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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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Did long run today, fully fuelled I might add, with gels and water...

 

did a different route very very windy day today, and very warm. 

20 miles, average pace 7.51mins, with two huge hills, I ran out 10 miles then ran back same the route.     2098 cals used.   I will have to download the route later and see what the elevations are.

 

great new run, really enjoyed it, had 2 gels on the way round, which is good, and similar time to my last weeks flat route so even better.....  2hrs 46mins. 

 

Happy days, now a really easy week :) 

 

Hey I did my usual 20 miler route, cycling yes CYCLING so I have covered 40 miles today on my little legs :)  we cycled faster that I would have run it, and My son did it too so WELL DONE DYLAN.   :-))))) 

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not much to say an easy recovery day, I worked late...

 

done 10 mile bike ride 

 

Wasnt a nice day for weather wise, windy raining and then the sun came out later on in the evening!

Had physio which was painful to say the least after a 90 mile week with good quality session's and a long run only yesterday with a long bike ride too, so I am really tired today, like really tired, like knackered, shattered yawn yawn, I am officially Mrs Sleepy today!


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Wowsers I had a bad sleep but long sleep how this happens I dont know, I work up feeling hung over with out the alcohol!   urgghhh migraine attack I am thinking....... Wasnt sure though so drank lots, I am not dehydrated didnt have a coffee first thing so thought I will get a good strong coffee this didnt do anything hhhhhmmmmmm  ate more food maybe I was just hungry NOPE!

 

So I have drunk lots of water fed myself, and still feeling horrible, went back to bed at 10am, Oh dear this aint good, took some cuprofen over the counter painkiller/anti-inflamms this  didnt work either woke up 1.5 hrs later still feeling groggy, so I thought Not going to waste the whole day and off I went out for a jaunt on my motorbike, oh I think it was adrenaline withdrawel symptoms from not training hard,

 

Is there such a thing???? hahaha ok I am tired still, but this happens on easy weeks for me, I hate it my mind goes round like crazy I am more hungry and feel awful I should have done a small run with strides today and didnt not sure why but I dont feel like it today, dont feel like much, do I sound miserable or what, urgghhhh!!!!!!   I need cheering up I really do :(

 

Ok I needed to clear my head, it was working well overtime, I mean really working overtime, so I knew id I went for a run Id be chomping at the bit, so  I went on a bike ride with Paul, and left Dylan behind at my mums, oh no I was chomping at the bit I really was, did 10 miles, and I was pushing the pace so much, I was told off LOL so I ended up going behind Paul and he did the pace, ouch that hurt my competitive streak but I needed reeling in LOL

 

10.5 miles bike ride...... feel bit better now sort of :-} 

 

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I slept and slept well, Nitol assisted though! 

 3 easy miles really easy 8 mins pace is real slow when you havnt done much at all and I was bouncing down the road like tigger, hahaha.

Feel much better today, I really could do with a good hard run though, this is driving me insane LOL

 

Physio again today just make sure the legs are well oiled and in working order :)

 

I might get away with some strides today. 

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Race: Lancaster 5k (3.2 Miles) 00:18:58, Place overall: 4
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Sorry this has taken so long to type up, but had a hectic day yesterday, had a friends 40h bbq, then race then a wedding in the night.....

 

Okay, I got there in plenty of time, bit tired after a long day, it was warm and humidity was high......  I didnt know anyone there which is unusual for me, so didnt know who to run with? the race started on a track, 400ms,then out through a small funnel, it was a very fast start very fast in deed and I went along with it, not realising how fast I was running till I hit the road 5 min pace, just before 1 mile I realised I was steaming along with another women and thought I need to slow the pace allot, I think I slowed too much about 6 min pace, I was actually struggling, 1st mile was 5.35 mins way too fast I was aiming for 5.45 and really it was last quarter I probably lost the 35 secs, so really I was running at 5 min pace for much too long.

I died from here on which was a horrible feeling, I felt heavy my shoulders dropped legs heavy arms hurting on 1 mile is not good, I just tried to hang on in and on mile 2 you have to do a small uturn on a small pathway, which was awfull with lots of people going either way, and You virtually stop to turn round, well of course I was real tired and it took me ages to get going again.  

mile 2 6.15min oh dear and the last one was awful it was marathon pace 6.45 mins, and I felt proper sick at the end, I was not impressed, the lady I ran with at the start did an awesome 15.38 mins ouch no wonder I died.

 My slowest and crumiest 5k ever yes ever 18mins 58 secs, that is bad! and I am not impressed at all as it was all my own fault for going out so fast! 

 

5k race Lancaster uk  not a very impressive course afraid I wont be doing this one again!

 

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