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Member Since:

Jul 14, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Personal Records

  • 26.2----------2:58:45 09/15/2012 Top of Utah Marathon 
  • 13.1--------1:17:55 11/02/2013 Snow Canyon
  • 10k---------38:10  03/2013 Hale Freezes Over 10k
  • 5k----------18:48  09/2012 Spanish Fork 5k

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goal is to continue to enjoy running and maybe get faster a long the way!  :)

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I am 100 years old!

Personal:

I decided to join to hold myself accountable for my training and because I love learning from others running experiences.  I just started running a little over a year ago and have a lot to learn.  I work fulltime as a Manager of Telecommunications for Intermountain Healthcare and go to school online through Weber State University.  If you want to know more check out my blog: www.runningfortrevor.blogspot.com

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Race: Spanish Fork 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:18:48, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.003.1011.10

Whoa how did that happen?  I'll write more later but I am very pleased with the sub-19 and new 5k PR! :)

Alright I wrote a long report yesterday and my computer died on me twice so here we go again.  Luckily you'll get a shorter version.  I signed up for this race Friday night after waffling back and forth about whether to run it.  2 races in 1 week?  hamstring bothering me a bit?  I finally just decided to go for it and run it smart.  I knew that if I didn't overstride the hammy would be fine.  Friday night before I went to bed I quickly looked up the pace for sub-19 and then I proceeded to throw up in my mouth.  Having done no real SW in the past few months (because of the hammy and marathon training I've stuck to tempos) I really didn't think I could even run 800 meters that fast. 

I got to the race early and ran the course as a warmup.  I like to do this because I am OCD and like to know exactly what I'm up against.  I did some strides and felt pretty good.  I was so happy to see Melody at the start.  This was a very small 5k and I was worried about having to pace myself but when I saw Melody I knew it would be beneficial for me. 

Mile 1:  Melody and a group of about 5-6 guys started out in front and I positioned myself right behind them.  I felt good and went through the first mile in 6:01.  This mile was really flat with a few turns.

Mile 2:  This mile was the toughest with some gradual uphill and the turn around point that slowed me down just a bit.  I caught all of the guys in this mile and ran it in 6:10.

Mile 3:  This mile was a complete suckfest and I just did my best to keep Melody in sight.  I honestly did not look at my garmin the entire race because seeing 5's flashing on it just completely freaks me out.  So I just let Melody do the pacing and pushed to keep her in sight.  There was a small hill at 2.8 and I grinded up it as fast I could 6:04.  I am incapable of doing math while moving fast and had no idea how close I was to sub-19 so I just ran as fast as I could finishing the final .1 in 32 seconds 5:10 pace.

I was completely in shock and elated when I stopped my watch and saw my time.  What the heck I truly couldn't believe it!  It was really good for me to prove to myself that I was capable of more than I gave myself credit for.  A big breakthrough race for me and I am very happy with how things turned out.  Spanish Fork Running group put on a great event and the course measured exactly 3.11 right on!  After the race I cooled down 3 miles with Melody and Brandon (who rocked the half marathon) and then got to hang out with Teena, her daughter Sophie (who placed 6th overall female), her husband Ryan, and Smooth and her husband Larry.  It was a great morning surrounded with great company!

Final Thoughts:  The limitting factor for me yesterday was a lack of training at my VO2 max effort.  Physically my legs felt great but my breathing was definitely labored because I simply am not used to running that fast.  I really think I can add 50 seconds per mile to the time from yesterday 6:53-6:58 and hold that pace for TOU this Saturday. 

PM:  2 miles jogging with the pup.

Kinvara 2 Purple Miles: 9.10Saucony Mirage Blue Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 111.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Tara on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 12:49:05 from 75.169.151.237

I know how that happend, you have been training well. No luck there. I the SF 5k last year in 19:40 and finished TOU a week later in 3:07 (3:05 by 26.2). You are up for an even greater time. Your training has been flawless. Excited to cheer you on Rachelle!

From Jake K on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 13:29:05 from 67.177.11.154

How did that happen? Only about a year of really, really great training. The trials of miles, miles of trials!

I suspect we'll be seeing 17:XX at some point sooner than later :-)

Great run - really happy for you. That's a great benchmark time to break on an honest course. Hopefully the hamstring felt OK.

From AngieB on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 13:48:59 from 65.130.84.232

Great job!! Good things are in the future for you. Excited to see you at TOU next week. I am going to cheer everyone on. It is going to be a great race for you.

From RAD on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 15:34:00 from 98.202.23.178

Oh Rachelle!!! I'm SO happy for you!! I knew you'd take this one on and kill it!! Such a great pay-off for your really hard work you've put in! Bask in the glow baby...bask in the glow!!

From Bonnie on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 15:50:27 from 150.135.115.132

OUTSTANDING!!! Congratulations!

From NatalieK on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 16:55:07 from 24.2.101.184

I was going to say the EXACT same thing as Tara and Jake. I'll tell you how it happened, you trained your @$$ off! You rock, plain and simple. Congrats, I'm excited to read the recap.

From Teena Marie on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 17:10:33 from 71.35.246.187

Can I get a WHAT WHAT???? :) :) :)

You are the real McCoy (or McCoya ... whichever you prefer)!! :) :) :)

CONGRATS! :)

From MichelleL on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 17:33:55 from 168.70.21.27

Congrats on the PR! I agree a sub 18 will be next with the training you are doing.

From Carina on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 19:09:16 from 204.15.86.83

Wat to go!!!!

From JulieC on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 19:30:30 from 168.103.184.165

love ya!!! you make your ol' twin proud!! can you show me how its done ? : D

From Fritz on Sat, Sep 08, 2012 at 22:26:31 from 76.27.28.67

Wow. Great race and time. Nice work!

From Bam on Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 09:06:55 from 89.204.253.2

Great run and great PR.

TOU is gonna be a right old humdinger of a race with all the FRB crew running so well. Good luck next week...

From Rachelle on Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 12:07:24 from 66.7.127.115

Thanks so much everyone for your kind words and encouragement! It really means a lot to me and I appreciate all of the support.

From Jake K on Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 14:09:38 from 67.177.11.154

Great job Rachelle. You ran it exactly how a good 5K is often run - first mile a little quicker, than settle into a fast pace and hang tough.

Even though you haven't been ripping off 400s on the track, it goes to show how good of shape you can get yourself into for shorter distance with those progressive / fast-finish tempo runs you've been doing. You've been simulating 5K effort at the end of those runs, and the result was that you are speedier than you think!! :-)

From Andrea on Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 15:01:50 from 67.177.11.154

That's quite a jump in your 5K PR!!

From Brandon on Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 07:03:28 from 67.214.231.170

Very nice racing! It was nice to meet you on Saturday. Best of luck at TOU!

From Smooth on Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:39:25 from 65.130.14.36

HUGE HUGE smile and BIG CONGRATZ!!! I echo everyone's comments that your training have been solid and you should not be surprised to reap the reward of your hard work! What an amazing solid solid performance! EXFELLENT JOB, Rachelle! You will rock TOU! GO GET'EM girl! I am so excited for you! :)

PS. Hubby and I were so happy to see you. It was so cool to hang with the ROCK STAR and your sister! :)

From josse on Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 14:01:59 from 70.196.193.93

Great job on a huge PR, so excited to see how TOU goes.

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