and soft grass.  cool but very windy.

just so happens a lovely head wind on the long straight. 

1. 3.10       

2.  3.08

3.  3.06

4.  3.09

5.   3.02

6  3.03

7 3.02

I did one more than last week. all with 3 mins jog recovery, much needed.

then a tempo style run on the way home, with half mile warm down.

2.5 miles  with wind, felt good, not really a fast tempo run but after a session felt fast enough.  approx 7 min pace.  so off marathon pace.

 

Feeling tired, but ok, It took a couple of half mile reps to wake up and get into it, but that will be the mileage from this week.  didnt sleep much last night, approx 7hrs very broken. 

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