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Arizona Marathon

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2008
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Location:

Denver,CO,USA

Member Since:

Jan 13, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Unknown

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Bests:

Marathon: 2007 adidas Dublin Marathon (Dublin Ireland) 4:23:26

Half Marathon: 2007 Denver Marathon (Denver, CO) 2:03:11

10K: 2003 Bolder Boulder (Boulder, CO) 1:00:11

5K: 2007 El Grito 5K (Denver, CO) 28:12

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Qualify for the Boston Marathon

- Finish a half-marathon in under 2 hours (in the next 6 months)

- Finish a 10K in under 1 hour (in the next 6 months)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a marathon in all 50 states.

Personal:

Single with a wonderful boyfriend, no children, and one cat. Currently an assistant coach with the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Team in Training.

 

First marathon was in 2002 and total completed: six.

- (Mile High City Marathon) Denver Marathon (Denver, CO) September 2002 5:29:13
- Wichita Marathon (Wichita, KS) October 2006 4:57:39
- P.F. Chang's Rock 'n Roll Arizona Marathon (Phoenix, AZ) January 2007 5:17:56
- Mayor's Marathon (Anchorage, AK) June 2007 4:24:44
- adidas Dublin Marathon (Dublin Ireland) October 2007 4:23:26
- P.F. Chang's Rock 'n Roll Arizona Marathon (Phoenix, AZ) January 2008 4:56:21
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Totals
Total Distance
26.20
Sun, Jan 13, 2008
Race: Arizona Marathon (26.2 Miles) 04:56:21, Place overall: 4476, Place in age division: 288
Total Distance
26.20

Definitely not my best marathon. The temps were in the 40s at the start and ended up in the high 60s by the finish. The course was almost too flat, which made it hard to vary my strides during the race. I only had 12 days of recovery after finishing the Dublin Marathon and beginning training for this one. My legs did not feel recovered and joints were quite achy. On top of that, winter weather came and running in the snow (even with Yaktrax) made it even more difficult. So, I opted to save what I had and skipped a lot of my training runs. Lesson learned and so I think it would be best not to run a summer marathon like I had planned. I'll concentrate on getting my half-marathon times faster this summer and will return (stronger I hope) this fall fully rested and recovered from the last twelve months of abuse.

Comments
From wildbull on Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 15:37:36

It takes at least a month for te body to recover from a marathon. You for sure was not recovered with only 12 days. I admire you courage to take another marathon. great job! way to go girl!

From MichelleL on Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 21:53:57

Welcome to the blog. So what is Yaktrax? I did my first marathon this fall and didn't give myself enough rest afterward. It's sometimes harder to rest than to run.

From RunColo on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 18:31:31

Keep on Truckin'!

From Ben Dicke on Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 16:55:07

Hey there! Didn't realize you were on this blog. Or maybe I did. How's it going?

Totals
Total Distance
26.20
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