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Location:

CO,

Member Since:

Jun 02, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

5k (2009): ~30

10k (2010): ~55

1/2 marathon (2011): ~1:54

Marathon (2001): ~4:05

Marathons

Chicago Marathon (2001): 4:05

California International Marathon (2010): 4:09

Short-Term Running Goals:

Primary goal is consistency in training, secondary goal is to get faster.

5k: sub 25 mins

10k: sub 49 mins

1/2 marathon: sub 1:45

marathon: 3:50

Tentative 2011 race schedule:

May 15, Colfax 1/2- Denver; 1:54:03

June 4, Golden Gate Dirty Thirty- 12mi, Black Hawk; 2:50:06

Late June- Early August: Running hiatus due to geology field camp

August 21, Heart and Sole 10k- Boulder; 55:30

September 5, Boulder 1/2 Marathon; 2:02ish

September 25, Bear Chase 1/2, Lakewood

October 9, Denver Rock n'Roll 1/2

October 21, Scream Scram 5k- Denver

November 12, Turkey Trot 10k- Longmont

November 19, Panicking Poultry 5k- Boulder

November 24, CU Turkey Trot 5k - Boulder

December 4, CIM- Sacramento

Long-Term Running Goals:

I would like to qualify for Boston and complete a 100 mile race someday. I hope to run consistently for the rest of my life.

Personal:

Geologist, backcountry skier and hiker, cyclist, occasional rock climber, and yogi. I enjoy traveling, cooking, knitting, reading, music (learning the guitar and piano- and listening to a wide variety), and working on our house. 1 significant other, 2 dogs, 1 cat.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Asics GT-2150 Lifetime Miles:						289.93
Asics Kayano Red Lifetime Miles:						393.13
Saucony Progrid Mirage Lifetime Miles:						32.10
Asics Gel Cumulus 12 Lifetime Miles:						317.95
La Sportiva- Fireblade Lifetime Miles:						112.07
Runs With L Pup Lifetime Miles:						590.86
Runs With B Pup Lifetime Miles:						180.08
Brooks Cascadia 6 Lifetime Miles:						106.69

Mon, Sep 27, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	10.00

~10 miles in ~9:55 avg pace. Avg elevation 8,500'.

Been awhile since I've logged any miles on here. But since I turned in my dissertation last Wednesday, things should get back to 'normal' or at least hopefully I will have a bit more time to run/work-out/ and log the training. I set a new record for myself last Tuesday/Wednesday- I was up for ~43 hours working to put the final touches on the dissertation. Needless to say, I pretty much crashed afterwards and am just now feeling normal again. Now all I need to do is; 1) make any revisions to the dissertation that my committee may give me, 2) put together a ~45 min defense talk, 3) fly to hawaii and defend successively (Oct. 20), 4) go through the exit interviews, 5) complete any final revisions to the manuscript after the defense, and 6) turn in the dissertation to the graduate divsion by Nov. 5. Seems doable.. fingers crossed- I'm so ready to be done.

I think I may have to adjust the training significantly. I've been running, but haven't managed to get as many long runs in as I would have liked too- but I am still thinking I would like to try to run the CIM on Dec. 5th. I think it's possible if I am smart about training in the weeks left and can stay healthy and injury free. Training at ~8,000' should count for something right? And as long as my legs are strong and fit, I think I should be able to complete a marathon near sea level even if my cardio fitness isn't quite what it could be. Albeit, I'm not hoping for any PR's at this point and I will be happy if I can have fun running it and finish. We'll see how it goes. Thinking about putting the bike back on the trainer this evening so I can log some extra cardio time without adding stress on the knees (or at least, less stress on the knees).

Asics Kayano Red Miles: 10.00

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

Comments

From Stacy on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:29:15 from 97.114.162.145

Congratulations on finishing your dissertation. Sounds like you still have a ways to go until you are completely finished.

You should be able to do the CIM in 2 months. Like you said going from 8000 to sea level will be a huge boost. You run hills also. Not sure what the terrain is like for the CIM (is it on the coast or inland?). But you should still have an edge, especially if you are just having fun.

I am running the Twin Cities this weekend and my training has not been good. Not enough time for speed workouts and my long runs have not been long enough. I decided to run it for fun and enjoy the scenery. They say it is a beautiful course.

From kyanite on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 15:06:16 from 65.241.78.2

Thanks Stacy! Yeah, there is still more work to do- but a major hurdle crossed nonetheless.

I'm glad that you think the CIM may still be possible in 2 months. It's in Sacramento and the course is a net downhill, but has some hills early in the race. If I'm anything- I should be hill trained at least. And, I think as long as I set out to have fun, I should be able to finish without any serious breakdowns..

Good luck at the Twin Cities this weekend. I've also heard that is a very scenic course and a good race.

It's obviously mentally hard to approach the starting line even when you are confident that you've trained as hard as you can, and approaching when you know you haven't prepared as well as you could have, is down right scary. But- from your posts, it sounds like you have a very solid base and should have no problems running it for fun. And who knows, maybe you will even surprise yourself. It seems like setting out running for fun takes the majority of the pressure off- which has actually enhanced my performance (sometimes). I think I stress myself out late in longer races when I start to feel tired, or my pace starts to slip, and I forget why I am even running in the first place.. to have fun and stay healthy.

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