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Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 29, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I was a much better runner in my 20's and 30's.  When I was 52 I had a 28.5 5K and a 58.5 10K, and I would like to surpass those times.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 1/2 marathon.  I would actually love to run a full marathon, but am not sure if my body would break down with injuries training for one.  Update fall 2010: still no 1/2 marathon, but I did run all the way up city creek and back home (14 miles)  - absolutely gorgeous!!

Personal:

My name is Adele Kimbrough - I'm 58 and have been running (off and on) since I was 16.  My body is not well designed for speed, and I'm a bit arthritic, but I'm having fun trying to figure out just how fast I can be.  And this blog helps! 

2011 Deseret News 10K Finish Line.
Dang - missed my goal by 4 seconds!

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Tue, Mar 13, 2012
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3.253.006.25

Morning run on tm. Needed to redeem myself after bagging yesterday's run, so I decided to work on my speed. Last week I did 1/4 mile reps at 6.5 mph (9:14 pace) and they were hard, but doable, so today I decided to do more 6.5 mph reps. The plan was to do 1/4 mile reps if I was feeling lousy/tired, and 1/2 mile reps if I was feeling good. But, I felt really good so I made them 3/4 mile reps! :) (yesterday's unplanned rest day did me good.)

Warmed up a mile, then 

4 reps:  3/4 mile @ 6.5 mph (1.5% incline),  1/4 mile recoveries @ 4-5 mph (1.5%).

The 3/4 mile reps were hard, but not that bad.  I stopped to catch my breath for 10-15 seconds towards the end of the 4th rep, but didn't feel too bad about stopping since I was going way over what I had planned for my workout anyway. 

Then ran a bit more to finish up with 6.25 miles. 

Weight: 129.50
Comments
From Burt on Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:21:42 from 72.223.93.158

Very nice Adele :)

From Barb on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 02:13:42 from 41.214.18.178

You are AMAZING Adele!

From CookieLegs on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 07:52:34 from 70.56.103.94

haha, you guys are way too nice; I'm slow and you could both wax me big time! (But I am pretty happy with my improvement since I started running again around Christmas!)

From Bonnie on Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 08:13:54 from 64.119.33.134

Nice job! I agree, it really pays dividends when you listen to your body and rest when you need to! It is a really good sign that you were able to do a lengthy cool down -- it really helps you recover after a hard workout -- it flushes out all that lactic acid.

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