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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.

 


 

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Didnt get much sleep last night, didnt feel well at all. 

 

I still managed a run, in very cold conditions, with gloves hat etc, some off road, allot of beach and some road 8  miles 56 mins.

3°C | °F
Current: Partly Cloudy
Wind: S at 16 km/h

Humidity: 81%

 

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SNOW BALL FIGHT LOL

2°C | °F
Current: snow and hail 
Wind: S at 16 km/h

Humidity: 81% 

 

I had a snow ball fight in work dude's/ets, It was fun, although I was wearing heels, so I didnt want to slip im not logging miles or sprinting ah ah ha ha ha....... I got Lee on the bum, and Kevin well he wasnt very happy as I got him and his hair would be messed up ha ha ha..... We did do work to but had a break for a snow ball fight.

 

It was my last day at work, we usually go on holiday at Christmas, been to Lapland and Dubai, well this year we got the renovations on the house to pay for so no holiday as hubbys work is quiet....... Its nice to be home and not have to work.  Although I still feel very unwell, but I am not the type of person to go lay down I stay up and fight LOL.

 

So a 9 mile run in the snow, ice, hail, wind and cold but it was fun, to a certain degree!

 I nearly got run over again, they dont grit the pavements, so once I had enough  of all the snowy icy sandy trails, I hit the road on the way home and ran on the road, well some dude wasnt even looking he was fiddling with summit in the car I was waving my arms like mad and then he saw me last minute I just laughed thankfully not run over ;).

 

so it was a slow 9 miles I had trouble getting going my hammy is stiff and sore, my lungs are kinda bad with all the coughing and sneezing and wheezing but I ran because I am an athlete well thats my excuse just STAY UP and FIGHT he he :-)

I didnt go the gym havent got enough time, my son is doing a goalie course at Liverpool Football Club's academy, so I have just enough time to get 9 miles in and shoot up there and pick him up, today I was running late literally and had to run up there in my sweaty run clothes urghhhh I hate doing that, lycras and lightweight jacket and hat, gloves.  Its his last day tomorrow.  then it was a case of more chores, doing paperwork and tax and vat returns, oh and more paperwork........ oh and I did the last food xmas shop 9pm at Tescos, it was mad everyone was there! its only one day, one meal come on peeps do you have to buy so much unhealthy food???


I think I was the only person with healthy food in the trolley ha ha I did get some chocs but thats for the staff at the gym, oh and 2 packs of mince pies, again Im dropping some off at work even though I am not in work tomorrow oh dear I'm tired now,  then I cleared the dining room, as its just been decorated so more cleaning and tidying omg Im so tired...

 

 

 

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Very snowy today, lots and lots of snow, when I saw it snowing last night, I actually thought I cant wait to run in that, I am MAD ?

 

I did run in it and loved it, I still dont feel all too well, but well enough to pick the pace up to marathon pace for a mile on the snowy roads, and the last half mile was fast baby !

 

WISHING ALL MY FAST RUNNERS A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND GOOD WILL TO ALL ENJOY XXX ;-)

 

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HAPPY DAYZ

       


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No running, promised I wouldnt run today, but hey. Im so tired from all the cooking and xmas stuff.

 I still dont feel 100% either, got a stupid cough and some back ache too!.....

Nice presents diamonds really are a girls best friend :-))))))) 

and I have eaten more than enough for at least 20 miles maybe more LOL

 

Hope you all Have a very merry Christmas ENJOY :-) 

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Wow I slept allot last night, after such a big build up so much stuff I have done in the last 3 weeks, I think I was really whacked out with being ill too......and I aint the sort to go lay down  either I stay up and fight....eventually I have to get rest at some point as I am so hyper all the time I do wear down eventually.

 

11 hours sleep last night, yeah went to bed at 11.30pm, and got up at 10.30am wowsers and it was nice, cos Paul must have been just as tired and was whacked out like me till 10.30am..

 

 

We had a clear up round the house, with a proper full english breakfast now let me describe this to all you Americans.....

about 6 rashers of bacon each, we had small sausages so 5 each, 2 eggs fried toast, chopped tomatoes and black pudding yummmmmmmmy.

 

We then watched a Disney film nice 2 hours later, run time..... I wanted to do at least 9 miles and Dylan my son hasnt cycled for ages although he does allot of bmx'ing, so I went on an off road route and met Paul and Dylan so they only did 6 miles.

1hr 8 mins, I went off much too fast, and then eased off, towards the end, must have been all those calories lol......

now off to my parents for the family gathering, of my bro and his wife and there four kids,  my sister her hubby and there two kids one is 18 so he brought his latest girlfriend well hes been seeing her for a while now...... oh my mum and dad of course and my Uncle mike who lives with my mum and dad hes my mums bro (mentally handicapped but hes pretty cool)...... so a huge buffet of high calorie foood  yummmmy......... Im so full I can roll around my run tomorrow LOL.

Spoke to my coach and its a short and easy run tomorrow no more than 4-5 miles and maybe a long run or session on Monday yay! I feel lots better today.    :-)

 

I hope everyones Christmas has been as enjoyable as mine ;-) 

 

 

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