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Location:

Anchorage,AK,US

Member Since:

Jul 13, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Bird Ridge Mountain Race, 2009: 70 minutes

Mount Marathon Race, 2009, 1:41

Short-Term Running Goals:

To post faster times in this summer's mountain races plus finish a half marathon at at the end of the summer. Would like to improve my Mt. Marathon time for next year plus run the Moab 33K in February.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would love to do an ultra-distance race, 50 miles or even 110--oh, oh, oh!

Personal:

Single parent, live in Alaska, LOVE trail running, and the trails here are rough, baby. My dog is my best running companion, since she scares away the bears and moose.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.500.007.005.502.5020.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.004.500.000.006.50

Kincaid Park, lots of hills, early morning--nice!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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2.000.000.002.000.004.00

Ran up to the top of Flattop Mountain and back down again, about 2,000 foot elevation gain, was about 10:30 p.m. and moon was just starting to come up over the surrounding peaks. It was SO beautiful. I need to get a camera and start posting some of these scenes. Uphill felt good, downhill was a bit slick in places and was starting to get dark (light is slowly leaving here in Alaska, it's light until about 11:30 or so and I think we're losing about three minutes a day--yikes!).

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0.000.000.000.002.502.50

Oh man, did beginning yoga class, thought: I'm in good shape, how hard can this be? Dear, dear me--I was shaking at the end of 35 minutes, my muscles like jelly plus I worked up quite a sweat and breathing hard too. Yoga is NOT for wimps. Really stretched out my legs and torso and could feel the thigh work--ouch!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
1.500.002.503.500.007.50

Oh man, ran in the rain and got lost at Kincaid, over 60k of interlocking wooded trails, and all are HILLY. I started off strong, running fast speed up and down the hills and slower on the rare flat stretches. Only intended to do 4.5 but ended up doing 7.5 because I kept somehow running in the wrong direction (most of the trails aren't marked). I almost sobbed when I finally found the trailhead leading to where I was parked, I was that tired. Good run though, extra distance forced me to really push it.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.500.007.005.502.5020.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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